Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-08

snatched her MP IN my SrmS and II
why, / most devoured her and says |;
Come up on deck and yet well,
We're going IL &C. married when
we're IN port.
And away Went up en- the deck,
with her iii my arms rushed into
my cabin whcrc her mother and sister
We're sitting on sofa, and | sat down
Oh chair and held Her iii my lap;
/ and after she had cried Till she was
tired, She began to laugh; and then we
both laughed and talked, till thc moth.
er laughed too, ana She thought we
were crazy But hy dinner time lcS-
Sic ana we're both IN our places and
everything was rs lovely as-as il is to-
night added the captain, casting his
misguided eyes over the waste ot va
tiers around Us, now black in the even
ing light.
Things went on smooth is OH at(er
| that" continued the captain, "And |
looked forward every day 70 the Tune
We should get into port, And dread
90 it too for know should lose her
very soon after thAt There were gong
out on vessel that WAS Is start few
days after We got in, and 1t Was arraug.
cd TINT they should stay On board shin
till time Is be of Meanwhile Ia
made mp my mind IL I've married on
deck We gotnto port IL night and
the next morning was otland on shore
rs soon rs breakfast MAS over, and in n
carriage riding UP and down hunting
for a minister You see was a
stranger. and didn't know had a
friend in town hut before Ia been II
half an hour en- shore found two.
The first was Ben Roland nm old
friend whom | thought safe NJ home.
he'd como 10y another route. and here
he was; and drove up behind him aS
liz was going III the door Of hotel
"Hulle, Ben says |, opening the
carriage door; you're the very man
want I'm Just hunting for sroomS-
man. Get iul Get in,
Il pulled him into the carriage, and
told him AL about il. Of course Ben
was happy To serve; hut he hadn't been
there much longer than had, and did
not know where to find clergyman
any molc than did The hack
driver didn't know; and finally we
copied several names out Of the dircc-
tory, and we went and called ON their
owners. Would YOU believe IT, Every
one 81 those clcrgymcn WAS out except
one, and he had n funeral ON his hands
II 3 O'clock
"Wrll, SAYS /, I'm hound "a grt
married to-day somehow. Jessic'S ready
and the first officer Is dressing the ship
with flags, and one thing and another;
and il | don't be married mt > o'clock
| Ill have e. he married at :.
"rhe Clergyman said he was oil duty
ut ) o'clock; but as he didn't seem To-
understand Very well how to find me |
left Ben and the carriage standing At
the door, with orders not to lose sight
Of the reverend gentleman till he
brought him TO the ship ats O'Clock 50
There he sat, smoking and reading the
paper, till funeral time then drove to
where the gig was waiting for them.
Meantime walked of alone and
after had gone couple Of blocks,
whom should meet but Mr.. GrinncIl
Ill old friend ofmy fathers and mine
Halo, Fred says lie. where did
| You come from
Then we fell to talking, and he told
me he'd come down u meet Jessie i
mother and the girls
Why, brought en- with me, saws
| They're on board my ship nov
You don't say, says he winking ut
me Uncommon good luck for Il
young bachelor like you, Fred.'
Oh, nonsense says | looking MS
glum rs could, Il didn't want en-
to come. did my best to leave them
behind
You did, says he That shows
uncommon bad taste Oh Your part
They're the incest girls know
They're we'll enough, says /
We'll enough, says he they're
splendid Illtcll what. Fred its time
You were married, and ifyau'll marry
one Of those girls III give Won Il we'd
ding suit There,
Done, says |, shaking hands with
him. g III gong to marry one Of them
this afternoon. Come TO the wedding
and bring along the suit.
You're not, says He
~ am SAYS ! Five o'clock sharp.
But if you arc not there, rcmcmbcr
we won wait for you or tile suit.
"Wcll, went back TO the ship, and
at > O'Clock everything looked fine, |
can tell you. Tho awnings were al nj,
and every bit Of bunting that the first
officer could beg, borrow on steal was
flying in the wind, and the man-o'-war
in the harhor lent III its band The
officers Of the ships came aboard, and
the steward got up n supper that would
have done honor 10 Dclmonico Jessie
and her sisters had up their trunks and
rummaged out their white dresses, and
they had some flowers that | brought
them from 81 shore, and they looked
pretty ~ rosebuds Mr. Grinnell was
there too, with some Of his daughters
and the wedding suit, though lie didn't
much believe in the wedding till lac got
on board And Just after him came
Ben, showing The ministcrahead IL him
| up the ladder He'd followed round
after that poor man all the afternoon,
and he never let 90 % him till ~ had
him cafe on deck
just IL two bell, ~ were married.
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