Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-09
OF MArRIMoNY BENT.
And They Succeed, as Usual, in Spite of
the shotgun Policy of an Directing
Brother.
VaLdosta Times.

FdkdOStd Tunes.
Last Sunday-just three weeks after
the Baum-Baldrick scapade-anOther
fleeing couple from Brooks county-fee-
ing before the shotgun Of an irate brother
made good their escape to Valdosta,
which seems to have become veritable
Mecca for clipping couples of late. 1t is
needless to say that once upon this soil
nothing further hindered a speedy mar
riage.
1t seems that Mr.. Robert Sims, young
farmer living near Ousley, had won the
heart and desired the hand of Miss Min
ME Blease, Of Brooks county. Miss
Blease had no parents living, and she and
her brother, Hlr. " aTren Blease, lived
with their uncle, one of the GOldens.
Warren bitterly opposed the union of his
sister with young Sims, but, having him
self elOped with a neighbours daughter
only three weeks before, she did not see
why she might not follow his example,
and accordingly the arrangements for the
flight ana marriage were made.
Sunday morning Mr.. Sims, with a
friend, went over to Quitman, and,
securing teams, drove to farm in the
neighborhOOd of the young lady's abode.
3r. Sims remained at the farm house
while his friend went after the coveted
prize. Calling in an informal manner,
after the style of the country, the mutual
friend invited Miss Blease to a buggy
ride. She accepted the invitation as
cOmposedly as possible, but there was
something in the management of the
affair which aroused her brothers.
suspicious, and he saddled a horse,
sliced his gun, and diVining correctly
where the lovers were to meet, he made
"shOrt CUT through the woods, and ar
rived at the farm house where young Sims
was in waiting, ahead of the mutual
friend and his charge. He bore down up
on his enemy with his gun, but before he
attempted to shoot he discovered that
both caps were gone from the tubes
thanks to his wife, who did not be-
lieve in shooting runaway couples.
She had done this work while he was
saddling his hOrse-sO says dame
RumOr. Blease threw down his gun,
pulled off his coat and proposed to hight
it out "fist-and-skull," saying if Sims
was the best man he could have her, if
not he would have to give her up. Sims
did not want to fight about 1t, though he
was not lacking in personal courage, and
he attempted to reason about the matter.
Blease was inhexible, and hand-to-hand
combat was impending when the gentle
man of the house stepped between them.
In attempting to pass around him scuitle
ensued lust at the moment the mutual
friend drove up with his charge.
Now that Sims had friend with
him, and a peace-maker was already
on the grounds, Blease withdrew temper
arily from the attack and rode away.
Sims fed with the young lady TO Quitman
lust in time to catch the fast mail for
Valdosta. The roar of the departing train
had scarcely died away when Blease
dashed into Ouitman with his gun ready
for action, but he was too late. He did
not suppose, doubtless, they would at
tempt to 90 farther than Quitman before
stopping to marry. Being fOiled again,
our informant says he swOre that he
would shoot Sims on sight.
Arriving in ValdOsta the party took
rooms at Stuart's Hotel. Having previ-
Ously provided himself with the necessary
papers, MIR. Sims sent after the Rev. II.
A. Peoples. The news spread rapidly
that there was another clipping couple in
town from Quitman, and quite crowd
gathered at the hotel ere the preacher ar
rived. Both being of age, evidently, the
license being properly signed up, etc.,
and there being no one present to object,
the ceremony was speedily performed.
Mr.. Sims procured a carriage and at once
departed for his home.
AS they drove off those who had gath
cred about the hotel and lawn applauded
vigorously by clapping their hands, which
the bride acknowledged by a graceful