Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-29

Virginia Correspondent.
Virginia, Jan. goth, 1877

to send you u few items. Miss Blanche
Thompson one of virginias fair school
mans is attending school at Elk Point.
Mr., George Allen while chopping below
P~ortlandyille mistook one of his legs for
a sapling and gashed it so severely that
he nearly bled to death from the effect.
He is now at his home in this township
in q convalescent state.
Since our last communication quite a
startling event occurredin the Matrimonial
Club, in which a young man is made a
victim Of misplaced confidence and
brought before tie public in rather a
ridiculous light. Through the instru.
mentality Of Mr.. Parker the gentlen,anly
agent of the Cuba gay and festive young
widow was persuaded to receive the kind
attentions from a member of the club.
The young mar is not what the ladies'
consider a beau ideal, but before calling
upon the lady he always consulted the
agent and then followed the instructions
given by him. The young gentleman
finally proposed and was accepted by the
lady. The couple then repaired to a
clergyman, but when the ceremony was
only half finished the lady for some IN.
accountable reason changed her mind
and refused to be married. The would
be bridegroom tainted and remained in
sensible nearly an hour. He has however
entirely recovered from the shock and
still has strong hope OF gaining the
affections of the lady.
A railroad meeting was held last week
in Norway township Lincon, Co. We
attended the meeting. but as we do not
fully understand the Norwegian language
we cannot make a minute report. We
learned, by paying strict attention, that
some of the farmers of the township
agreed last fall to aid in the construction
of the Pembina railroad by doing a GER
tam amount Of labor on the road for Mr..
Carpenter of Beloit. But as Mr., G. never
notified them of the time at which he de.
sired their services none of them did any
work. Mr.. G. now threatens to prosecute
them un less the amount equal to the
labor be paid IN money. The farmers
have concluded to stand a trial suit.
We have heard of Eastwood men, but
not until recently of Eastwood women.
A young man Of this township (whose
name We will not mentor but will allude
to him as Mr.. Peck having but little
animal heat ia his body feared that he
might wake up some morning during the
recent cold snap ard ind himself frozen
to death. To guard against such an acct.
dent he concluded to get a partner to
share his couch. He succeeded in getting
not a widow, nor an old maid, nor yet a
young maid, but a stick of wood about
the dimentions of an ordinary woman.
| This he places every evening beside the
stove until it becomes quite warm. Then
he places it very carefully between the
sheets and lies lovingly down to sweetly
| slumber beside her. Peck says she is Just
as good as any woman to sleep with, but
she won't get mp and build the fire in the
morning. Another slight fault is she has
no hair. but be intends to remedy this the
next time he goes to Eden by getting a
| wig for her. 1t seems strange that a
| young imam of Peck's accomplishments
cannot get a more congenial companion
yet this little incident illustrates mans
nature. It shows that it is natural for
him to love and cherish some object
| though that object be even q Eastwood
woman. BACHELOR.