News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
A TORNADO MARRIAGE.
How John Robinson ard Snilie William
were Spliced in 81 Lumber Pile.


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A queer incident was caused by tor
hado in Whitley county, Kentucky. 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 lum-
Der. And in the midst, in small space,
the old maid and old bachelor were mex
tricably penned up together, though,
strange to say, neither one had been in
jured in the least. They had to stand
so close together as to touch elbows, and
as there was a neighborhood enmity be-
tween the two, the situation can be
more easily imagined than described.
Sallie SMILED 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; do--it's just like your i'm
pudence, after tearing my house all to
pieces"
"Why, Sallie-that is, Miss Williams
i didn't touch your house p
LSo5 SCAl SIlNl, UO1lh AsOSALioOI LOU
came along in your old, tumble
down cabin and knocked my house
emphasis hard on house-''all to pieces,
you old wretch l'
"Why, you old woman, L didn't go to
do i'll couldn't help it p
Eyes, you could What did you go
flying about with your old cabin knock
ing folks houses down for If you and
your cabin had stayed athome my house
would not have been hurt. I'll have
the law on you, John Robinson, as soon
as get out p
"But how the deuce are we to get
out Well have to stay here two or
three nights probably, till somebody
finds us out. F"
Sallie gave blood ourdling screech
and burst into tears. This subdued
John at once. He never could stand a
woman's tears, SO he set himself to con-
sole Sallie. Edging up to her, John
cooed.
''Now, don't Miss SallIe; there's no
use in crying; somebody'n be sure to
find us before many hours. and I'll
pledge you my honor that you will be
safe while we are together"
at John with such strange sort of a
look that he couldn't tell whether Sallie
was pleased or disguised with his propo-
sition. John was in despair, but he did
finally what a man always does under
such circumstances - he "snuck up"
closer and closer to Sallie and put his
arms around her.
Sallie shook and shivered, but finally
quoted down. Then John talked and
talked, and Sallie iawed back in 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, what'Il
we do? How people will talk about
this Boo-hoo-hoo !"
Then John bOo-hooed in sympathy,
till finally a 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 discovered
them and proposed torelease them, John
and Sallie both objected, 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 to talk soothingly
to them.
John bade him stop all that and listen
to their story, and concluded by asking
him to marry them.
The minister climbed up to the top of
the pile of debris, 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 we'd
ding hole, and they came out smiling,
aud they are now living happily to-
gether