Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-01-30

MY WEDDIN.
az PETER sPoRUM, ESQ, s. I


Wal, boys, as ! told yer about my cour-
tin spree, | Iayther guess p'raps ia better
go OH an tell yer ur wat followed; and as
AIN a school teacher, I'll write it out an you
may publish in the papers. Wal, yer mind
] splained my feelins when Sal sorter whis-
percd yaas how ! was nj onto goin destrac-
led, an so forth, | felt so good all over. Wei.
"a | was a sayin, | went and seed Sal agane,
for | was nifty anxus for tn see Jest how she
tux hit any how, tho ! didn't so much kcer
bout that, as tn make up an fix fur the we'd
din, FIR | knowd I'D Spite if hit were put
of long. So | put on my bran fine nu toys,
and thort that Peter Sporum, ESQ, S. T.,
wernt tn be larf'd at when his best fixeHs spe-
LiaIy II they war all hisen an not borrow cd.
u sent over however an raped at. the door,
an Sal she cum and let me in. My heart
beef faster and faster as | seed her standin'
thar so purity and sweet she looked as good
as stewed punkin or apple sarse so / flung
my arms aroun her an bussed her. Oh,
boys, it war oriul, that buss war hit beat
the one in my %courtin' sperience all holler;
war nj onto lettin' go my holt ur Sal an fall
in to the groun with good feelin an a thinkin
plory glory, as Sal, she said-"Peter du cum
in an don't stand thar jest for fol ks tn look
at YOU That softer bring meto, and l
said tertingly, Sal let's 90 in" Wal when |
got tn whar Sal wanted me to 60, | seed Sails
Nam a sittin an n n,tten in the korner by the
fire as ! cum in she rz an said ~ hope |
see you well Mr.. Sporum," she did an |
thoft | could diskiver her Il GRIMM as she
sorter turned ii whar Sal wcr Il stanin. Je-
russlem and pankaces, thort ], but | never
let on, an | sed, "ouusually well, | thankee
marm' The ole lady, | mean Sails marin,
left the room, an | war alone with S. an |
tux a cheer, fur | began the feel sorter onea-
sy like a standin, and then | thort as how
that SAILS Marin wer a hitten at sumethin by
loOkin so merry as she spoke tn me, but
lest larled when | thought when Sal am me
wcr a goin tn marry. Wal boys tn make a
long story short, Sal an me agreed tn marry
in three weeks, and when | went home thev
vent q lixin up, fur you no | was dads only
child, and marin hadn't marry other.
Purity soon the time hit cum ,oun, an all
were rcddy fur the weddin, jim Elrslry h c
had agreed fur to stan up with me, and h1t
war comfort!n IN think ] would have com.
pany on the tryin occashun, and Suke Good
win she was a goin Ia stan up with Sal So
when mornin cum ! hitched Dolly (hit war
the name Of our mar into the wagin an rode
over tn fetch Sal tn the meetin house. Wal
boys, | Shaint tell you NV what happened
when | got tn whar Sal lived, nor what tuk
place on tho way tn the meetin hous, but
cnouf sed, | got thar safe an SCUM, an hit
war oifol a gittiu thar, but when thar, as a
stuck up City teller said, | found it c0mmy
eel. 70. felt Sortcr ju6rouS like u walkin up
with Sal a hangin on my arm and IA blushin
like all fire, an | felt Il gittin weak about the
jints ur my nees, an | wur all n tremble, hit
seemed so soium as If | war a goin ia my fu-
neral o. sum SIGH like thing. Dad an Marin
war thar, so war Sails Dad and Nam, an
She wur u GRIMM agane, Jest as she did
when | went tn see Sal q few weeks before
hit didn't MORN half suit mt, but | swallered
my dislike, tho il eenamast choked ne rs it
went down. Jim an Suke and the parsou
war a waitin ; Sukc she bluShed when Jim
whispered sum at I'll her, hit looked purity
III see her a bluShln and q smilin; it min.
ded Inc Of q ole black wether of ourn a try.
IN tu grin ov Il frosty mornin. | larfed out
at the thort, an Sal she gin me a ninch
for l%arf,n, sol hollered hallelujah an jumped
up,
The mectin nous wur crowded with folks
cum tn see inc an Sal jined together in tn,
holy binds of weddin it wur a grand occa
shun an only happened wunce in my lif
time. Toe Parson he jined our hans an,
whea | touched Sal | felt kinder all oyerish
especially in spots. ''rarnation tn COLL,
Ssacious,' says | ''Parson, make hit short
Tor cant stan this ieelin long; I'll bust wild
open, J know / wis, for it am a oyerpowcr
ing sensation hit war orful u feel, boys
certing. The ParSCn kinder gmiled like al
sod it wer time to begin, axed if thar WI
any present who thort the parties orient b
iinedT None sed nothin, tho ! felt my ha
Tiz up when he aXed the question, an m
tech Chartered war so ctilly-then seq be
peter du u take tins female named Sal,
standp by yute side, III be yurc lawful wife
.Yea siree," seq !, hearn gum of the pc,
pic 4 hrfin. lie then scd-"Sal do yer TAX
pcteibhere iur yure lawful husband fur be
tr I'll fur wotser an promise never tn desc.
him ~ Sal she fetched n short cough 9
sed, LIDO that Parson, hits jest wat | Gu
here iuf.p With that she gin nc a sly loo
an smIled. Lordy, but how ! wanted tn h
a her. The Parson he then sed nit be a s,