Year: 1874

esquire, Marry Us QuIek-


A Cannelton 1nd.) justice of the
peace has lately performed matri-
moniaI feat which entities him 10 the
kind regard and business e0nsidera-
ton Of every pair Of elosely-pursued
and hotly-pressed lovers in the world.
Cannelon is one Of Kentncky's coave-
nient Gretna Greens-mueh the bet
ter and safer for being in another
State, with the sweet flowing Ohio
between.


A pretty little Kentucky girl was
loved by two brothers. She was not
able to decide between them, and left
the question with themselves to set
tie. They met one day on the way
to the house Of the lady, and COM
menced the argument of which was
the best man in the old Kentucky
STYLE of "off with the coat and at it. !"
While they were thus discussing
their relative merits, and both get
ting very tired of the debate, another
young fellow who had no fraternal
rival, slipped into the house, told of
the disgraceful scene in progress be-
tween the brothers, and asked the
young lady to split the difference
ane get rid of the rUfians by taking
him. The picture he painted her
was so bright that she took him at
his word and both fastened to get
out of the State. They hied them to
the river, and on the way engaged a
holy mar of Hawesville TO come over
as quick as he eoul and bring bis
wedding ceremonial outfit for their
everlasting benefit. He agreed to
skiff over the river in a short time,
a1d told them to go and be as happy
as they could until he came They
crossed over to Cannelton and has
tened to procure the necessary we'd
ding documents by the laws of Indi-
ana made and provided for such ven
turers. They got it and were walk
ing hand in hand just outside the
gates of Eden, waiting for them to
swing open with silver music and
admit them to still forbidden joys.


There was just enough fear Of pur-
suit to make it lively for their young
hearts, and cause them to trenble on
the brink of blessedness. They came
to Cast,eberry bridge over a ripping
stream, which was too wide to jump
and too deep to wade. The bridge
was undergoing repairs, and a large
portion Of the floor was torn up.
They stopped and looked into the
gulf below through the bare beams.
They gazed over to the Kentucky
shore. and saw boat full Of men
rowing across with steady stroke.
Pursued That was the first thought.
They would perish together rather
than be torn assunder. Hand in hand
they advanced one step nearer the
gulf, before taking the fatal plunge
through the gaping bridge beams.


A moment more and they woIld
have been safe from pursuit, and
locked in each others arms at the
pebbly bottom Of the stream. Hold
rash, impetuous children" They
looked up and saw the smiling face
of Squire Patterson, like rising sun
on the other side Of the bridge. They
knew him in their calmer, happier
DAYS. The yonng lady was on toe
most intimate footing With the Squire
and she very naturally took the posi-,
tion of spokesman. She halloed
across, esquire, marry US quick " at
the same time pointing to the boat
advancing with now audibly splash
| ing oars. The Squire took in the sit.
uation in a twinkling, aud shouted


Gan right send on your papers
The Young man picked up a handy
store and tying the license to it with
bis handkerchief, flung it across, while
the Young woman was crying at the
top of her voice, Here they come
i They are ready to land Do it quick
SQUIRE :" The squire did it quick
and shouted the marriage ceremony
across the water, aud bridged the
yawuine cbasm with safety for those
/ two willing hearts and young lives
so very near the brink. He ended,
"I pronounce you man and wife
/ Go and tell lem, what God hath join
ed together, let no man burst asun-
der. Young man, tie a dollar to
another dorniek and heaye it over.
/ That little matter was all settled
nicely. and the young couple breath
ed again. They were married and
proclaimed man and wife so quick
| that it made their heads swim. They
could now dare life, and brave all the
world. especially their eager pursuers
who had landed from the boat. They
turned towards The skif-passengers
with proud defiance, and suddenly
came to their sober senses. The
boat brought over the holy man oi
HawesvilIe. whom they bad engaged
to marry them, and his party and the
young couple felt slight color OF
shame in their faces