The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
MARRYING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
There Were Numerous Interruptions,
but the Bride Was Patient.

There Were Numerous Interruptions,
but the Bride Was Patient.
From he Neto Orleans Times Democrat.
On Virginia roads in winter man will
sometimes get turn over on horseback, 90
no wonder parson and l, had a complete
smash up, a. had the wonderful one-horse
shay. As patching up a smash up requires
time and no little ingenuity, we found on
arrival that the wedding guests and Annie,
In her bridal array, bad been awaiting me-
the missing link-for some hours Parson
was q heavy built man, and clumsy aud as
hurried him up the little porch steps the
vine clad structure tremblsd. He awk wardly
stumbled, and without a word of warning
the roof, trellises and all collapsed cavlng
in and covering us with tangled honevsuokles
and Madeira vines and lathing old enough
to have bad better manners. AS Annie and
tie bridesmaids knew IL was bad luck to
put of wedding, in spite Of bloody noses
and bruised shins, we were tshed out of the
debris and stood up in position for the Ger
emory. l Cant understand why that old
porch. which had never fallen down before,
should have picked ''sich like time" and
made such a laughing stock OF us that there
wasn't a straight face among the audience.
As we stood, all washed and court-plastered
for the ceremony, in dashed Malindy, the
Ia de WELL" We drew the fat little pickan-
niny out half dead with terror, and then
drew water 60 dash on cook, who was hav-
ing spasms. Again in line, Annie was
just about to promise to "honor and
obey" me, when Billyboy, swelled twice
his usual black size with the importance of
the announcement. put in a woollv head at
the door aud shouted the momentous words
"Pig's out" Every country boy knows
what that means. but l will explain that
the roast pig at that moment browning the
wedding feast, with lemon in his mouth,
had g living comrade of most valuable
and rare breed, purchased from distance.
And Pigs outp meant certain loss Of that
valuable ''llttle horg" unless Immediately
raced, chased, run down and recaptured
It took two mortal hours. and when ! again
stood by Annie's side had to mop my face,
painting from the home run. During the
progress of the wedding feast a temporary
table, formed, believe, Of a or in
geniously covered with a cloth, laid across
backs of chairs, gave. way under a
bushel of cups and saucers, but
we had become hardened and did
not regard that accident in the least.
Annie and started for our home under the
regulation shower of rice and old slippers,
thinking our troubles ended. At the fret
gate, without any rhyme or reason, front
wheel caved Ia and l went back and bor-
rowed father-in-law's Jumper Before we
were out Of hearing there arose the dread
full cry Of 'Firel" and left Annie holding
the reins and ran leaping back TO help put
it out. It proved TO be an old clubhouse,
used on this occasion to roast the pig In,
and we soon downed 1t. hastened back to
find Annie and the horse had both taken
fright and the horse was running away
with her. That surely seems enough for
any happy pair, but we were destined to
have another mischance, which proved
a severe test of amiability. In the
cleaning Shere was a stream TO be
crossed about a mile from our new home.
While lowering the reins for the mare TO
drink, awkwardly dropped my new whip,
loaded In the handle with lead. l went
under like bullet, and the mare seemed to
comprehend this and played upon us q very
"horsey" practical joke. After swilling
water till / feared she would burst, she de-
liberately took her stand in the deepest
place and refused to bulge on inch. Night
was upon US, stars were beginning 20 peep,
and, as words proved OF no avail, bad 20
get out and lead that marc ashore. had,
however, this one great conSolation:
through ell our tribulations Annie showed
such thorough patience and sweetness OF
temper that understood from the very be-
ginning what a sunshiny little woman had
won for hfe's partner.