The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-10
A GEORGIA WEDDING.
One of the Quickest Marriages on Record
Solemni1ed Between Two Darkies.

Ono OF the Quickest Marriages on Record
Solemnized Between Two Darkies.
In Lowndes county, Ga, on the
Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, is the small village of Ousley.
When / was familiar with that SEQ
ton Us years ago), there were SER
pentine farms all through that ooun-
Try, on which many negroes were
employed. Rev. DR.. f. M. Hunt,
who lived one mile from the station,
owned a little farm partly devoted
to vegetable culture, and he fre-
quently sold vegetables in small
quantities to the negroes.
One Saturday afternoon in Indian
summer there came negress, about
30 years of age, with two 25 pound
flour sacks, which she wished filed
with turnips and salad. The sacks
were soon filled, and, with one un-
der each arm, she started down the
road.
She had not gone far beyond the
gate when she met negro of about
40 years in his plain but clean Sun
day suit, who bowed low and smil-
ingly said:
Good evenin, Jane How does
you do? I'ze mighty glad to soc you.
I'ze done got de license, an heerd
you wuz seen comm out dis way, an
sez to myself, 'Dey no use waitin
to git married when ever things so
ready and handy. An so here is,
Jane, an here's you, an here's de Ii.
oense, an right dere's de preacher
Now, what's de use er waitin?"
Jane manifested a good deal of
surprise and embarrassment under
this, and, as she stood there with her
head down and her fingers clutching
nervously at the sacks under her
arms, she replied:
"Lawdie, Mr.. Wilder, you knows
l KANT git married dis evenin. /
wuz spectin to go home an git ready
to marry tomorrow an wuz gwine
to cook big dinner an dress up. /
jes' got on de s'iled dress what been
workin in all day. You know kain't
git married now"
The negro saw the logic of the sit
nation was about as strong on her
side as it was on his, so he put on
all his suavity and proceeded:
II say, Jane, you knows 1 been
lovin you mighty nigh ever since
my Kelline died. wuz good hus-
ban to Kelline, an ever body knows
wuz mighty kind. I loves you,
Jane, better'n 1 ever has any niger
yet, an I'ze gwine to be powerful
good to you, I'ze got my wages fur
dis whole week right here in my
pocket. Dom you hear dem 50 rat
tie? De preacher say sunp'n like,
No man knows what day gwine |
to fetch Sump'n might happen
TO tomorrow. Den what you gwine
to do? Here's de preacher, here's
de license, here's you, an here's me.
Jane, les git married"
Law, Mr.. Wilder, you knows /
amt ready, but Of you sez so I'll go
wild you. Humph Lawd have mercy
on my soulr'
Dlr. Wilder escorted Jane to the
gate and called for DIR. Hunt. The
doctor soon ascertained what was
and invited them into the
yard. Jane put her two sacks of
vegetables on the ground and leaned
hem against the house. The cere.
nony was soon over, and Jane sur
,rised all the little party who had
by saying abruptly:
"Marster, won't you take back one
IT desc here sacks er green's? I didn't
peo to git married when / got 'em
)oaf."
Tho doctor ordered one of the
acks emptied and the money re-
unded. Jane took the other sack
f "groens" under her left arm and
an her right arm through the left
rm of Mr.. Wilder and off they
vent to enjoy their honeymoon.-
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