The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

through a fish horn. Ifthere was
anything Granther Peeks liked it was
fish. So he says to Corianna, ''Peek
out, Cory, and see eff that's shad;
shad's inseason.'
So Cory poked her head out Of the
hole and saw Jabez BLOWN the horn,
and as soon as he saw her he up and
kissed her at the shutter hole.
"'Keep up courage, Corianna," he
said, ''this thing can't last long"
II shan't says" Corianna; that I
know. Granther says the law can't
make a man open his doors, and I
don't reckon it can; and nobody has
a right to demand my freedom, as
fur as I know
"Your husband would" says ia
bez.
81 amt got none," says Corianna.
"Have one, says Jabez.
How be TO go to my wedding?"'
says Corianna.
"Corianna;'' says Jabez, ''let your
wedding come to you"
| CORY, how's the fish," says
Granther from inside.
ut isn't shad." says Cory, "andI
guess it's stale"
"Oh," says Granther, "don't buy
none eff it's sta!e!''
II shan't, says Cory; "I'll look
keerful.'
Out of the winder she sticks her
head again.
"When your granther is at tea,
Corianna," says Jabez, ''you come
to the hole. It's o clock, Isuppose?'
"About g. says Corianna
Things will be fixed all right after
that" says Jabez. ''Keep up your
elbows the fish," asks Granther
Peeks.
"Awfulp' says Corianna, giving
Jabez a kiss and drawing her head
in.
She felt lots happier, for she had
confidence in Jabez, though she
didn't know he was going to fix it.
That evening she came down to
tea all dressed up, and sshe made
Granther Peeks a lovely lot OF cakes
and an omelet, and he sot down to
table just as the clock struck 6, with
! a crash towel under his chin, and be-
gan to eat as eff he hadn't had any
thing before tor a fortnight; and as
soon as he did so Corianna began to
fan herself with a big palmleaf fan
that always stood behind the kero
sene lamp, and says she:
'Oh, for a breath Of air! I've got
to have a breath OF air or choke!o
you kin git it at the hole in the
Winder, then, says Granther Peeks.
You know my regulations"
Then Corianna she flew to the win
der shutter hole and she poked her
head out, and there she saw a sight!
Close against the house stood Jabez
|. Chow, with white gloves and a white
tie onto him; and behind him was his
brother Plummer Chow, ditto; and
t'other side was Sally Post, ali rig
ged up in white, with a bouquet, for
brldemaid; and between them was
Dominic Chalmers, that had baptized
her; and next him was Dominic
Brown, from Portertown; and all
over the garden was scattered the
lust residents Of the village, and all
the little boys and gals was perched
on the fences; and the man with mel
ons had stopped his cart to see the
specialization such it was-and there
was Squire Peeler, justice OF the peace
perched on the top of the wood she'd
,'a-Waiting my turn fur to act in this
here case, ladies and gentlemen he
says in them there commanding
tones of his'n. :
Well, when Corianna saw all this
she turned first red and then white
We ladies all kissed our hands to her,
and the jedge atop the woodshed he
h,isted his hat. The rest of the men
all took off theirs, and the dominic
ne turned around and lifted up his
hand, and commenced to talk lest
as ct he was in meetin'. When he
came to askin' whether there was
any one present that could give a
reason why that there ceremony
should not proceed he waited quite a
spell; but nobody answered but the
ledge, who remarked official and Sc
rlous from the woodshed. ssGo
ahead, dOmlnle!', s
Then the dominine went ahead
and all went on quite reg'lar, except
when Corianna disappeared from
the winter hole quite suddenly be-
cause Granther Peeks bellered for
more honey, and once when she had
70 Try him another cake to top off
Witll-Which space of time was occu-
pied singing hymns;
However, the dominic got her mar
RED all safe, ring on and all and writ
out g !. certificate, and the witnesses
signed it. and Jabez kissed her and
SO did the bridemaid; and THEN che
squire came down off the woodshed
ano went round to the front door,