Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-04
A Serious Situation Relieved by
a LeXinOtOnian

t A Serious Situation Relieved b
a Lexiugtonian
q AS we'll known citizen of Lexin
ton, Tuesday morning Of last week. 7
turning from an Eastern trip, steppt
into the reception room OF the Chess
peake & Ohio depot at Staunton, tw
young people that had reached Staul
ton and seemed to be In great distress
upon inquiry they were very retlcen
and would reveal nothing. The 81
wore a wedding veil, ard when aske
II she was married, said 40, she ha
only been to Washington to see he
brother. So soon as daylight cam,
ard the city began to stir, the boy an
girl left the depot, and when on
friend, some hours later, reached tn
B. & o. depot. he found the girl Their
alone, and with tears in her eyes, sh
made confession, that che and til
young man had gone to WashingtoI
Saturday morning to get married, bu
reached there after II o'clock and whei
they got to the clerks office, 1t wa
closed.
The young man had some acquaint
ance In Charlottesville, sufficient they
thought to procure a license, 80 of
Sunday, they hied themselves to Char
lotteville, but Monday morning the
clerk told them on account Of theil
youthful appearance, as we'll as other
insufficient evidence, he could not
give them a license. and the next hope
was Staunton, so now the girl was
waiting at the b. d o. while the young
man was looking for some one to help
him out of his difficulty; and as the
girl end boy had been born in Lexlpg-
ton che appealed to the gentleman TO
help them out OF their trouble, assuring
him that she was 81, and that the
young man was 81 just few days be-
fore. While she was yet speaking. in
came her companion with most de-
jected look, and he, too, began con-
fession, explaining that the girl was
just 81, and wouldn't their friend do
to help them outH There
upon the gentleman ran to the phone.
Hello, Central. Give me Mr.. Woodward,
the clerk, Is that you, Mr.. Woodward
Eyes" "Mr. Woodward, you know
me, ain Blank" "Oh yes. How are
you Mr.. BlankP" II am well. Mr..
l am talking to you at the
lepot. The train Is here and am GO
ng home this morning. Oh, Mr..
Woodward, there are a boy and girl
lere from Lexington, who have jus.
been to Washington to get married and
,ct to that city after the clerks office
vas closed on Saturday and could get no
license. They thought they had sufIlc
ent acquaintance at Charlottesville to
procure the license. but they could not
70 sufficiently identified, and they are
Iere now standing by me In great dis.
ress. What about license from your
floeH' DO you know themT Eyes. -
How old are theyY' II do not know,
ut they say that they are 81 years
Id Are they young people of good
"0h, yes" "All right,
snd them up to the clerks office. they
hall have their license" And when
fter long disappointment the young
eople were assured that good Nj.
Woodward would give the paper that
ould make them man and wife, tears
ere profuse, but, kind reader, they
ere only tears of joy.
And so the world has wagged ever
nee good old Adam looked upon
'autlful Eve in the garden OF Eden,
I'd so the old. old story will be repeat.
as long as man has the power OF
'sech, and as long as woman has an car
hear that same old story.