The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-19
A PECULIAR STORY
In Which Steve John and Steve
MikeII are Reunited.

MikeII are Reunited.
Father After Greek Bride Who Sold
Her '.For Keep" for $3.50 Daugh-
ter Will Remain With Groom.
A party of a dozen or more jab-
bering Greeks wearing boots Of gor-
geous tops and adorned with much
glittering jewelry, blew into police
headquarters at Columbia, S. c., ex-
citedly gesticulating and dancing
about in fear of some impending
danger, the nature of which Chief
DAILY finally discovered through re-
peated showers of punctuation
marks, to be that the father Of a
bride in the Gypsy" came near the
city was about to arrive here from
Norfolk and take her away.
The father Of the groom, whose
! lucious Hungarian bride Of few
months, was threatened with kidnap-
ping by her father, has the martial
carriage and grace of an Arab as he
strobe into police headquarters, ev:
ery muscle in his seven feet Of
height evidencing his splendid physi-
que acquired in camp life, his swar-
thy complexion blending with his
strong cigar. He wore picturesque
silk vest, the buttons of which were
IS gold pieces, while his elaborate
gold watch and chain would have
furnished 81 excellent "stage prop
erty" for a count of Monte Cristo
show.
This wasSteve John, and he eXhib-
lifted papers to the police which seem
to entitle him and his party to pro-
lection, and which incidentally re-
veal some curious costums which are
allowed to prevail even in this coun-
try among people Of his nationality.
"Steve Mikell, the fadder Of my
son Teardo's bride. is coming on next
train to run away with his daughter
Louva, my sons wife. But We hav
been too smart for him. We got pa
pers from Boston showing his consent
| to marriage. I gif him Twelve hun
der and feefty dollar for her, and he
has sign coontrack with me to pay
me back twenty-five hunder dollar
if he take her back. He can't trade
her off any more under America
law
| And the tall man pulled out the
documents, which conclusively con-
frmed his story. There was con.
tract signed by both fathers--Steve
Mikell and Steve John---giving their
consent to the marriage, ''in consid.
GRAFTON of the sum of 81, ,250, receipt
| of which is hereby acknowledged, y
the said Steve Mikeil agreeing il
he ever did anything to seperate the
two that he would pay Steve Johr
$500. The paper binds him specifi,
cally not to run away with or in any
manner induce her to leave young
Theodore John. The paper is signed
by both Steves, duly witnessed anc
bears the signature of the Boston
lawyer drawing it up.
| Steve John also exhibited the mar
riage license and registers certifca
ton that both parents consented te
the marriage.
Another treasure which Steve fish
ed out of his inside pocket, anc
which he still more jealousy guard
ed against going out Of his posses
sion, was a newspaper clipping from
a Boston paper giving a picture o!
the bride who was married to hiss
last fall, and which sets forth how
she was adorned with $1,000 worth
of Jewels.
''Steve Mikell, he tink he made
lots of mon out of my Louva." sait
Theodore the groom, sby sell from
one to odder, get lota mon from
each, but we bind him on Coontracl
!; now. He sell no NOR. -
How many times has he sold hel
like this?" asked the desk man, hi
eyes glistening with interest.
-Four time alread."
'No, no, no." said Steve John
rising and glowering down on his sol
in indignation, ''only two time.
i At which the privates in the room
joined the desk man in a hearty
laugh.
ooh, but he no do it no more; we
binda him in a contract" came the
reinsurance from the groom.
'Will you be satisfied to let her 81
back to her father if he pays the S2,.
500w wickedly asked the newspaper
man for the purpose of provoking
another explosion in the hope thai
something else interesting and move
would be blown out Of the curious
soul Of the groom.
! 'sOh, yes; we all satisfy if he pay
the s2,500. He got plenty Of mon.
| At which there was more laughter
among the privates, the chief join,
| ing in with his favorite little snorts,
which bubble up from his Irish blooo
in spite Of his well trained official
dignity.
| The party said Steve Mikell was
coming with a large party Of follow,
ers and that there would likely be 9
bloody conflict unless the police in.
terferred, which the police agreed tc
do.
| Bryan and the Veterans.
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan
was at Richmond last week when the