Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-14
PAPA SAID NO.
A Dusky Israelite Maiden Plees to the
Territory by Night With Her
Gentle Lover.
A Wedding in High Life Promised To-
Day from Sherman district
Court and 0ther Notes.
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SHERMAN, TEX, April 10 "A very
exciting social event happened at our
neiehboring village of Bpl's last Fri.
day night and Saturday, the news OF
which only reachtd us to-day from
the lips CT parties now here in attend.
ance on the district court. The prln.
cipals to tl- affair are DR.. A. 9. Pick.
ems, yourg gentleman of good social
standing In Bells, who practices his
| profession and does good trade
| In the drug business, aud Miss
| Hannah Schwartzen burg, the daugh'
! ter OF a leading dry
goods merchant in the same town
| The doc or is EN- nentIy social in his
nature, aud being quite fond OF the
society Of ladies, very naturally made
the acquaintance OF all the agreeable
| young ladies of the place. The lady
above mentioned is a most accon-
plished aud agreeable companion, aud
il was but natural that her charms
should attract The susceptible M.
d. Acquaintance ripened in
to intimacy and intimacy
into love. Mr.. Sch wartzeuburg,
lihe most Of the people of the Jewish
race, seriously objected to u mttri-
monial ALLAN for his lovely daugh-
ter that was forbidden by the laws of
Misses and opposed by the traditions
of his people since the days when
Jehoyan entered into covenant with
Abraham and commanded the Isr0-
lites to keep thtmselves separate peO-
pie from the Gentllps Of the world
His opposition WIS obstinate, and bis
commands to the daughter
imperative that she should cast Off he
love OF Pickens or be cast OUT from the
affections of the family Miss Hannah,
however, failed to be itnpress,d with
he reasons for such a course and con-
tiDued to cherish the forbidden love,
aud on last Friday night, while the
cruel parent was engaged in q social
game In the parlor with his neiRhbors,
q young gentleman friend of both par
ties appeared at side door OF the
ma sion at u time agreed
upon and conducted the lady
IL her lover, who stood waiting with
lady attendant and four good steeds TO
carry them TO the Indian territory,
where the uuptial knot could be safely
tied They noun cd In hot haste and
rode rapidly toward Red river but
found that turbulent stream a forbid.
ding barrier to their further progress
No better craft than "a slight canoe
could be obtained to ferry them
over, but as all obstacles must
be overcome the party crossed
by twOs and waded among the
hooting owls Of the somber woods on
the northern bank, until the ferryman
could swim the Animsls over. After
half the night was spent they re.
mounted and rode on to where par
son could be found to solemnly seal the
compact Of love and make them one
for life. After this important event
they returned to Bells Saturday after
noon TO meet the congratulations OF
many friends, bur lot, ia IL WAS
hoped for, the forgiveness aud bless.
ings OF Miss Hannah's father. The
young f,lks of Bells deter mined to
give III, m grand reception, aud ac-
cordDgly formed q long procession,
with the village band OF the head, aud
marching TO their home gave the
young couple an old-fashioned sere-
made. Many tcasts aud blessings
Were offered by admiring friends aud
many NrliSui prayer WthV up 10 Tue CUu
of Israel TO forgive the fault, II fault II
WAS, and bestow His ble-sing on the
two yourg hearts that had only re-
sponded 10 that resistless passion
which in His own wisdom had been
made part Of human life.
a Wedding In high life Is appointed
to come of in Sherman tomorrow al
O'clock p III but for names and fur.
ther facts we must walt until the
promise OF science is absolved By the
ceremony itself
j. J Bridges, who shot Willie, the
| fourteen-year-uld son OF George T.
Bridges of this.city, last year while at
tempting TO shoot the father, aud who
has been out on bail for several
months, returned fr, IN his fathers
| home In Missouri 10 day to stand his
tTiai In the district court.
Hunter Craycroft returned from a
| trip to Mexico to-day to celebrate his
! birthday with his mother Ia Sher.
man, All the children of the family
were together 10 day for tie frat time
In several years Lieut. Craycroft ar.
| rived last night from a trip TO New
Orleans, and will TAX his family, who
are sojnurning here, baok to their Mis-
souri, home when he goes
w. NJ. Peck and d. o, House OF
Denison are here attending To legal
business in the iurt
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