Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-04-22
Bloomington.
10 The Editor of the Herald.

Bl00mlmgt0n.
10 The Editor of The Herald.
There has been another wedding in
our town during the last week. Strange,
isn't il? that the yoing folks will per-
sist in getting married! Other old Gus
toms occasionally die out for a time,
and then after generation or SO they
come in vogue again. But ever since
Adam, at the suggestion of his Maker,
concluded that it was not good for man
to 1--we alone and inaugurated the Gus
tom of getting married why, genera
ton after generation concluded to keep
up the old practice until things have
come to such pass that the old, old
story always has a fascin ating charm
to those who venture for the first time
CT course it is not quite SO fascinating
to some of the old dodgers who have
tried the thing again and again. |
suppose if | were to tell my readers
that | have been married five or six
times and would have been married
oftener if | had had my way about it
they would unanimously agree not to
believe me, so don't think III tell them
anything of the kind; and, besides, it
wouldn't be showing the proper degree
of modesty and reserve To parade my
private affairs before the public in that
way. Well, almost forgot about this
particular wedding. don't know
much about it, as | wasn't there, but
understand the happy ones are Mr..
Philip Garthwaite and Miss Ella Rem
neis. They certainly have great reason
to congratulate each other and | am
sure, Judging from the demonstrations
on the evening of their wedding dav,
that they have many friends who all
wish them happy and prosperous
Journey through life. The Blooming
ton band. always obliging and ever
ready to make people happy Especially
when there is prospect of being told
to 60 to Il restaurant and ask for what
they want) serenaded the newly-made
couple and after partaking of the re-
freshments limited at in the above par
enthesis, they serenaded the town in
honor of the event. But the sercnading
didn't stop there, for many of the
Bloomington young ladies, hearing the
band, and furthermore being attracted
out OF doors by the bright moonlight
night, concluded not to be outdone by
the band boys. Accordingly, they
sauntered forth and honored several
people with such delightful vocal music
as to throw the previous instrumental
music of the band completely in the
background. The beautiful strains of
music as they left the lips of the fair
singers and passed through the calm,
serene night air, reached the ears of en-
tranced listeners with an ethereal pa
thos that must have been truly danger
GUS to the peace of mind of those youths
whose organ of affection had never vet
responded to another's.
Spring has again arrived with its Gus
tomary regularity and nature is once
more pouring forth her many wondrous
gifts that man may prosper and enjoy
the blessings of life. Nature, and by
the term mean her Author, is our
great guardian angel. for
IF nature puts not forth her power
About the opening of the fl lwer.
Who is it that could live an hour?''
But nature is not alone in putting forth
powe: at this time of year, for with
spring come spring fashions, which al
ways suggest the exercise of two species
of power-the pers uasive and the mon
etary. The former always precedes the
latter and when the cashier of the fam
lily is vanquished he takes some rea
solid comfort in the fact that silver dol.
lars are inconveniently heavy to carry
in the pockets of summer pantaloons.
When his wife and daughters surround
him with bewitching smiles he very
considerably recognizes the force Of
the sentence Give unto us, you thai
are weary and heavy-laden with silver
dollars. and we win make your burden
light"
Thr temperance society is still on tn,
surface with not the faintest prospect
in view of its sinking. 1t is ri moret
that Grand Worthy Chief Templar
Cleghorn contemplates coming here
within the next few weeks and it is
probable that the presence of so distin
guished an officer of the Order will give
the society boom of no mean pro.
portions
The Literary Society held no meet
ing last week, owing to the iuclemency
of the weather.
The revival meetings at the NJ. E.
church are still in progress, being
jointly conducted by Rev Chas. Har
ris and his wife.
The elder BENEFITS is building a new
residence in Brooklyn after the most
approved modern STYLE The buildin!
ne lives in at present he moved in iron
the country and retitted; it will be opel
for speculation after the new building
is finished. JUsTAsYoUPLEAsE.
The citizens of Toronto have beer
stupidity hoaxed by the publication il
the NeDs of George Washington
memorable farewell address. slightl
altered, and purporting to be the fare
well address of Sir John Macdonald
1t is dated Ottawa. April Is, and take
up five columns. 1t created a sensation
there, which, however, quickly subside,
when its true nature became known.
1t is said that the wheat crop IN Kan
sas will not be more than one-third tn
1