The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-18
A RURAL WEDDING IN INDIANA.

A RURAL WEDDING IN INDIANA
Said Major Oudesley, as he CASUAL,
dropped in on us yesterday morning anc
commenced talking away in his usua
quiet, chalty, and peculiar manner.
81 am sick and tired of his arificia
way of doing 'hings in these latter days.
-(lndiana paper, Dec. 1851
"Why so Majorw
"There is an eternal sigh, too mncI
parade about everything that is going
on"
81 was a, n wedding last night, iho
daughter Of an old and much esteemed
friend was to be married, and was 81
urgently invited that could not help
going: there was so much fuss and
parade that | was quite fatgucd.
could not help comparing the pro.
cecdings where couple were married
in Lawrcnceburg many years ago when
Indiana formed part of the great North.
western Territory.
Al thai time the settlements of the
cmigranis were mostly confined to the
rich bottom lands of the course. Law,
renceburg was small village Of few
log cabins. My father was magistrate
for tie district, and very promptly at,
tended to all the various duties of that
office, in addition 10 which he was in
the habit Of doing good deal of manual
labor on his own hook.
"Tlat was when you was not big
enough TO do much, Major"
Exactly, was tow headed brat Of
some eight or ten years old when the
incident am. about 10 relate occurred,
but | remember all the particulars as well
as it il occurred yesterday. You sec it
was about dinner time in the fail of Tie
year, when the old man, being engaged
in laying in a supply Of wood for the
winter, drove up his OK toam with a
pretty solid load of fuel. Just then a
young and unsophistcalcd couple entered
the village hand in. hard, inquired Cor
the Squire, and were duly directed to
'he house. The youth was baref,oed,
and wore coarse bat clean tow linen
shirt aud pants, and rongh stay bat of
home manufacture. His fair companion
was dressed 10 blue cotton ffock, pink
cotton apron, and coarse brogan shoes
without stockings.
These were their Wedding dresses,
and their severe simplicity. aud the thor
oneh Independence they manifested
III; de an impression on my mind thut will
ncver be chuced.
"We come TO get married." said the
young man TO tie old lady my mother.
who was properly busy among ,he pots
and kettles.
"Tha''s very good business" said she
smiling gIaciously, although you appear
TO look very young: hut there is the
Squire just drove up; he'll splice you in
It SIS than no lime" So out she bulted.
TO give the fortunate functionary due
notice.
81 can't stop ill unload this wood"
said the old man; F'lell them to come cut
here"
Out they came.
Tie old man WINS on the top of the
ralt. ano everu time he !hrew Oft stick
he asked a question. Before he was
'hirly unoadcd, he had the youths whole
story, having nscertained the names,
'gfs, and residence OF the parties, how
ong he had known the young womaE. if
lc really loved her, and was willing TO
abor honestly to promote her happiness,
etc.
The youpgsIer gave simple and salts
acto'y answers 10 all the questions pro.
In the meantime, the old lady, perfectly
understanding Dads way Of doing bust
Tess, had sent out TO say to the people
hat wedding was coming off al the
ouse; and by the time the wood was
nIoaded, quite crowd had collected TO
illness the ceremony.
The old fellow having pitched out the
Isl stick, and picked up his long goad,
ood up in the cart, and commenced the
erformance
"Jtst jine hands," said he TO the
oung couple. 1t was done accordingly.
81 am satisfied with both Of ye," con-
nued he, "ye have periec, right 10
ct uarried;" and he united them in
lort order. ;
"As the ralters on This house are