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

The gr0onswas lanky specimen in
hcmespuh and led his bride by the hand
She was a bo.rnclng, rosy.cheeked damsel,
following astep or two behind, feeling evil
IDENTIFY In novel position. you Meliudy,
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 parv. TIE
young parson, after some little trouble, ar
ranged them to his satisfaction and proceed
ed.
John Stribner, do you take Meindy
Woods, in the presence of these witnesses,
to be your lawful welded wifeP
THAT'S wot I'm hear for answered Mr..
Stribner, examining his hands into his breech.
es pockets.
You will please answer, Yes or no.
yes or no. promptly returned the, gentle
man.
NO, no! say yes.'
'Y-a-s, ,henl casting sheepish lock
around him.
'Mellndy Woods
Y-a-sr
wait moment, please. Melindy Woods,
do you take John Strbner, in the presence
OF these witnesses, to be your welded hus.
bandP
y reckin.'
'rhen in the presence Of these witnesses
spoken OF, declare you man an wife, COR
din to the laws Of ArkinSaw an the Gospill;
an wots thus jned let no man put In sun
der.
The parson turned away, flushed and ex-
cited; but was recalled by query from Mr..
Stribner.
Mus a. kiss her now, George!'
'As you please, John; she's yours now.'
Hole up yonr mouf, Melindy.'
'Shan't do ii! Right here afore folks
John didn't argue the point, but sided up
to the grinning group where was standing,
and proposed that 'us boys should take some
bust head ("hiskey.) Meanwhile | heard
her companions. 'kiss humph! lawns turn.
ed fool, | believe slept on my corn. .sbuck
shake down afore the fire soundly that night,
being separated from the bridal apartment by
acurtain extemporisrd for the occasion.--
From behind its folds heard lawns, re.
monstrating voice, followed by host OF
loving apologies from Melindy for the reiu.
sed kiss. II take my 'affydavy' that he re.
ceived that one hundred fold, with interest.
%"PIrcHING 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 journa
is not to disseminate news, and aid buyer.
and sellers by advertisements, but to be per
petually "pitching in" to this or that subject
more generally into this or that individual
Such characters are generally very loud ant
talkative specimens of the genus irritable
prone to hint that they could carry on jour
nal with all its difficult details much bette
than anybody else in the country; that the,
would "str up things" and that their firm
belief is, that all paper necds 10 'fs.7psr"l Z,
make it excellent. We can imagine us W
write, that we even now hear the familia
accents: SNOW just want you tp write al
article and give SO and so fts"-for men o
this description are generally gifted with
degree of assurance which respects no dut
or dignity, and suffers the posseisor to be
lieve that his miserable fancies will actuall
receive consideration. And yet vc can So
| "ihh sius"t "o HCNuI Lltt WIFI OHe U
these advocates for indiscrininaie "pepper
and abuse, who would not wrilhe with agon
at the faintest illusions to himself in typ
which fell short of flattery, or who was not il
fact coward.
Men who put faith in abuse as necessar
element in journalism, who take no interes
in articles which are not in some way per
sonal, and who relish no stun" unless it cut.
are invariably vulgar and selfish, just in pro
portion to the degree in which such taste
prevail with them. 1t is melancholy, how
ever, to see the number of them in ever
community, and the degree to which the
often succeed in inspiring writers for th
press with their own spirit.
~ The Baton Rogue Comet, speaking
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