The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-28
A ROMANTIC STORY.
Correspondents for Pastime Become
Nearer and Dearer to Zach Other.
From the Atlanta Journal.

Correspondents for Pastime Become
Nearer and Dearer to Zach Other.
From the Atlanta Journal.
ALLEY, GA. Sept. 26.-One of the most
romantic weddings that has ever taken
place in this section was at the residence of
g. B. Allcorne Of this place, between Charlie
Collins. young man who resides here. and
Miss Mamie Doolittle of Rossburg, Allie
ghany county, New York, on Aug. %.
Up to the present they have refused to
give the details of the courtship and mar
riage to the press. but your correspondent
interviewed Mrs. Collins on yesterday and
succeeded in obtaining the following state
ment:
About Dec. l, 1891, was at my home in
Rossburg, n. Y. l took up matrimonial
Journal entitled the CLimdr, and my eyes
rested on this advertisement: Correspond
enos solicited from accomplished, intelligent
and pretty young ladies. Object, pastinne.
l am 81 years DID," Thinking his object
pastime, and that we would use the United
States mail to carry on Irritation, / an
swered the advertisement purely for amuse-
ment. and about Dec. Is, 1891, received a
reply TO my letter.
From that time letters continued Co pa ss
between us, giving descriptions of the
country, people. etc., which we're very in
terestinG to me from the fact that had
never visited the south. On Feb. / re-
ceived one from him that was regular
stunnerh and was full of taffy from begin
ming to end. l answered the same way, and
from that time up until June 9, the time
which he proposed to me, we wrote every
thing that lovers could tniak of to write or
say. On June 9, 1892, received a letter
from him making conditional
proposal. He asked me to come south,
and II we were what we had repre-
sented ourselves to be we would at once be
united in the holy bonds OF matrimony.
at last consented to come, and began TO
make preparations for the trip. My parents
knew nothing OF the engagement existing
between Mr.. Collins and myself. and l told
them the object OF my visit south was for
my health. / wrote him that | would leave
home on Aug. "a and would wire him from
Cincinnati when reached that place what
day would arrive at Helena. So when
arrived at that place telegraphed him /
would arrive at Helena on Saturday, Aug.
81 and 90 please meet me there.
Nv hen arrived at Helena he was stands
ing on the platform Of the depot. did not
know him, for l had never seen one OF his
photographs, but he had one of mine. and
by that means recognized me and immedi-
Ately came forward, and we exchanged one
| of the sweetest Of kisses.
came with him here Alley that night
and stopped at Mr.. Allcorne's hotel. Next
| morning Mr.. Collins drove over to Mount
| Vernon aud procured the proper papers
from the ordinary of the county, and came
| back to Alley and In the afternoon we were
made man and wife, Rev. John Smith
officiating"
Mrs. Collins is decidedly good looking
young lady, with blue eyes and brown hair
| She is 81 years old. She says her father is
Gu extensive farmer and stock raiser Of
| Rossburg.
Mr. Collins is young man of "a years.
he has been reared in this section from io-
| fancy. He is now the bookkesper for John
| Wilcox Darian