The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-06-20

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ed all their kinsmen and neighbors in
and made great preparations. When the
time drew nigh. they sent out two mes
sengers to meet the grooms and their
brides with a trumpet to welcome and
to accompany them.
'When they came near unto the house
Of Reuben, the father, the messengers
came on before them and gave shout,
and the whole multitude ran out with
shouts Of joy and music, playing on all
kinds of instruments. Some We're play
ing on harps, some on viols and some
blowing ON rams horns. Some also were
casting dust and ashes toward heaven,
and chief among them all was Josiah,
blowing his bugle and making sound so
great the neighboring hills and valleys
echoed with the resounding acclamation.
When they had played and their harps
had sounded till the grooms and their
brides approached the gates, Reuben the
father, met them and welcomed them to
his house. The wedding feast being now
ready, they were all invited to sit down
to eat, placing the bridegrooms and
their wives at each end Of the table
Walters were then appointed to serve
and wait on the guests. When all had
eaten and were full and merry, they
went out again and played and sang till
night. When they had made an end of
feasting and rejoicing, the multitude
dispersed, each going to his own home
The family then took seats with their
walters to converse while preparations
were being made in an upper chamber
for the brides and grooms to be convey
ed to their beds. This being done, the
walters took the two brides up stairs
placing one in a bed at the right hand
Of the stairs and the other on the left
The walters came down, and Nancy, the
mother, then gave directions to the wait
ers Of the bridegrooms, and they took
them up stairs, but placed them in the
wrong beds. The walters then all came
down stairs. But the mother being fear.
full Of mistake, made inquiry Of the
waters, and learning the true facts took
the light and sprang up stairs. 1t came
to pass she ran to one Of the beds and
exclaimed, % Lord, Reuben, you are in
bed with the wrong wife,' The young
men, both alarmed at this, sprang up
out of bed and ran with such violence
against each other they came near knock.
ing each other down. The tumult gave
evidence to those below that the mistake
was certain. So endeth the chapter.
1t will readily be discerned that the
walters had been thoroughly drilled in
advance fcl TIE respective parts each
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Of backwoods horseplay. Of course it
was the work of Abe, who had also
adroitly arranged with one Of the invit.
ed guests Or attendants at the infare
when the feasting was ended to assist
in the ceremony. The result was a
comedy Of errors, which gave Abe and
others interested in the secret as much
satisfaction and joy as it occasioned the
| Grigsby household embarrassment and
chagrin. The chronicler also improved
the rare opportunity presented by carl.
caturing and puncturing Blue Nose"
! Crawford, who had exacted of him
when boy such an extreme penalty for
/ the damage done to his Life of Wash
/ ington."
I As the reader will naturally con
clude, the revelation of this chapter Of
/ the Scriptures stirred up the social lions
I Of Gentryville as they had never been
aroused before. Nothing but the blood
or bones Of the author who had hitherto
escaped-because, as the productions
were surreptitiously dropped in the road
Of nights, no one conld identify the
writer-would satisfy the wrathful
vengeance of the Grigsbys and theil
friends. But while the latter were con.
cerned in schemes for detection and de.
tails Of punishment the versatile young
satirist was .st work on William, diff