Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-23
Early Times in Indiana.

Said Major Oudesly, as he casually drop
ped in on us yesterday morning and commen-
ced talking away in his usual quiet, chatty,
and peculiar manner.
'.I'm sick and tired of this artificial way
of doing things in these latter days"
"Why so, Major!
''rhere is an eternal sight too much parade
about every thing that is going on"
II was at wedding lastnight-the daugh-
ter Of an old and much esteemed friend was
TO be married, and | was so urgently invited,
that | couldn't help going there was so
much fuss and parade that | was perfectly
disguised. | couldn't help comparing the
proceedings where, Il couple was married at
Lawrcnceburg many years ago, when Indiana
formed a part of the great North Western
Territory. At that time the settlements of
the emigrants were mostly confined 10 the
ri n bottom lands of the water courses. Law
renceburg was then a small village with a
few log cabins. My father was acting ma
gistrate for the district, and very promptly
attended to the various duties of that office, in
addition to which he was in the habit of do
ing a good deal of manual labor on his own
hook"
''That was when you wasn't big enough to
do much, Major 7"
"Exactly, | was a tow-headed brat of some
eight or ten years old, when the incident that
| am about to relate occurred. but | remcm-
Der all the particulars as we'll as though it
occurred but yesterday. You see it was din
ner-lime one day 10 the fall Of the year, when
the old man being engaged in laying in a
supply of wood for the winter, drove up his
ox-team with a pretty solid load OF fuel.
Just then a young and unsophisticated
couple entered the village, hand in hand, in
quired for the Squire, and were duly direct
ed to the house. The youth was barefoot,
and wore a close, but clean, tow linen shirt
and pants, and rough straw hat of home man
u%iacture. His fair companion was dressed
in blue striped cotton trock, pink cotton
apron, fine bonnet, and coarse brogan shoes
without any stockings.
These were their wedding dresses, and
their severe simplicity and the thorough in
dependence they manifested, made an inn
preston upon my mind that will never be ef-
faced"
awe come to get married." said the young
man to the old lady, my mother, who was
properly busy among the pots and kettles.
"That's very good business" said the old
lady, smiling graciously, "though you APP
pear to look rather young, but there's the
Squire, just drove up, he'll splice you in less
than no time" so out she bolted, to give that
important functionary due notice of the bust
ness in hand.
81 can't stop till | unload this wood" said
the old man "tell them to com out here.''
And out they came-the old man was on
the top of the cart, and every time he threw
off a stick he asked them a question. Be.
fore he was fairly unloaded, he had the
youths whole story, having ascertained the
names, ages, and residence of the party, how
f long he had known the young woman, if hi
really loved her, was willing to labor hon.
estly to promote her happiness, &c. The
youngster gave simple and satisfactory an
swers TO all the questions propounded.
In the meantime, the old lady, perfect!
understanding Dads way of doing things