Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-26
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
The Belle of North Carolina Town weds
a Louisianian.
New Orleans Picayuns.


Among the arrivals at the hotels In this
city recently was q couple who registered
as W. Il. lurnage aud wife, OF hammer
vile, La. There WAS something sugges-
tive of romance In tner companionShlp,
and upon inquiry the story. winch Is rather
an interesting one, came out.
Tho Orlde-for sucn she wss-wes Miss
Emma bradley, the daughter of Miles
Bradley, OF Old Fort. N. q. She is a
blonde. symmetrical III I0rJl. and bNauti-
fui 10 figure; well educated, and was for
some years the Uelle OF the village. She
could easily have nad her pick OF the young
beaux OF the place. but sho was too
ronantieally inclined to DO content with
courtshIp OF the ordinary KIND and turned
O deaf ear to all Of their protestatlons. Sho
decided some SIX months ago TO advertise
IN a matrimonial newspaper for husband
and received replies from number ot
men, all Of whom sent their photographs,
in compliance with the request OF Miss
Emma.
From among the hundred or more who
answered her ADVERTISEMENT she selected
two, with whom she corrssponded. 10 all
the others she returned their pictures, aud
no further correspondence took place.
The two favored men were w. Il. Turnags,
of Farmeryille, La, aud Lewis Magness,
of Cleveland county, n. G. 1t appears that
between these Two Miss LmmA did nos
know which one she preferred, Judging
by their letters and from their photo
graphs She did not see either until Sat-
urday last. the 10th instant.
Inc two suItOrs seem to have been of the
Same mind and to have come 10 the same
conclusion 10 pay their fair correspondent
@ visit ut the same time, ana both were on
the same train and arrived IN Old Fort on
Saturday last. They did not know each
other, nor did they become acquainted as
they travelled together. Both called on
Miss Bradley shortly alter tGey arrived II
Old Fort and were identified by their pho
tographs previously sent.
When they gaz0d upon the object OF
their correspondence both were deeply
smitten. and each urged his SUIT with all
the force no could command. Miss Emma
was in much distress of mind and could
not decide. Air. Turuage IS 80 years old
slightly humpbacked, and not by any
means handsome man. Mr.. 9IagnesS 10
70 years old aud handsome
Both were left III doubt during Satur-
day night. Miss Emma Is sad to have de-
liberated much Of the night. In tho morn
ing she first sent Tor sr. Aagness and told
him that she had praYertuiIy considered
the addresses or himself and sir. Iurnags
and had decided 70 marry the latter. Dir.
Magness was overwhelmed with grief, and
his disappointment was so great that ho
took the first train that day tor the far
West, instead of returning to his home, In
Cleveland county.
Dir. Turnage vas then sent for and was
informed by MISS Emma that she had con-
cluded 70 marry him whenever he de-
sired. The happy swain named that very
day, and ~ tho afternoon they took tho
tram for this place and stopped at the
Eagla Hotel. Mss Bradley is well known
here. and 1t was soon known that she was
to DO married. The license was readily
ootalned ard the Rev. DIR. M. M.
Landrum. of the Baptist Church. married
them IN tho presence of large number OF
people who had assembled. On the next
day the bride aud bridegroom left for the
home of the bridegroom. at Farmeryille.
La. amid tho tears of relatives and
shower OF r1ce.
They spent a tew days in the city and
then continued their journey TO their fu-
ture home.