The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-01-31
a High Old Wedding.
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From tho franklin find J soiiis
Y The bridegroom residca Han II ashrill
Brown county, at which placo he has live
With dad fram' his bahahnod np. But Il
] time came when the son bsthought ilimae
1of age to choose coplpapior and set np.
!, trade in koop-poles for himself. So 81,
slinng . flying giait, on foot 10 stAes town {
The, fair daughters Of that place. yooel
4 won, mud t,ie day was named when tn
Twain should sbe ono 2 lAccofdihdy thessi
,,EYices-ef Esq. D., wera engaged, and q
1.-THE necessary pfsaa;minaries alraage4s III
IIeld gray goose that Vas wont to paddle il
\ her hyerite7pooL paddles Tiers No more
land, a'as, that old rooster thas sat perchet
,|Espqightly upon his fayorite apple-';mb, ant
leach successive morning rang out his .c!a
4 ripn voice upon the airlto notify the slpn
|bering inhabitants Of the approach Of day
sits there ne more. His voiceswas hushed
lil death, and, his body served as q delicious
dish for the wedding guests. ~ 90 ~
i The day arrived when the happy, c0uple
were to be united, and the father and son
1 set out on foot-not owing any horses =
for Bafgarsyillc, and though somewhat Of a
tedious walk over rough frozen roads, they
made the trip in due time. Nearing tue
1place where the marriage ceremony was to
be performea, 9 crowd Of folks were seen in
THE house and yard waiting their arrived.
sJims courage wiltea, and he told e dad
THAT he believed he'd 50 back but s' dad y
/ told him that would never do--that he
must be q man and marry the .gal,.. BY
earnest entreaty jim went as fur as the
fggate, when he made halt and said he
E"'warn't going in the house to be laughing
stock + Quite crowd had gathered and
iall things were ready. A bountiful dinner
was spread 1.-The bride vas .artayed yin a
bran new dress, and wore her hair trimmed
in cedar, green, yellow and red feathers.
Esquire D-sat cross. legged; a huge
standing shirt collar, stiff as q clapboarl,
prevented the turning of his head to either
| side without moving his body. He held
something Like unto the constitution lin
his hands, and was waiting to perform The
official services for which he had been en-.
gagged s. a +
/ Jim fingered at the gate post for some
1half-hour, and all that asdad' and friends
present could say wouldn't encourage him
to go in the house. Fmally, one of the
young fellows present said : "Let him alone;
| LII marry her. and started insthc Yhouse.
4 This aroused jim at once. and he darted in
| at the back door and gathered his a.fianced
Iby the arm ! Esquire D arose with all
! the solemnity of a Judge, aud sinking his
| right fist down in his trousers pocket,
/ by the authority which he held in his
hand" pronounced them man and wife r.
Dinner. vas oyer, 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 expected ttk.aa! the rev married couple
would sleep together. This Jim objected
Ito, said, ''doggon if he'd sleep with her =
! Finally, as it grew late, be was prevailed
upon to SO to bed, but would not pull off
his clothes, nor get under the cover, but
lay down boots andsall land 30 passed the
first night Of his married life--sleeping with
a woman! jim has learned, no doubt, BY
this time, not to be SO shy.
SSsoSor~ p.e@-:esS {;
Gen. Thomas and the Civil Courts.
/ Tho Nashville Dispatch Of the 18th inst
publishes the following important order
from Gen. Thomas: s..a n ,.s;..;.
HEADQUARTERS Nh. DRY. OF. Tenn,
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. II, 1866.
Messrs, Guild & Smith, Attorneys at
Law 81 = ...a3s
sirs :Ithas been reported 70 Major Gen.
Thomas that you, as counsel for one John
Allen. of Smith county, have instituted
snit against James ). Burnham, Of Sumner
county, fate captain lst Tennessee Noun
ted Infantry, for, rent for the, said Aliens
farm while the said farm was under the con-
troll Of the United States as abandoned
property. ;se;,s,rg & ~.s.
/ This is clearly a violation Of General Or
ders No. %, from these headquarters, often
published in the newspapers Of the State,
and must have been seen by you He di-
reefs me to say to you that you willat once
cause said suit to DO discontinued and digs
missed forever, failing in which, you, John
Allen, and thes Circuit Court Clerk OF Sum
ner county, will be, arraigned and brought
to trial before q military commission.
BY Order of Maj. Gen. Thomas. taI,
,ss>s...,>, r. w. Johnson,
BreYet Brig. Gen. U, s. A.