Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-02
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time he seed her, and so did his woman
too y and many more delegations'of similar
import, aud it was signed d. Longbqw,
Justice of he Peace" and sealed too, like
his legal processes, that his dignity might
command, even If his person did not win,
the affections of thisicldery damsel.
Aunt Graves surrendered all this
within two months after the death of Mrs.
Longbow. The, Squire cast off his weeds,
and made violent preparations for matrimo-
ny ; aud on acertain uight--I shall never
forget 1.-THE affair came off.
There was a great gathering at the
! Squire's--a sort Of general invitation bad
been extended far and near7-the Swipes
and. Beagles, Aunt Sonora, and all Great.
preparation had been made in the way of
eatables. The Squire was, rugged inane@
suit Of homemade" (made BY Mrs. Long,
bow, too, in her life-time7ra while vest,
and he wore o-uottoh bandana neck hand,
I kerchief, with heavy bows, that buried his
chin, and a pair Of pumps and clouded-
blue stockings. Aunt Graves dress can.
not be described. She was~a mass of flint.
tering ribbous,r and she looked,as though
she would take wings and fly away
Bigeiow Van Siyck and Ike Turtle con,
Quoted the marriage ceremony-the one
took the ecclesiastical, the other the civil
4 management. Whenihc couple were ready,
ESurtle sat down in. front of them with The
statutes under his arm, with Bigelow this
bright hand. "a.
/ Turtle examined the statutes amid profound
silence for some time, turning down one leaf
here and another there, until he found him.
self thoroughly prepared for the solemn oc.
caslon. FINALLY, he arose, and with grav-
ity .thatno man ever puttonbefore or SINCE,
exclaimed ses rl ,-, -s<
Miss Graves, hold up. your right hand
and swear"
Miss Graves said "she was member of
the church, and dar'sent swear"
Ike said it was "legal swearing he wart-
ed. 'cording to the stateris-Got the wicked
sort wanted her TO swear that she was
over. fourteen years of oge--hadn't got-ho
husband living, nowhere warn'L goin TO
practice no fraud nor nothing on Squire
bongbow-and that she'd Jest as good
right to'get married now as She ever had"
j Mss Graves looked blank. ~ Is, gs
Squire Longbow d>t"he'd run the risk
OF the fourteen years of age and the fraud,
and finally he would of the whole ont. Tie
/ staierts was well enough, but il wam't 10
presumed that justice of The peace aaould
'Irua agin EN-. Some folks didn't know 'em
--he did," tr-ss g
Ike. said "tlIere. was something another in
the statert about Yimin's. doing things,
without any fear or compulsion Of any.
body, and he guessed he'd take. Miss Graves
/ into another,room, and examine her sepa>
.ratcly ard apart from her intended hus.
band. This was Joke Of Tuftle's., ~
The Squire said "tbat meant married
wimin--arler the ceremony was over, that
ere would be very legaland proper"
Mrs, SWINGS said 6 fer hor part, she
thoeghttlie oath or.ter be ppl--it would.
De an awful thing TO see 9 poor creipf forced
into marriage 5 { ~
f Sister Abigail thought so too.
Aunt Sonora hoped there. wouldn't be
sncihin' did wrong, $50 the people could
take,the law on 'em:
| 4Turlfe said 'lhat they needn't any on 'em
ret their gizzards--he was responsible FOR
the la .on Of the case.'s
Bigelow then rose, and told the parties
to,jine hands, and while theS were iined, he
wanted the whole company to sing psalm.
The psalm wGs sung. t.,t y,Ss- asts
kige!o~ then commenced the wedding
process, Squire Longbow," exclaimed
BlGelowr-"thIs is your second wife and
some folks say the third, and hope YOU,
! feel the awful position in which you 6od
I, Yourself" s'- IT. .r'f,s = l2F
The Squire said che toI. easy and resign.
ed-7li'd gone iuter'it from respect 70 his
woman who was now no more"
/" lou do promise to take this ere wo,
man. TO eat her, and drink her. and keep her
lives ~"
Squire. s s'3
And you. OF, soiir. part continued
bIgesow, turning TO Aunt Graves promise
to behave yourself and obey the Squires In
all things ?" s.l,.@
Auot Gravessaid "she would, Providence
permitting g,,.
This marriage, ceremony. / believe, is
nearly word cor word. ~
'Phen," said Turtle, bwlIeqi ourselves
INTO line, and let's have d dance" "iand draw.
ing out his fiddle, the Sholscrowd,. in Eve
minutes were tearing downsat,a tnasG furi.
Gus rate; and, when departed, at about
midnight, the storm was raging s.ill higher,
the whissey and hotwater rcirculatedfreeIy,
Turtle looked gpise abstracted about his
eyes, and his footsteps were growing more
aud more uncertain. Bplliphani's face sbooe
ike1dfummond,li light, The voices of the ~,
males little stimulated, were as noisy and