The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-08
0uTW|TS MOTHER tn
WIN VIRGINIA BRIDE
CUPID SCORES AGAIN IN FACE,
OF PARTIAL DISAP-
PRONaIA

Baltimore. Md, Jan. THE good
old adage, Love laughs st lock
Smiths, while very true and aiirtera-
tive. does not cover enough territory
10 suit Lloyd NJ. Lattrell. twenty-four
years old, ~ this city. He believes
that II should be amended to include
conte plated mothers in la in the
same category with the locksmft MS,
Luttrell was having his own quiet
little laugh last night. while his pretty
little bride. who up to five o'clock last
night was Miss Myrtle l.. Black. OF
Fredericksburg, Va. appeared to en-
JOY the situation as much as her hus-
band. They enjoyed n all the more
because there had been tears ana
hearthreaks not more than a day or
two before,
i.ut;ref who is a driver in the EN- :
ploy of the Western Maryland Dairy
Company. al nit Linden Avenue. had
been suitor for many months for the
hand of Miss Black. who Is miiiiner.
and lived with her mother and sisters
In Fredericksharg- Only week ago
they decided to get married, and Lut-
,treIl at once proceeded to put into
execution all the plans that had been
buzzing In his head for long time.
He gave up the hard little cot IN the
long row OF similar cots which he oc-
'oPfNo NsAh ttie otHcF uFtNSrH Ipr the
Western Maryland Dairy Company
and rented flat at 1904 West La
fayette Avenue, Dough. furniture and
pictures and spent his spare time ar
ranging them, made plans to get a
few days vacation from his work.
and then secured a marriage license
here. This last step was taken on
Monday, and on that day he boarded
train for Fredericksburg where Miss
Black was waiting to return with him
TO Baltimore for the ceremony.
Trouble doomed up when Luttrell
entered the BLACK home and joyousiy
notified the mother OF his bride to- be
that he had decided to become her
son in-iaw. Mrs. Black decided that
he was wrong.
When thought of this fiat and the
furniture and the other fellows down
at the dairy and how they would
laugh when ! came back without a
wife. fels sick" said Luttrell. last
night But rather than argue with
Mrs Black. ! decided to come back
and try another scheme. So / called
a cab and drove to the station so that
the FREDERICKSBURG people wou,dn.,
know the wedding had been called
OH When | got back to Baltimors
J sat down and wrote Myrtle a let
ter. told ner that IL she wanted to
marry me she wouldn't let her mother
or ANYBODY else stand In the way, and
that | would look for her "Wednesday
afternoon on the train that left Fred
ericksburg at half-past one. Yester-
day afternoon l received a telephone
message from her saying she would
meet me at the depot at four O'clock
and | was right there"
The ceremony was performed at
five O'Clock. T.nttreIi declared, by the
Rev, a.. p. jackson. pastor OF the
Fuller Memorial Church. ON the par !
sonage. MT 9a3 Fulton Ave. To dispel
any doubts about the matter, he
proudly exhibited the license and GER
tificate, ard declared he was going
to keep II handy in case Mrs. Black
tried to renew her opposition.
Have you wired your ,nother-in-
law bout the weddtngyv I.uttrell was
asked.
- :. Mot set ~ laAsAed We're So
.nepto let her figure II Out Tor herr
leA m feM 6Ays.