Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
A Minnesota Wedding,

In the aemi-rUral district OF Winona on tn,
Minnesota side of the Mississippi River, live,
a jolly fellow Of justice OF the peace, whose
ideas of matters are very much like deeu
river-once started in any direction tis hard
to turn them. One day lately, after the 10
by-12 law dspensary had been swept the
chairs set in a short row against the side Of
the office, and several whipped quids of tobac-
co and mutilated cigar stubs had been kicked
under the stove, there was wooden step on
| the stair, and vigorous knock at the door.
Come in," said the justice, as he settled
into a legal look betting a man of law, du--
ly elected to dispense the favors of the blind
goddess.
A stout woman entered. She had on
short woolen dress, wooden-soled shoes, sport
ed red cheeks, black hair, and eyes that snap
ped like the lock OF shot gun. With a Portu
guese accent, and in the worst possible English,
she said:
"You law man ??
"Yes, madam-be seated ...
Want paper. Want paper to take man.
just then stout French halfbreed entered
the room. He was unable to speak half
dozen words OF English, and looked scared or
basbful. The judge saw at once that there
a marriage to come of, and said to the
woman, who stood with compressed lips watch !
ing the justice at the door:
want paper to take this man p"
eyes want paper. Meteach him." Nice
woman, thought the Justice. "He no good
man. Ne take him quick as CAM
''AlI right my covies-fx you in the jerk
of lambs taiI;" he turned to the man and
said:
''You know this wOman-can you take
her ?"
The man shook his head and uttered unin-
teliigible words.
"Ab, see Can't talk English Never
mind
He ran into the street. and invited few
friends up stairs, and on returning with them,
said to the woman:
"You want to take this man for better or
for worse ?" Ia
Eyes, me want to take him. Me pay" II
''All right" Then turning to the man who t
stood trembling: .....
You take this woman for better or for
worse, and promise to keep her, etc.
"Umph," and several mods of the head
"TbeD, in the name of the law, and by Vfr- :
tue of the authority in me vested, pronounce
you man and wife," and he stepped forward I
before the woman could say word and kissed t
her red lips. il
Slap came her hand in his face, aad clutch b
I'd his hair. The new husband Jumped in to e
AXE the woman away, to protect her as the a
Justice supposed, whepjn self preservation, k
le hit him rap on de. nose. The woman d
pitched into the new husband, who in turn e
pitched into her, aud for about FIVE minutes C
here was general hustling. p
At last the parties were separated, when II
he man and woman took another turn at ii
sch other. The blood and hair flew in all n
directions. Down went The stove, over went ii
he table, clatter went the chairs, and into the o
treet like madman, went the Justice with sc
black eye, and the bosom of his shirt look
ng like a warranty deed covered with red
eas.
A crowd rushed up stairs, and found the II
nan and woman on the floor hugging each ia
tber like young bruins, and their arms and #
egs mixed up worse than tomato vines. Af
The newly couple were separated, N
7hen, through the aid OF two interpreters, it er
yas discovered that the night before, tie par p
les, occupying adjoining shanties in the lower e,
art Of the town, had got into quarrel over es
stove pipe, which was claimed by both, and W
'om words they came to blows. Each party pl
urried TO the Justices office in the morning &C
,r warrant for the other, and the result W
ad been that our justice had bnckled them
ogether as man and wife. Perhaps the pun bc
hment was merited, but the belligerents al
1uldnt see it, aud went in search of another in
lstice 10 unmarry them, while the general be
luse of their terrible squabble was bathing o.
is bunged eye in camphOr aud whisky. m