The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05
An Old Time Wedding.
by CHARLES CAvILEER.
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Wnen We nad returned to the house
which was filed with over sixty happy
couples, all nicely and tsstefully and
some richly attired, must say never
saw a more gentcel lot of people, and
there was beauty galore, and a finer
party Of ladies, combined with much
beauty, I never saw. The supper was
grand affair, the table was loaded
with all the substantials and Injuries
OF civilized life with much of hunters
skill, which all ate with the appetite
of US northerners, while toasts and
speeches were made by some Of our
home talent. Supper over, the tables
cleared and teeth picked, all by nine
O'Clock; then the room was cleared for
the dance, tiddlers tuned up, and the
young beaus hunted their partners.
This pastime was one shall never
forget, for it was kept up all night
some Of them singing we won't go
home till morning., nor did they, the
most Of them, and did not see bed un.
til the next night. Thus ended our
old time wedding Of the Red River Of
North Dakota. Times are changed
and the program is now ON another
scale.
On the 10th OF March 1867, we left
the good old home Of my wife on our
return to st. Joseph, N. d. My faith.
er-in-Iaw, Mr.. Murray, accompanied
US part Of the way and my wlfe's
brother, James, returned with US t..
St. Joseph. Arriving ut Narcissc
Marion's I was to take my own dog
team, managed by C0mmodCre Paul
Bowler, same as on the voyage down.
We babe our old friend Marion and
wife good bye, that day after din
ner, Paul leading with the dogs. San.
dy Dahl, next. with my wife on board
his train, followed by Mr.. Murray and
James. Having a good road and q
fine day for travel we went along
kiting and arrived In good time ut
our intended camping place at old
Dauphinais. Mr.. d. In his young
days was Canadian voyageur but at
ter his marriage with u half-breed
girl, he settled down to pastoral and
agricultural life, but leaving his home
twice year, he took the plains us q
hunter Of buffalo and other game, re.
turning In June with his carts laden
with pemmican and buffalo-cow pelts
with which to make robes. Nv father.
in-law and the old man having been
hunters together 10 their young days,
they snapped. the usual yarns Of
hunting exploits until they talked
me to sleep. Next morning we took
an early and substantial breakfast
and babe adieu to MIR. Murray and |
our host, old Dauphinais of whom l |
may say In passing. that he:was in a |
prosperous way having some sixty
head Of horses, over forty horned cat
tie. sheep and chickens and eighteen
or twenty children; but to resume our
journey, we had fine weather that |
day, though it commenced thawing |
the day we arrived at Pembina; that
night we camped ut Two Little
Points and had q pleasant and COM
Portable time. The next day we reach.
ed PembIna. Mr.. Murray and I we're
treated to the best they had In the
larder and the old custom In those
days Of slipping port-winc until late
bed time. The next day early, hav.
Ing bid our friends goodbye, VIC en-
deavored to make good spell before
II commenced thawing, aud by so do
Ing We arrived at st. Joseph before
dark and were welcomed BY our
friends with q fusllade of twenty or
more n. w. Trading Gus fiintlock
guns, all OF which 1t did me good to
take In. Now sir, you see BY this &C.
count that Mrs. Cavileer arrived from
the Selkirk settlement In q horse dat
that banlshes the ox.cart
fable) and going from some unknown
place tn tho states and this finally
settles the ox'csrt STORY.