The Shasta courier., 1866-03-24
SHASTA COURIER.
A High Old Wedding.

The bridegroom resides near Nashville,
Rrown county, at which place he has lived
With his dad from his habehood up. But
the time came when the son bethought him
self of age to choose comTanlon and set
M a trade" in hooppoles for himself. So
paving flying visit, on foot, to the town OF
Bargarsyille he became enamored OF one oil
the fair daughters of that place, wooed. won
and the day was named when the two should
be one. Accordingly the services of Squire
D. we're engaged, and all the necessary
preliminaries arranged. The old gray
goose that was wont to paddle in her favorite
pool, paddles there no more; and, alas, that
old rooster that sat perched nightly upon
his favorite apple limb, and each successive
morning rang out his clarion voice upon the
air to notify the slumbering inhabitants of
the approach of day, sits there no more
His voice was hushed in death, and his
BODY served as delicious dish for the wed
ding guests.
The day arrived when the happy couple
were to be united, and the father and son
set out on foot-not owning any horses-for
Bargarsville, and though somewhat of a
tedious walk over rough, frozen roads, they
made the trip in due time. Nearing the
place where the marriage ceremony was to
be performed, a crowd of folks were seen in
the house and yard waiting for their arrival.
Jim's courage wilred. and he told - dad''
that he believed he'd go back but d" dad"
told him that would never do that he must
be man and marry the sgal." By ear
nest entreaty Jim went as far as the gate,
when he made halt, and said he warn t
going into the house and be a laughing
stockl' Quite a crowd had gathered and
all things were ready. A bountiful dinner
was spread; the bride was arrayed in a
bran new dress and wore her hair trimmed
in cedar. green, yellow and red feathers
Squire D. sat cross-legged, a huge stand
ing shirt-collar, stiff as clap board pre-
vented the turning of his he I'd to either side
without moving his body. He held some
thing like unto the Constitution" in his
haId and was waiting to perform the official
services for which he had been engaged.
Jim fingered at the gate post for some
half hour, and all that dad and friends
present could say wouldn't encourage him
to go into the house. Finally one of the
young fellows present said: Let him
at once, and he darted in at the back door
and gathered his afianced by the arms p
Squire d. arose with all the solemnitv of a
judge, sinking his right fist down his trousers
pocket, ''by the authority which be held in
his hand" pronounced them imam and
wifer'
Dinner was over and the remainder of the
afternoon passed off very pleasantly. Night
came and arrangements were made to go to
bed. AS customary, of course, it was ex-
peeted that the new married couple would
sleep together. This Jim objected to, and
said ''Doggon If he'd sleep with her,
Finally, as it grew late he was prevailed
upon to go to bed, but would not pull of
his clothes nor get under the cover, but lay
down. boots and all, and so passed the first
night of his married life-sleeping with a
woman Jim has learned by this time, nc
doubt, not to be so shy.-Franklin, Tenn
Jefersonian.