Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-05-25

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"Ah." said. $50 there's to be a
! Wedding"
"Yes." he replied, still looking mus
: ingly at the fire; SEthe marrige giar-
ments heve been prepared an the
! guess heve been hidden, an though
you wuzn' hidden, yit, es said afore
/ you be welcome an q honored
CUES"
As was IN no particular hurry
concluded to accept an invitation so
cordially given. and laid down on the
mattress that had been spread out on
the floor for my accommodation,
thinking Of the happy 60 lucky way in
which people In the country get mar
ried.
About noon the next day the guests
who had been hidden BEGAN TO ar
rive-sOme on foot, some on long leg
ged horses and some on short legged
ponies, while others came ia rickety
wagons drawn by oxen that looked as
though they might have been import
ed from the kingdom OF Lilliput, and
from that time out there vas fun and
feasting-that Is, if potatoes and pork
served In various ways can be said to
constitute a feast.
About sunset a man Keeling drunk
rode up and was helped OF his horse.
''HoW are yer ledger" said mine
host.
"H'Io, stringf'ler said the ledge,
looking round stupidity at the assem-
bled guests, who were laughing and
giggling, ''Which's tn 'cused?"
''Why, you amt In co'rt. jedge," re-
piled StringfellOw. This here's a
marriage feas' yer've come tO-yer' We
come here to marry my to gals, Eanc
an merier."
That's so" said the ledge, rubbing
his head. II knOwed tn Wuz somp'n
I'd come fur. Les b'gin."
''Well, come inter the house fusU,"
said the old man.
''All right, en- on" and with lurch
and tack the speaker got inside the
door, when he fell spraying on the
floor. He was helped up and given
the back OF a chair to steady himself
by.
''Th's 'ere's tn dogondes' oner' nes'
flo 1 yer seed, Striugf ler," he said.
"Stan' p, pris' ner."
81 tells yer this here amt no co'rt
jedge," said old man StringfelloW, be-
ginning to get nettled, San my gals
amt no pris' ners."
ooh, well, It's all same" said the
ledge. ''Stan' p, gals, n hole p right
han >"
''W'at's thet fur2'' asked Nancy, as
she and her sister and the two BRIDE
grooms stood up In q row.
Guilty nr nOt"-began the ledge,
and then recOllecting himself: ''Do
you" pointing at Nancy, ''everlast-
in ly sW' ar to take this here young
Pler," pointing to Merier's affianced.
''No, don't" said the girl; ''thst'8'
.'To heve an t. hole, went on the
mo. I DON'T" repested Nancy
stamping her foot.
eyer dOn't?"
''NO. don't"
''Then t'g case mol pros, an this
here cO'rt 'journed."
''LoOk a here, ledge" said the girls
father, 81 done tOle yer this here amt
no cO'rt-this here's weddin'-that's
" at it is, don't yer Onnerstan'2"
''Yesh, that's all right, ole man."
said the jedge- Y'see I knoWed 1 he'd
a case t. try an got sorter confused.
Les "a back an b'gin over. Watts
weddiIPs name?-men watts gals an
fler's manner"
''Thar's two gals" said the old
man. ''Nanc' an Merier Stringfeller,
an they's a going to marry Dick Dan
der an Pete Pringle. Thar they
STAINS right aiore yer, now go ahead
"All right. D'yOu, Name, take this
here Pete
mo, shan't," said Name, che
ain'U"-
oyer don't any shan't; tibet pears
to be bout all yer're guilty ", pris'-
ner," said the jedge, relapsing into
court jargOn, IAN don't see nOth'n'
t. do but sch 5rge you. Gives a drink,
String Ter; J'rt's 'jOurned."
StrlngfelIOW was at his wits end,
though his son. Bill, said it was as
good as a circus, and the company in
general seem d to be highly delighted
with the general performance. There
to be no possibility of keep
ing the jedge on the right tack, and the
court was about to be adjourned sine
die. sure enough, when 1 suggested the
Of complying with his re-
quest, and q ring the legal tunctionary
q dram. which might brighten him up
ong enough to enable him to 60
through with the ceremony properly.
'le was taken into the /
shed room, where the boys slept, and .
N q few minutes came out again with f.
MS face Wreathed with smile. I NAV F.
use the expression In the very truth .
n this case. for every feature seemed /
TO be twisted this way or that with
smile Of its own, so that he presented .
Z most comical appearance of would .
De affa bility.
BE was hurried to the front while
5he steam was up, when he went
through the usual formula IN a dis
Ointed way and Immediately coIIap- .
led and was put to bed, where he lay
snoring through all the noise made by +.
he young people, only shouting out
''SilenCe n co'rt."
The frOlic lasted all night, the cabin,
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