The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-01-21
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
Mr.. Robert Peel Resclles Miss
Meyers just in Time.
They Had Quarreled, and She Was
About to Marry Another.
Texas Is"mance Proving Truth to be
Stranger Than Fiction.
Mississippi Drummer Plays y star
Engagement, and Helps Mr.. Peel
to accomplish His
Purpose.
A TEXAS ROMANCE.

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HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Jan. 4.-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 Mr.
Robert Peel, of Kyle, Tex, happy by
uniting him with his sweetheart, Miss
Carrie Meyers, Of Saguin, from whom
Mr.. Peel had been separated by q
lovers quarrel. The drummer arran-
ged the details for their meeting, and
successfully engineered runaway
marriage.
The story is a most interesting one,
and had best be told in the drummer 8
language. 1t is as follows:
II was sitting in my room at tho
hotel in a small Texas town, 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 ex.
cuse, and as I would do anything for
him, at once got my things together
and set out with him. We boarded a
train as he directed, and as soon as it
started, he pulled telegram from his
pocket and showed it to me. 1t read:
~ am going to be married at G
o'clock, Wednesday night. I still love
you. Save me-"
THE message was signed Carry
Meyers. I asked Mr.. Peel for some
explanation, and he told me that he
and Miss Meyers had been in love with
each other and were engaged to be
mari led, when u lovers quarrel took
place and they were separated.
"'Soon after our QUARREL he con.
tinued, she promised to marry anothc,
man, and their wedding is to occur to.
night. just received the telegram
showed you, and of course | had to try
and stop the wedding. lwaut to marry
her myself, and knowing that | would
be obliged to steal her away from the
Intended bridegroom, thought l had
better get some assistance. heard
you were in town, and knew you would
be just the MIN to help me.
This explanation was eminently
satisfactory, and I resolved to do all
could to help the two swcethearts. We
only arrived in Saguin an hour before
the ceremony was to take place, and ]
act out to the home OF the bride-to-be.
I was cordially received by her father,
and soon had an opportunity of seeing
Miss Meyers. told her of Mr.. Peel's
presence in the town and his wish to
marry her at once. With woman S
ready wit, she instructed me to bring
him to the summer house in her yard
at once, and she would meet US there.
Il found the impatient lover as
quickly as possible, and hiring a car.
riage, we were soon on the appointed
spot. Miss Meyers met us as she had
promised she would, and we three at
once got into carriage and drove to a
hotel. A magistrate was secured and
the lovers were soon united in the
bonds of matrimony. After the cere'
mony had been performed, we caught a
train and left Saguin.
1.-The greatest confusion reigned in
the house when Miss Meyers absence
was discovered. 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 learn
ed the truth, and as the preacher who
had been engaged to perform the rites
which had been so unexpectedly bro.
ken off by the absence Of the expected
bride interceded for the runaway coup
le, he forgave them.
1.-THE would-be bridegroom was also
brought to lend his forgiveness to hi:
missing sweetheart, and the 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 were stop
ping, and 1nagnanimously forgave them
1.-The events passed through were
most exciting and I will remember
them always.
Mr.. Peel, the hero Of this romantic
story. is the nephew of Robert Peel, OF
Holly Springs, and is young man
highly thought Of by all who know him.
The bride that he rescued from an un'
happy marriage, is prominent figure
OF :,aguin society.
THE statue OF Jefferson Davis At
jackson is being sadly neglected. The
dust Of the past summer still covers the
head and shoulders, and innumerable
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