The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-09
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ries Out Highly Romantic Mission.
From the Galveston Daily Neus.
A young drummer from Holly Springs.
who travels for a San Antonio house and
whose territory lies along the border of
Texas, tells the following story Of how he
helped to make Robert Peel of Kyle, Tex,
happy by uniting him with his sweetheart,
Miss Carrie Meyers of Seguin, from whom
Mr.. Peel had been separated by a lovers
quarrel
II was sitting in my room in a small
Texas town. said the drummer, "when Mr..
Peel, whom ! had not seen for some time,
burst excitedly in and, without giving any
explanation, told me to pack my traps I
saw from his manner that could offer no
satisfactory excuse, and, as would do any
thing for him, l at once got my things to-
gether and set out with him. We boarded
a train, as he directed, and as soon as IL had
started no pulled a telegram from his pocket
and showed it to me. 1t read:
- 4 am going TO be married at o'clock
Wednesday night. / still love you. Save
| me- 0st
1.-THE message was signed Carrie Meyers.
l asked Mr.. Peel for some explanation. and
he told ure that he and Miss Carrie Meyers
had Gong been in love with each other and
were engaged TO be married. when lovers'
quarrel took place and they separated
"'Soon after our quarrel, he continued,
she promised to marry another man, and
their wedding is to occur tonight. l just
received the telegram l showed you, and OF
course had to try and stop the wedding. l
want to marry her myself, and knowing
that l would be obliged TO steal her away
from the intended bridegroom. thought
had better get some assistance
This explanation was satisfactory, and
I I'D m do oil fn ba1V Nt,a
sweethearts. We only arrived in Seguin
an hour before the ceremony was to take
place, and set out to the home Of the BRIDE
to-be. l was cordially received by her
father, and soon had an opportunity Of see
ing Miss Meyers. l told her of MIR. Peel's
presence in the town. and his wish to marry
her at once. With a womans ready wit
she instructed me to bring him to the sum
mer house IN her yard at once, and she
would meet US there.
81 found the impatient lover as quickly
as possible, and, hiring a carriage, we
were soon on the appointed spot Miss
Meyers met us as she promised she would,
and we three at once got into the carriage
and drove to a hotel. A magistrate was
secured, and the lovers we're soon united
in the bonds of matrimony. After the
ceremony had been performed we caught
train and left Seguin.
1.-THE greatest confusion reigned in the
house when Miss Meyers absenceIwas, discov-
cred. Her father knew of her love for Mr..
Peel, and thought, when he found out that
she was missing, that she had ended her life
rather than marry another man. He
finally learned the truth, and, as the
preacher who had been engaged to perform
the rites which had been 80 unexpectedly
broken Off by the absence of the expected
bride interceded for the runaway couple, he
forgave them.
THE would-be bridegroom was also
brought TO lend his forgiveness TO his miss
iug sweetheart, and a marriage feast was
turned into banquet. The day after the
marriage was to have been performed the
disappointed bridegroom met Mr.. Peel and
his bride at the town In which they we're
stopping and magnanimously forgave
them.n