Year: 1864

The editor of Southern paper is respon-
sibe for perpe,rating the following: Not long
since a Confederate soldier returned from
the wars to his home, near the State line d.
vding Kentucky and Tennessee. The first
business he attended 10 was that of marrying
the girl he had left behind him when he first
started out to seek the bubble reputation at
the cannon's mouth. A large party was got
ten up by the brides family, and man who
was conceded to be Justice of the Peace, be-
cause be had held the Office for twenty years
before this cruel war had commenced, per-
formed the ceremony that united two loving
hearts that had but single thought After
these rites bad been observed there was a
feast of hog and hominy, roast turkeys, pum-
kin pies, etc., and several gallons Of forty rod
whiskey to be discussed. In the course of
human events the newly welded pair were
put to bed according to the custom still in
vogue among the rural population.


They had scarcely began TO realize the
situation" before there was great rafting
at their chamber door, and an imperative de-
mand for them to arise. Some prying peo-
pie had just discovered that the magistrate
was not regularly elected officer, and was
not justice at all. Alarm took them all, and
another justice was sent for who lived some
miles distant Before midnight the knot
was tied again. and the anxious pair suffered
TO retire for the second time.


The first contretemps was discussed freely
by those who had not gone home, and the
various contingencies of the matter investi-
gated thoroughly. A at once it was found
out that the last justice lived in Kaintuck,
while the ceremony had been performed just
over the line in Tennessee. There was
hurried rush up stairs, and another arousing
of the bride and groom. They came down
stairs somewhat dissatisfied with the turn
matters had taken, and then the whole party
went down the road threerquarters of mile,
till they got into the State where the squire
lived, and there the wedding rites were per-
formed for the third time. The brides
mother, not satisfied with all this comedy of
errors, had, some time bef,re, dispatched
swift messenger for stated preacher, and
when they got back TO the paternaI mansion,
to make all things safe, the knot was tied
for the fourth time by the man of God. BY
this time the first glimpse of daylight was
streaking the eastern sky.


Weared out by the experiences and ankle.
ties of the night, they were at last suffered
to retire in peace Half an hour had not
elapsed before there was another confus on
in the house. A laundering knock at the
chamber door of the young couple, made
the groom thoroughly mad lie told who
ever it was that it was too late" and swore
he would not get up again for all the mis-
takes in the world. lie would whip the first
man that disturbed him again, be didn't care
who it was. a grutf demand to open the
door, if he did not wish to have it beaten
down, and the rattle Of musket decided
him to submit once more to the imposition.


On opening the portal he was confronted
bv Federal soldier, and the words, "You
are my prisoner-come along with me-"


Vainly did he plead to bave the privilege
of giving bail for his appearance, and his
offers of bribes were as useless rs the wind.
The officer charged with his arrest was mex
orable, and now the chap is spending his
share of the honeymoon at Columbus, in the
guard house, while the disconsolate maid, his
bride, weeps for him at home.


Richmond Enquirer.