The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-12
J0LLEY'S SEARCH For 4 W1FE.
He had Buried the First, and q Week Later,
After Several REBUFF he Got Another.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 1l.-H. J. Jolley,
who lives a few miles from Timmonsville. s. c..
is certainly a rapid man In regard to marriages.
His first wife was buried on Saturday a week
ago. and now he hns another one. The follow
ing story comes from Timmonsville:
Before the sounds OF his wife's funeral dirge
had fairly died out Mr.. Jolley engaged the SER
vices OF u young man OF the neighborhood to
assist him In worming his way into the good
graces OF . certain young lady, with a view to
obtaining her hand In marriage. But 1t seems
that the assistant worked too slow in the mat
ter; at an, rate, the prospects did not look worry
bright, and as the week grew on Jolley grew
s snSrod I,m When Saturday ~, morning came he
was going to start out In search OF a wife. and
would not return until he found one. With a
he mounted his horse and departed. feeling as
sa1y rs a militia Dragon going e 2 county fair.
sp aisdi'i' y ~ soIt lady IN ha q e adHssda pat ssry c sah ne
Tss premises mise were anqGeuPisd and 4 half mile
UNITY could not have been more propliious.
Mr. Mr,d JolleXr dispm9unted and approached the
with %peculiar ~softness ,upon. the mar and the
maiden as they stood alone; face to face, In the
spring 'ti%%asi ,lo,t ths da snG ,MIfsara h1prbI6gsr q
nance to tie HseasIon. NJ, JollsY aea aaI led
hut Said" H. ~ III uuo'ness' tne mhiuen smlled,
matrimonial candidate. with the ends OF Ills
m~arrowbones buried In the collard patch, his
hands clasped In front OF him and his ewes
fastened upon the blushing countenanceo of the
girl, pleaded with her plteously for permission
70 go for the parson. The young lady declared
that she must hurry back homo end Ak din
psri and she did SO, leaving Mr.. Jolley. to pull
MS knees out OF the mud and pursue his jour
nelghborhood during the day on the subject,
Dnt was compel!ed to return home at night the
same lonely widower that he was when he left
In the morning.
BRIGHT and early Sunday morning he re-
n ectd MS energies and set out in a new d.
ina DAY he CHANGED to stop at Mr.. Elijah
Browns. The old folks were attending church
A. Oak Grove. and Miss Julia, the blushing
uhushter. was found alone. Services at the
church were kept up rather later than usual
y was a ! and e. the hours wore away Jolley
lney had met; but Jollsy. being naturally OF o
aomantic turn, of mind. thought that love at
u,ha Tie, 5tsnt would be as good as any, or at least
MI H. u would, beat no love at all. And so did
sr Julia; Tor before the old folks returned
,Eom church she had uttered that one sweet
finally the parents returned. and the gallant
fm,no1wer broke to them the news. 1t struck the
family circle like an earthquake but The shock
mas MAS only monentary. After thinning over It
t tihes assented 70 the union. Mr.. JoIIey lost no
AMI AMI s IN straadlng his horse. and, under whip
the a}tterrnlneainn 10 search OF a minister. Later in
mSv; M,E. Hicks. and then and there the same
minister who, one week previous, had oficIated
IN t1S puEiai ceremonies Of H. J. Jolley's wife,
put his onicial seal upon the matrimonial union
u d. '''oney and Julia Brown.