The Delta independent., 1889-04-16
From PaOnia.

W. s. Cobarn will dispose Of all, or nearly
ell. of his nur.ecy stock this year. He hes
proPogatcd 100000 trees this year instead Of
fram. 900 to 40 900 heretofore. Mr.. Coburn
has strised to ipsIs his nursery drst-class
and has certainly succeeded.
The imrnaginary. visionary two.story brick
school house. with a cupoa and liberty bell,
fell the 5ib lust. by Hsjoriiy Of Eve to one.
Some of lis supporters felt its ominous
shaking and fed, only four remained in it
when it fell. The debris ras divided among
it, suPpar.sys. sainn Wade got the cupalo,
Will GssYk tke bell. Gat. Goodwin the bell
rope and Ezra Wade ths disappointment.
Since our las, correspondence son each
has becn born TO Ne>srs. Lucas. Orth, Turner
and Edwards. Ges,aany can tickle the U. s.
in the ribs now, but u quarter year hence
IL viii be As dangerous As fooling with
bombshell.
A Sunday school has been organized at the
Bethlehem school house. The young folks
should all go and have some enjoyment.
s b. Hartman aud others took herd of
cattle to the Sorth Fork, Muddy to sum
mer. They ~ill soon follow with more,
J. II. Underwood, of MePherson, Kansas,
is the guest of Sci. Stephens.
II was in the balmy spring time.
Beneath the bowery's shade,
All busted with their musings.
A youth sat by maid.
The youth was wont to love,
The maid was that way to,
When, unseen. bescn,h the bo~ery,
Cupid ben, his fairy bow.
He dipped his arrows, bu, not in blood,
lie dipped them. but not in tears,
But in loves sweet affection
Which will last through life's long years
To gladden. all their sorrows,
For the most joyous Of their joys,
Are the darling little girls
And the bouncing baby boys.
MARRIEp.-At the residence of the groom's
mother, at Paonia. on April 10Th, 1889, by
Rev. II Grant. of Delta, Mr.. Albert S.
6oodsnow to Miss Hattie NJ. Qnackenbush,
both Of racnia. All join in congratulations
to the happy couple and wish them u long
aud prosperous journey through life.
10th parties are we'll known. having lived
in the valley .iucc its first settlement. They
were little ashamed Mt first and tack nd.
vantage of the circumstances TO mislcad their
many friends who had promised them first.
class "shver.ec" but the willy youths caught
GU by the unfrequent appearance of "a preacher
and by Swallowing him caught on to the
racket.
The young couple got badly divided and
the boys had to orIanine q night-herd to
round them up. The grosm had an adverse
notion about being rounded up and after try
ing a ,'frceze.out" game on the boys he made
a desperate dash for liberty. lie started for
home like Kansas eyclone, but got there
ouly in time 70 sec Charley Block surround.
ing the house. Two or three pistol shots told
his presence, so he changed horses aud started
ip zg-zag route ncross the mesa, but a
horseman and six. shooter turned up at every
corncv sad from under every sagc-brush. A.
last, surrounded and dismay ed he surrendered
and with the aid Of half.doxen escorts he
was led home md put In the house, then the
music commenced. II may not have been rs
sweet tn Albert MS would the songs of Or
pheus, but Il was the kind of music for the
occnsiou. Fred Brown blew a horn, shook
two cow.bells, beat drum nnd picked
bunjo with his toes, all at the Knme tine.
Bloxom had a squcaky, growling, grinding
iron mill which he run with his gall. orie
Wheeler sang old Ireland md Paddy on
Har,i.C Car. and Theodore kochne sat lonely
on the fence singing 'uco.l,bye, my Lover.
cts.' The writer. well sir, he felt 80 bad he
could not 20, but IL informe,, that after an
hour or two. Albert invited the boys in and
treated to cigars and cnndy in abundance.
The crowd then, after abort chat. eongrnta.
lated the bride and groom aud Wishing them
what is always wished young couples. they
bid them good night.
YkoMAN.