Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-27


tonsummaiion so devouly wished for, is tuck
place. In other words Tsc q married man
am in no situation to tell you all how the thing
tuck place, not by no means, and if it wasntmv
promis didn't believe could keep away from
my wife long enough to write you a letter.
Bless her ilItle sole, | didn't think loved her
half as good as do But 10 tell the yaEe etru,h.
do believe I'm been out of my senses ever
sense ate before fast. Bat must be short this
time, while the gals is plaguin' Mary in t'otAer
room.-They are so bad
had the license got morn a week ago, and
odd Mr. Estman brought home my weddin' suit
lst in time Mother would make me let cou-
sin Pete wait on me, and Miss kesiah was
bridesmaid. Mo her and old Miss Stanley had
every thing ranged in insi rate style long afore
the time arriv, and mother was wanten but your
company to make every thing complete.
Well bout sundown cousin Pete cum ronn
TO my room, whar we rigged out for the 'casion,
and don't believe ever saw him look so rood,
but if he'd jest took off them 'bominablc crate
big sorrcl whiskcrs ofhis, he'd looked mon
strons site better Ipnt on my yaller brecchcs,
and blue cloth cote, and white satin Jacket, and
my new beaver hat, and then we druv roun to
OLD squire koger"eS and tuck him into the car
rage, and away we went TO old Miss Sanlcy's
plantation. When we got thar, thar was
most everIastn' gftherln thar wa tin To see the
Scrrcmunny, niore they ate supper. Eyerybo-
dy looked glad, and old Miss Stanley was flying
on.
Come in, Joseph scs she, the gals in ,t'other
room.'
But couldn't begin TO git in tothcr room
tor the iciIcrS all puiln and hauIin' and shakn'
the lie out OF me to tell me how glad they
was.
'liowdy, Major, lloMdy, scs old MIR Beers, u
gve you joy--ycr gwinc to marry the flower
OF the country, as always sed, She's a mon
strous nice gal, Major
'Thntsa fact scS Mr.. Nadgcs, 'and hope
you'll be a GOOD husband to her, Joseph and
that you'll have GOOD luck with your littlc----'
B
cousin PETE scs las quick as | could get a.
wav from them,
( The door room was opened and in WE went
4 never was 50 struck all up in heap atorc--
there sot Mary with three or four other gals
beautiful a. an cnrCl, and bushin like a rDsr
When she seed me, she kind o'smlcd and said
good cvcninH | couldn't say a word for my
life, for more nor minute. Thar sot The dear
gal uf my hart, and couldn't help but think to
myself what an Internal Gus a man must be who
can marry her aud then make her unhappy by
lreatin' her mean and determined in my sol,
to stand atwccn her and the storms ofthc world
and to love her, and take care other, and MAKE
her happy, as long as lived You could jcs
seen her as she was dressed then, and if yor
want a married man, you could'nt help but en-
w my luck after all tho trouble Is had to &c
her She wos dressed Jest to my lkin, in
white muslin frock, with short sleeves and whit,
satin slippers, with her hair all hangin' ole
h cr snow white neck and shoulder: in beautiful
curls, without single hrcas'pin or any Jewel
rv, ccp,a littlc white satin bow on the top hc
head. BY and by Miss Clrolrnc cum into tn,
room.
Cum, sis, the,'re all ready ses she, and tha
WAS crate BIG fears in her eyes. and she wen
and g,ve Miss Mary a kiss in her mouf, an
hugped her a time or two.
We all aot up to 20. Mary trembcd mon