Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-05-27
a GEORGIA WEDDING.
| One of the Quickest Marriages ON Record
SoIemnixed Between Two Darlxies.

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One Of the Quickest Marriages ON Record
solemnixed Between Two. Darkies.
In Lowndes county, Ga, on the
Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, is the small village Of. Ousley.
When I was familiar with that SEQ
ton (15 years ago), there were SER
pentine farmssall through that ooun-
try, on which many negroes we're
employed. Rev. DR.. F. M Hunt,
lswhoilivede one mile from the station,
owned little farm partly devoted
to vegetable culture. and he fire.
quently sold vegetables in small
quantities to the negroes.
One Saturday afternoon Gin Indian
summer there came a negress, about
so years of age, with two pa pound
flour sacks, which she wished filed
with turnips and salad. The sacks
were soon filled, and, with one un-
der each arm, she started down the
road.
She had not gone far beyond the
gate when she met negro Of about
40 yearstin his plain but clean Sun
day suit, who bowed low and smil-
ingly said:
"Good evenin, Jane. How does
you do? I'ze mighty glad to see you.
I'ze done got de license, an I heerd
you wuz seen comm out dis way, an
SEE I to myself, DEFY 'sno use waitin
to git married when ever things so
ready and handy An so here is,
Jane, an here's you, an here's de IL
oense, an right dere's de preacher.
Now, what's de use er waitin?"
Jane manifested good deal of
surprise and embarrassment under
this, and, as she stood there with her
head down and her fingers clutohing
nervously at the sacks under her
arms, she replied:
"Lawdie, Mr.. Wilder, you knows
/ kahn It git married dis evenin. I
wuz speotin to go home an git ready
to marry tomorrow an wuz gwine
to cook big dinner an dress up. I
jes' got on de lied. dress what I been
workin in all day. You know I KANT
git married now. -
The negro saw the logic of the sit
uation was about as strong on her
side as it was on his, so he put on
all his suavity and proceeded:
II say, Jane, you knows I been
lovin you mighty nigh ever since
my Kelline died. I wuz good hus-
ban to Kelline, an ver'body knows
I wuz mighty kind. I loves you,
Jane, better'n I ever has any niger
yet, an I'ze gwine to be powerful
good to you. I'ze got my wages fur
dis whole week right here in my
pocket. Dom you hear dem So rat
tie? De preacher say sump'n like,
No man knows what a day gwine
to fetch. Sump'n might happen
TO tomorrow. Den what you gwine
to do? Here's de preacher, here's
de license, here's you, an here's me.
Jane, les git married. +"
Claw, Mr.. Wilder, you knows |
amt ready, but eff you seq so I'll go
wild you. Humph !! Lawd have mercy
on my soulP'
Mr.. Wilder escorted Jane to the |
gate and called for DR.. Hunt The |
doctor soon ascertained what was
wanted and invited them into the |
yard. Jane put her two sacks of |
on the ground and leaned |
them against the house. The cere-
mony was soon over, and Jane sur
prised all the little party who had |
Assem- led by saying abruptly:
'Marster, won't you take back one
Or desc here sacks or green's? didn't
spec to git married when I got em
boaf''
The doctor ordered one of the
sacks emptied and the money re-
funded Jane took the other sack
If 'greens" under her left arm and
ran her right arm through the left
arm of Mr.. Wilder, and off they
went to enjoy their honeymoon. -
Philadelphia Times.