The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
IT WAS ONLY IN JEST.

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1T WAS ONLY IN JEST.
Hut Now Both AFRO sorry That Thoy Did
It. ys
Stcial circles in East Macon, Ga, q
pretty little suburb Of Macon, are all
stirred up ever q joke perpetrated by
| two clever and popular young people
and its const quences. 5
at pleasant little social gatheping
Sunday night, Miss Sallie May Block
or, 9 charming young lady of the set,
and Mr.. Clifton II. Mann, a promising
young railroad man Of social standing,
also, suddenly announced that they
~ ore married. This surprising state
mont was received by the young pco
pie pretoat Dl1s a thunder clap from
q clear sky. 1t was known to all of
them that the young folks have boon
exceedingly fond Of each others soci.
ETY. recently, and that Cupid was slyly
Working an inroad into their hearts,
was pretty generally beloved, but tho
announcement that they had been Sc
cretly married some timo ago, was ro-
ceived as q hugo joke for time They
bolb, however, avoWed that it was
true, and that they were not Joking.
Tho situation grew somewhat asri-
GUS whom the lady Of tho hous,, Mrs.
Sykes, decided to make test. She
said it W8s a matter that ought not to
be jokod about, and it is said by par
lies who wore present, that sho pleas.
andy remarked that if the young peo-
ple wero really married good tes.
would he for them to then aud there
give the salutations that n dutiful
bridegroom would bes!ow, and n gen
uine bride, however, demur, might
naturally expect. iu plain words, Us
The story goes, the young people were
asked to kiss oach other in public to
prove that they we're not listing about
their marriage, and it is said that this
stipulation was readily mot by tho
loving c1uple who, it seems, vera de.
termined that the. >ke, having been
started, must GO, though this part /
The story is denied by the young lady.
SO far all went we'll, and tho young
people wefe warmly aud cordially
congratulated. But they little dream
Ell that they were playing with fire.
Tho bridegroom left that night for
Helena, where be holds an important
place with the Southern railway. The
bride remained in Macon at the home
of Mrs Sykes, where she had bseo
boarding and whore the affair occur.
red. She declared tho next day that
1t WAS all joke, and then Mrs. Sykes
said il she had really not married the
Young man she would have to leave
her house She said the joke had been
carried too far Tho Young lady did
not leave the boarding house, and 50
TAR as the world knows. there has
Been no marriage yet. The young
man was in Helena today, and said to,
the Constitution that there was no
truth in the report that he was mar
ried lie claimed ignorance of the lit.
tie occurrence. He simply denied the
report that he was married, which re.
port, by the way, had appeared in
solemn form this morning in the Ms.
con fpaperwithout si1e & host Of a umile
to let tho public know that it was a
joke.
Just what will be the outcome OF
tho affair is not known. Both OF the
young people are we'll known and
highly esteemed. It NAV be that til cir
wedding day is fixed for tho near la
ture, and they were just a little too
Jestful by reason of being overjoyful
IN announcing it in the rather singu.
lar manner they engaged.
The folly Of their joke has appeared
to both of them. Their friends dc.
plore the affair resulting as it did in
SO much publicity. 1t seems to have
proved tragedy of errors from be-
ginning to end. All Of their friends
pleasantly ~eclare that nothing is left
for them TO do now but make the joke
hold good by getting married sure
enough.