The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-06

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,ThsIclsy.lana P,aindsakr;is .rtsjsSsl.
ble for the following rather improbable but
very laughable story, We have often heard
men say who had relations Of their wives
Of an Objectionable character that they
didn't rnarrya whole family; In the case
below it seems "Barkis was wiiKa. .yfs ftiis
possible ,ha, the maid or lady, spoken Of,
was accustomed to sleeping with bsr youus.
er sistsr--was afraid Of thunder, maybe,
and had agreed to stay oil night with Them
on their tour If they would allow her to
sleep with her sister while in a. strange
house. This is the only excuse we csn
make for her comic behavior. But here is
the yarn: -l~aGe.t III s.a3s O. ao.ssimis
On last Friday morning athle dc young
farmer, in the town of Waynesburg, toclua
fair g,rl, "all bathed in bushes - from her
parents, and started for the first town acr oss
tho Pennsylvania line, to be married, where
the ceremony could be performed without
license The happy pair were accompa.
MED by sister of the girl, tall, sharp.
featured female, of some thirty. seven sum.
mers. The pair crossed the line, were
mariied, and returned to Wcllsville to pass
the night People at the hotel where the
wedding party stopped, observed that they
conducted themselves in a rather singular
manner The husband would take his
sister.in-l law. the tall female Aforesaid. INTO
one corner of the parlor, and talk earnestly
to her, gesticulating wildly all the, limo,
Then the tall femals would "put her foot
down" and talk to him in angry and excit.
ed manner. Then the husband would take
MS tair bride into corner; but he would
no sooner commence talking to her than
the gaunt sister would rush in between
them and angrly join in the conversation
The people at the hotel ascertained what
this meant, about nine o'clock that evening.
There was an uproar in the room which
had been assigned to the newly married
couple. Female shrieks and masculine
"swears" startled the people in the hotel,
and they rushed to the spot. & The gaunt
female was pressing against tho door Of the
room and the newly married man mostly
undressed, was barring her out with all his
might. Occasionally she would kick the
door far enough open to disclose the stal.
wart husband, in his gentleman Gr-els
Slave apparel.
1t appeared that the tall female insisted
upon occupying the same bed with the
newly welded pair; that her sister WIS.
'avorably dspos' d to the arrangeme mt, and
that the husband had agreed to it beforo
the wedding took place, and now indig.
nantly repudiated the contract .Won'r
you go away now. Susan?' said the newly
married man soitening his voice. .ae"
No." said she, II won't-so there p''i% :
Don't you bulge an inch |" cried the
married sister, within tn, room. + .1a,'
"Now-now, Maria." said the young
man to his wife, in piteous tone, ''don't gO
to cuttin' up in this way; row don':. !" -
---''f'ti cut ups much as wantcr !" she
sharply replied.
"Well," roared the desperate man, throw.
ing the door wide open and stalking out
among the crowd, Jest you two wimm,n'
put on your duds and 60 straight home
and bring back the old man and woman,
and your grandfather, who is nigh on to a
hundred; bring 'e;n all here, and IU mar.
ry the wh9le cadooclte Of EN-, and oe'N ulL
stsep together!" .a.-r'* s,.
The difficulty was finally adjusted. by
the tall female taking TO m. Wtllsy.lls
is enjoying itself over the sensation.