Year: 1864

The Memphis Bulletin publishes the following


Not long since Confederate soldier returned from
the to his home the State line dividing Ken
lucky and The first business he attended
that OF marrying the girl be had left behind when
he frs started out to seek the bubble repu alton the
cannon's mouth. a large party was gotten up by the
brides family, and man who conceded to be
juetoe OF the peace because he had held the office for
twenty years before this cruel had ced per-
formed the ceremony that united two loving hearts
that had but single tholght.


After these rites had been observed there Was feast
Of hog and homny, roast turkey, pumpkin pies, etc..
and several gallons of forty rod whisky 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 great ratng at their chamber door
and an imperative demand for them to a.ise. Some
pryng people had just discovered that the 4trate
was net regularly elected officer and not justice
at all Alarm took them all, and another justice wus
Sent for who lived miles slant. Before midnight
the knot tied again and the anxious couple were
suHer,d to retire tor the second time.


he first conretempts discussed freel, by those
wlo had not gone home aDd the various coatiugC
of the matter Investigated thoroughly All at once it
was found out that the last justice lived in Kaintuck
while the ceremony had been performed just the
line in Tennessee. There was hurried rush up stairs
and another arousing OF the bride and groom. They
came down stairs somewhat dssatifhed with the turn
matters had taken, and then the whole party went down
the road three quarters of nile till they got into the
State where the squire lived, and there the wedding
rites were performed for the third time The brides
mother, not satisfied with all this comedy OF errors hnd
some time before dispatched swift messenger for a
stated preacher and when they got back to the paer
nal mansion, to make all things safe, the kuot tied
for the fourth time by the mau of God. By this time
the first glimpse OF daylight Sir akng the easteru
sky.


Wearied ont by the exp ritnces and anxiees of the
night they at last suffered to retire in Ieace Hal
hour had not elapsed before there another
fusion in the house, laundering knock at the cham
Der door OF the young couple mace the groom thorough
y mad. He told whoever 1t that il "too late
and be would not get up again for all the mis-
takes in the world. He would whip the fret maa tla,
disur bed him again be dldn care who it was gruf
demand to open the door if he did not wish to have il
beaten down, and the rattle Of musket decided hin
to submit once mere to the imposition.


On opening the portal, be was confronted by Fe3e
raj soldier and the words "you are my prisoner, com
along with me-"


| Vainly did he plead to have the privilege Of givin
bail for his appearance, and all his offers brides
as useless as the ide wind. The officer charged wit
tne nexorsble, and the chap is spendia
his share of the honey sst Columbia the guar
house while the disconsolate maid his bride, weeps c
him at home