The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26
AN ARKANSAS WEDDING.

homespun, and led his bride by the hand
She was bouncing, rosy-cheeked damsel
following step or two behind, feeling evi-
IDENTIFY IN a novel position. You Melindy,
take yer finger outen yer MOUTH Melindy
cast defiant look at her maternal relative,
withdrew the offending member, wiped il on
her apron and quickened her pace. Tie
young pnrson, after soine liltle trouble, ar
ranged them to his satisfaction and proceed-
ed.
John Stfbner, do you take Melindy
Woods, ih the presence of these witnesses,
TO be your lawful welded wifer
That's wot I'm hear for answered Mr..
Strbner. examining his hands into his breech-
es pockets.
'You will please answer Yes OF no.
'Yes or no. promptly returned the gentle
man.
mo, no! say yes.'
'Y-a-s, thenl' casting sheeplsh look
around him.
'Melndy Woods
Y-a-sr
wait moment, please. Melindy Woods,
do you take John Stribner, in tie presence
Of these witnesses, to be your welded hus.
bandp
j reckin.'
'rhen in the presence Of these witnesses
spoken OF, declare you man an wife, cor
din 10 the lars Of Arkinsdi an the Gospill;
an wot's thus jined let no man put in sun
der.
The parson turned away, flushed and ex-
cited; but was recalled by query from Mn
Stribner.
Mus a. kiss her now, GeorgeF
AS you please, John; she's yours now
Hole up your mouf, Melindy.'
'Shan't do it! Right here afore folks
John didn't argue the point, but sided up
to the grnning group where was standing,
and proposed that 'us boys should take some
'bust head ("hiskey.) Meanwhile j heard
Melindy's triumphant voice among some of
her companions. kiss! humph! lawns turn.
ed fool, believe slept on my corn. .sbuck
shake down afore the fire soundy that night,
being separated from the bridal apartment by
acurtain extemporiscd for the occasion.--
From behind its folds heard lawns, re.
monstrating voice, followed by u host Of
loving apologies from Melindy for the refu.
sed kiss. II take my 'affydavy' that he re.
ceived that one hundred fold, with interest.
"PIrcHIKG Is."-The Philadelphia Bulletin
says, the greatest OF all nuisances, to a re-
spectacle editor, are these small. minded gen.
try who believe that the mission of journal
is not to disseminate news, and aid buyers
and sellers by advertisements, but to be per.
petuaIy 'pitching in" to this or that subject
more generally into this or that Individual
Such characters are generally very loud and
talkative specimens Of the genus irritable,
prone TO hint that they could carry on jour.
nal with all its difficult details much better
than anybody else 10 the country that they
would "stir up things" and that their firm
belief is, that all paper needs is 'pepper" to
make /. excellent. We can imagine as we
write, that we even now hear the familiar
accents: "NOw just want you to write m
article and give so and so fits"--for men of
this description nre generally gifted with a
degree of assurance which respects no duty
or dignity, and suffers the possessor TO be-
lieve that his miserable fancies will actually
receive consideration. And yet we can say
with truth, that we never met with one of
these advocates for indiscriminate "pepper"
and abuse, who would not writhe with agony
at the faintest illusions to himself in type
which fell short of flattery, or who was not in
fact coward.
Men who put faith in abuse as a necessary
element in journalism, who take no interest
| in articles which nre not in some way per-
sonal, and who relish no "fun" unless it cats,
are invariably vulgar and selfish, just in pro.
portion to the degree in which such tastes
prevail with them. 1t is melancholy, how
ever, to see the number of them in every
community, and the degree to which they
often succeed in inspiring writers for the
press with their own spirit
HH- The Baton Rogue Comet, speaking
of the late fight in the House of Represen