Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-15
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MIS-. HARRISON stfohsiy ADVISED pre-
pairing portioh oI hasleplru ior lhelf
reception anu tlaI theV ne paced lilere
losellief py themselves. NO one slloulu
pe lorced INTO marriage; theN should
Simply be held un1ll maffled from
choice or 1T was evident that they pre-
tarflG
mat they mad been fortunate in Sc
curing the services ana aaVlce OF a Wo-
man was evident to all. Some who
had belleVed that the scheme would be
the rum OF EaSleplrd began TO THINK
that NUMBER OF the girls could he IN
duced TO remain with them as wives.
Nhiit such persons chlenv dreaded was
lhaI me calotlVes would leei outraged
at thelr abduction and that most OF
lheh' taking TO night, would make
good an escape
Preparations were at once begun for
the raid in accordance with Mrs. Har
rison's advice. One end of the town
was set apart for the girls and beauti-
fed so far as the men could beautify
it, though. to tell the truth. this CON
sisted chiefly in cleaning up, white
Washing etc There was also clean
ing up OF the prospective husbands.
mere were but two or three raZors i'll
inc town, and these We're III constant
fequlsltlon. Several men were APP
pointed hair cutters and did lot of
shearlng. The clothes the men had had
come IN from the east and We're got
out ana furblshed. Altogether after
the polishing very presentable set Of
young men We're ready for colR'tship
and matrlmonT.
May day opened bright and beautiful.
All the teams in the town We're hai-
messed. and some thirty good and true
men started for Ladybird. At noon
they stopped in a wood a few mites
from the town for lunch and rest, but
by o'clock were again on the march
| About they sent out mounted scout
/ to watch for the time fitted for the at
| tack and waited. $1,000
| Over the waving grass and wild flow.
ers, through the young leaves. came
/, the sound of feminine voices mixed
| u1GFEllN. livery man started 10 ms
feet In few minutes the scout rode
into camp and reported that the girls.
We're dancing about the maypole.
| o Brien. who was leader, gave the or
der to start. and. advancing to the
cover of trees overhanging certain
houses of the town. they left their
teams and, forming line of battle at
a given signal moved forward in per
feet silence upon the enemy.
| Their advance was heralded by !,
scream. but before they We're discov
cred they We're within striking dis
lance. what. surprised them was that
instead or running away the girls sank
down where they were. covering thel'
races ana shrleklhS. so expeditions
were the aDductors that before tho
eluerlv lolhe OF the town could even
coiiect 10 observe What was gong Oh
every Slfl nad Deeh carried OH ant
paced OH wagon.