The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-10-26
A WEDDISG-DAY WITHOUT A WE'D
DING.

4 WEDDING-DAY WITHOUT A WE'D
DING.
1t was the evening Of Caleb Pollard's
goldea wedding, and the family. to the
third and fourth generation, were as
sembled in honor OF the.eFent. .er-
H. This makes a good many wcddin'
days we've seen-ne n the old oman
there" said Caleb from his own par
ticular chimney-corner, where he Sat in
state with hts youngest gTandchild on
one knee and his oldest greata grand-.
child on lie other-t' besir3s one, lie
added, "whep there want no we'd
dim" w.
" A wedding-day without. q wedding,
grandpa?'' spoke up Polly Pettgrew
from game of romps sheand flock OF
frolicksome cousins were organizing on
the outskirts of the scdater circle drawn
round the spacions, old-fashioned fire.
place" how could that beP- doesn'
stand to reason. . r- asf
ASK gran ma, replied Caleb, with
quizzical smile, and a wave of his pipe
stem toward the opposite corner where
dame Janet, his white-haired partner
through fifty years.of Joy and sorrow,
sat beaming through her spectacies,
her restless, witbered hands betokening
how much they missed the accustomed
knitting laid aside in Difference to the
occasion. ~ ..rr
Pray 10, Caleb, begged Grandma
Janet = find something else to talk
about"
Pray don't, grandpa persisted
Polly-"it's the very thing / want to
hear" .-.-
PolIy's motion was seconded and car
ried without division. .# III
I & Z al a., -
days" began Grandfather Caleb. - an
telbhow / cut out all tOther fellows,
an got excepted by the han soonest gal
in-''
Claw, caloBp' interrupted Dame
Janet, blushing as she might have done
ut seventeen, chow you do talkn'
''Well, you needn't color up So"
Caleb answered ''How dye know it's
y0H L m talkin' about?'
Having reducedthe good dame to ST.
lcnce by thus turning Che laugh on her,
the old gentleman proceeded;
"Tve said 4 wouldn' dwell onto the
courtin' part, SO ] II Jest come down to
the day sot for my weddin' with the
han soonest gal, as / was remarkin' -
now lest keep quiet over there (Shak-
ing his finger at Dame JaneD -'I'v
been the head. o. this house for half n
Gentry, an ain goin' to be confer
dicted Hot0-with the han soonest gal, I
say, in Puccoon County.
"She lived about twenty-five mild
furder up the river nor where l bunked,
but there was a steamer passed reg lar
cv'y mornin', an on that pertic lar
mornin' | was on the double-quick TO
kctch the boat, when all of n student L
felt somebody kctch my arm.
Il wheeled round quick, for | was
L. i Il
find grabbin' of me but the Sheriff."
. The SHERIFF." ohirped one of the
pair on the narrator's knees, with a
frightened look. "What could the
sheriff want o YoU. grandpa?''
Just what aXed him, +" continued
Caleb.
ITO sarve onto a jury says the
Sheriff.
Can't do il, no way says l. A
- You We GOT to, says he.A Judge
Tosty's sent Tor You for a tailsmau.'
e a whichP' says l.
" A tailsmap, says he.
- Cast his ugly picturer says /,
" does he take me for monkevp
The Sheriff burst out lailin'.
90 Il see you re a little benighted, Mr..
Pollard says he-'a tailsman' 5 a-man
called TO tack onto the tail eend of
jury TO piece it out when some D. the
rcglars fails to come.
- Thank YOU for the information,
says /, but all the same, head or tail,
/ cant sarve.' p =
Why sop
'Pve got a good, lawful egscoos,'
says l. NfI
~ What's the natur' on itp' says he.
- 1t natur' strictly private says 1.
Well, come am state it TO the
L., ~ Il 4 Z
haint got no discretion
81 don't think You hcr' saws /.
by the onreas' nable way you act
- Come alon@a says nc, orTn have
TO call n poSSVnff g
That sort 8 sgSeered me. l didn't
lest know rightly what 'possy' was.
but knowed by the way the Sheriff
looked it must be suthin' startlin'.
=" MOI MOI dom -possy me- says I,
AN IN go peace hle.' -
- Take your seat onto the iuryr
says the clark, as sOon's the sheriff
brung me into court.
'May't please you're Hon rable
Honor says !, turnin' to the Jedge.
a. Silencen he bellered, am take
your seat onto the juryp'
- But says l. I've got pertic -
'''Tale your seatr yelled the Judge,
AN if YOU cheep agin I'll punish you
for actin contemplate TO the court
Twas on the top O. my tongue to
tell him | thought twas the court as
was actin contemptible to me; but
thought I'd wait till ketched him out
The clark made us lay our hands
onto a big book, an then ratified off
SUI thin quick that sounded like. 'goin'
-goin' -goin' gomez arter which they
begun to try n case where one fellerwas
1rrsrt1 annf her for fes which
tother'n said he never hadn' any; an
he want fur wrong.
81 was in hopes the trial wouldn' [
last long, an that by hirin a fast boss
/ might still be in time to re Marie at
the appointed hour, which twas in the
eYenin'.