Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-21
Wrestling fG a Bride.
Little Rock GaIette.1

Little Rock GaIette.l
The peculiar conditions upon
which a matrimonial affair was
based in South Arkansas have just
come to light. Dick Anderson had
graduated between the pillow. hand
les. 1t was said that he could run
q furrow 90 straight that it would
break a knock .kleed mans leg to
walk in it. This accomplishment
was a kind of frontispiece to a fu.
ture volume of agricultural success,
and more than one young lady in
the neighbOrhOod had her eyes on
the young catch. Dick wasn't
bashful, but he didn't seem to be
particularly impressed with the
charms scattered around him like
falling dro;.s of water that linger
on leafy trees after rain. But be
SOON met his fate, young lady,
Winnie Hogrow. Winnie was a
beautiful girl, and could cover as
much corn with a hoe, or scrape as
much cotton az any man in the
neighborhood. The couple loved
devo,cdly. agriculturally. Hogrow
had raised his daughter with great
care, and now that she had attain.
I'd the zenith of her usefulness, il
grieved him Ia think ~ losing her.
On Sunday Dick Went over, and,
going oui where the old man was
Smelling corn t. the pigs, snid:
"Mr. Hngtow, ! sup,msr-'
~ don't suppose anything, sir
"Well. then, you doubtless
know"
III don't know anyihingr
"That's all ucht thea. am
going to marry your daughter, and
By next complaining you will
know something. Do you weaken,
Mr.. Hogrow:"
"See here, young Teller, l can't
afford TO lose my gal. have had
powerful bad luck this season. The
cut worms begun on the corn by
the time it came up, and the bugs
pitched into the cotton; and to make
things worse, my best mule and
one of my COWS got into fight the
other day. The COW hooked the
mule, and the mule kicked the COW
until both of them died. So, under
these circumstances, I'd rather
you'd marry somebody else"
al dou't accept your misfortunes
as excuses. Pm going to marry
the girl
81 tell you what III do, Dick.
I'll make this arrangement Well
wrestle, and if you throw me the
gals your'n. II throw you, she's
mine. Ii you marry her against
my will, | shall pleasantly extermi-
nate you. If you throw me and
marry her, this farm, together with
the gal, is your'n. I'll give three
trials--one to-day, one three weeks
from now, and the other six weeks
Dick was compelled to agree, al.
though the old man was recognized
to be the best wrestler in the coun-
ty. He had challenged everybody
and had thrown everyone who had
accepted. After eating dinner the
old man announced bis willingness
to take the first ballot. Dick WAS
willing. The contestants, including
the girl, went into the yard, the
girl took the hats and the men
grappled each other. The signal
was given, and Dick went over the
old mans head and plowed Q short
furrow in the ground.
"Give me my hat" be said to the
girl.
"Don't give it up" she remarked,
banding over bis tile. AGO away
and practice" Dick LEFT, discour-
aged, but taking the girls advice
wrestled with steamboat men and
farmers until the time for the next
trial came. At the appointed time,
Dick appeared at Hogrows resi-,
dence.
.Feel like you can cnt your ca.
pers putty wellr asked the old
man.
! 81 think 70. feel that my cause