Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-21

minor details of the coming event.
She was Q handsome specimen Of
the rugged mountain girl. Her real
pretty face was a. brown 40 . Der.
~, caused By exposure to the sun
and wind. Beneath dropping lash.
es, black 40 ravens wings, flashed
q pair Of eyes which appeared ~
the windows of q soul that knew no
fear. The groom was y bravny
youth OF about twenty summers,
clad in the customary suit Of buck.
skin, and, like his chosen one,
Drowned By the mountain winds.
Marching the preacher up to the
couple, Sandy thus introduced him:
Mag, this are the Reverend Faro
Bill, o Nugget Gulch, the man
thet's goin ter set YOU and Tom up
in biz. Give him the grip, for he's
u good I'm if be is on tie gospel
lay
The bride extended a plump lit
tile hand, which Bill shook warmly.
With a frank smile she said:
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Par.
son, especially on SIGH an occasion
as this. Are you married manr
Not to q larmin extent l amt,
and no aggrsvatin symptoms o the
matermonial fever In sight yet.
Nevertheless, I'm one as highly sp-
proves O young folks a startin in
together and playin partners in the
game O. life, and believe from yer
appearance, Miss Dawson, that this
young buck hyar might hunt till
old Gabe toots his bugle for the a..
nal balancing o earthly accounts,
and not find q pardner that kin
help through life any better ner
you kin. You'll have my blessin as
long as you live
The young couple thanked him
warmly, after which they retired to
a rear room to prepare for the cere-
mony.
In q few moments the old man
informed Bill that the candidates
were ready, and called the outsiders
into the room. When they were
all seated, Bill arose and said:
Friends, this occasion are one tibet
stumps me, seein as how ! never
seed a trick o this kind worked. l
never yet drawed Outen game
though, arter settiu in it, and Tn
goin to splice these young folks the
best / know how, and let 'em 90
right along with reglar perceedin
of married life. and then if We ever
find out tibet thar's anything in my
style O. doing the job tibet don't
cotton to the law, we kin fix it up
Afterwards. Somebody's liable to
crawl Onter the frame of the first
duck tibet interrupts the proceedin's
by laughin or chippin in to correct
any thing tibet don't suit 'em; 80 the
best advice that | kin sing at We
now is, to keep yer musical apper.
lures closed, and let me engineer
the job in my own way. Trot out
the victims
The candidates marched ont and
placed themselves in front of the
preacher, while a whole troop of
mountain girls followed, and ar.
ranged themselves upon either side.
When quiet was restored, the cere.
mony began:
please catch hands. Tom Par.
ker, bein in yer right mind, do yer
promis' me, as q minister o. the
gospel, that you will alters be
square husband to the gal you hold
by the han; that you'll freeze to her
through thick an thin, an never
give her the cold shake without
just grounds; that you'll be to bel
all q husband should be, an pro
vide fur her, and keep your wealth
er eye off'n other females till death
grips onter you-so help you God!
Hone to die il I don'tr was the
earnest response.
Miss Dawson, bein satisfied in
yer own mind that yer love fur this
man amt simply case O. being
kinder stuck arter him bekase he'i
little on the goodin' order, l wan,
ter ask you, if yer sure o yer Owl
feelins, an really want this man ful
yer husbandi 1t amt too late vi,
to crawfish, if yer want to JUMP
the game, but it's yer last chance
This is on the dead square, Mr.
Bill, or l wouldn't be hyar,' wal
her reply.
"Then, all things appearing
straight, l unanermously proclaim
you man an wife in the name O. thu
gospel, in SIGH cases made an per