The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-08
Matrimonially Inclined.
[Timmonsyille IS. c. Farmers Friend
March /.

March l.
H. J. Jollcy, who lives in the lower
part of this county, is certainly q soon
er; that is, he would sooner live mar
ried life than single one. One week
ago last Sunday Mr.. Jolley's wife died
and the following day (Sunday) she
was buried. \ notice Of her death, it
will be remembered, was published in
the last issue of this paper.
Before the sounds of his wife's funer-
al dirge had fairly died out Mr.. Jolley
engaged the services of a young man Of
| the neighborhood to assist him in
worlning his way into the good graces
Of certain young lady, with view to
obtaining her hand in marriage. But
it seepls that the assistant worked too
slow in the matter. At any rate, the
prospects for roping the girl i'll did not
look very bright, and as the week grew
on Jolley grew anxious. When Satur-
day morning came he shaved himself,
creased his shoes and donned his Sun
day go-to-meeting toggery and said he
was going to start out i'll search of q
wife and would not return until he
found one. With peach blossom pin
ped on the lapel of his coat, he mount
ed his horse and departed, feeling as
gay as a militia dragoon going to 4
county fair.
Before Mr.. Jolley had proceeded very
far he spied a young lady in a collard
patch gathering some greens for dinner.
She was alone. The premises were un-
occupied and half mile distant from
any inhabited spot. The opportunity
could not have been more propitious.
Mr.. Jolly dismounted and approached
the maiden. The balny spring sun
shone down with peculiar softness upon
the man and the maiden as they stood
alone, face to face, in the garden, while
the azure-hued harbinger of spring-time c
fluttered and twittered amongthe long
stem collards, adding sweetness and ro-
nance to the occasion. Mr.. Jolley ac-
quainted the girl with his business. The
maiden smiled, but said it was no use.
4 minute later the matrimonial candl-
date, with the ends of his marrow
bones buried in the collard-patch, his
hands clasped in front Of him and his
ewes fastened upon the blushing coun-
tenance of the girl, plead with her pit
|
son. Then the collards hung their
heads in shame and the blue-birds left
in disgust. The young lady declared
that she must hurry back home and fix
dinner, and she did 50, leaving Mr..
Jolley to pull his knees out of the mud
and pursue his journey. He tackled
several young ladies of the neighbor-
hood during the day Oh the subject, but
was compelled to return home at night
the same lonely widower that he was
when he left in the morning.
Bright and early Sunday morning he
redoubled his energies and set out in a
new direction. In his meandcrings
about the country that day he chanced
to stop in at Mr.. Elijah Browns. The
old folks were attending church at Oak
Grove, and Miss Julia, the flushing
daughter, was found alone. This was
pie for Jolley. Services at the church
were kept up rather later than usual
that day. and as the hours wore away
Jolley W as getting in his work. 1t was
the first time they had met, but
Jolley, being naturally Of romantic
turn of mind, thought that love at first
sight would be as good as any; or at
least that it would beat no love at all
And so did Miss Julia, for before the
old folks returned from church she
had uttered that zone sweet word'-
yes.
Finally the parents returned, and
the gallant widower gently broke tc
them the news. 1t struck the family
circle like an earthquake, but the shocb
o1I-, i
over it they consented to the union
Mr.. Jolley lost no time in straddlinG
his horse and, under whip and spur
left in search Of a. minister. Later il
theafternoon he returned, accompanied
by Rev. w. +. Hicks, and then anc
there the same minister who, one week
previous had otficiated in the buria
! ceremonies Of H. J. Jolley's wife, put
his official seal upon the matrimonial
union Of H. J. Jolley and Julia Brown