Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-02-25
MATRIMONIAL MlsHAPs.
Woman Who Had Two Chanches Saved
by Wet Weather.

A Woman Who Had Two Chanches Saved
by Wet Weather.
The vicissitudes of matrimony are
many, and many arc the ways by which
the children of this world enter into
that estate of greatest bliss and keen.
est ban.
A lady who lwells in the country has
this tale to tell concerning the way in
which one of her domestlcs entered the
kingdom of the wed, and it is worth
record as one of the varieties which is
Mt least amusing.
The girl had secured a swain who
had promised to marry her, although il
was recognized by her friends that her
hold was not as secure upon the man
MS might have been desired, and the
day was fixed for the marriage. The
girl made her preparations but, being
OF canny turn of mind, she did not
leave her place in service, feeling that
1t was well to be sure before she gave
up certainty,
The event proved that she was wise,
for in the end the slippery swain, find
ing that-the time was at hand when he
was expected to marry somebody, con-
cluded that he liked the sister of his
fiancee rather better than he did his
first choice and to prevent mistakes he
incontinently married the former. The
deserted maiden took the matter philo-
sophically and remarked that "You
never could depend on men critters,
anyhow" thereupon going her way and
keeping an eye open for the mainland
male-chance.
1t was but matter of two or three
weeks before she informed her mistress
once more that she was going to be
married. This time she had secured a
farmer and the time of the wedding
was near at hand, as it had been be.
fore.
"You see," the prospective bride ex-
planned, that we are callatin' to get
married next Wednesday, if it amt too
pleasant"
TOO pleasant" echoed her mistress,
81 should think you would like it to be
pleasant
"Oh, that's all right" the girl re-
sponded, with an easy air. "You see il
it's a good hay day, he'll have to stay al
home an tend to the hay; but if it amt
he's coming inter town an we'll get
hitched."
But II it is pleasant and he does not
come" the mistress inquired, what
then?"
"Oh, if itspleasant Wednesday," was
the reply, then he's a-comin' the next
rainy day."
Wednesday came, and fairer day
had never been seen, and, of course,
there was no bridegroom.
The girl took it very calmly, and came
to ask if she might have loaf of we'd
ding-calse made in the kitchen, as there
seemed to he plenty of time. The mis-
tress gave her consent, and the cook
good-naturedly set to work and manu-
featured the confection.
Thursday also was fair but Friday
was rainy. All day the girl waited fol
her lover but the unreliable swain die
not come. Saturday the experience
was repeated and on Saturday night tn,
deserted damsel declared she had NJ
more hope.
I'VE might as well eat the weddin
cake" she announced, with the eviden
intention of making the best of the sit
uation. "There amt no chance of M
weddin' S | can see, an we might
well get what fun we can out of it."
So the domestics, nothing loath. Sc
to work, and with much jesting de
voured the loaf of cake, with what re
suit to their digestion has not been re
corded.
And 10! on Sunday afternoon tn
long-lost lover arrived. He casual,
stated that he had found lot of thing
around the barn that needed to be at
tended to on the two rainy days, an,
that he had concluded on the who'll
that the bridge would keep--a way 0
putting it which should have cost hin
his chances were it not that in the rura
districts husbands are not as plenty a
blackberries.
The bride came in to say good-by t
her mistress, and explained her view
of the situation with charming frank
ness.
"Now he's here" she said, II thin
I'd better make sure of him an MARI
him right off. He's good, likely mar
an he's got good farm, an he amt S
overanxious to get married noho,
that's Likely he'll ever come back if
don't go with him now"
There was no time for more wedding
cake, and that was dispensed with. Th
pair went off to clergyman and wer
married out of hand. What will b
their future course no man knowetl
but the former mistress has now stor
wherewith to enliven her calls upo
friends, and there is vacancy in he
staff of servants which in the countr
is q matter of serious import. -Bosto
Courier.