Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-08-23
A KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
The Love of Two Brothers and Two
Sisters.
(Fai7.mouth independently

(FairmouM Independently
In certain part of our county there
lived family, in which there are two
brothers just entering upon the prime
of youthful manhood short distance
from them-in fact, in the same
neighEs,rhoed-ther lives another
family in which there are two sisters,
also in the prime Of maidenhood,
beautiful, fascinating and attractive.
These young people being near
neighbors, and coming in contact with
each other often, almost naturally it
would seem, fell in love with each
other, the eldest brother with one of
the sisters and the younger with the
other All went smoothly for a time,
and these young people enjoyed them
selves, and dreamed bright dreams of
the future, and no doubt in imagination
constructed fairy palaces of love, and
gardens, like Paradise, which should
be only filled with beautiful flowers
and fruits Of happiness and unalloyed
enjoyment. Then, as matter of course,
the question of marrying arose, which
must be referred to the parents of the
young ladies for approval. The eldest
brother had no difficulty in obtaining
their consent to his marrying the
young lady, and the wedding day was
fixed upon. Then the young brother
went to the parents and made known
his attachment for the other sister and
their mutual desire to "splice and
travel the road of life together" But
the old folks were decidedly opposed
to having more than one of their girls
marry into "that family" and plainly
informed him that if he wanted wife
he must go elsewhere to get her, init
mating that he should desist paying
further attention to the young lady in
question.
But the young man was determined
that if his brother married one of the
girls he would marry the other. So he
went to the young "lady Of his love,
and told her the circumstances of the
situation, and desired her, if she loved
him, to prove her love by running of
with him. To this she agreed, and the
night was fixed upon when they should
carry out the mutual agreement. But
now comes the strangest part Of the
story. The two young ladies resembled
each other very much in looks, voice
&C., and by some strange freak, wher
the young man went to the appointed
place of meeting, he found woman
there whom he thought was the righ
one, but she was not. Unconscious 0
this however, he took her to the place
where the marriage ceremony was t.
be performed before he found out tina
he was with the wrong girl. Mos
wonderful to relate, he thought tina
after he had gone to all this trouble
he would get married anyway, so h
asked her if she would have him, ant
she in order to carry out the joke
said she would, and they were marrie'
then and there. It appears that sh
had overheard him making arrange
ments to elope with her sister, an
knowing the place Of meeting, deter
mined to go there ahead of her an
thus fool the young man for whom sh
entertained secret liking, althoug
she was engaged to be married to hi
brother. Our informant also state
that after they had lived together fo
some time the elder brother, determir
ing to make the most of the situation
took unto him self the other sister.