Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-03-18

INrENs E EXCITEAIEN d
ne 4 ansas skcissnan. I Me Utah sx-
cisemept, alksr,s dllibuylIs ring " ils-
ment .ssre noshing tiihs exeitemeni dpr
town had been labotang nader Tor IN
llast two III three days, until. about ten
Io'clock last might when arriving Ak in
xenith, All Gained down, md once
more Ill things assumed their wontsd
channel. Our friend Day, 4 mine hostp
| ofths Hye rborsap. h.d given outsipyi7
Etaiioass lans = party end sitswas sexpeetsd
lthsts there would b. the ,lsaal lamounsof
mnsic and dancing, common 81 such oc-
casions. ii fact il was well known, by
alt those who dancs. that music Ind be on
lengaged fdr the eyaning. This, howev-
I|er. was not the cause Of the comrnotion
IIia our generally quiet town. @ no 10 !;
TINT has not been 70 uncommon an &c
lcarrence here, the past winter, as TO ex-
lcits either wonder " surprise, The Ak
element originated in the fact. proba-
bly, that some Of our Old fogies. who, do
not dance, together with our good Par
son, were among the invited guests, and
something unusual must be up Vari-
Gus were The speculations Of the young
men around town, during the whole day,
on yesterday. and long before night, the
Unanimous conclusion was arrived al,
that some Of their number, was, on that
eyeRtful evening, 10 exchange the tire
some life Of = single blessedness,n for
. one Of matrimonial bliss. ..,3 .s.s,9. Il.
| Not single wedding had taken place
ia town for months. and few Of our
young folks were prepared 70 look on
snch an, event with ind: ference. Offers
were made in the streets, We learn, by
young gentlemen. ranging from quar-
lter,t 10 . whole dollar, to any one who
would name tie lucky man, Of, ia III what
they felt still deeder Interest, the name
&c the young lady, and. We imagine, 80
much that seemed mysterious had been
thrown around the whole affair, and SO
little was knownof the programme, that
many of orr young ladies were mental
" exclaiming, Is il 1, lit /. Some said
i was A. !; others, that it was b. and
yet others, that i was c.; little dream
ing that the initial Of the lucky man was
much lower down IN the alphabetical Or
der We'll, to make our story as short
As circumstances will admit Of, the com
pany assembled AL were arranged in
proper. order several ladies bore the
appearance Of having adorned them
selves for the transition state between
celibacy and matrimony lovers stood
lagastfearing, that !" horrors underlined
fwere yet TO come, !" to blast their future
Ihopeswhilst We could not but imagine
that many dear ones were still making
q themselves the enquiry, 81 Is ii I"
Atsthis juncture Of affairs, the clergy
man, who, i was supposed would offici-
ate 4 al the. hymenial altar, entered,
with 3 look indicating thai he came
there to perform no unworthy ACT, to the
regret of either himself or the parties
more directly interested. The sofa ia a
conspicuous place in the room had be.
fore been vacated, and none dare ia
Itrude upon the reservation, although
wistfuI eyes we're often turned toward
the unoccupied seat Now, 4. expecta-
ton was On tiptoe, !" and the excitement
most intense. when 10 stepped our good
friend George y. Mayhem, Esq, lean
ing gracefully upon his arm the amia-
bic and only daughter of Capt. VIM
Smith. all. of ST. George Prairie; and
nothing 10th, each with the other shared
the vacant seat !; and afiera few sexcee-s
dinghy appropriate remarks and pray
| er,iby the clergyman, "a beauti(ulmar-
rage cerinoLy vas performed, aud
!" they twain were made one flesh. -
After resolving the hearty congratula-
lions Of their friends, the whole .compa-5
~, happy and joyful, marched down to.
The supper table. where every thing one
could wish had been bountinlily prepar--'
led lin! Mrs. Days best style. Allshavr