The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-02-17

whiskers of his, he'd looked a monstrous
site better. | put on my yaller briches
and blue cloth cote and white satin jacket,
and my new beaver hat. and then we druv
round To old Squire Rogerses and took
him into the carriage and away we went
10 old Miss Salliouses plantation. When
we got thar, thar was most overlasin
gatherin thar wailin to see the ceremony,
alore they ale supper. Every body look
ed glad and old Miss StaIious was flying
about like she didn't know which end she
stood on.
"Come in Joseph,' ses she, ",he gals is
in lother room.'
But couldn't begin to get in tother
room for the fellows all pullin and hauln
and shaken the life out ONE to tell me
how glad they was
"Howdv, Major, howdy," ses old Mr..
Beers, 81 give you joy-yer gwine to
marry the flower o. the country, as al
ways sed.-She's monstrous nice gal,
Major"
"Tha,'s fact" says Mr.. Skinner, ''lhats
fact, and hope you'll be good hus-
band to her Joseph; and that you'll
have good luck with your little-"
"rhank ye, thank we gentlemen-come
along cousin Pete" SEES !, as quick as |
could get away from en-.
The door of other room was opened
and in we went. lnever was so struck all
up in heap alore-there sot Mary with
three or four more gals, beautiful as an
angel, AMI blushin like rose. When she
seed me she kind o'smlled and sad good
evanln." | couldn't say a word for my
lie tor more'n mint. There sot the
dea' gal Of my hart, and | couldn't help
but think to myself what an internal Gus
man must be who could marry her and
thea make her unhappy by treslin her
mean; aud ! determined in my sole to
stand atween her and the storms of the
void, and 10 love her, and take care Of
her, and make her happy as long as
lived. If you could jest seen her as she
was dressed then, and if yon wan'la mar
red man. you couldn't help but envy my
luck, after all the trouble is had to get
her. She was dressed to my llken; in
fine white muslin frock, with short sleeves
and white satin slippers, with her hair all
hanging over her snow-white neck and
shoulders, in beautiful cuIles, without a
single breast pin or any kind ofjueIry, ex-
cept a little white satin bow on the top of
her head. Blneby Miss Carlne cum in
The room.
Gum, sis, they's all ready" ses she,
aud thar was CRATE big tears in her eyes,
and she went and gave Miss Mary kiss in
her mouf, and Rugged her time or two.
We all got up to GO Mary rembled
monstrous, and felt sort o. fainty myself,
bur didn't feel nothin like cryin.
When we got in The room whar the
company was, old Squire Rogers stopped
us rite in the middle of The floor and axed
us for the license Cousin Pete handed 'em
10 him and he red Fem out loud to the
people who was all still as DEATH After
ialkin lltlle he went OH
'lI emmy body's got emmy thing to say
why This couple shouldn't be united in the
holy bans of wedlock," ses he, '.Iel EN-
now speak or always afterwards hold
their peace"
"Oh my lord oh my darlin daughter
oh dear, laws massyn' says old Miss
Slalllous as loud as she cold squal, clap
pin her hands and cryin and shouten like
she was at a camp meelin.
Thunder and lightnin thinks I, hears
another yearthquake' But held on to
Mary, and was termined that nothin short
of a real but up of all creation should get
her from me.
SC" ahead, Squire" ses cousin Pete,
ait amt nolhli."
Mary blushed dreadful, and seemed like
she would drop on the fore,
Miss Carline cum and whispered some
thin to her, and mother and two or three
other old wimmin got old Miss Stallious
to 60 in tother room
The Squire went through the balance
of TIE business IN hurry, and me and
Mary was made flesh of one bone and
bone of one flesh, before the old lady got
over her highslericks. When she got
better she cum TO me and Rugged me and
kissed ne as hard as she could rite ofore
EN- all. while the old codgers in the room
was salntin the bride as they called it, II
dd'"i like that part OF the ceremony at all
and wanted to change with 'em monstrous
bad +; but reckon have made up for it
sense.
After the marvin was over we all tuck
supper, and the way old Miss Slallioueses
table was kivered over with good things
was asl"nishin, After playin and frolikin
lil about 10 O'Clock, the BRIDES cake was
never baked in Georgia afore. The Stall
Houses being Washiugronians, thar wasn't
no vine, but the cake vert bad just so.-
b Ut twelve O'Clock the company began
To cut out home, all of 'em jest as sober
as when they cum.
had to shake hands with 'cm all. and