The evening times., 1896-03-02

Et OI tnt RlTl WIS A1lilit MAY
Johnson. and she h.u but recently BIOS
sOincd INTO sweet siXtccn-' The youth She
eiopcd with and married Is Richard Carter,
two years her senior. The father of the
bride is Lcmuel J Johnson. Il rugged follower
OF the pougD. who OWLS lam Just iouiI
or the village OF NumIui Cliff.
The story oi their runaway match is in
tcreStlng. Richard ard Anne May had been
in love with each other IOr several mont ms
past. They were anxious 10 get married
ny The country parson IN lnCi her villaS
near NOinlui, but We're confronted by three
SERIOUS obstacles.
The first of these was the fact that both
We're niIuer age, aLd. according TO The Ia ws
of virginia, could not Dc married IN that
State without the conscnt OF ticir guard
iaDs. The second was that he, being AN Or
phan, had no suaiuian. while Anne May $
parents, would not. under any circum-
stances, give their consent. Obstacle mum
Der three was The SulaiineSs oi Carer : M
come, he being hired out as a farmer
helper at the inca ger salary o! % per mont h
and his board.
Richard and Annie May are simple coun-
try folks. hut tney met and consulted M the
the fun OF the moon one night recently and
decid ID 10 ciupc TO Washington ana nave
the nnptial knot tied. The time set for their
departure was Saturday morning, on the
steamer Wakefield.
THE BRIDEGROOM HUSTLED.
In the meantime Richard was to make a
quiet hustle and raise as much money lS he
could FOR the important trip. lie Il ii
hustle, but when I he steamer came putting
up To The wharf AT Noinini Richard had
only been able to secure Il lonelySl note. the
bare amount necessary 10 purchase a mar
rIaSr license III This city.
Nothing daunted, however, Carter and
his prospective briuc walked arm m ann
over The gans-pank ana confronted Capt.
Ed Owrns, commander OF the Wakefield.
! They toid their story and gave oniy the
plain, unvarnishct truth, and tfc sym
pathetic captain listened to ;hem, " hilc
MS deck hands trundied Il mass OF freight
on board. The biue-cyed maiden gazed
b-seccnlnCly into the steamboat mans
eyes us tichard pleaded win him, and
Capt. owens neart responded TO the com
Dined currents OF loves magnetism.
Yer see, cap'n, said Carter. in the
purrsI Virginia uIaleCt, me an AnnIe
May wants Ter git married now. so's wei
be settled down when it's time Ter com
nencc piantin the spring craps. The blue
pirds'u soon begin ter whistle. an we
want the kitchen finished afore them
The captain agreed 10 bring them to
Washington Tree. Dut asked how they eX-
p.cteu 10 make out here with only 81 in
tnrir possession.
THEY TRUSTED TO LUCK.
Oh. captain responded the ruddy faced
country girl, well trust to luck. You
Just land ns IN Washington; the rest will Dc
! all right"
Annir May is described as a rather pre,t Y
| girl, iargc ror her age. Her costume wls not
| up 10 uate. but was ueco.Iing. Richard, who
/ is nearly six feet i'll height, was FATHER
roughly clad for Il bridegroom on his wcu-
ding tour. but he was honest, brave, and
aff-ctionaie, especially the latter. The
I r.>uil oil his ancction FOR ANNE May anu
her reciprocity resulted. before the voyage
was over. IN adding several dollars to their
almost depleted treasury.
While en- route to tfiis city the loving
couple established themselves in a corner
of the cabin, near the steamers bow. and
their bIIIIng anu tuoDic CCHsutulcd Il lcsu
| lar circus Tor Tie passengers and crew.
CLOSE EMBRACE.
A member OF tie crew said Richard had
bis .in Re II t,ss
time they boarded the steamer until
Washington was ItaChtu. ana Lc even Kept
ncr waist cncirclcd with his muscular
right arm until tacy had reached the
Seventh street entrance of the wharf.
The same authority stated that they kissed
each oIhor al such short Intervals tnat IL
sounded like the distant and Irregular
popping away of sknniish line.
Aftcr tic passengers had witnessed their
simple cmanlcStattonsorlove or forst me ilIne,
ana having learned that the coupe wasonY
possessed or single dollar with which
10 embark upon tie uncertain sta Vi nitrI-
mOny, The Tat was ,,uiclIy "a s,u afpuiiC.
to the nupuai Iund. Mhen the genial
Capt. Ed. owens presented the HANDFUL
OF silver which had been collected to
Richard and Annie May, they were profuse
with their thanks.
HUNTING FOR MINISTER.
After the Wakefield had been moorcd to
her wharf, at the foot OF Seventh street,
Richard Carter with Annie Nay johnson
on MS arm passed proudly out 10 Ihc street.
There they met Policeman Ba na gan, who.
with Capt. Owens, directed them 10 the city
hail, where a marriage license could be
procured. After securing tLat paper they
proceeded to No. 32S street northwest
where they found Rev. DR.. Byron Sunder-
land, and he made them man and vile
after they had answered the usual uue--
tiuns propoundcd TO matrimonial candi-
dates and incidentally prcvaricated to The
reverend gentleman when he asked their
respective ages.
After spending some time in looking
at the lights and The residue of their money
for peanuts, dinner and other things, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Carter of. Nomini iound
their way TO the steamer Wakefield and
Capt. Owens gave them free pa ge ack
to their homes.
In the mea ntime the girls father was pro-
ceeding hot-footed to this city in search
OF the runaway couple.
He was so angry when he reached
here said a steamboat man, and 1ound
Annie May had married Carter that his
breath set his whiskers on fire.
The old man cooled off considerably
however, before the steamer started Tor
Nomini today. His principal grievance ap-
peared to be Carter's inability 10 make
sufficient money TO SUI port the gal"
You CANT reckon much on a man who
amt got the ability ter make morc'n five
dollars month a-hoein' corn furrers,"
said the old farmer as parting shot.
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