Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-07
COUNTING IN NEBRASKA
Eject Of n Scarcity of single Wosmel
Nebraska correspondents OF the Syracust
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A Nebraska correspondent of the Syracuse
,SsaEdGrd writes as follows:
Thsre il lack q woman : nnrsing;
There i deArth q woman : teArs."
Certainly not because they are unnecessary in
this Western region, but the fact Is the women
are scarce and men are plenty. In market
phrase. the woman ssdemand lar exceeds the
supply" Those memorable laws of supply aud
semand, about which political and other econo-
acid question. A heavy dose of girls-none of
your homeopathic prescriptiOns-is what Ne
braska needs, and the stOmachs OF her Young
men win always remain sour until the supply
comes. You have no idea East how anxious
young men in this region are TO marry. In the
words of prairie farmer, "courtin's hot.-
The poor man Is passing through bitter expe-
Tlenee: "A party OF us were duck-hunting the
ether day on the Missouri bottoms. Night over
took rs before we were aware of 10, and we were
obliged 70 seek lodgings at the first dwelling we
could md Ii was a small one-story structure
or three rooms, and occupied by family Of six-
father, mother, daughter and three sons. The
sons were all unmarried, and from the calls that
were made afterward we judge the daughter
house five minutes when some kind Of a vehicle
drove up and two young men were ushered into
the Parlor. Straightwsy the mother and daugh-
Ter held whispered consultation, which closed
with an invitation to the sitting room for supper
IL was evident that the young men callers had
been to tea, as they stayed In the parlor with
ssveet sixteen
Scarcely had we taken our seats at the table
when howl from the dogs outdoors announced
another conner. He seemed 70 avoid the from
door, and knocked at that where our party wa
just sitting 70 supper. 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
~ one OF my fellows! Come In, jim; how do
And Jim entered in response to the CHEEKY
salutatOn- de made himself as comfortable as
possible till we had finished supper, WIN N
another whispered consultation proved that the
parlor Is full as 1t ort to be" whispered by
Miss in response to some motheriy suggestion.
The old gentleman solved the question by in
viting US into the kitchen TO smoke. liz was evil
dent that Jim didn't smoke, for he remained in
the sittiDg-room- We should have doubtless en-
jOyCd quiet cigar had not the old lady opened
the back door, and shouted at the top of her
voice: " Come round here to the back DOOR"
IL was another young man, and we fancied he
locked as II he had come in rather late. Two
young men within the parlor, one in the sitting
room, and one in the kitchen What should be
done The counting business was getting hot |!
There was another talk between mother and
daughter. IL was evident their devices had been
exhausted. The old gentleman was called into
the corner. He settled the question with a whis-
per: q. III be damned if I move again till the
Into the sitting room went number four and
We smoked. 1t was fun ten minutes before the
next olsturbers came, and they entered the
kitchen with the air OF old acquaintances. We
from his mouth, a single sentence relieved US:
"Them's the widowersl Stick!"
And we stuck" and smoked ON. For the
next half hour the girl must have been kept
busy. The widower had certainly a third OF her
time. 1t was O'Clock. We wished to 90 to bed
and the only bed we had discovered was i'm the
paIlor. The old gentleman OWNED our wishes,
and said: 7 =
I'm sorry, gentlemen, but this is one of the
regular eourtin' nights! Them two fellers in
she Parior never leave afOre midnight, and the
widOwers aims stay all night And that amt
the worst of - Danll he here at 10 O'Clock!
and the boS allus sleep in the haystack Friday
nights Yer welcome TO that!'
The paTlor. sitting and kitchen full, w.
retreatsd TO the haystack. In response TO ques-
ton on the point, the old gentlema said that
Friday night it's patty bad, but Sunday it's
vUss. Last Sunday night there was ten on EN-
and the girl is getting more and more partikiler
The more she gets the more she wants."
On the haystack, with a stiff breeze driving
away the mosquitoes, We heard Dan drive up.
One Of the last remarks of the old man before
we fell asleep was, /" Yes, gentlemen, courtin's
hot il Nebrssky" And we believed him.