The Dawson journal., 1884-07-31
TORNADO MARRIAGE.
HOW JOHN ROBINSON AND sALLIE
WILLIAMS WERE sPLICED IN A
LUMBER PILE.

A queer incident was caused by q
tornado inWhitley county, Kentusky.
On the edge Of a little burg there
were two old houses, in one of which
resided an old maid named Sallie
Williams, and in the other an old
bachelor named John Robinson
The blizzard came along and blew the
two houses into confused criss-
cross pile of logs, beams and lumber,
and in the midst in small space,
the old maid and old bachelor were
inextricably penned up together,
though strange to say, neither one
had been injured in the least. They
had to stand so close together as to
touch elbows, and as there was q
neighborhood enmity between the
two, the situation can be more easily
Imagined than described. Sallie sniff
fled and trembled violently, while
John grew hot and cold by turns and
finally blurted out hearty oath.
"That's right, John Robinson, get
mad and swear ; dots just like
your impudence, after tearing my
house all to pieces"
"Nhy Sallie-that is, Miss Will
liams-I didn't touch your housed"
"Yes, you did, John Robinson.
You came along in your old tumble
down cabin and knocked my house,
emphasis hard on house-''aIl to
pieces, you old wretch!"
"Why, you old woman, I didn't go
to do i'll couldn't help It'll"
Eyes, you could! What did you
go flying about with your old cabin
knocking folks houses down for? If
you and your cabin had stayed at
home my house would not have been
hurt. Ill have the law on you, John
Robinson, as soon as I get out!"
''But how the deuce are we to get
outf Wen have to stay here two or
three nights probably. till somebody
finds US out
Sallie gave blood-curdling screech
and burst into tears. This subdued
John at once. He never could stand
wom3n's tears so he set himself to
console Sallie. Edging up to her,
John cooed.
"Now, don't Miss Sallie; there's no
use in crying; somebodyll be sure to
find lis before many hours, and I'll
pledge you my honor that you
will be safe while we
are together"
Salie sniffld and snuffled. and
looked at John with such a strange
sort of look that he couldn't tell
whether Sallie was pleased or dis
gusted with his proposition. John
was in despair, but he did finally
what man always does under such
circumstances-he ''stuck up" closer
and closer to Sallle and put his arms
around her.
Sallie shook and shivered, but
finally quieted down. Then John
talked and talked, and Sallie iawed
back in a cooling sort of a way, and
the hours sped along till night came.
and the night passed in doing and
talking till morning came
my gracious, John Robinson,
whatll we do! How people will talk
about this Boo-hoo-hoo I"
Then John boo-hooed in sympathy
till finally bright idea struck him.
'Let us get married, Sallie, before
we leave this pile
Sallie agreed to this. So, when
the first men to pass that way discov-
cred them, John and Sallie both Oh
jected, and asked that a minister be
sent for. The discoveries concluded
that the storm had made them crazy.
Nevertheless, one of them set off for
a minister, who was soon on the
ground, and began 10 talk soothing
ly to them.
John bade him stop oil that and
listen to their story, and concluded
by asking, him to marry them.
The minister climed up to the top
of the pile of the debris so
so that he could see them down at
the bottom of the hole, told them to
join hands, and soon had
them tied good and
tight. Then the neighbors dug
them out Of their wedding-hole, and
they came out smiling, and they are
now living happily together.