The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-16

Love - First sishs and : spssdy Prsposal.
From the Scw York Sum.
One morning. while Palmer was sit
ting In his oflics In Carlinville, a very
pretty girl pzssed the door on her way
70 school. Her name was Malinda Ann
Nicely. Her father was . poor mechan-
ic. A year before he had moved 70 Illi-
nois from Kentucky, and supported his
large family with difficulty. Malinda
was a brunette, with sparxling black
eyes and glossy curls. She was loyal
daughter Of her native State, and wore
the traditional No I slippers. When
the Governor first saw her she was not
"A. He fell deeply in love. and, after
short courtship, married her, with the
consent Of her parents. Palmer was
then Is years old. The wedding took
place in the house Of the bride parents
in Carlinyille, on December 20. 1912.
The weather was very cold and windy.
There was snow in the air. The couple
we're joined at early candle-light by the
Rev. Dr. Smith, q Methodist clergyman.
The room was filed with relatives Of
both parties and the house surrounded
by admiring acquaintance, who made
night hideous with the music Of cow
bells and horse-fddles. The bridegroom
acknowledged the compliment in neat
speech.
The bride wore white Swiss dress,
with short waist, plain skirt rather short
and scant, with wide hem around the
bottom. Her hair was coiled at the
back, and her cheeks were shaded with
long. black curls. She wore lace mitts
and kid slippers. Her father had rid
den to Springfield, about forty miles,
and brought back this trousseau in his
saddle-bags. The groom wore black
dress coat, and waistcoat and stock OF
black satin. 1t is not remembered
whether he wore gloves or not, but pro-
baby not. They had q royal wedding
supper. Aunt Malirda McLarring did
the planning, and old Aunt Mary, col
ored woman once owned by David A.
Smith Of jacksonville, did the cooking,
assisted by the bride. The table groan-
ed under weight of turkey. chicken,
quail, prairie-chicken, roast-pig, ham,
venlson, light bread, teat-biscuit, old
fashioned preserves, brides cake, pound
cake, fruit-cake, jellies and pickles.
Kentucky coffee and whisky were serv-
ed, and the goodly company sang songs
around roaring fire in the open Chin
ney corner.
On the following Sunday Aunt Malin-
da gave an " infair," or family dinner
party. The bride was attired in hand
some calico dress. II was customary
for the family Of the groom to give
dinner party after the wedding; but as
Johns father lived so far away, this
dinner at Aunt Malinda's was substitute
ed. The young people began house
keeping two weeks after the wedding.
John put dry-goods box on runners,
borrowed horse from Sam Kellar, and
drove to Alton for an outfit. He paid
% so for so pounds of sugar, ~ so for
22A pounds Of coffee, and bought tea
kettle. . coffee-pot, shovel and tongs,
skillet, frying-pan, and Dutch oven for
baking light bread and biscuits He
was guilty Of one extravaganza He
brought home beautiful china tea-set,
ornamented with gilt bands and tiny
springs Of blue flowers. The bed and
bedding were the gift Of the brides
mother. John bought cherry-wood
bureau from Josiah Ryan. An anti
quated cupboard filed with clothes,
dishes and books, and set of split
bottomed chairs made up list Of the
furniture. Ryan afterwards made q ca
pacious cradle. 1t has withstood the
kicks Of nine children and three grand
children and is to-day none the worse
for wear.
On the day after the house was fur
nished John rode IA miles In bitter
north wind to try q lawsuit He charged
his client IS, and took his pay in corn
meal at rs cents bushel. Il was de-
lisertd ut his house in six open barrels,
and was regarded as the basis Of the
family supplies. In those days the
hie hest praise for married man was to
be called "a good provider." Mrs.
Palmer's visitors frequently congratu-
lated her on the fact that her husband
was "such good provider," and the
little wife was proud Of IL. In the same
winter the young lawyer took $50 BUSH
els II corn for fee, fed the corn to his
cows and pigs, and sailed down 1000
pounds Of pork before the end Of the
year. His COW cost him -. His house
stood on the northeast corner Of the
Courthouse Square. The rent was -
per month. Before he was married he
boarded at the best tavern in town for
81 50 week. He soon purchased .
house, and Ryan's old cradle began it,
work.
HERR KRUPP, the manufacturer Of
great guns in Germany, had his little
love romance and marriage, as many
another great man has had. One day,
being in the theater at Cologne, he was
struck BY girlish face in the box op
posite; he begged one Of bis friends
who was acquainted with the family, to