Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-05-31
..GL JED FOE LTEE-, :,
The MGfs Who Wanted His Wife ConspIeteI,,
Stopped From FItrti,a0

was scarcely more than 20, was indeed
blooming beauty. Making their way
to Justice of the Peace and taking &
license out of his pocket, the Ioye-stric
en- man asked:
"Be you the Squirrel"
Il be the Squire. What is it you
wish?"
Have you the power to marry PEG
pie, and hitch 'em solid?"
yes, sir.
so it can never be undone?n
Eyes, sir"
Fire ahead, Squire"
The Squire proceeded to business,
and when he got as far as the question
to the girl, DO you take this man to be
your lawful and welded husband?" the
groom heightened the ceremony by the
following additional questions to her,
for he wanted to be "hitohed tighter nor
wax:
Sand yos won't have nothing more to
do with Bill Sykes?"
No"
'iNur Sam Hill?"
"No."
| "Nur Pete Jones?"
NO"
See here, Sally, don't look down on
the floor that way; that means you don't
know whether you will or not. Look
squar in my face, Sally"
Then Sally looked "squar" in his face,
and he continued:
"Nur Jack Powers?"
"No."
Here the Squire interrupted, and
said:
I don't think it necessary to pin the
young lady down so closely. She prom
ised me to be your true and lawful wife
and that's enough
Squire, you don't know that girl
like 1 do, She's a coquet. She flirts
with every fellow who gets struck after
her, and there's dozen of 'em. Now,
want all that business stopped, and I
want it done here by law"
$50 be it," said the Squire. Sarah
Peters is welded to You for life, and
no power on earth can take her from
you"
"That's the talk! Come on, Sally;
you're mine, We're glued for life! Oh
wait till [ pay the Squire"
He paid the Squire $1-all he had
and left for his country wagon happier
than he'll ever be again.
TRIPS TIE FAST CLIPPERS MADE.
About the year 1874 began the most
important era IN the history of Ameri-
can ship-building. Our Liverpool
packets had already demonstrated the
capabilities OF our builders and mari
ners. The clipper-ship Canada, for ex-
ample, under the command Of Capt.
Macy, made her trips almost with the
regularity of q steamer. From four
teen to sixteen days was the average
length Of her voyages between the two
ports. This may have been an extreme
case, perhaps, but the fact remains that
these liners made g remarkable record.
Without discussing the question con-
corning the respective merits Of our
clipper and foreign ships, it is not too
strong q statement to say that for the
period Of perhaps fifteen years, during
which our vessels circled the globe in
their voyages, and spread their vast ex-
panse Of canvas in every sea, the runs
made by American vessels have never
been surpassed by sail and rarely
equaled by steam. Donald Mckay,
about the year 1874, commenced to win
his worldwide reputation for building
cipper-ships of size and speed hither-
to unequaled. The clipper-ship James
Baines, built by Mckay, ran 420 miles
in twenty-five hours. The Red Jacket,
built by Thomas, at Rockland, Me-, in
1898, became celebrated after her first
trip, when she made the remarkable
run from New York to Liverpool in
thirteen days one hour and twenty-five
minutes, then the fastest time on rec
ord for a sailing ship, and it has not
been beaten since, I believe, except in
one instance. The Flying Cloud, Nc
Rays most celebrated ship, once made
374 knots, or 433 miles, in twenty-four
hours ard twenty-five minutes, equal to
17.17 miles an hour.-ProUidenc
Journal
FRIENDSHIPS TIE.