The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-13
A PRETTY BRIDES
NERVE FAILED HER
And a Romantic COurtShip Came to an
UnFOmantiC End.
HOW IT ALL CAME TO PASS
Drummer CruikShank and Miss Robin
son Desperately in Love.
WENT TO THE MORRIS TO MARRY
Preacher There-Bride Almost Relented
Sisters Appeared-The Proceedings
Stopped Bride Regained Nerve
Brother-in-Law Settled Affair.

young HedflS came TO q very unromantlc
ending yesterday afternoon between three
and four o'clock at the ladies' entrance to
the Morris hotel. The license had been pro-
cured, a minister of the gospel secured
room engaged at the Morris for the bridal
party and all the other details carefully
looked after.
The happy couple left the home of the
prospective brides sister, and went out pre-
sumably for a buggy ride. When they ar
rived at the Morris, two of the young
lady's sisters happened to Dass by, and
then those delightful little domestic
comedies which go to make life so inter-
esting, followed A large crowd witnessed
the first scene at the Morris and the finale
| at the passenger station.
Fred Cruikshank was the name of the
young He is a drummer for a hat
! house, and makes mis- headquarters in At
lanta. The young lady was Miss Nettie
May Robinson, of Gold Ridge, Ala, but
who spends a great part of her time in
Augusta Ga. with relatives. She is a young
lady of very attractive appearance and was
stylishly dressed yesterday afternoon in a
black skirt, white shirt waist and straw
| hat
Was Love at First Sight
AS nearly can be learned the young
people had known each other only for a
short time, but it was case of love at
first meeting, and they were determined TO
be married at once. Accordingly they came
from Gold Ridge to Birmingham together
last Saturday afternoon, the young lady
going to the home of her sister, Mrs Hurt
who lives on the South Highlands Cruik-
shank in the mean time, set about making
all OF the preparations for the ceremony.
Yesterday morning one of his friends got
| a license for the couple, and with the as
| sistance of other friends, he made all of the
| arrangements. The affair was very clevery
| arranged. Dr. G. c. Kelley, pastor of the
| First Methodist church, was to perform the
ceremony, and he was instructed to be at
the Morris hotel at 3 O clock. Through the
kindness of c. H. Nabb the parlors of the
hotel were to be used for the ceremony
All this having been arranged, Cruik-
shank went after the bride-elect in a buggy,
and they succeeded in getting away from
Mrs. Hurts residence without arousing sus-
picion, although Miss Robinson took with
her little telescope grip, containing a
simple wedding rousseau.
young Lady Delayed The Game
All went well until the Morris hotel was
reached, and there the first obstacle was
| met with in the person of the young lady
| herself. She began to get nervous over tne
| unconventionality of the approaching cere-
! mony, and insisted on going back to her
| sisters and getting married But the
| young man knew that such a scheme would
| never work, and persisted in having the
| knot tied instanter. Cruikshank had a
| number of friends among the travelling men
around the hotel, and George r. Jones' of
| Nashville; Duncan McDougal of Atlanta:
Lieutenant Medley Pride, of Nashville, and
! others Who were waiting to act as grooms-
| men for their friend, came out and used all
| the persuasive powers of their drummer
| souls to get the stubborn bride out of the
| buggy, but she wouldn't bulge. One of
| them took her grip out, but that did no
| good. In desperation, the groom sent up
| stairs for DIR. Kelley, who had been wait
! ing patiently, in order that he might try
to move the bride, but about this time the
| climax came.
| Two OF the brides sisters, Mrs. Hurt. Of
this city, and Mrs. Adams of Columbus.
| Ga, fate would have it, CHANGED to walk
| down Nineteenth street, and it took them
only a few moments to grasp the situa-
| ton. And then there was a scene They
| insisted that their young sister should not
| get married at that time and place. This
| objection, strange to say, seemed to inspire
| the leading lady of the little comedy and
| she insisted that she should get married.
| Mrs. Hurt had an inspiration that her side
needed reinforcements, so she left her sis
| ter on guard, and hurried down to the pas
senger station, where her husband was
! about to board the train for Montgomery.
| He Was Powerful Man
| Mr.. Hurt objected to the marriage as
strongly as did his wife and sister-in-law.
and as he is very large and powerful
looking man, his objection was not without
| its effect
But we've got our license and must use
| it," exclaimed the would-be BRIDE now
| thoroughly aroused.
mo you shan't use it in BIRMINGHAM.
said Mr.. Hurt, with gestures, land if you
insist on marrying it'll have to be in your
mothers parlor at Gold HILL"
| DIR. Kelly was appealed to, and he said
that legally speaking, one had a right
| to stop the marriage, providing there was
! a license and that the man was over q
and the woman over IS. This didn't phase
Mr. Hurt, however, and he still objected
| whereupon the bride gave way, and de-
| cided to call off the marriage for the pres
| ent at least. 1t was heard afterward that
| the ceremony will occur at Gold Hill some
| time in August.
| Groom Was Put Out
Mr.. Cruikshank and Miss Robinson,
chaperoned by her two sisters and Mr.
| II11rt and aecomDanied nv n nuuber of
friends, adjourned to the passenger sta
| ton, where Mr. Hurt left for Montgomery.
| A short time afterward Miss Robinson
! boarded the Central OF Georgia train for
| her homo near Opelika. The disappointed