Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-14
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COURTING IN NEBRASKA.


The fact is the women are scarce and men
are plenty. In market phrase, the woman
"demand fur exceeds the supply" Those
memorable laws Of supply and demand, about
which political and other economists de-
light. to talk, have not yet corrected this acid
question. A heavy dose of girls, none of
your homeopathic prescriptions, is what Ne
braska needs, and the stomachs of her young
men will always remain sour until the sup
ply comes. You have no idea East how anX-
ious young men in this region are to marry.
In the words of II prairie farmer, courtin's
hot.
The poor man is passing through II bitter
experience. party of us were duck-hunt-
ing the other day on the Missouri bottoms.
Night overlook us before we were aware of
it, and we were obliged to seek lodging ut
the first dwelling we could find. 1t was II
small one story structure of three rooms, and
occupied by II family of six-father, mother
daughter and three sons. The sons were all
unmarried and from the calls that were
made aftcrward, we judge the daughter was
unmarried also. We hadn't been in the
house five minutes when some kind ola We
hicle drove up, and two young men were
ushered into the parlor. Straightway the
mother and daughter held whispered con-
sutation, which closed with I'm invitation to
the sittng-room for supper. 1t was evident
the young men callers had been to tea. us
they staid in the parlor with "swect sixteen"
Scarce had we taken our seats ut the table
when II howl from the dogs out doors an
avoid the front door, and Knocked ut that
where our party was just sitting to snppcr.
The mother rose to answer the summons,
when we were surprised by the daughter
opening the parlor door and rushing forward
with, Don't get up, mother. it's one of my
fellows! Come in, Jim; how do you do?''
And Jim entered in response to the CHEEKY
salutation. He made himself us comfortable
rs possible till we had finished supper when
another whispered consultation proved that
the "parlor is full as it ort to be-" whispered
by miss in response to some motherly sug-
gestIon. The old man solved the question
by inviting w. into the kitchen to smoke. 1t
was evident that Jim didn't smoke, for he
remained in the sitting-room. We should
have doubtless enjoyed quiet cigar had moi
the old lady opened the back door, and shout
ed mt the top of her voice, "Come round
here to the back door' 1t was another
young man, and we flncied he looked as i
he had come in rather late. Two young mer
within the parlor, one in the sittlng-room
and one in the kitchen. What should b,
done? The counting business ,0aS gettin!
hot. There was another talk between moth
er and daughter. 1t was evident their dcvi
ces had been exhausted. The old gentleman
was called into the corner. He settled tn,
question with a whisper: "I'll be id if II
move again till the settin'-room's fllr' Int
the sitting-rOOm went number four, and w
smoked. 1t was full ten minutes before tn
next disturbers came, and they entered tin
kitchen with an air of old acquaintance
We looked anXiolsly ut the host. Taking hi
pipe from his mouth, q single sentence re
lieved us: "Them's the widowers Stick
And we "stuck" and smoked on. For tn
next half hour the girl must have been ker
busy. The widowcrs had certainly II thir
of her time. 1t was o'clock. We wishe
n tn he'd and tho nnlv ha1 uo h,d J;c.n,