The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-26
A Minnesota Wedding.

river, hves, among several other people,
a jolly good fellow of a justice of the
peace, whose. ideas Of matters are much
like the current Of a deep river. Once
started in a deep river, it is hard to turn
them. 90 fair day last week, after the
10 II law dispensary had been swept,
after the chairs had been set in short
row against the side of the Office, and
sandry whipped guilds of tobacco. and
sundry mntilated cigar stubs had been
kicked under the stove, there was wood
ed step on the stairs and vigorous knock
at the door.
"Comc in," said the justice, as he set.
tied into legal look so BETTING man
Of law duly elected to dispense the favors
Of the blind goddess.
A stout woman entered. She had on
short woolen dress, woodeu-soled shoes,
sported red cheeks, black hair, and eyes
that snapped like the lock of shot gun
In Portuguese accent, aud in the worst
possible English. she said:
"You law man!'
eyes, madam; be seated
"Want paper. Want paper to take
man"
just then stout French half-brced
entered the room. He was unable to
speak halfdo words, and looked
either scared or bashfal. The justice saw
at once that there was marriage to come
of, and said to the woman who stood
with compressed lips watching the JUS
tcc and the door:
want paper to take this man.
"Yes-want paper. Me teach him
(Nice woman, thought the justice) He
20 good man. Me take him, SO quick as
eau"
"Al right, my covies-fx you in the
jerk of lambs tai!,' said tha Justice.
as he turned to the man and said: You
know this woman. Can you take herr"
The mau shook his head and muttered
unintelligib!e words.
"Ah, l see. Cau't talk Erglish.-
Well, never mind." He ran iato the
street, invited few friends I'd stairs,
and on returning with them, said to the
woman:
"lou want to take this man for better
or for worse"
GAN right" Then turning to the
man who stood trembling-"You take
this woman for better or for worse, and
promise to keep her?' etc
"Umph!" and several mods of the head
'Then, in the name of law, and by
virtue of the authority in me vested,
pronounce you man and wife," aud he
stepped forward, before the woman could
say word, and kissed her red Inns.
Slap came her hand iu his face. and
she cutchcd his hair. The new husband
jumped in to take the woman away, aud
to protect her as tho justice supposed,
when in self preservation he hit him
rap on the nose The woman pitched
into the new husband, who in turn pitch
djnto her, and for about FIVE minutes
there was general husting and display
of legs, garters, and things decidedly as
tonishing.
At last the parties were separated,
when the man aud woman took another
turn at each other, the blood and hair
flying in all directions. Down came the
stove, over went the table, clatter wen:
the chairs, and into the street like mad
man went the justice, with a black eye,
and the bosom of his shirt looking like a
warranty deed covered with red seals.
A crowd rushed up stairs and found
the man and woman lying on the floor,
huggiog each other like young bruins,
their arms and legs mixed up worse
than tomato vincs-the man under.
The newly married couple were sepa.
rated, when through the aid Of two in
terpretcrs it was discovered that the
night before, the parties, occupying ad-
joining shanties in the lower part Of the
town, had got in quarrel over stove
pipe, which was claimed by both, and
from words they came to blows Each
party had fastened to the Justices Office
in the morning for warrant for the 9TH
er, with tho result as stated above. The
last news from there was that the parties
had gone in search of another justice to
uumarry them, while the general cause
of their terrible squabble was "setting up
the boys' and bathing his burged eye in
camphor and whiskey.
Who are Responsible for the Rebellion
When YOU hear copperheads charging
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front them with these "trutLs of historv:"