The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-29

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when the telegram came ffo1t A, 9
Campbell that he could not nee Il a
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fastbf E)slIistsn b. u
t1sf & shoeId eouie % he mex "a.
g Saisnsborg NJ &s sbbs.laI..
. sspeAk g ths subjeot 81 y Law s.
Order" at the hour ofII O'Clock. a
which Mr.. c. had been announces
to speak upon that subject. He said
we hsve a service In the church al
y S'clqck. and .the Lev iand Ofd6,
meeting wTfi follow af il. "a tA'-
As -approEciIed the church on
Thursday .at about 3 quarter befor,
II o'clock, was SURPRISED 10 see n,
church literally surrounded b.
Vagons on q Wees day morning serT.
lee, and as ] went into tbe church
thinking Pastor Dahlsten was preaeh.
Ing las could not understand The
Swedish, was still more surprised
81 the crowded house. But as Mp
Charles BrOdine iIshered me up the
long aisle TO the 'front.' side pew, |
looked aefoss % the pew Immediately
in froRt Of the palpit. aud here saw Z
young lady envelOped In the bridal
veil, with brides maids In white on
one side and the groom with grOOms-
men on the oiher and slow on com
prehension as attn, took III the Sit
uatiOn, and therein saw the explana-
ton Of this large gattIeFing Of busy
farmers With their hImilies On q week
day morning in a busy season Of the
Year, for the Swptps make much OF
their weddings The morning is
given to religious service in con-
uectiOn with the cprenuHy- at the
church, after wht.ll thu invited guests
repair with lhr bridal pair To the
home az the brides parents ta the
wedding dinner The whole after-
uOOn is then given up to music and
social enjoyment The Swedes would
scarcely think Il wedding was proper
~ ceie0rsted II whole day was not
thus given up to IFS honor. The con-
tracing parties on this occasion were
Mr.. August Nelson and Miss Chris
tine, daughter of Rev Bfodlne.
Another and equally as great q sur
prise to me was themDsie on the Oe-
casion. both By the choir and the cor
net band. i knew the SWedes were
lovers Of music, but | did not eXpect
such an exhibition of musical culture
In a purely farming community even
among Swedish people. Two young
ladies sang duet ln our Law and Or
der nesting, that / do not think could
be surpassed BY any two ladies most
gifted in song aud musical culture In
Salina, and / know We have no choir
that could sustain the chorus parts 50
well as did that large choir Of young
people at the Salemsburg church.
The secret OF their musical success Is |
they take an interest in It and employ
q teacher of music amOug them all
the time. Their present Instructor Is
Prof. A. w. johnson, q Young
Swedish gentlemen, whom found 10
be indeed both a gentleman and a
He Is both public school
teacher, teaching I'm the English and
also the Swedish language, and music
teacher-teaehing both instrumental
and vocal music-leader OF the band.
and ehOiTister OF the choir.
We had an enthusiastic Law and /
Order meeting, at which the follow
ing persons were appointed delegates !
10 attend the County Convention 10 !
organize permanent. county Law aud |
Order organization John HolcOmb, |
John England, John ThOrstenburg, |
Z. i. F.Brodine, n. o. Carlson.
Through the kindness OF Rev. Bro
line, father Of the bride, / vas in |
GUIDED among the invited guests TO
he wedding dinner. And now to de-
Ieribe q Swedish wedding dinner, /
aking that at Rev. Brodine's as 8
ample. Well, III give It up before ! |
I am not very good at such /
lescrptiOns-and 1 fear / should /
make as big a blunder as did a certain
iashful young man who had long ad-
nired q young lady and at last plueked
lp courage enough to make a sunday
fternoon call The good man Of the
louse invited him TO stay TO supper.
When they sat down TO the table, al
hough our yoong friend was very
hungry, and the supper was most ex-
client, he drew back before he had
aten half enough 10 satisfy his hun
the lady-she whom he
TOuld have given everything he had
n the world 70 have her become his
urged him 20 make
ut a supper II he could and regretted
hat she had not something better 10 |
empt his appetite. "Oh, " he re-
lied in hIs embarrassment, "itis good
nOugh, what there is of Il. HE saw
e had made q blunder, and with the
old sweat rolling down his back, lac
lade desperate effort To correct il
nd redeem himself in her estimation,
nd again stammered ont, "Oh.
ldnt mean that; | meant there Is
dough Of it such as il l.. " And now
e saw that he had put his foot 9
} II worse than before aud gave up
] despair So give up in DESPAIR /
efore | begin TO describe this we'd /
Ing dinner l will simply say that IL
~ one has lost his appetite, and 4
ishes To tempt il by the Righteousness
nd variety of food set before him. ] ,
him to Swedish wedding |
Inner Or IL befs immensely hun A
y and feels equal tO three square
eals in one, l again recommend him \
) swedish wedding dinner for the a
ary bountifulness OF the repast '
In conclusion Mr.. Editor, as I have
'en mixing things a little in this
minunicatiun, let me say that l 4
armed sufficient in that visit i'm con- n
rsalion with leading citizens there,
assure you that the Swedish voters
that locality have got their eyes
en and become disgusted with thi- :,
called Independent, but really
whiskey amt. i.prOhibltiOn |
TIT to vote With 1t any longer Aud
o. they felt that they hal not been
rly dealt with in some county a
'ctions by the Republican, party.
~ have learned thar this Independ =
movement Il simply the A z L. .
secret oath bound snrieIy opphzed Z
law and Orfeg-and coiltndlud ty
altogether worse and nurs rlrrupi
& than they were led Go believe
nipulated the Republican party.
II dealing will bring The law-abid-
Swedes all back to the party.
w. A. SIMRINs.
CITY TEACHERS EXAMINATION ~