The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-09
AN OLD-STyLE WEDDING
ONE OF THE SOCIAL EVENTS OF
YANKEE LAND.
Such Scenes Were the Subject of Nine
Days, Gossip In the New England
Village OF Long Ago-The
Groom and Parson.

Outdoors the Yankee town was ga
o with autumnal foliage. In the towe
OF the town church the marriage bell
. we're ringing joyously. The big farm
, house where the happy bride dwell
/ hustled with the preparations of tn
suspicious ceremony. A Yankee wed
ding is an event of varied and pictur
! esque interest at all times. Dweller
in big cities seldom get a chance Il
witness a ceremonial so quantity elab
crate and attractive.
The bride of this particular lovely
October day was a typical Yankee
belle. She was the beauty of the town
A city chap, who had had Il taste o.
the sea and had seen much of the world,
had won her heart. He had captivated
her with stories of adventure, and won
her finally by the superior ease of his
manner and skill of address. He was
rather short in statue, with little
black moustache and an abundance OF
good humor.
The farmhouse door stood wide open,
after the good old New England custom,
in hospitable welcome to the guests
that were already beginning to arrive.
The interior of the farmhouse was
decked with festoonery of greens and
autumn grasses. A tall clock, that
had stood for century in the corner
OF the wide hall, licked unsteady.
The blushing bride studied the dial
with a rich flush upon her cheek. She
was charming in her wedding gown of
homespun stuff.
The guests drove up in groups from
all sides in fs.rm wagons decked with
greens, and in old-fashioned country
carriages. The women folks alighted
and hurried in to kiss the young bride
elect effusively and to study her attire.
The bridegroom stood out at the gate
to welcome the visitors. The men folks
fingered to congratulate him heartily.
AT the side of the house big barrel of
cider was propped up and the men folks
all took big draughts of it. The BRIDE
groom, in accordance with the custom.
was obliged to drink his own health
with each caller. He had been keep
ing 1t up for an hour steadily, and by
the time the Clergyman was due, he
mad grown joyous to the point of hilar-
lty The men folks kept shaking him
by the hand constantly, and he made
many illusions, though of a rather
vague character, it must be confessed.
to the big handsome dog that the men
folks admired. He had mover been
able to agree with the dog. The ami
NAL seemed to know that the dapper
fellow was going to take his mistress
OIL, and he interfered with the younp
mans pastime of swinging on the gate
In the moonlight with his sweetheart.
The bridegroom shut his left eve
often in a friendly wink at a tall. lank
youth who looked as if he had stepped
out of the bages of one of Dickens
novels The lank youth had a high
wnlte choker with a green stock.
Droadcloth trousers that were skin
tight, and stopped short in the leg
several inches above his ankles. He
had bright red stockings, and his feet
were shod with dancing pumps. He
received the winks of the BRIDEGROOM
with solemn dignity that savored of
consuming sadness. The lank youth.
as matter of fact, considered himself |
In the category of victims of unre- |
Quilted love. He was certainly in the
rank of the ''lefts." The winkinp and
dapper bridegroom had come from tbe
city, and cut him clean out in his suit
Tor the young brides hand. But he
was close friend of her family. and
le was compelled by country etiquette
% De present and watch that detested
lily chap walk off with the prize.
Inc minister came up while the
bridegroom was endeavoring to forgive
VI and join in a bumper of the hard
lder. The minister had a smart rio
Il his own, but he had walked from
he church to enjoy the bracing Octo-
,er air. He had graduated from a
theological seminary in the CITY the
ear before. He was tall, handsome
outn' with cheeks as rosy as fall
'lppins. If it hadn't been for his sober
ut OF black and stiff white choker n
nan familiar with the city would have
AIKEN him for fly drummer or CITY
awyer. 1t became evident in half n
econd that he knew a thing or two.
he bridegroom reached for his ont
tretched hand as if he saw several
ands held out in greeting. When he
ad finally succeeded in grasping the
lbstantial hand held out to him. the
Dung dominic drew him away from the
rowd OF farmers around the barrel of !
ard cider, and leaned over and whis-
cred in his ear in the friendliest DOS
BILE tone.
''See here, Charley, he said, ..you'd d,
etter take a run down the road to the
ostoffice, and let the others sample )
lat cider The walk will do Won
ood."
Dominic" cried the bridegroom !.
ringing the minister's hand. 81 al !
avs said you were brick. I'll 90 =
)u a mile walk 7
1t lacked half an hour of the time d
xed for the wedding ceremony. The a
ty lover took half hours walk in
e bracing breeze and returned with
ardly trace of the hilarity born of
e cider draughts. The dominic in p
STAYED off inquiries for the is
lsslng bridegroom meanwhile. v
'He's all right He's gone down to g
g postotfice to see if there aren't 81
me letters from the city. He's ex- &c
citing some" it
The rival in the green stock and d
lnlng pumps looked at the dominic OF
I'd. The rivals face had the pecu- Ia
i look OF man who doubts the io
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