Year: 1874

/ THE MAElfAAONIAL VENTURE OF TWO
| KENTUCKY LOVERS.


lFrom the Cannelton qnd,) Enquirer.I


Cannelton has notoriety for run
away matches not possessed by any
other town in the State So common
is it. to see a runaway couple on our
streets, that new arrivals are only
noticed when their love affairs pre-
sent some peculiar, startling, or now
ell feature not possessed by an ordi-
nary elopement. Kentucky damsels
| have learned that when an obstinate
papa says mo !" a trip to Cannelton
| will set all things right. Last week
a young lady of Hancock county was
the happy possessor of two ardent
and demonstrative lovers. Being
an exceedingly sweet looking girl,
there was nothing so singular in her
having two lovers except that they
were brothers. Each claimed that
the little angel loved only himself,
and that the other was regarded
with only sisterly affection. On
last Sunday morning the rivals met
on. the road, each being bound for
/ the admired ones. home to learn his
fate. A dispute arose, and they
repaired to the shades of an aged
oak to settle which was to be the
possessor OF. this sweet little four
foot specimen Of blushihg loveliness.


While these brothers were settle
ing their little difficulty in this true
Kentucky style, a neighboring
youth, who had also fallen a victim
/ to the lady's charms. was proposing
an elopement to Cannelton, the
Gretna Greene for Kentucky lovers.
This modest request was granted,
and the couple started, and, as they
passed the residence of a fayorite
minister near Hawsville, he was re-
quested to come over in short
time and perform the ceremony,
while the lovers continued their way
to our town to procure the neces
sary : ''arms and ammunition" to en-
| able the man of God to do his duty
with no fear of hereafters. They
came over, got possession of the
necessary papers, and started up
Front street. When they arrived
at Castleberry bridge. they found it
undergoing repairs and large por
ton of the floor taken up. At this
same moment they beheld a sight
well calculated to make their youth
ful hearts cease their harmonious
beatings, and for the moment they
saw their bright dreams vanish, and
their ardent hopes dashed to the
ground. They beheld a crowd of
persons crossing over from HaWes-
Vile, coming with q swift and steady
stroke, which but too plainly betok-
ened their business and their deter
mined purpose. Tile almost bride
and groom gasped for breath, and
clung to each other with q grip
which denoted that they never more
wished to be parted, looked around
to see which way they could run with
safety, cast longing yet frightened
look through the bridge to the
water, far below, stepped one step
nearer, but before taking the fatal
leap they cast one more imploring
glance across the bridge, and saw,
to their intense delight, the smiling
countenance of Squire Paterson ct
the other side. They Immediately
halloocG across, and asked Kim if he
could marry them, quick :! at the
same time pointing to the approach
ing skif' in the river.


The Squire took in the situation
at a glance, and shouted to them to
send on their papers. The young
man hastily gathered dornick. and
tying the license to it with his hand
| kerchief, threw it oyer to the Squire
talking rapidly all the time, and ex'
planning their cause for speedy ac-
ton, while the young lady was
urging both on to greater speed by
crying at the top of her voice: Here
they come They are all ready to
land Do it quick, Mr.. Squire +
The Squire asked their names, and
being somewhat hurried by the pc
culiar situation, yelled at the top oi
his voice. and without stopping to
take breath. John and Mary you
are married / pronounce You man
| and wife so help you God amen SO
| be it run quick and tell them that
what God hath joined together LET
no man put asunder-tie the dollar to
| that brick and throw it over p and
then. as he wiped the perspiration
from his dripping forehead. he said
in a calmer tone, "It's all right now" "
| The young couple turned, prepared
and expecting to meet an angry IA
ther and furious brothers, but saw
only the minister and a few friends,
who had come over as requested,
and who were much chagrined to
find that they we're a little too late


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