Some of those old stories are really entertaining. I came across an article that was printed in the NY Times in 1884 about my great great grandparents eloping in Middle Georgia. Apparently these articles were printed up north to show them how crazy the southerners were. Hopefully I took after my grandmother…

The last sentence: “The woman was looked upon as being an industrious and respectable lady, while Warren was regarded as a worthless character, and the news of his departure was received with a marked degree of satisfaction by the entire community”.