St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-09
SLIDELL DEPARTMENT
News Gathered by Our Correspondent Social Events Etc.

would like to go back to him,
even if he would take her. Her
stepfather, e. S. jenkins, recently
put her mother and children out of
tie house, and the family was with
a Mrs. Smith in Slidell. Mrs. Smith
is fortune teller teller and match
maker, too, 1t seems, as the fortunes
of the two young people We're told
b.. her and predictions made that
they were to marry.
"Bouey claimed to have met the
girl at Slidell some time ago, but
that he was not aware that she had
boarded the same train. He after
wards stated that they both took the
train together and that he had paid
the fare. The officers then secured
statement from the conductor, who
declared that they had boarded the
train in an out-of-the-way place and
that Bouey had paid both fares to
New Orleans, amounting to 80 cents. =
Now, to begin with, II those parties
arc from Slidell they must indeed be
very secluded as no one here seems
to have ever heard their names. We
consider the whole affair quite a
slam" on Slidell. The young man
claims that the E.arriage charges
were cheaper in New Orleans than
here. This statement alone proves
to the world that they never hailed
from Slidell. The train fare to New
Orleans is s1.05, which makes s2.10
/ New Judge Crow would have very
near married them for this sum, as
the kind old Judge has very tender
| heart, and is always ready to assist
these in trouble. If any one doubt.
that, just ask the judge. Then, too
possessed a real live fortune teller
We will surely have to put Marsha
White next to this in order to collec
| the license. The Item terms then
MISREPRESENTATION" ant
"the groom that Nigh thave been.
Well they both might have been from
some parts of the state, but they ar
not residents of Slidell, as far as il
known. and we trust that the fortun
telier's word will come true; that tn
couple will wed and live happy eve
after.
Groom Starts Life on Love and So
New Orleans Item, Sept. z.
Love always finds a way, they say
and Allen B. Bouey, IS years oil
who was arrester Monday upon hi
arrival in the city from Slidell, i
company with Wanda Henley, his la
year-old-bride-to-be, because the DC
lice suspected that they were run
, Always, has proven himself a tru
: lover.
, While confined in the house G
detention awaiting a message fro,
) the girls mother to assure the a,
/ tEorities that his intentions we1
t good and that no objection had bee
made to the proposed marriag
t Bouey wrote letter to a frien
t Bryant Smith, in SlidelI, asking hi
to bring the mother and Wanda
little brother to New Orleans an
g stl aigthen things out, saying that !
t would pay all the expense incurre
0 ana ii he could marry Wanda. won
5 take the mother and brother on
j. doifport with them. He expresst
e some anxiety about Wanda, not kno5
d ms that she had been sent to II
t House OF Good Shepherd for prote
a ton. po.o
y Mr.. Smith, Mrs. jenkins n,
r Elother) and the little brother. In
s arrived in New Orleans Thursd,
t morning and hurried to the invent
y court to inquire for. Wanda. Aft
/, nearing that the mother was perfee
e ~ willing to consent to the maria
since she was unable to care for h
k dat ghter, and the bridegroom
. youched for as good, hard-worki,
II boy, Judge Wilson, though he denim
e rec because of the girls youth a,
lack OF even a public school educ
r ton. ordered her release from 4
o House OF Good Shepherd, commuI
r. Gated with Judge Gauthreaux wi
t readily released Bouey, and arrang,
y fer the wedding to be celebrated
r tho court building. AS the groo
o only had $500 in waiting at i
y forth precinct station. Rev. j.
Lawrence, pastor of the First Bapti
y church. gladly gave his services. II
d Eride is the daughter of a Bapti
e preacher and wanted q Bapti