Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-10-09
a. Wedding on the Northwest
ern Frontier.

They have some affecting weddings
ont in the fat country beyond the
trees. Take Indian weddings, for in
stance, or Dutch. However, to facts /:
In the semi-rural districts of Vino
ma, on the Minnesota side of the Mis-
sissippi river, lives, among several per
sons, jolly good fellow of Justice
of the Peace. whose ideas of matters
are much like the waters Of deep
river-once started, it is hard to turn
them
On a fair day last week, after the
n-by-t-elFe law -dispensarv had been
swept, chairs set in row against the
side of the Office, and sundry whipped
guilds of tabacco and mutilated cigar
sttimp5 had been kicked under the
stove, there Has wooden step on the
stairs and a vigorous rap on the door
Come IN" said the Justice, as he
settled into a legal look so betting a
man of law.
a handsome, blackseyed, Spanish
looking woman entered. 1t was a
clear case of a senorita of the New
Mexican brand She had on short
woolen dress, wooden-soled shoes
sported red checks, black hair, and
eyes that snapped like the lock Of 4
shot gun. In a Spanish accent, and
in the worst possible English, she said !:
" You make j'esttcta aqea' You law
man?"
q Yes, madam? be seated.
" Want paper. Want paper to
take man J.
Just then a stout, French halfbreed
entered the room. He was unable to
speak half a dozen words; and looked
either scared or bashful The Justice
saw at once there was some marriag ge
to come off and said to tie woman,
who stood with compressed lips, watch
ing the Justice and the door
Want paper to take this man 2"
3" Yes, want paper Me teach him
(Nice woman, thought the Justice >
lie no good man me take him so quick
as can u
"AlI right my covies-fz YOU in
the jerk Of lambs tail. said the Jus
tice, as he turned to the man and said
- You know this woman? can YOU
take herr"
The man shook his head and uttered
unintelligible words.
'.Ah, l see. Can't talk English
Well, never mind.
He ran into the street, invited a
few friends up stairs, and, on return
ing with them, said to the woman:
- You want to take this man for
better or for worse p
Yes; me want to take him me
pay !"
'.AIl right !"
Then turning to the man, who stood
trembling, he said:
= You take this woman for better
or for worse, and promise to keep her,
etc, etc.
:. Umph = and several mods Of the
head
Then, in the name OF the law, and
by virtue Of the authority in me vest
ell, | pronounce Won man and wife.
And he stepped forward, and before
the woman could say a word, kissed
her red lips
slap came her hand IN his face, and
she clutched his hair The new hus-
band jumped in to take the woman
away. and to protect her, as the Jus
tIce supposed. when, in sclEpreserva-
tion, he gave him rap on the nose.
The woman pitched into the new hus-
band who, in turn, pitched into her;
and, for about five minutes, there was
general bustling and display Of legs,
gartcrs, and things, decidedly astonish-
ing. At last the parties were separat-
ed, when the man and woman took an
other turn at each other. the blood
and hair flying in all directions
Down came the stove, over went the
table, clatter went the chairs and into
the street. like mad, went the Justice.
with a black eve, and the bosom of his
shirt looking like warranty deed
covered with red seals.
a crowd rushed up stairs and found
the man and woman lying on the floor,
hugEing each other like young bruins,
the woman on TOP, and pommeling her
newly-made husband with a hearty
viii.
The ncvly-married couple were sep.
arated when, through the aid of in
terpreters, it was discovered that the
night before the parties occupying
adjoining shanties. in the lower part
of the town, had got into q dispute
over some stove pipe, which was claim
ed by both, and from words they had
come to blows, Each party had has
tened to the Justices office in the
morning for a warrant for the other.
with the result stated above.
The last news from there, was. that
the parties had gone IN search of an
other Justice to unmarrv them. while
the genial cause Of their terrible SQUAD
ble was setting mp the BOYS and
bathing his bunged eve in camphor
and whisky. For an actual fact, it is
the richest within our knowledge
E'rctaHge.