Wilmington journal., 1874-01-16
A WESTERN WEDDING.
Ehs Height to which cInTrtuso Ess-
tYittcs are Carried In Eey.a.

T.
Last night party drove up, assem-
bletl.in the pallor OF the hotel, and sent
fer the landlord. They had come III
from the prairie and were IL search OF
ali official to tie the knot that should
make them one and inaeparablo forev-
ermore. was invited to witness the
ceremony, and ascending to the parlor
found the oxpectant bridegroom, man
about 40 years of age, and fair ana
hlushing damsel of sweet 1G, waiting
impatiently the arrival of the parson.
For some reason no preacher could be
found, and they we're obliged TO fall
back at last upon very young fellow,
q newly elected Justice of the Peace,
who had never before ofIiciated ut q
ceremony of this kind. He was very
nervous at the idea Of having to per-
form the ceremony, ana brought with
him q copy of ''Every Man his Own
Lawyer, through which he looked for
the desired form. Not finding any,
and the crowd growing inpatient, he
told the the couple to stand up and
hold up their right hands. This done
he pronounced the following charge: ::
'You, and each of you, do solemnly
swear that in the case now upon hear
ing 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 hives, SO help you God. "
Beth answered solemnly, Il will.
Then he justice charged them a del
lar each, and pronout 3cd them .o&n
and wife. One Of the friends then
produced q jug OF whiskey from their
sleigh aud proceeded to compound Il
punch, of which the whole party drank
freely and then had dance. AS they
could fnd TO music their efforts were
principally confined to jigs and break
downs. At last the party concluded
to put the happy couple to bed. The
bride was willing to go, because she
| said size was tired and her shoes
pinched her ieet. The girls OF the
| party took her of 20 her chamber, and
soon announced TO the bridegroom
that everything was ready. The young
| fellows then jntinlatod to the bride
groom that they proposed to divest
| him Of his wearing apparel. He OBJ
| jected, and then Il scuiile commenced.
| The bridegroom WIS Us strong as an
OK, and getting angry he bluckenel
! one fellows eye, and tore another one: :;
t coat OF his hack. Ia the turmoil tho
whole party got out OF the room, and
went to the saloon close by ana took
drink. IL spite Of a!l persuasions
| the newly married man declared that
| he was not going TO let them take oil
| bis clothes. His friends then got 4
| ropl, and making n moose slipped il
, over bis l.aad and tried 10 drag him
mp stairs. They nearly choi,ed him to
! death, when the doctor interferSi ana
, cat the rope. They then fastened il
| 10 his legs, anG il trying - dag him
! mp stairs broke Z loaGGe and tore down
| half the halustrade Finding that they
could not get him up stairs, they went
! up to see ii they could not mako the
j bride get up and come down. But she
haG locked the door aud would not let
! tic crowd il. Some Of them got {,
hammer and nails, and getting, a lad
! der. put ii upon the outside 81 tic
! housc, climbed into the brides apart
ment, cnd nailed mp the door tirn!y,
saying that If the bridegroom would
: not lei them put him 10 bed ne should
; not GHt into the room anyhow. They
! hid the ladder and went ~. The
happy man finding the WY clear walk
al quietly N his room and attempted
; u enter. He could not get in, and lie
~shorted. MY dear. oneu the door.
! She informed hiil t!;at il was nailed
up. II" tI."n tried to kicl, il open,
j when tl12 landlord iuterfcro1 AMI told
; i.jgn il. VIZ not going - have his fur
nj..:r" AMI hi5 house ru:n7;i in that
Wy. IL acnt ont Huf tried + find
/ tlc i4.!s3ar, hut Iie could rot 10 i. -
! lat #alno ono remembered that l:ai.t-
niia-ro;i rar had soy2" ladders at the
other barn. ani down The newly mar
/ rcd soul ha-tencd. He secured .
! ladder. ana At half-past five in tho
! morning succeeded in joining his hr:i
; il the room nb0ve-F.tl.t Cu:Y-..
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