| Show the arkansas wedding arkansas the state of all the southern confederacy the worst ridden by politicians itic ians and demagogues rich in her soil and mineral wealth and poorest in everything like internal improvements and commercial facilities of all kiad her public roads are quagmires and her rivers innocent of any improve improvement men a cave ave those afforded by nature jogging a mg over one of these selfsame self same I 1 loads oad S I 1 broke my buggy trying to drive around a suspicious spot where lone so ne philanthropist bad erected a hickory sapling bearing the ominous words no bottom here delayed and benighted I 1 at last reached a log house whose blazing firelight through the open door promised promise E comfort and if I 1 guessed aright some half dozen horses hitched at the gate indicated that something was going on I 1 hailed hallo who lives here me ale bob wood what do you want supper and lodging if you can accommodate me this brought bob wood toabe to the gate where he proceeded to inform me that his darter Ale melindy lindy was about getting married but hed as lief hakea dollar as not ef id feed my horse myself and sleep on a corn husk shakedown shake down afore the tire fire I 1 jumped at the offer oner and out oat of my buggy fed lightning a better supper than he ever tad had in his life before washed my hands bands and went to seethe fun the ilea of an 1101 reans fell feller er currying and feeding his own horse was something en entirely new and I 1 was a favorite instanter instant ef guaranteed by ya a prompt invitation to liquor the parson I 1 imbibed d drew rew an enormous bandanna across his lips and announced that hs he was ready to talk when the rest was this brought forth the happy couple the groom was a lanky specimen in homespun ands and led his bride by pheband the hand band she was a bouncing rosy cheekes cheeked girl following a step or two behind feeling evidently ina in a novel position yo melindy take your finger out of cf yer mouth Ale melindy lindy ast a elefia nt look at h her er ma relative withdrew the offending member wiped it on her apron and quickened quicken edher her pace the young parson after some little trouble arranged them to his bis satisfaction and pro proceeded ceede life john St do you take melindy lindy woods woodi in tho the presence of these witnesses f ses na to by bt your lawful gifol wot im here for answered mr St cramming c ramm irig his hands handa into his pockets you will please answer yes es or 11 no yes orno or no promptly returned the gentleman 1 no no say sayes yes yas Y a s then ci sting tin r a sheepish look around him melady woods yas Y a s wait a moment please melindy ble lindy woods do you take john St Strib nr in in the presence of these witnesses to be your our balul wedded husband 1 I reckon then in the presence of the witnesses spoken of I 1 declaim you ou man and wife coram to the law the dospil and thus dined let no man put asunder hunder as the parson turned away flush and excited but was w as recalled by a query from mr ir st muss I 1 kiss her now georgev george As you please john ashes yours ours no now hold up your mouth Ale melindy lindy 1 I 1 shant aban t do it ill right here afore all the folks john didn dian t argue the point but sid aled up to the grinning group where I 1 vas as standing and proposed that us boys boya S should hould take lake some bust head whisky meanwhile I 1 heard dys triumphant il voice loice amongst some of her companions ions kiss jans turned fool I 1 believe |
