Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-12
SOLDIERS AND Their BRIDES
Stories that Are True and Stories
that Are Not Tiuc.
RUMORS ABOUT CAR SEWER
Some HaEty Marriages Contracted
Without Regard to CONSCIOUSNESS
and Other Hasty Marriages in Which
Consequences Have Been Carefully

Romance has caught a new breath
on almost every street in Grecnville
since the soldiers have come here
There are enough stories gong the
rounds to satisfy Dumas collector:
for the next dozen or so years. Nor,
subjects have been furnished sewing
parties since August than in any Other
corresponding period in history.
You hear tales everywhere. and you
don't know what TO believe and wha'
not to. Newspapers would get In
never ending trouble If they were tc
publish them. and besides II would
take eighteen reporters their entire
time TO corrobrate the navvativcs. SC
the stories bubble up. are lashcd from
tongue 10 tongue. and then Slcntl!
die away. while new and more fas-
cinating tales come 10 replace them
Perhaps most OF the stories are idle
palavcr split by the super linsuists
Who knows? And then many Of then
may he true. No one knows. .t any
rate. they are interesting. even il they
are not true. The News gossip cNper,
has made an attempt to reproduce q
few of the discourses which have
reached his pricking ears.
The QuadrupIe Alliance.
The rumor goes that there were
four young girls in North Carolina
between the ages of fifteen AMI
twenty. who were in love with fouI
soldiers now stationed at CamI
SEWER: that they came to Grcenvillc
married their swcethearts simullane'
uusly and then rented a home Oh tht
outskirts OF the city where they al
live together. The ''rumoress" says
that they are all happy. and indica
tions are that they will be- so ever aft
rrwart.
Very Quick.
she came right down and turned
around, then walked right out again.
At least. that is what she did II this
story Is by any means correct. The
rclatrr of this story says ii came di'
rect from a minister and is therefore
essentially correct:
"A young lady working in a Nortf
Carolina city arrived here on sun
day on No. 81. at about LIS. \ sol
dicr met her at the station and con-
vcycd her to the minister's residence
where they were married at p. m
They then took walk about the city
At SO p. m.. she caught the traii
for home so as to he there in time fol
work next morning. The soldier went
back to camp. Both are working and
happy"
Pink Cheeks, Etc.
This report is said to have cmanat'
ed from q merchant:
One of his young lady clerks. who
was very efficient and hard worker
and who had been in his employ fol
n number OF years. fell in love with
soldier. He told her she had pink
cheeks and darling blue eyes, and heI
tender hands were not m&. work
80 presently she got n on hasrt o
going out with him at the boon hour
and taking an hour and u half dinner
Her employer reprimanded her. Sh'
was too pretty TO be abashrd, and st
she automatically resigned. She Ia
not working any more.
A Little Late.
Railroads nearly always figure IL
romanccs In one way or the othe
This story has been current in oul
locality:
\ young lady from Oklahoma w;l'
coming TO Greenville to marry Il lieu
tenant. whom she had not seen fol
some time. The train was late. ant
did not get here until after midnight
He waited patiently. They were mar
ried after two o'clock in the morning
while the minister upbraided himself
for choosing a twenty-four hour pro.
fession.
Why Not?
4 witness. the rumor goes, was
called in to attend a wedding OF
working girl to a soldier She was
apparently prosperous. and was very
young.
why are you marrying" the VIII
ness asked her. Don't you know thai
you are getting on better than vol
possibly could otherwise"
"Oh. WELL" said the bride. shrug'
ring her shoulders; fifteen dollars d
month extra will come in handy"
Black Sheep.
Another story is told as follows:
\ young lady fell in love and mar
ried a private on short acquaintance
He was good looking. but very frisky
when he did not turr
up for some time after the marriage
she instituted a search for him. Ht
had given her his wrong address. Sh'
searched the whole camp. Last re-
ports were that the black sheep was
still missing.
In the Restaurant.
There Is one thing the government
ought to put n stop to-" said the mar
in the restaurant with n big voice
land that is this thing Of letting
soldiers ma ry."
but how are you going to stop it!'
asked another.
No satisfactory method was offered
Jealous. Hearted.
The girl in this rumor was yer!
Jealous hearted. Her home was II
Tennessee, and she was in love with
soldier before the troops departed fo'
Camp Sewer. Letters followed II
abundance after he came here. ant
once or twice he mentioned havins
met attractive girls" She decided
that she had to either get busy or the
chance might slip. So she wrote ane
told him that she would meet him ir
Greenville at a certain hour on GER
tain day. That day arrived. and sht
was at the tryst in all beauteous
Attainment But he was absent.