The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-13
RACE FOR A BRIDE.
The Girl Promised to Marry the First
One to Procure a License.

On6 TO Procure a License
Carrollton, Ca, June 12-An interest
ing story comes from Yorktown just over
the Carroll county line in Paulding county.
Miss Annie Story is the daughter of Col
H. r. Story, one of the most prominent
and highly respected citizens of Paulding
county. Dave Govan and A. j. McBroyer,
two young men of the community, have
been seeking the hand of Miss Story 1t
seems that young Govan is a poor boy,
but exceedingly handsome and manly and
he was the choice of Miss Annie, but the
father and mother were smitten with
young McBroyer who is a member of
large and well connected family and is
rich.
Miss Story became engaged to both
and it seemed hard for her to decide
which one to marry. She at last hit upon
plan which she communicated to the
young men and they consented to it.
The plan was this; The minister was
to be called In and then each young man
was to leave a certain place for the
county town, Dallas, for the license, and
the one who left Yorktown and went to
Dallas and arrived at her fathers first
she would marry.
The time rolled around for the race and
each young man procured fleet horses and
| the race began. In the meantime every
y
sion for wedding. Mr.. and Mrs Story
understood that their daughter and MIR.
| McBroyer would be welded. They were
in the dark about the race for the license
1t was given out to them that the marriage
would take place at o'clock on certain
evening. The favorite minister came
early in the evening, and few guests as
sembled In the parlor. All except the
minister and Miss Story were in the dark
! as regarded the race
The race for the license was a lively
one. The young men got an even start
and laid whip to their steeds. McBroyer
| got to Dallas first aud procured his Ii
! cense, but he was closely followed by
| Govan The ordinary had to be ac-
! quainted with the circumstances before
| he would issue a second license but he
did so and young Govan thrust it into his
| pocket and began his return ride. He
went different road in going back to the
one in going, OF course,
McBrover thought he had won when he
succeeded in being the first to get the
| license, but he made all possible haste to
return to Col. Storys
Miss Story had douned her bridal dress
and had seated herself in the parlor, hav-
ing fairly made up her mind to marry the
| young man who won the race
AT length a horse and rider could be
seen coming a by-way to the house. Miss
! SlOEN anu IUe minister SUGdlucu Ulelr
eyes to see who the rider was, but not till
Govan was alighting from his faithful
horse at the gate were they certain of the
identity of the winner. Then Miss
Story jumped TO her feet and uttered a
shout of JOY, which was soon suppressed
for fear of attracting the attention of her
mother and father who were sitting in
an adjoining room waiting to witness the
marriage of their daughter and Mr. Nc
! Broycr. Dave Govan did not wait to hitch
his horse, but ran right into the parlor,
handed the minister the paper and in a
very short time Annie Story and Dave
! GOvan were made man and wife. The
few who were assembled in the
parlor were struck with CONSERVATION at
/ the ceremony, as were the father and
mother, but soon ali was explained and
all were happy The father and mother,
after being acquainted with their daugh-
ter's novel way of deciding between her
two lovers, accepted the situation with
satisfaction. . Poor Jack McBroyer got
left. 1t is said that he came in sight Just
as Dave GoYan was entering the parlor,
and when he saw Dawes white stecd
standing at the gate in front of the Story
mansion, he turned around and went to
his home with a sad heart.