Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-16
oUprD,s oApERs IN KENTUCKY


with n Marriage License. Two Tickets
to New Orleans and Two Ministers
to Tie the Knot, a Preacher stun
Gets Left.
A Young LAWYER of this city, who has
just returned from Richmond, says
Winchester. Ky, special to the Courier
Journal. gave your reporter the following
romantic account of wedding IN hlgh
life which took place in that county on
last Thursday. H. 4. Daniels, Wild
over. 80 years old, who has tue care OF q
church in Richmond and also one at FOX
town. Madison county, was suttor LOT
the hand of Miss Lizzie Che-
nault, a daughter of wealthy lar-
mer in the neighborhood ana
prominent member OF the last halneu
church. The young lady is also a mem
Der of the same church; in fact, the Che-
nault family are all prominent Bapusts'
Two uncles are trustees of the George
town Baptist College, and three Others
are frequent contributors to the Baptlst
Seminary at Louisville. Daniels an
nOuuced some four months since mat ne
would be married in the near future. Inc
wedding was set, and ever thlhS was
being arranged for the wedding.
The young lady had been shown devoted
attention by Daniel HARDER, one OF ner
nearest neighbors, with whom she nad
grown up and learned to love in her child
hood DAYS. HARDER was also engaged 10
the young lady, aud did not propose 70
give up without at least a struggle On
her return from town on the saturday
previous the young lady sent HarDer al
his love letters, pictures, ana niue IoEe
mementOes. HARDER was thundersUruck'
and forthwith made for the premises
Of IA
procure a horse. but made stralghtWay
across field and meadow. On his arrival
he was met in the irOnt-vard by the young
lady's mother and Informed that ne coulQ
not see Lizzie. as she was locked up and
t'refusad an interview; that she had con-
cluded to we'd the preacher; t4at sne Was
sorry for him, but as the daughter was Il
she should act for herself. On learning
this sad information Harder broke uo"h'
and began to cry like baby.
This occurred on Sunday morning.
| Daniels, who had TO preach IN Richmond
on Sunday morning, had sent Irlend ana
cousin of his prospective bride out 10 see
how the land lay and to make arrange
ments for the wedding, which was % oc-
| cur on the following Tuesday. Seeing a
| buggy coming up, the party IN the 'front.'
! yard were compelled to scatter anu 10
| make hasty preparations for the VISITOR.
|
and was heard by the incarcerated girl.
| who forthwith kicked the door down,
freed herself, and then and there declared
| her preference for her first love ana
| declared her intention to marry him
or forever remain single. The fol-
lowing day, Monday, was court day IN
Richmond, and the friends OF the respec-
tive parties held a meeting in that city
and decided that HARDER was the lucky
man. License was accordingly issued
and the wedding fixed for the following
| Thursday. Daniels had written 10
brother minister from distance to come
and bind the bleeding hearts, and, fearing
he would not arrive in time, telegraphed
another minister. Both arrived ON the
scene OF action Monday, only to learn the
| tickleness OF the bride.
Harder and Miss Chenault were duly
married on Thursday and left On the
afternoon train for New Orleans TO ENJOY
| their honeymoon. Brother Daniels now
| has a couple of passes to the exposition
which he will sell cheap.