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May 28, 1847
Spirit Of Jefferson
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Two young men from Virginia, followed by their sweethearts and mother, reach McConnelsville, Ohio, on their journey. The mother insists they marry before proceeding, and the couples wed in the forest by campfire.
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Va., left their native hills, to try fortune in Ohio.
Their sweethearts, unwilling to remain behind, followed them, determined, come weal or woe, to share their luck. On their journey they reached MeConnelsville, O., and encamped for the night when their mother, who had accompanied them, forbade further progress until the nuptial knot was tied. A messenger was despatched for the "license and squire," and the twain were made doubly one flesh, in the forest, before their camp fire, the stars for sentinels and the trees for witnesses.
Their sweethearts, unwilling to remain behind, followed them, determined, come weal or woe, to share their luck. On their journey they reached MeConnelsville, O., and encamped for the night when their mother, who had accompanied them, forbade further progress until the nuptial knot was tied. A messenger was despatched for the "license and squire," and the twain were made doubly one flesh, in the forest, before their camp fire, the stars for sentinels and the trees for witnesses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Love
Family
What keywords are associated?
Frontier Marriage
Journey To Ohio
Sweethearts Follow
Forest Wedding
Where did it happen?
Meconnelsville, O., In The Forest
Story Details
Location
Meconnelsville, O., In The Forest
Story Details
Two young men from Virginia leave for Ohio seeking fortune, followed by their sweethearts and mother. At McConnelsville, the mother halts progress until marriages occur; a messenger fetches license and squire, and the couples wed by campfire in the woods.