The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-15
BRIDAL TRIP To
PARK; BRIDE LOST
Wife Awoke, Husband Gone
Hub Aroused, Wife Gone
Jake Edwards and Miss Annie
Perry, Of Smithfie|d, Lose
Each Other in Bloomsbury.
Are Found.

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Jake Edwards night watched" the
Ivanhoe, Smithfeld Cotton mill in
which Miss Annie Perry worked, but
when he brought her here yesterday,
married her and took her to Blooms
bury Park, he let her get away.
When / WOKE up this evening, she
was gone. There's something crooked
about it, Jake Edwards said as he
came into the office last night and de-
scribed his bride Of less than q day.
I'VE vas married this evening and
went out to the park. Mr.. Separk
married us. night watch, you know.
and sleep in the day time. I'll be fair
with you, ( had taken a drink OF two
and l lay down to sleep. When /
woke up she was gone, great, fine
looking girl" he said az he described
with every circumstantiality of detail.
The description was essentially that
Of a groom. Some of it was justified
by poetic license, the other marriage
license. He fixed up his story, gave
ali the points of Identification and
asked what the bill would be.
What do Q really think a be-
come of her? 2" he was asked. And
he replied that she could o have
left him without cause, tina they
lhSF0A hh0 @Ay aO0o1S thG1 pCcPIC
were willing to the match, and the
girl would not have left him under
any conditions. "She amt but nine
teen years old, great ~fne-looking
girl" he said. "Sump'n's wrong"
"Sumpn' was wrong. While Jake
was stirring up the city h officers
had heard that Mrs. Edwards had
was brought in on the patrol, but no,
committed to the station. She haC
married Jake and that was worthy
neither OF death nor of chains.
The groom knew nothing of that
Advised to find the bride before tht
lice was begun. Captain Patterson
was first found Jake stated the case
The captain asked more question;
than a small boy. When the inQuisi
ton was over, Captain Patterson sale
blandly: Yes, Jake, that was might,
. good ticker you had in hat grip
I Your wife has been looking for yo,
, and we have found her. Where dit
you get the licker?"
Ordered t." Jake answered, as h
!, asked for the address of his wife
q There was to be no ad testifcanduu
4 procedure on his honeymoon.
"Gentlemen. I would ike to Civ
you all a drink. but it's all I got,
Jake unused as he opened the grip !
: the police station and took stock Q
:. his matrimonial adventure. Take
n drink anyway" he said. Chief Wa
q ters declined. Captain Patterson plae
ed his nostrils over the slender nee
4 of the bottle and drew a last breath
but that was all.
The police captain then directed M
Edwards to Davie street. where Mr.
Edwards was waiting. II though
you was lost. Mr.. Edwards ST sal
to the groom. When woke va
= was gone" Mr.. said. An
when | woke you was gone" she r,
e Piled.
q They stood at the brides uncle an
:, laughed at each other. "Funn
. weren't it?" Jake Edwards said. "Y,
y know | never slept none last nipl
= and when l went out to the park
:. got sleepy. When I woke up l thinl
.. to myself where could she have Wen
&c And | looked everywhere" The bri,
was prey to the same pulling snec,
~ lations until Captain Patterson led h
- husband into her presence and turn,
: him over to her.
You needn't put the ad in II
- paper; | got her now" Jake Edwar
said last night when he reioined +
n bride lost in the mazes Of Rloomsh,ry
=, And the lad" was incontinentlv kille
-, And thus was cleared the most my
tn ferrous thing hat Chief Walters r
undertaken since he came into !
:, kingdom.