Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-11-11
4 Country Weddins.

4 Coumtry Wedding. ii
Did l ever tell YOU of a certain
wedding | once attended? Its histo1
ry runs on this wise: On one stormy
Thursday last winter, as | was going
to the post Office, | was accosted by
"a young nal, or Oh bag, Il don't
know which, but sht Ill leave you to
.judge,y with the inquiry, q say, mis-
ter, can't ye tell me, sir, where
preach er Soule liyes?'' 81 suppose
/ am the man you are seeking.
The young mans countenance'
changed. TIE expression. of intense
anxiety passed away, and was sue
ceeded by one of ludicrous bashlul-
ness. swell, theny you're preacher
Soule, be We? Well. | want to see
you few minutes, If you've no OBJ
iections.l' sNone at all, sir. Be so
kind as to walk into my study with
me, where we can attend to your bu-
sinesB by the side Of comfortable
fire"
Once in the study, he asked again,
"yd u're preacher Soule, the minister,
beIye?' q am. 2 eBe we all hlone?''
looking sheepishly alt the half open
/ bedroom door. "We are said |,
as | closed it. ] kn ew well what he
wanted, but | was wi eked enough to
enjoy his embarrassment. After
hitching and shuiflHlg, and he mining
awhile, he spoke out @Well, I come
for to get you TO 20 and marry some
body tonight "Indeed, and how
far is iitt?' 90, It's only just seven
miles up here, you know ! want
ed he should 90 and get some one
else; it storm4d furious.y, ana I did
mot feel like bui1ating cold.norili-
caster that night, But he sait, mo;
the pld folks want you, and the gal
wants you, and, 50 do I want you.
and the old folks W ouldn't Ike it if
we did Int have you, You know -
sWellI if you must have me, wish
YOU you'd postpone it till better
weath4y I viii then come DIP and
marry YOU" 20. dear, that iwon {
do, no how, for we've postponed it
once, aud we wouldn't postpbne it
agin for nothing I then sfid to
him, Sir, I'll tel you what | viii do
If YOU viii CONG down he Re 4 will
marry you for melting. Np, that
wouldn't 40 neither; cause tie old
folks wants for To see US git m3rried;
and YOU must come, any way you
shan't lose nothing
The poor fellow begged |so hard, I
concluded to go, and accordingly
hired horse and cutter and about
five o'clock started on my novel wed
ding MISSION, found tie travelling
exceedingly bad all the way, and par
ticularly so after | left the main
road. At length | read hef the log
house IN which-the fair Dtide lived,
IIitching my horse, I went to the
door and knocked, when q stern old
voice babe me ''come in Entering
the house, / was invited I'd sit down
with all my over-elothes on, | asked
the old msn-if they we're going to
have a wedding there thaf evening.
He said they were. I tlen looked
around to see, if / could, where the
parties were coming from5 There
was but one ilbor.to the house, and
that let out into the world Very
soon, however, / heard d catering
up stairs, and to nay as enlistment,
the bridegroom and bride camo down
the ladder lie backed lown, lead
ing her by both hands. They were
seated.
"If you are ready fer he ceremo-
ny, you will please rise"
They stared at d ach of her, at the
old folks, at me, .bu / sat 81 I'LL. Twice
| repeated it, and twice VI as met by
the same vacant st hre. I
IF you want to get man ried, stand
up said !. That they 4 Understood,
and | proceeded I'd make the twain
one. When | came to I bis part Of
the ceremony, the matter ran thus:
"Do you take this wound NJ" &c.
GHOST sartainly, kir' /
800 you promiselt Ito love- her above +
all others?" &c |
"Why, said he, Hive d ne so this
good while =
l almost forgot the sol emnitg off
the occasion in my effort Is to sup I.
press laughter When Tea me to the
bride with this question, F'Do you
take this man?' SCI /
dies took me, hahn I'D for to be 4
his wife; he's my husband, then, with
,,,+ my 4o1yiDos hin, y u