New-York tribune., 1890-03-29
RACING AND CHASING IN OHIO.

The case of Miss Lucinda Snyder, of Akron,
Ohio. is exciting wide comment-Or rather per-
haps we should say the case of Messrs Cramer
and Spranklc, of Akron, Ohio, as these two gentle
men appear to have borne the heat and burden OF
the day. In that intellectual but unfortunate
part of this country known as the New-England
States there are said to be several Thousand
women, hardly so young as they were several
years ago, who have not as yet, or, at least-in
short, who are unmarried. What must be their
emotions when they read of Lucinda Snyder. with
men charging on the helpless Courthouse in
small battalions, all after license to marry her?
According to the tale from Akron. Ohio. the
Probate Judge was surprised two or three days
ago by man coming up in a wagon, with his
horses on the run. Everything was covered with
mud and there was gravel on the mans Lat-brlrs
and sand In his hair. One Jump took him from
his wagon TO the Judges office. Here he said his
name was SpranlSle, Jacob II. Spranllle. and that
he wanted to get license to marry Lucinda Sny-
der. The Judge made out the license, put the
7j cents in the safe and wished him God-speed
Mr. Spranlsc then demanded to know If it were
possible for any other man-any sneaklng, cow
ardly no-account felow-to get license to marry
Miss Snyder. The judge smlingy assured him
that he would issue licenses to marry the lady
Just so long as there were applicants at 10 cents
apiece. unless stricken with pen-paralyss,, which
wasn't probable besides. he had deputy. Spran-
lSle leaped into his wagon and went down the
road scattering mud all over the scenery on both
sides.
Half an hour later the Probate Judge was awaS-
cned from a light nap by man pounding on his
desk with his umbrella and shouting in a loud
voice that he wanted a license TO marry Miss
Lucinda Snyder and he wanted it then. The
the paper filled out the man giving his name as
Samuel p. Cramer. The Judge remarked that shis
seemed to he a great day for Miss Snyder, and
called over the railing pleasantly to the county
treasurer and asked him if he wouldn't like to
get license to marry Miss Lucinda Snyder now
and avoid the rush which he anticipated later in
the day. Mr.. Cramer asked for an ex xpanation,
and on getting it., said something not necessary
for publication and started for the railroad station
on the run.
Samuel p Cramer sped away on the | :15 ac-
commodaton; Jacob II. SprankIe was already
rushing overland with wagon and pair of bay
mules The train made the better time but the
mules had the start besides, the bushing Lu-
cinda was three miles from the nearest railroad
station waiting with the minister for the man who
got back first. She was young in affairs of the
heart and was naturally much agtatcd. When
the train arrived at Krumboy Station Samuel p
Cramer aighed and started for the home of the
faithful Lucinda his favorite gait--a fast run.
The rain falling rapidly and the track was
several minutes heavy, the nearest route being
across large vegetable garden, through two
brick yards and over considerable low land but
Samuel p. Cramer pressed on. Jacob II. Spranlxle
was doing the same thing. Samuel y. Cramer
had just reached the last brick yard when he
| looked back and saw Jacob II. SpranFle coming
a quarter of a mile behind. Then followed the
| most exciting struggle ever known in Ohio. We
| can only give the result; the mules tired
and Samuel =. Cramcr the first to fall through
the door and into the presence of Lucinda Snyder
| and the minister, and when the tagging Jacob
| II. SpranlSle came numbering in two minutes
later the good man had got half through the
| simple but impressive ceremony. j. II. SpTangle
went out into muddy world and sought the So
| ciey of his bay mules.
| What seems to be wanted in this country is
more nearly equal distribution of the susceptible
unmarried men. With few thousand of these
over-zealous Ohio men transferred to Ncw-Engand
the gayety of this nation would he less eclipsed
than at present.