The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-15
WEDDINGS IN EARLY n.r
Festivities Kept Up so~,,l-
Weeks on oeeasIons 81 Bae....
Ceremonies lcna A,

For q long time after tbs r~-.
was settled folk MARIE
young and at first chance IT,.
10 sort OF distinction O: -a.s ID. =
and yet precious l!,;le -o.,
worldly gear. 4 family Aars.,-s.
palace cost only a litue rer.A.-.-'
help and labor 10 get Il reatv :, a.
sure-to-come. healthy. happy tre,s :,
those olden. golden days in =, 49,
and west a wedding So; lie -.
country circuit for miles aroos4 y.
with talk. excitement and erp~c.s..,,
for frolic
On wedding day everybody can. =.
gether at the bridegrooms gaAsr,
house SO that all could 60 n g.
bunch 10 the brides house before -.
ner midday. Upon al this y1.r =
could not be seen a thing TIA: ~
ever been inside a store Tie r..
tlemen dressed in moccasinx lea,A..
brooches or leggins. coonskin CAPS az
hOmespun linsey or bucksk.G hu-..F
shirts Every whip. stitch and g..
genuine. simon-pure homespun az
homemade. Ladies', as peerless 1.
fearless. dressed in lInsey pvtucaa,.
and under all long linsey or las.
bed gown. moCcasins. yarn or Ezi
stockings. handkerchiefs. and Ea-.,
leted buckskin gloves-it any II there
were any rings. buckles or C'As'
jewelry. they were relics from E-a1t
parents back beyond the Blue R.1Ft
on the shores of the sea.
The march. Indian-file, through -
woods to the brides house Vas o's.
stopped by mischiefmakers ty-s
grape-vines across the road Or s..
denly a false Indian ambush vas lat
and a dozen rifles covered the vet
ding company with smoke The hoFta
would rear and jump and cavort Art
the girls. riding bareback vcgs
shriek-of course. girl-like And tsei
sweethearts would get mighty bnw
and chivalrous and grab them Aroa1,
the waist to keep them from falling
even II most Of these same girls coak
break and ride a two-year-old horse O
steer.
About a half-mile afore the VIZ
wedding troop got to tie brides hoaH
came big times. Two young budeia
who wanted to show of before ths'i
admiring sweethearts would single CT
TO race to the brides front door J"
Sweet Black Betty" which was haas
ed to the frst fellow there, No saT
Of fox chase, Enaish or Yankee.
point OF danger and adventure. COCK
hold a candle TO the run OF these niF
Yonkers. One grand. hellish InfH
yell, and away they would 90. and 20
more logs and holes and brush 10
better. Racing returning. 81 sea
were settled and the bridegroom AT
hts best man took frst svis iroa
BLACK Betty" Then 60 on TO eae'
pair in succession. Then came ~
marriage ceremony: then the fea"
beef. psrk, fowls. venison. bear Dea'
roasted and boiled potatoes ano c.
bags and corn rones. d,
After dinner the fiddle was tuDS
and the dancing started and gene'L'
lasted all night until broad oayhss,
The figures were three and fo9r-tAS-
cd reels. square sets and jiss -.
tried 20 stall or sneak away ave
the night they were grabbed
paraded on the floor white The hoo -,
was ordered to play Hang ou'
Morning." Wedding carrying+ohs
ed from two days TO two weeks
some guests stayed whhe others -
and went. Some Travelled 'o'
coming and going great distances
In the course Of fsstivity. II any =
wanted TO do toasts he would nU :,
'wners ia Black Betty VAL
kiss her sweet Hps:" Betty :,
reached HIM: thsn holding De, -
his right hand he would ssy' -,
hseith 70 the groom. not i0'
myself, and here's 20 the BRIDE. IS -,
ing luck and big children IN H.
the soul Of the toast, for big eh -
especially sons. were OF C
portaEos, ~ they were few 70 80,
and engaged In wars the enc
no one could forsses. EVER ." -
was therefore . big soiae -
such were the simple and ha'u' .,t
| from which some Of the oes' .u
meansst folk IN the Vo'N
sprung. ,.es
Little az the simple innocen'
woodsmen imagined. their oss
ceremonies were only eAHylnt 80,
some of the old, ancient --,-~
marriages Of ancient Europe sn.,c.
1 britain and oP1