The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07
How he came to - ssarrsel

There arc few married men who could NOT, e the1
would, relate some interesting incident eonnatsd III
their courting experience, and there few unnAi
folks Of either who do not take naturally - ~
that style Of narrative. Everybody is snxons - kloe
how every body else who has crossed the naasihela
rubicon, managed the tcklish busiaess 81. .sW. r.,
thus explains - us how be got married: sss ~ So
Nmay be Jimmy, bat I've doss il Fvs SptssiA
and baby. Shadows Of depatted--oyStef soew4
brandy cocktaih cigar boxes, boot jscla absoondhe
shirt buttons, whist and dominoes. Shadows q pas
hoop skirts, band boxes, ribbons ,iters long stooka
juvenile drssses, tin trnmpets, LITTLE willow chain
crsdies bib pap, sugar teats paregoc, hive syrup.
castor Oil Godfeys cordial, soothing syrup, 4
SIENNA salts squis, and docton bills Shadows fdtsse
: - More nine pound babies, mora hive syrups etc.
: I'll tell you hoxslswas esuehk Iwas almeCspAhe
darndest, most tsa oustazd hasfa Sllew yba.sir a
gee it was kinder in my Life to b taken viii thes
shakes every time saw pretty gal approashiag me-
and Id cross the street any time rather than ce Qhes
twasant because didn't like the critters, f il Iu
behind fence looking through knot hole, souldnt
look ct one long enough. ~ - As.s ID ss-slsn.
Well my sister Lib gave party one night, and il
stayed away from home becauDs WAS TOO bsshfhl -
face the music. hung aroand tho house swAisliae
Old Dan Tucker, dancing to keep my feet sNasn,
watching tho heads, bobng up and down, bshiaa ~
window curtains, and wishing the thund1filg party
would break % Ioosld ct in ~ ROOM iaats1
bunch g e,ea5s and = it..s g,sdns late aad nsa
No sooner said than dplsd daud soon found nysslf s
n bed, i Now, saN let her rip! Dance ~ -
wind gives ont And esddlisg uadsr tAAaoA
Morpheus grabbed me- s-usas !, s. se
was dreaming of soAplel crabs aad ,slssed 49,
md w. having , geed tiae, whsa sso1l1bply kaa
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.ud knew then ~ = - Esals q girls isaak
Rap, rapr sThe6 n dag CT, asnms5 rTs5 q 81
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@1hsn came > roar q Mhsghts. ss .sas.s ey
y vea't .ys5 -. -. /. s.'l~ .laa4y SIS
II 81, says t.. . : -. \. ,s.ss'fs E..
Then r came .aosh~ hssA. b .Asnd~l 1sAs,As;s
Iet tiled. vngs ( 81 xlt~ness h as -s;vsrs
{. Got ont, Jon petieoassd sossserovsrsI eisd: 1
can't you Get beau without hsuliag Sal)ow sutSf
,ed1 won,t g home with yo.--I wss't-seysa1e ~
'etter But presently, oh nortal buttoss IL iAa11
eal!. small voice. very much like ulster kb,a es4A
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o., Lord -h.s /. pi.ll. .1h,.k Il :. i ~ =
ven.y girls outside tie door waiting to esl Is 8 III
Ind stopped to think lsshoald have panoeksd - -
pot Al it was, rolled 7out amone the beeaee4Mfes
nd ribbons in hurry. tSmash + vent ~. ailliuqI
. every direction. 4 hsd to drsss II the dash-1
here VAS crack in TIE door and the grls eN -
rhe critical moment eaas. apsaeds - fdosaaal j
oond myself right anoae The wepes- 6 assa $ ~
sOh, my lAehass sgieAAaee sysssssg at Is ss:ilsa
my de.re asIiae, 1ipAp. ysayst e ss;ss sseSleha
nd they pitck is- pall - ~ 40 ana1h16 !
'ozed NJ ~; sad. a bFshG syst l,e!e es--a4 /
-hst aane yasrPat hse Arms Eikesoas@ j.
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