The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01

we are also told that God saw that 1T ws1i
not good for man to be alone. and so He
provided him with a helpmcet-a wtfass
OF the performance of that marriage ceroe5
mony We are only told that Goo causedsxmyy
deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and wht4}
he slept that God took a rib from Adan54
side, and from it created Eve. his wiflE,
BY TINT mysterious ceremony the wife bfNN
came a part of the husband-bone of b 81
bone and flesh of his flesh; and from th3 Y
The mystic and binding effect of the ma 4
riase has been recognized by 9
civilized people, in all ages and CLIMB
The civil law has recognized 1t as the mo-
binding and obligatory of contracts, al
has thrown about it numerous safeguard
for the preservation OF the sanctity of
relations and its .nviolability. IGcclesiast
cal law regards IL as sacrament to be
performed with all the solcmnity of reli
gious rites. and having the mystic effec&
OF making the twain one flesh, to cleavdf
each to the other until death.
The state of matrimony is not always4
one grand. sweet song. There will coms
times when the notes arc not In perfcc&
accord and the tones not truly harmoniT ID
Gus: when the clear, pure stream of CONF
1usal affection and confidence will be dis E
turbed and cloudcd by a ~thoughtless act HI
when incidents, trivial in themselves. mayE
by being brooded over. assume an aspect DE
q ~ duCt llcSc are lTe ClIneS&
when the married couple should be doublyE
watchful-not each Of tho other, but eachS
of himself. Let each strive to obliterateE
his own faults and have forbearance within
ard forgiveness for the faults of the other. B
Thus will perfect understanding and conf
tidence be restored. and only while they
exist will true happiness be found. h
The severe test will come should adj
versity overtake you. God grant 1t may |
not befall. But should it come remember
this Is the time of all others when love. Il
faith. trust and loyalty will make the bur-
den lighter and enable your excrtions to-
cast 1t aside the sooner.
Then. at the squirrels direction, the
groom placed a ring on the. brides finger
and the couple joined hands. Then the
squire asked: DO you. Elizabeth. takey
this man Clarence to be your welded hus- I
band, TO love. honor and to cherish, in I
sickness and In health, till death do Won y
part" An affirmative answer to this, and
to a similar question put to the groom
having been given. the squire then said:
Then, by virtue of the power vested in
me by the state of California, l pronounce
You man and wife; and may Heaven'sV
choicest blessings be showered upon you"
The squirc's voice had a peculiarly sweet
pleading tone In delivering his little hong
lily, and when he had finished he seemedeW
have found damp ground in about all hiS /
hearers. He struck a gusher in BILL"
who made no secret of his emotions, but
wiped his eyes with a big bandana and
blew his nose vigorously before no was
under sufficient control to tender his con-
CALCULATIONS to the happy couple.
old Cy" alone seemed unaffected. and 7
learned afterward that he was not the old
bachelor he appeared, and that he had his
own Ideas as to marriage making the
twain one flesh. "Ef people air fitted, it's
all right: eff they amt fitted, marryin' of
EN- don't change their naturs,' was Cy's1
Y
After salutations from the family. and !
congratulations and good wishes from the
friends the party adjourned to the we'd
ding supper. This was spread In the storeI
on a long table between the counters. The
store had been closed early in the after-I
noon so that preparations might be made |.
undistlrbed. The windows We're without
curtains, and each was occupied outside /
by the little brown faces of the Mexican
children of the settlement, who had come
to devour with their eyes what they could
not reach with their teeth. 4
For a desert spot, with all its incon-
Nentences of transportation, the supper
was a triumph. Fresh oysters. shrimp,
fresh vegetable salads. ham. roast beef.
chicken. wedding cake, brides cake and
light beverages.
There was but little light talk, the SOL
emnity of the 'Squire's remarks seeming to
linger In the air and to forbid hilarity.
even on the part of those who might be
disposed to be hilarious. So, after doing
full justice to the viands placed before
them, the wedding guests dispersed.
Next morning 1 took a walk down the
river to where a high promontory jutted
out into the stream. making an excellent
point from which to take observations for
a long distance in both directions. Az
sat there. basking in the sun, gazing idly
about, my attention was caught by a boat
being pushed off from shore Just about op-
posite our settlement. 1t seemed to be
we'll loaded with bundle and carried two
passengers. one of whom was sitting
down and the other standing up polling the
boat. A third person was al the waters
edge. moving along with the BOAT.
brought my field glass to bear, and then
could see that the boat contained the
bridal couple. and the man on the shore
was the Squire. who, bareheaded, bare
footed and with overalls rolled up. had the
tow rope over his shoulder and was pull
Ing the boat upstream. 1t Is no easy trick
to propel a heavy boat up against that
current. and progress was necessarily
slow. They were bound for a point about
three miles up the river, where the BRIDE
groom had made a homestead entry.
There was an old adobe building on the
place, Still fairly habitable, and there the
bridal pair were to spend a short honey
moon. having a quiet picnic and comply-s
ing with the Law requiring occupancy OF
the ls$a: The boat was loaded with the
necessary provisions and paraphernalia for
a weeks camping out.
So they proceeded up the river. the
Squire towing wherever there was foot
ing, and where there was none assisting
at the oars. l watched until a turn of the
river hid them from view, thinking tina,
in this simple Acadian manner might
Evanseline and Gabriel AVE started mn
their wedding journey, il the fates had
permitted their union. "A
Cooked the Diploma,
a young business man of New York
who had not long been married. was
1ondly greeted by his wife one evening
with the joyful announcement that she