The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-07-16
WESTERLY, r l.. THURSDAY, JULY 16 1857

dies and gentlemen, am accepted,
and sat down by her side, while Mar
covered her face to hide her bushes
Swell, the money is yours" said Mr.
Brown" but you have got to be mar
ried before you leave the house." Joe
thought this was more than was bargain
| ed for, besides it was customary to asl
, the consent of parents. Brown though
he could answer for their consent-h'
was seconded by the whole company
and seeing no chance to escape, 10,
asked for time to talk the matter over
and giving his arm to Mary, followed
Mrs. Brown into the next room which
was unoc cupied. Here he apologzed
for making bis proposal before the COM
pany, and asked what she thought OF
getting married that evening, aud how
her parents would like it. She thought
her parents would not object to haying
him for aon-in-l law, and was willing to
get married if he really wished it, but
though-sit was hurrying matters pretty
fast After while they concluded to
60 back to the company, and if they
still insisted on it 60 crafty them as they
would by this means avoid the f6rmoi-
ties of fashionable wedding, which they
both disliked
On returning, they were told that the
Squire was making out their certificate.
and finding their friends still determined
on their marriage, went through the cere-
mony. After receiving the congratula-
tons of the company, and giving the
money he had SO fairly earned to the
Squire a. hi, fee Joe took his bride home
to her father 1t was late, and the old
folk, bad retired, but in the morning. on
apologiz ng for marrying their daughter
without their consent, and promising to
try TO make her happy, he was duly re-
ccived as a son-in-law.
doe had promised to help his neigh
Dor Smith kill hogs the next day but one
after he was married; and though he !
would rather staid with his bride, and
had scripture authority for doing so, yet
not wishing to send an excuse that be
had married wife, and could not come
he returned home the next day; besides
be wished to steal march upon his ac-
quaintances, At the hog-killing party
he was bantered considerable about Miss
Jones, aud neighbor Smith wanted to
know when the wedding was to come off.
Joe told him he did not expect it very
soon. I" | will bet that you are married
before six months" )" said Smith " what
will you bet of that :" asked Joe. Il
will bet you an oyster SUPPER" replied
Smith. Joe said, If | am married
within six months, | will furnish an oys.
ter supper for twenty, ard you may in-
vite the company and if not, you shall
furnish supper for the same number,
and l will do the inviting" This was
agreed to. Joe had told Lis bousekcep-
er, as a secret, that he had taken a wife,
and she not being able to keep it herself
had employed two of her female friends
to help her. They each one told it TO
two of their friends, who told it to their
friends, SO that it was as well kept a
oSSiCI dS COulu Dc, duu W hCtp l1 Tue
better, each Of these last told it to suit
her own fancy, so that by the time it
became known in the neigbborhood, it {
had been told in as many ways as there I
we're persons to tell it.
Some said that Joe had married girl
be never saw before others that Mary {
Jones had so far forgot herself as to ash
him to have her aud Miss Tattle, whom
report said had set her cap for him, for
getting that her own name was Mary,
thought that Poll Jones must want a
husband bad to marry Joe johnson in {
such hurry. In the meantime, Joe
was making arrangements tor bringing
her home, his house being well furnish
ed, and, as Mary like all other young la I
dies. had been getting ready for house
keeping ever since she was child, in
OF sometime having an offer
it was not necessary to wait long
When Smith FIRST heard the news, he {
had some doubts about its being true,
but his mind was set at rest by the fol- !
lowing note iom Joe :
Friend Smith IL expect to bring