The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-10-07
COURTING EN NEBRASKA.
EFFECT OF SCARCITY OF SINGLE WOMEN.

A Nebraska correspondent of the Syracuse
STANDARD writes as follows:
There is lack of wonan's nursing.
There is dearth of womans tears" )"
Certainly not because they are unnecces~
sary in this western region, tut the fact Is
women are scarce and men arc plenty. In
market phrase, the woman "demand far eX-
ceeds tie supply" Those inexorabla laws
of supply and demand. about which politi
clans and other economists delight to talk.
have not yet corrected TINS acid question.
heavy dose Of giIs, none Of your homeo>
pathic prescriptions, is what Nebraska 2eeGs,
and the stomachs of her young men vii al
ways remain sour until the supply comes.
You have no idea east. how arXluus young
men in this region are to marry. Ia the
words of prairie farmer courtng's hot.
The poor man is passing through n 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, aud we were obliged TO seek lodging at
the first dwelling we could hnd. II was
small ore-story structure OF three rooms, and
occupied by family cf slx-father, mother,
daughter and sons. The sons were all uu-
married, and from the calls that were made
afterward we judge the daughter was uumar-
Tleu also. W udul UScu III iiit upESt u
minutes when some kind of a vehicle drove
up and two youDg men were usEered into
the parlCr. Straightway the mother and
daughter held a whispered conversation.
which closed with an invitation to the sit
ting room for supper. 1t was evident the
young men callers had been to tea as they
staid in the parlOr with ''sweet sixteen"
Scarcely had we taken our seats at the
table when howl from the dogs outdoors
announced another conner. He seemed to
avoid the front door, aud knocked at that
where our party was just setting to supper.
The mother rose to answer the summuus
when we were surprised by the daughter
opening the parlOr door aud rushing forward
with "Dou't git up, mother! Its one of my
fellows Come in jim; how do you do ?"
And jim entered in response 10 the CHEEKY
salutatiOn. He made himself as CONS
Portable as possible till we had finished sup
per, when another whispered consultation
proved that the "parIor Is fail as it crt to
be-" whispered by miss in response to some
motherly suggestion. The old gentleman
solved the question by inviting Us into The
kitchen to take a smoke. 1t was evident
that jim didn't smg ke for he remained in
the stting-ro IN. We should doubtless en-,
ioyed a quiet cigar had not the old lady
opened the back, and shouted at ihe to-, oi
her voice Come 'Tcuad here 10 the lack
door !"
1t was another young man, aTA we fan
cied he looked as If he came in rather late.
Two young men within the parlor. one in
the sitting room and one in lie kitchen. -
What should he done The counting Lusi-
ness was getting hot! There was another
talk between mother and daughter. Il vas
evident their devices had been exhausted.
10 plH col l. Z II.
uer. He settled The question with a wLis-
per:
"TH be damned # III more again i'll tie
sitting room IS JtH."
Into the sitJiug-room went number four
and we smoked. II was full ten minutes
before the next disiuroers cane and they
entered the kitchen with the air Uf old ac~
quin tances. We locked auxicusIy at the
host. Taking his pipe from his mouth a sin
gle sentence relieved US:
"Ihem's tie tCidoUeTSi Stick -
And we''stuck" aud smoked on. For the
next half hour the cir. must have been kept
busy. TIE widowers had certainly a third
of her time. l. was zine o'clock We
wished to go to bed. and the only bed we
had discovered was il the parIor. The old
gentleman had OWNED our wishes aud said
Pm sorry, genteman But this is one
of the regular cOurtiu' nights Them two
felers in the paIlor never leave afore mid
night, and the widowers al.us stay all night.
And that amt the worst of it. Dau'n be
here at te n o'clock l and the boys alus
sleep in the haystack Friday nights Yer
welcome o that!'
The parior, sitting>room and kitchen full
we retreated to the haystack. 10 response
to question on the point the old gentleman
raj that
Friday night,its Imty bad, but Sunday
its wuss. Last Sunday ! ieht there was ten
on 'em, and the sirI is gettin still more and
more parukiler. The more she gets the more
she wants -
Ga haystack. with stiff breeze diving
away the mosqnitoes, we heard Dan drive
up. One Of the last remarks of tie old man
before we fell as ieep was. Yes gentleman,
courtIns' hot iu Nebraska !" And We be-
ievcd him.