Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-12
From the Family Companion.
HOMESPUN YARNS.
POLLY pEABLossoM's WEDDING.

"My star that parson is powerful slow
a coming. reckon he want SO tedious
Citing to his own wedding as he Is coming
here,' said one oi The bridesmaids OF Miss
Polly Peablossom, as she bit her lips to
make them rosy, and peeped into small
looking. glass for the twentieth time.
:" lie breaches enough about The short
ness of llfetime," remarked another
pouting miss, sand how We ougtt to inn
prove our opportunities, not to be creeping
aloi g Ike snail, when whole wedding
party is waiting for him, and the waffies
are getting cold and the chickens burning
to crisp.
"tiave patience girls, may be the mans
lost MS spurs and can't get along any fast
en-" was the consolatory appeal Of an arch
looking damsel, as she finished the last
OF bunch of grupes.
"Or perhaps his old fox cared horse has
jumped out Of the pasture, and the old gen.
tIenan has to take il FOOT" surmised the
fourth bridesmaid.
The bride used industrious efforts 10 ap-
pear patient, and rather Indifferent amid
the general restveness of her aids, and
would occasionally affect extreme merri-
ment; but her shrewd attendants charged
her with being .fdgGty and rather more
uneasy than she wanted folks to believe.
Hello, Floyd - shouted old Captain
Peablossonl, out OF doors 10 his copperas
trowsered son, who was entertaining the
Young bcaux of the neighborhood with
fears of agility in jumping with weights
"Flovd, throw down them rocks and put
the bride on Snip and ride down 'he road
and see if you can't see Parson Gympsy,
and tell him TO hurry along, we are all
waiting for him. He must think weddings
are like his meetings, that can he put off
to the Sunday after the fourth Saturday
in next month"; af:er the crowds all gath
cred and read, to hear the preaching. Ii
YOU don't meet him, go clean to his
house. I'spect he's heard iha, Brushv
Greek Ned is here with his fiddle, and has
taken a scare"
AS the night was wearing on and no
parson had come yet to unite the destinies
Of George Washington Wndgkios and the
amiable AID accomplished Miss Polly Pea
blossom, the former individual intimated to
his intended, the propriety of passing of
the time by having a dance.
Polly asked her ma, and her ma after
arguing that it was not the fashion in her
time, in North Carolina, to Ounce before
the ceremony, at last consented.
The artist from Brushy Creek was call
ed in, and, after much turning and splitting
on the screws, he stamped his foot and
struck up Money Musk and away went
the country dance. Polly Peablossom at
the head, with Themas jefferson Hodg-
kins as her partner, and George Washing
ion Hodgekins next, with Polly's sister,
l. visa, for his partner. Polly danced 10
every gentleman, and Thomts Jefferson
danced to every lady then up and down
in the middle, and hands all round. Next
came George Washington and his partner,
who underwent the same process and
so on through the whole, as Daboll's arith-
meiic says.
The yard'was lit up by three or four
large light.wood fires, which gave pic
tnFesque appearance to the groups outside.
'on one side of the house was Daniel New
man PcabIossOm'a nda bevy of youngsters,
who either could not, or did not desire to
get in,o- the dance--prohalLy the former
and VINO amused ahemss Nes by Jumping
a9d wrestling. On the other side, group
oil matrons sat under the trees, in chairs,
and dIscoursed of the mysteries of making
butter, curing chickens of the pip. and
children OF the Group, besides lamentipp
The mlsfortunes Ct some neighbor, or the
indiseretion of some neighbor's daughter.
who had ran away and married circus
rider. A few pensive couples, eschewing
the ''giddy fdance,' promenad ed the ward
and admired the moon, or wondered If all
them little stars were worlds like this.,--