The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-14
Doing it up Brown.


A runaway couple, "true lovers" Of
the most fervent Yankee stamp, arrived
at small inn near Boston, and wanted
the landlord to send for minister to
"splce EN-" and to :" be quick about it. y
The landlord complied, and the eli
censed minister" came.
BE you the minister?" asked the
bridegroom.
II am," replied he.
"Oh you be, eh what's your name p
"Stiggins."
oval, now, Stiggins,' said the Yam
kee, "du it up brown, and your money is
ready" and forthwith the reverend gen.
tleman commenced:
"You will please join hands"
The Yankee stood up by his lady love,
and seized her fervently by the hand.
You promise, Mr. A." said the
parson " to take this woman"
"Yaas," said the bridegroom.
ITO be your lawful and welded wife!"
Yaas-yaas!" !"
"That you will love and honor her in
all things I"
Sartin-yaas, tell yer!"
"That you will cling to her, and her
only as long as you both shall live ?"
But here the reverend gentleman hal
ted, much to the surprise of all present,
and to the special annoyance and discom-
future of the ardent Bridegroom.
"One moment, my frlend," responded
the minister slowly for it occurred to him
that the laws of his state did not permit
this performance without the publish
ment" of the banns" for certain
length of time.
What-what- what in thunder's the
matter don't stop here Put hel
thru What's split, parson 2 Anything
gin out?
Just at this moment, my friend,
have remembered that you cannot be mar
ried in Massachusetts as the law"
"Can't! Wot in natur's the reason
! like her she likes me what's to hen
derp
:" You have not been published, sir,
suspect"
That's fact, amt agoin to be nuth
er, that's the reason why we crossed ovel
into your little Rhody, (the scene was OF
the borders of Rhode Island) on the sly
you see parson.
"I-really-sir-" said the minister
R-a-a-e-l-l-y ?-wall never mind; &c
ahead. IT amt fair-don't you SET
'tain't? You've married me, and hahn
fetched her! Now don't stop here i
'Tain't the fair thing by gracious tain
now. and you know it."
II will consult said the minister
hesitatingly.
"No you won't, no you don't! Yol
don't consult nothin' nor nobody, unit
this ere business is concluded!"
And with this he turned the key, ant
put it amidst the tittering of the witness
es whom the landlord had called in) il
his pocket.
| Seizing the hand Of the trembling bride
he said:
"Go on now, strait from where yor
left off put us through and no dodging
it'll be right, if it amt wei make it righl
in the morning, as the saying isl
After rejecting moment the parsor
concluded to run the risk Of the informal
lity; so he continued:
/ "You promise, madam, to take thi'
man to be your lawful husband I"
s'Yaas," said the Yankee, as the lady
bowed.
"Then you will love, honor and ODE!
him I"
"Them's 'em," said Johnathan, as th,
| lady bowed again.
! " And that you will cling to him a
| long as you both shall live"
] "That's the talk stick to one anoth
er alters, and the lady said yes again
! "Then in the presence of these wit
nesses, l pronounce you both man ant
| wife,
"Hoorah = shouted Johnathan, leapine
half way to the ceiling with joy.
! "And what god has joined togethe
| let no man put asunder."
/ Hoorah!" continued Jonathan
"what's the price? (The parson seemed
to hesitate.) How much! Spit it out
i Don't be afeared. You did it like book
Here's v. Never mind the change
Send for hack landlord. Give US you
bill. I've got her! Hail Columby."
| The poor fellow seemed entirely una
Bile to control his joy and ten minutes
afterwards he was on his way to the rail
road depot with his wife, the happies
man out of jail" said the eyewitness
who described the scene.
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