Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05

those of his earlier days. Mr..
McQuary, of course, stood up
for the boys of today by assuring
the old fellow that no such op-
portunities now presented them
selves for our boys to show their
"grit," etc, etc, and finally, one
day, clinched his argument bv
asserting that he would gladly
avail himself of any opportunity
to prove his assertions, if bv so
doing, he could only get permis
sion to marry the girl of his
hearts choice. He realized later
the expense of this remark, when
the old gentleman confronted him
with a written document and
stated that he was going to test
his earnestness in the matter it
was then that he told Mr.. Nc
Quary he could marry his daugh
ter in eighteen months. provided
that he would, in the mean time
carry out the conditions stipulat.
ed the contract, of which a fol-
lowing is true copy -
The ''CoNDIrIoNs,"-By the fulfill
ment of which you shall be rewarded
by the hand of my daughter i'm mar
rage and the sum of $4,000. on your
return, If the trip, around the world.
be made within the limited time
eighteen months, commencing May
10th. 1897.
Your mode OF travelling, shall be up
on black horse (by land) not less
than 10 hands high and not more than
years old. You are to be accompan-
by two large dogs; should one OF
them die on the trip, you will only re-
ceive $4,000 on your return: should
both be missing, you will only receive
$4,000 on your return.
Your dress shall be like that of an
ancient knight, plush or velvet, black
or purple as you prefer; you shall
wear blade about yomr l0ins never
to be removed only when you retire;
Day Rules: You shall rise at
o'clock each morning, feed and care
Tor your horse and dogs before your
breakfast. You shall not beg or bor-
row money Of any description. You
shall obtain the signature an date
stamp of the Postmaster of each town
or city through which you pass; sig
nature and seal OF each and every
President, King, Queen or Emperor,
through whose country you may trav-
ell. ion shall attend some religious
service every Sunday.
Direction Of travel shall be from
your starting point to Charleston, 5.
e.. thence to Cuba, where you shall
obtain the signature of the Command
er-in-Chief OF the Insurgents; also of
the Spanish Chief. Their | release all
restrictions as to your course; yen
may travel through any country in
Europe or Asia that.you may wish.
In entering upon the trip, you are
to begin penniless and earn by your
own labor your costume, horse, saddle
and bride in an honorable way. All
debts must be paid in each and every
town or city before you leave.
Things to be remembered You
shall never mention my name on the
entire trip. A violation of this con-
dition will cause you to lose all.
Respectfully,
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
THE 2Sth. day of May, 1897. (My com
commission expires March llth, 1901. }
(signed)-
seal Notary Public.
1t is well to remark here that
the $1,000 named in the condi-
tions, was added to the document
after the old gentleman had tes,-
ed the strength of the young
mans love for his dau@hter-and
finding that young McQuary was
not to be batlled, he then named
that amount as a Just reward.
Having selected Mountain