The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-26
THE WOODEN WEDDING.

tomorrow will be the timber, a%nniver-t
sary of that dear c%onnuEial day, when
Cupid, lowering over the altar, tied the
hymeneal knot which made US twain?"'
Ben delivered the above fine bit of
oratory, not in the efe stiye, finland
manner which proves the impromptu,
but with q hating precision which be-
,rayed the effort it had costto formulate
and remember it; nor was it the fine
spec h l have heard delivered with an
effort. '"' 5''' ~ '''''7 T.
II suppose you mean our wooden
Wedding" I replied. 5e4 s,.r 4.
"Yes, but doesn't timber mean wood,
I'd like to know? Now I'll tell you what
I've been thinking. l want to celebrate
Il. A celebration of that sort would be
IL new thing in this neck of woods. you
see, and | think it would take big. 1t
wouldn't cost much. and there Is no tell.
ing the useful things which our friends
might bring us. The milk. eggs, lntter,
meat, fruit and -four We have4n plenty
now, and, according to my tfgn ring, ten"
dollars for sweets and other iim-cracks
would furnish n sumptuorls SNAPPER for
fifty or more persons. | read the other
day about an old fellow of eighty mar
ried his fourth wife, who celebrated his
wooden wedding, and his trends who
attended the supper brought them just
poohles of things, anon the rest Il set of
pallor furniture and a nlce-top buggy. |
believe it pays. to celebrate ones wood
en- wedding, to say nothing of the pleas
ant occasion. of meeting one's friends.
III fix up the back porch tor them to
pile the 81 heavy furniture is on,
and if any one should bring
q new reaper or q top buggy it can
just be left in the d~oor-yard.. Those
who bring "precious goods intsmal
packages" can put them on the parlor /,
table. ! have written out the invitation
the undersigned, have concluded to
surprise our irierids,i and give them an
opportunity of showing their apprccia-
ton of us, by celebrating oul wooden
wedding on date. All who re-
ceive adupiicate OF this card nre cordi- ''
ally requested tofcome and bring q good
i xpDet,te and whatever other valuable, ,
piece Of furniture bis OF her generosity
may suggest.-Benjamin and Sukey."
There, if you will allow me, / think
that's straight to the. point, AMI fiatter =
myselfif it IS Somewhat %orlginal.".
'For mer,cy,'s SAKE Ben, stop md take
breath and let me speak. 1t is very
easy to talk outsspteatwning and fur /;
nishins supper. ior1iity Or more guests,
bht' not SO easy to. pakeIthe needed ar
engagements. How a. you suppose I am
gong to get through such IN affair. and q
no help to be'had this side Of Africa g
that I know OF Here IS II bit of Wis
dom l want you to stow away for future
reference, too. Tie good appetites
brought to celebrations o the kind you
desire TO make, generally ou.number all
other valuable pieces Of furniture pro-
duced for the OCCASION"
F"Now Suke, don't 90 and spcil all nv
nice plans with q big wet blanket. Ny
heart is so set on,tiiis celebration. You
know a fellow clnnot have hut one wood
en- wedding, uniess-unless he-marries
again, and somehow | just feel it in my
bones that We will have a jolly time, and
our friends will do IL nice thing by us. in
the way OF presents, You know. III
help cook"
s"Ihe next two days Ben spentwsritine :
out the invitations, then the cooking be-
gan in earnest, and Ben beat the eggs
and l stirred batter and kneaded dough
ill my head grew dizzy. assstfa tas 80
at last the evening of the important
day arrived, and leaving the culinary
department for an hour or two in care
o,r has, Mi,.ndt ,,,.Lar s,oa,i s,tha l.a az
aon, 70 ra,.e;wa o,r a,asts Ran sh1sdinn I,
yshlet on which he kent tallu nf aanSS
Arrival.
"S,xtv.fvn c,ests and tbirty.o,a n.r-
| cels.n siyhed Ran as he clncE to,Isd nH
the stroke of eight. 'Suke, what do you
| suppose is in all those queer looking
little wads which they have been piling
t"Prerions woods IL s,nau Ia u,
whisnered Ehnt r hsvan,t baa ~ on,,, -
| Leposits ON the hack nor.hn
: ttS. - saa..S.sI
come eV s,raisht ,n from the trogt n rate az ~
| theiIal DIOR ami tha nras.nts ~
tver tnev are ara in thar 80
| ton ontbe table.. ms, bes,n to rs;sb
| tb.t ua h,d not ceIah.o 10 ;,niS"e . 81
9. Just then Melinda noknh Eer ba,ds;,
at The onnosita dnor mil cove i, aeau -
n;f en- - ttp w;nh .ny a "t hnr save me as,g
! kItcnen to find that her yonnrest hone.
| mi had ,nannned tn nmsh ,hn mop ~,
i've u. ;"u ,a.seu - ,pp a' en-. ~ over OF
containine # 70 I,, veranwin mel hv wy Vessel
;utn !, nn, ~ ~ Hlg9.s etsaoMH ~ 'hrnsting
s IA wfh HI's .ha ST. un,spee . rev III,
non, q "a Il Iii dnnn efTsust.'t W 4 ithu
ra'.b IN the bail az a,rsn u ~ Gio.n ~
Almost in tea ndn ~ ba ie ~ "a was
err INV own REGRETS to comf,rt how m,h;la
= w, W 'o.nioiI her, "niie
q at and hung it behind i'' the eu. Inc 10
drv. Then 7 had to extract Raw ,'s ~ "
ma sitting room and eSnIain. t,a reeial
han ~ nm which vas a a,r .'o nM
poiutment. forThe had nr;dai sa}f,
ia .i,tia an the nrona Va X; pr,u - n,1Se l
'ranm R.sP"'Aston y rsnAt ICE
The next mishan WAS the hreoLiro
downefthe narlnr sofa then ,t To, p,enkins
80 Fla p"n n,,,h 80 tl,en No,lis rim
s]ur,nper's train' ana iaa IL , :, M'ss in ;n.pp
,h y Ices nn.aas ! iMh piYaiuf !h.o
IONS .Ts.'@ E - So . = n'ss :. a - 10 20
y. Daring sumner heard Mrs p;,hoo