Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-10
GOVERNOR PALMER,s MARRIAGE.
Love at First Sight and q Speedy Proposal.
(From the New York Sup.1

Love at First Sight and q Speedy Proposal.
From the New York SUM-
One morning, while Palmer was sit
ting in his office in Carlinville, very
pretty girl passed the door on her way
to school. Her name was Malinda Ann
Nicely. Her father was poor mechan-
ic. A year before he had moved to Illi-
nois from Kentucky, and supported his
large family with difficulty. Malinda
was brunette, with sparkling black
eyes and glossy curls. She was loyal
daughter of her native State, and wore
the traditional No 1 slippers. When
the Governor first saw her she was not
IA. He fell deeply in love, and, after a
short courtship, married her, with the
consent of her parents. Palmer was
then % years old. The wedding took
place in the house of the bride 8 parents
in Carlinville, on December 20, 1S42.
The weather was very cold and windy.
There was snow in the air. The couple
were Joined at early candle-light by the
Rev. DIR. Smith, Methodist clergyman.
The room was filled with relatives OF
both parties and the house surrounded
by admiring acquaintances, who made
night hideous with the music of cow
bells and horse-fiddles. 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 a waistcoat and stock OF
black satin. 1t is not remembered
whether he wore gloves or not, but pro.
badly not They had a royal wedding.
supper. Aunt Malir da 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
venison, light bread, beat-biscuit, old
fashioned preserves, brides cake, pount
cake, fruit-cake, jellies and pickles
Kentucky coffee and whisky were serv
ed, and the goodly company sang song
around roaring fire in the open chin
ney corner.
On the following Sunday Aunt Malin
da gave an /" infair," or family Dime
party. The bride was attired in a hand
some calico dress. 1t was customar.
for the family of the groom to give
dinner party after the wedding; but a
Johns father lived so far away, thi
dinner at Aunt Malinda's was substitut
ed. The young people began house
keeping two weeks after the wedding
John put dry-goods box on runners
borrowed horse from Sam Kellar, an
: drove to Alton for an outfit. He pai
80 so for so pounds of sugar, 81 80 to
22a pounds of coffee, and bought tea
kettle. a coffee-pot, shovel and tongs
skillet. frying-pan, and Dutch oven fo
baking light bread and biscuits. d
was guilty of one extravaganza. ID
! brought home beautiful china tea-se'
ornamented with gilt bands and tin
springs of blue flowers. The bed an
bedding were the gift OF the bride
mother. John bought cherry-woo
bureau from Josiah Ryan. An ant
auated cupboard filled with clothes
dishes and books, and set OF spill
bottomed chairs made up list OF tn
furniture. Ryan afterwards made CT
pacious cradle. 1t has withstood tn
kicks of nine children and three grant
children and is to-day none the worf
for wear.
On the day after the house was flu
3 nished John rode IA miles in a bittt
north wind to try lawsuit. He charge
: his client S5, and took his pay in corr
! meal at IS cents bushel. 1t was d.
! livered at his house in six open barrel
, and was regarded as the basis OF Il
> family supplies. In those days tt
highest praise for married man was
be called "a good provider." Mr.
: Palmer's visitors frequently congrat'
lated her on the fact that her husban
was "such good provider," and tt
little wife was proud of IL. In the san
= winter the young lawyer took $50 bus
: els of corn for fee, fed the corn to b
I COWS and pigs, and salted down 1,0l
> pounds of pork before the end of Il
t year. His cow cost him 50. His houl
a stood on the northeast corner of Il
: Courthouse Square. The rent was
: per month. Before he was married
T boarded at the best tavern in town Il
y 81. so q week. He soon purchased
house, and Ryan's old cradle began i
5 work.