The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-01-20
Courting in NeBraska-Bffect Of q
Scarcity of Wemen.

homeopathic prescriptions. is what Ne
braska needs A party of us were duck
hunting the other day on the Missouri
bottoms. Night overlook us before we
were aware of it, and we were obliged
to seek lodging at the first dwelling we
could fud. 1t was small one-story
structure of three rooms, and occupied
by family of six-father, mother,
daughter, aud three sons. The sons
were all unmarried, and from the calls
that were made afterwards, we judge the |
| daughter unmarried also. We hadn't |
been in the house FIVE minutes when
some kind of u vehicle drove up and
two young men were ushered into the
parlor: Straightway the mothor and
daughter held a whispered CONSULTATION
which closed with an invitation 70 the
sitting room for supper. 1t was evident
the young men callers had bean to tea,
as they s;ad in the porlor with sweet
sixteen"
Scarcely had we taken 6dr seats at
the table when a howl from the dogs
outdoors announced another conner. He
seemed to avoid the front door, and
Knocked at that wEerg otr party was
just sitting to supper. The mother rose !
to answer the summons, when we were
surprised by the daughter opening the
parlor door aud rushed forward sSith,r
Don't git 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 madd himself as
comfortable as possible till we had FIN
ished supper, when another whispered
consultation proved that the ''parlor is
full as it ort to be-" whispered by Miss
in response to some mothcrly suggestion.
The old gentleman solved tho question
by inviting us 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 not the old lady opened the
nack door. and shohted at the top of her
voice Come round here to the back
door ~
1t was another young man, AMI we
fancicd he looked as if he had come in
rather late. Two young men within
the parlor, one in the sitting room and
one i'll the Kitchen. Wha: should be
done? The courting business was get
ting hot There was another talk be-
tween mother and daughter. 1t was
evident their devices had been exhaus-
ted. The old gentleman was called into
che cosre. He settled the question By
y whisper;
"I'Il be ID if I'll move again until
the settin' room is full"
Into the sitting room went number
four s'hd we smoked. 1t was full ten
minutes before the next disturbers came
and they entered the kitchen with the
air Of old acquain.ances. We looked
anxiously at the host. Taking his pipe
from his mouth singlc sentence re.
lieved US:
':Them's the widowers. Stick !"
Anc we stuck" aud smoked on For
the next half hour the girl must have
been kept busy. The widowers had
certainly third Of her time 1t was .
O'clock. We wished to go to bed, and
the only bed we had discovered was in
the rp,lor. The old gentleman OWNED
our wisheg snth said:
I'm sorry, gentlemen! But this is
one of,he regular courtin nights Them
two fe!lers in the parlor never leaves
aiore midnight, and the widowers allus
stay all night. And that amt the worst
oft. Dan'll be here at 10 o'clock.
aud the boys always sleep in the hay
stack Friday nights. Yer welcome to
| that y
Pie parlor, sitirg-robm and kitchen
iui, wc retreated to the hay stack. In
response to II question on the point the
old gentleman said that
Friday nights it's purity bad, but
Sundays it's wuss Last Sunday night
there was ten on 'cm, aud the girl is get
tin more and more pertikier. The moro
she gets the more she wants "a
On the hay stack, with stiff breeze