The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-09-30
welded IN QUEER PLACES.
Singular Caprices of SensatiOn-LOv-
Ing Couples of Recent
Development.

Readers of the newspapers will re-
call the young couple who, shortly
before the completion of the Auditori-
um tower, climbed to its lofticst rafter
and were there pronounced man and
wife by an accommodating clergyman.
This pair was only representative of a
class that delight in creating sensa-
ton at the most important epoch of
their lives. Other singular weddings
have occurred here and elsewhere from
time to time.
An odd wedding was reported from
Philadelphia some time ago. The brides
groom was Rev. George Young, and the
bride was Miss Anna Hart. On the face
of it this statement shows no reason
why the brides friends should object
to the marriage, but they did object in
dead earnest, for the bridegroom in
prospect, though "Christianized, was
Celestial. The opposition sent re-
quests to Philadelphia ministers gen
orally not to marry the couple, and at
one time it looked as if they would
either have to go to Camden, \. j.,
across the river, to be wed, or resort toa
Justices Office. Young declared. how
ever, that he would do neither of these
things, nor did he.
One afternoon he quietly took ont
Philadelphia license and soon after
met the woman in the waiting
room of Camden ferry ION the Phila-
delphia side), where a minister and
witnesses met them on the arrival of
the next boat. Then, amid the hustle
of passengers to and from the boat, the
ceremony was performed so briefly and
so quietly that no one of the hurrying
throng knew what was going on till the
minister asked the newlymade bene-
dict to salute his bride and showed him
how by planting resounding kiss
squarely on the girls pretty lips.
jeremiah Simpson and Mirada ELS
worth, both of North Stonington, Conn.,,
had been engaged long time, but one
evening they quarreled at a social gath
ering. Their differences were so seri-
Gus that at the young woman's request
a mutual friend, Rev. Mr.. Jay, accom-
panied them when they left the place
for their homes, a couple of miles away,
| For about mile the three plodded
along in silence when they were all dis
turbed by an attack from a mighty
Texas steer, the newly acquired prop
crty of farmer living by the roadside.
The onslaught was so sudden and Wig
orous that the attacked party took to
their heels, and might all have been
hurt had they not reached tree ahead
Of the steer. The sulky lover valiantly
climbed into its branches first. Then
the girl. boosted by the minister, joined
the swain. Last of all, and just in time,
the minister clambered up Once in the
tree they were safe, though obliged to
remain prisoners till the steer saw fit to
go away. ~
Their curious situation loosed the
tongues of the young man and the girl,
and in half an hour they had made up
their quarrel When theF minister
asked if there was anything the matter.
with wedding then and /fsre theya
both said no, and so they were married.
Pcrched up in the tree branches the
ministerimprovised them special sery-
ice. The steer wouldn't let them climb
down, though, till the next morning, an
hour or two after sunlight. Then he
was driven away by his owner, WHO was
passing by on load of hay. The united
couple and the minister who had mar
ried them were willing passengers to
their homes on that strange bridal car
riage.-Chicago Chronicle.
Quite Another Thing.
Hammer-Jefferson wrote the Dec
laration of Independence in an hour or
| so.
Henpeck-It's easy enough to write
one. Making one to your wife is where