The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-02-12
! A Bridcgrooln's Troubles.

81 Last night party drove up, assemb led In
the :parlor Of hotel. and sent for the land
lord. They had come ia from tie prairie
aud were in search Of an official to tie the
knot thatshould make them one and 'iusep-
arabic foresermore.a L was invited to wit.
ness the ceremony and ascending to the par
dor, found the e2pec ed bridegroom, man
about ferry years Of age, and fair and blush
ing danssl Of sweet sixteen, waiting iapa--
tiently the arrival Of the parsoa. For some
reason no preacher could be found, and they
were obliged to fall back at last upoa a. very
young fellow, newly elected justice of the
peace, who had never before ofnic,iated at
ceremony Of this kind He was very ner-
vous at the idea Of having to perform ths
ceremony, and brought with him a COPY Of
livery Man HIS Own Lawyer through
which he looked for the desired form. Not
finding any,and the crowd growing iu,pa-
ITEM, he told the couple to stand up and hold
up their right hands. This DONE, he pro-
nouuced the fol owing charge GU, and
each Of you, do solemaly swear that in the
case now upon hearing you will tell the
TRUTH the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and that you will love, honor, cherish
and obey each other during the term Of your
natural lives, SO help you God" Both an.
swered 'solemnly, 81 will'' Then the JUS
.tice charged them dollar each, and t.ro-
pounced them man and wife. One of che
friends then produced Aug Of WHISKY from
their sleigh, and proceed to com pound q
punch, Of which the whole party drank free
ly,saud then had dance AS they could
iiud no music, their efforts were principally
confined to jies and break downs. AT last
the party concluded to put the happy couple
to bed The bride was willing to 60, because
she said she was tired, and her shoes pinched
her feet. The girls of the party took her
off TO her cham per- andsoon announced to-
the bridegroom that everything was ready.
The young fellows then intimated to the
brdegro DOM that. the proposed TO divest him
Of his wearing apparel. II objected, and
then scuffle, commenced. The bridegroom
was strong as an CT, and, getting angry, he
biackened one fellows eye, and tore another.
ones coat'nf his back In the turmoil the
*hole party got out Of sdhe room, and went
to the saloon close BY aud took a drink. In
spite OF all persuasions. the newly.marriea
man declared that be was not going to let
them take Of his clothes. His friends then
got rope, and, making moose, siipned it
over bis head and tried to drag him stairs.
They nearly choked him to death, when the
doctor interfered and cut the rope. Then
they fastened it to his legs, and in trying to
drag him up stairs, broke a lounge and tore
down halt the baIustrade. Finding that
they could not get him up stairs, they went
up to see if they could not make the bride
get up and come down. But she had locked
the door, and would not let the crowd in
Some Of them got hammer and nails, and
getting ladder, put it upon the outside Of
the house. climbed into the brides apartment
and paled up the door firmly, saying that if
the bridegroom would not let them nut him
to bed, he should not get into the room any-
how. They hidthe ladder and went off. The
happy man. fuding the way clear. walked
quietly to his room and attempted to enter.
He could not get 10, and he shouted. envy
dear, open tho door. ''f. She informed him
that 1t was nailed up. He then tried to kick
1t open. when the landlord ipterfered, and
told him he was not going to have bis furni-
ture and house ruined 10 that way. He went
out aud trledto fod the ladder, 5ut he could
not DO IT. at last some one remembered
that Iightning.rod man had some ladders
at the other barn, and down The newly mar 4
rIed soul fastened, and at $50 in the morn
ing succeeded in joining his bride in the
room above Council Bluffs Neus. &