The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11
TIE BRIDE WASN'T WILLING.
The Ante Matrimonial Experience OF
an Odd Young Nan.

| The Aute-Matrimonial Experience OF
an Odd Young Nan.
Wooed. but not won, is the simple story
Of wedding that didn't take place a day
or two ago. A well-known member OF the
art preservative took notion that be would
like to Join the army Of benedicts. A
comely maiden lives at the house in which
he boards, and he set upon her as a person
whom he considered the proper party to
go into the life partnership business with.
The wooer waited on the lady and poured
| out 10 her his tale Of love and asked her to
share bis joys, sorrows, trials and tribula-
tions. To humOr him she carelessly re-
marked ''All right; go ahead" He was de-
lighted and went ahead with a rush. He
headed first for the ordinary and secured a
marriage license, and then provided himself
with a shave and white necktie usually
worn by principals in matrimonial con-
tracts.
After the prospective groom decided that
he was in a presentable condition to take
part in a Wedding ceremony he saw Justice
Naughtin and asked him to equip himself
to tie knot that could only be parted by
grave or a divorce court. Skirmish>
ing around be secured three witnesses
and called for the justice to accompany him
to the house of the shortly-to-be-in-his
opinion bride.
Justice Naughtin wrapped his Bible
neatly in a newspaper and started to the
wedding scene. The mother of the lady
whom the art preservative man wanted
for bride met the quartette at the door
and was introduced. She appeared rather
surprised at 30 many visitors, but invited
them in.
The intended groom rushed upstairs after
the bride-elect and told her that he was
ready to get married aud had the Judge and
witnesses 10 the parlor. She at first thought
he was joking and began to laugh. The
reception was not just the kind be expected,
and, producing the marriage license, the
would-be bridegroom told her that he meant
business.
Seeing that things had taken so serious
turn theiyoung lady promptly told her wooer
that she had not agreed to marry him aud
didn't propose to; that she had all along
thought he was joking and only answered
In the manner she had to humor him.
de insisted, however, that as he had the
license she would have to marry him, and
she insisted that she wouldn't do anything
or the kind. Selling her by the arm he
tried to compel her to accompany him
downstairs. She told him that she would
go along, but would not marry hin.
As soon as the pair entered the parlor
Justice Naughtin saw that something was
wrong.
The anxious-to-be groom said: Judge,
pTOceeu WIN Jne ceremony ana the young
lady promptly replied: Don't do anything
of the kind"
Again the man repeated his demand, and
Justice Naughtin informed him that the
lady could not be married against her will,
and put the question plainly to her:
DO you object to marrying this manp
II certainly do" she replied.
Then that settles it." and the Justice
picked up his hat and Bible and walked out,
followed by the witnesses.
The last seen Of the couple the man who
wanted to get married was trying to per-
susde the woman who didn't want to, and
up to last accounts he had failed.
The groom was ready, but the bride
wasn't in 1t.