Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-08
NUMBER 2s7.
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BE careful, then, Peters and grease ii well, do
you hearyn
4 " Faix, III do that same thing. IN be plaxing
+ yer honor this time, any way"
| An hour passed, and waited impatiently for
tne carriage. Once or twice saw Peter pass tho
window with the slush bucket ia his hand and
began to wonder what took him to the kitchen so
often. Atlcngth hailed him, to know II the We
hice was not almost ready. ., vs
q (" AyehW said Peter, would ye have me spoll
q pnrty piece of works It's little them naygurs
know about grasing anything, the haythens :
i ! But you are so long Peter, ! had better como
and SEQ about il myself" aa e4
4 !" Faix An there's no need Yer honor shall
have Il fornint the dure in no time"
Wen, make haste, then, for am in a hurry
IL might have been fifteen minutes after this
that Peter knocked at the door ETIi
4 'Wll Jput the horse in sir ~ tga
Certainly, IL you can. Is the carriage ready,'
/ ocn, sure, put it's q beautyl Would your
: Draw 1t out, win be there directly.n
Peter went OIL, and was In the act of fingne
open the doors Of the carriage house as an.
preached. f.f f1
There, sir, J" said he, pointing to the carriage
IN evident admiration. Did yer honor liver see
the like o that?p
why, what on earth have you done to IL"
q "Grased IL sure, Elegantly! Bedad but ID takes
the shine, anyhow" M1f lf5
i never felt so angry in my life; and vet. tho
whole affair, combined with Peters conscious i'm
portanee MS II he pfided himsalf in having done a
good thing, was so ludicrous that soon became
undetermined whether to laugh or storm
ahere STOOD my new carriage creased all over
with slnsh, or what is commonly called il the conn
try soap fat; not only the leather curtains but
the top the body, the running gears, and even
the shafts and sYingletree, literally one shining
mass OF nnsayory grease. And there stood Peter.
with his hat cooked knowingly ON one side Of his
head his arms akimbo, and his eyes travelling
nom NINE 70 his work, with look Of the most
intense satisfaction, The axles were left untouched
| refer Mulroony never creased carriage for me-
after that day.
Wedding Among the Wood- Choppers.
Marriages "in high life have often been de-
scrioed with great skill, and wonderful acauain-
tance with fashion and millinery displayed by ths
reporters. Butawedding in tho baekwoods, among
the wood-choppers, Is not often reported in full In
the papers As novelty, then, we give the fol-
lowing. The time is the merry month of June.
and the scene--an actual one--is laid in the woods.
Ihe festivities were conducted in an extremely
Tree, oiihand manner, and whosoeyer chose to par.
tcipate in the same, was welcome so to do. wheth-
er he had been especially invited or not
L
known in the forest az axe men and shinple-maker,
ofmore than ordinary thrift, aud the friends Of the
bride (who IS a sunburnt, moon face lady Of TWEEN
ty-nvel assert that none are better fitted than abe
70 bill the duties Of a hepmate inasmuch. M g AZ,
knows nothing but hard work, and Is able Al ali
times TO earn her dolIer day, either at basket
making, gathering sumach leaves for the ston,.
keepers or cutting hoop-poesf M the maple swal,ps.
The nuptals were celebrated In the one-story
ten by six log.baift mansion offhe brides faith
er, at which pAcc the guests began to gather with
the approach Of shutdown; and ere long, merry.
amtrking groups os brown, bare footed forest wo-
men, dressed W gay calicocs, thronged the house
and blocked up the door ways.
\ The groom, who was well.looking fellow Of
about two and twenty, had arrayed himself ID a
pink and white calico shirt. and new pair of shi-
ming black satinetpantaoons, the bottoms Of which
were rolled up for the better display of his hand
some peppef-andsalt stockings and calfskin slp-
pers His thti, swarthy visags had been SO close
ly shorH, that i fairly glistened while his we'll
creased, sandy hair was disposed on top Of the
head IN the figure OF q short rams horn. I He was
evidently becoming impressed with the solemnity
ofthe occasion, for he preserved a most serious
expression Of countenance, answered all questions
with extreme brevity; and while one hand was
/ clptched in thaA Of his Indy love, who sat by his
side on the end Of the bed which occupied one
corner Of the dwelling, with the other he held a
snail Methodist hymn-book, upside down, before
bis face, from whose pages he scarcely once avert
| ed his eyes. 04T
Besides pair OF stout COW hide pootees, mace
pair OF huge red arms, and string Of scarlet ssa.-
ingwax beads upon her neck, the bride wore mo-
thing which showed that she had attempted rps
use OF any unusual display, aud with subduod NJ
Of intense delight she steadily contemplated n~
yellow springs which relieved the blue grcuns ~
her "Merrimac Calico frock. nat $685.
While the twilight was yet at ia hsigns. No.
jokes and fun OF the merrier portioa Of the conv~-
ny were stiled for the Squire fwho Il an elderp,
'fore-hander" farmer, and who, in the absence ofa
clergyman, holds authority to perform marriage
ceremonials) mads his appearances in a inagisterisl
black, and Wearing several portentous looking Law
octayos and 2 Bible. partly wrapped up in his
bAnfana handkerchief FL nfoaf
0fall dgnitaries known on earth, none ar, 30
feared and yenerated by our country people as the
| Squire For this reason a complete and aftep-
| tive silence now prevailed throughout the conps-
ny, aud aifcr the Squire had steadily looked abons
him for few moments, he gravely laid his hooks
upon the dresser, spi out his tobacco, wiped bis
spectaclcs, and placed them upon his nose, all Of
which donga signihed that the ceremonies wcro
about 70 begin.
The preliminary rite consisted Of a prayer which
the Squire, drawn up his fullest height feryent
ly read from tract secreted In the corner OF his
hat (aihough he pretended 10 keep bis ewes shut
~ 'ne Nhhe,I anu curing tne recital oil which those
who possessed aprons and hats revercntly buried
their faces therein, and those who we're without.
leaned their forebeads against each Others shonl-
ders. Having finished his prayer the Saulre in
vited the bctrothed couple TO rise, and in an iu-
pressve speech, in which law phrases and art
quotations from the Bible sonorously sbonnded.
he discussed the nature and beauties Of the mat
rimonial compact foz full half hour or more.
Az the close VI the homily, the bride hung her
head apd Pinohed her arms, the groom becarse per-
cef,tibly nervous, and the guests crowded toward
the Squire Whose GOODNESS and happy 5emesnor
was most enchanting) with intense see.crnes. d..
pioted on their countenances, for the climax was
obviously at hand. a s
In few minutes all was hrouoht 40 IL. h.rr,