Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-18
A CHASED BRIDEGROOM.
His Mother-in-Iaw Pursues Him With .
BrOOmstick,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August ia day or
two ago there came to the surfac IN West
Nashville an affair that lad a border uf
II, at least to the neighbors who enjoyed
the finale as lookers-on. For some time
past Mr.. Wesley Williams and Miss Sadie
Dews, residing on Jackson street, have
been lovers, and have been engaged to be
married for some weeks. The romantic
mart of the tale was somewhat marred by
the abspnc. of the traditional cruel pa
rent" who set his condemnation and the
bulldog on the ardent lover. The engage
ment was known IT, all, and was appa-
rently satisfactory to every one.
Everything went on smo"thIy until We'd
nesday. when Miss Sadie and her mat.rnal
relative got INTO d disputationA difference
Of opinion, which wax.d so warm THAT tn"
young lady array,d herself, sought her
lover and told him hat life at home had
become unbearable, and that the only
comfort for her was in becoming Mrs. Wes-
ley Williams, without any further delay
than was necessary to procure th0 hcens'
and have the nuptiAl ceremony performed.
To say that the young man Was over
wheltned with gladness is to describe his
feelings very family.
What gallant lover but would have be-
lieved that heaven had taken him under its
especial charge in thus hurrying on the
happy day t., which he a been looking 81
anxiously forw, I'd. No cnax;ng was neces.
sary, so the manly William and the pretty
Mss sadie made their way TO the nearest
minister and in a brief space were pro-
nounced man and wife. No sooner was the
knot tied than thoughts CT the angry moth.
gat home swept over the young bride 8
mind, nd husband and wife at o 're start
dior the Dews homestead to placate the
old lady.
They boldly marched into the house, the
groom announced that he was a member
OF the household and entitled to AL the
privileges and emolumen's pertaining to
that position, and then both OF them were
silent. waving for forgiveness and a wei.
come home. Did m set out PIE ami
ice cream, kill the fatted calf, and say,
BLESS you my chi dren?' Not to any
alarming extent did she, but she se'ze1 a
large ard he tlthy hr"omst'ck and mace a
charge on her laughter and her new son-ln,
law compared to which she Six Hundred
ut Balaklava were mere child's play.
The bride shrieked and ran in one direc.
ton, while the groom saved his wind and
bumped himself out of the back door. lie
btOuiu Jlc uOuSCs JoIuSA HS ~
bling bride and together they went out
Bellevi Ic street toward Broad at a gait
that would have lone credit to Weston OF
Dan OLrary. Close behind them came
the angry Mrs. Dews, Hourishingthe broom
stick and painting loudly in her anxiety 10
get at the couple.
The neighbors Joined in the race and JohI
GIlpin's experience was repeated. Dogs o
al d grees took up the hue and cry, darklet
large and darkies small, men, women ane
children swelled the procession that wen!
chasing down the street. The bride ant
groom were fleet OF foot n were Slow.
but surely drawing ahead OF the pursuipl
Nemtsis when last seen. A glimpse OF {
flying trio steering in a southerly direction
erowding on all sail and beating all pre-
Elous records. %,
The groom has decided not to live Wit
his m~Other-in-law.