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REYES oe oe —a ow~atne a a é >= iia | ~ PPR OOO ee - - in , : ‘ ? : f, : p. -<? i . a tw ® ae a i Q" * at Serbo 16 his position. The young nero did, and Ina, blushing deeply, and leaning on the arm of her bridesmaid, followed, and the ceremony commenced. | _ the whirlin While this was proceeding, an interesting affair | was occurring at the opposite end of the room. A large, bony, red-faced young man sat holding and Beadle’s HalfDime Library Se eesti —_—— The two stepped out upon the floor, the fiddler | commenced another tune, and they disappeared in mass. Ina few moments nearly all of the old folks, who had come just to “ see them a | minute,” followed, and the way in which several S:ueezing the hand of a bouncing, buxom girl, and | indulging in several expressive remarks. “| swow,if they don’t look purty. Wonder how | the gal feels?” * Why, happy, of course,’’ replied his companion. ** By jingo, | bet he does; I know / would.” * Would what?’’ ** Feel glorious if I was in //s place.”’ * What! marrying Ina Haverland?’’ yond midnight. elderly gentlemen and ladies executed some of the | 9 --—_— 88 PHotoGrRAPH PriLt. By Edward L. Wheeler.... 5¢ 89 IsLAND Jim. By sh ay by ng Se 90 THE DREAD Riper. By G. Waldo Browne, ... | 91 THe CAPTAIN oF THE CLUB, By Bracebridge reels of a half-century’s memory, was a lessonto the | younger folks. The company kept up their revelry until far be- But by and by they commenced withdrawing. It was proposed by several to visit the | different bridegrooms in™bed, but, fortunately, the | 94 Mipnicut JAcK. 95 THe RivaL Rovers. | 95 WATCH-EYE. | good taste of the others prevailed, and they departed | “ No—I mean—ahem!—why, somebody else—that | is—yes, somebody else.”’ “Who else do you mean?” asked the girl, looking | him steadily in the face. * Why—ahem!—why, you / Darn it, now you know, | don't you?” "Sh! Don’t talk so loud, Josiah, or they'll hear you, : *S’posen you was in her place Sal, how would | you feel?” “ Ain’t you ashamed of youself?’ she asked re- | provingly. ** No, darnation, I don't care. you feel?” “Do you mean if Iwas standing out there with you, and the minister talking to us?” * Yes—yes; why don’t you tell me?’ “You me no such question.” Josiah commenced meditating. scheme was evidently troubling him, for he scratched his head, and then his knees, and then laughed exclaimed to himself: ‘I'll do it, by George!” turning toward the girl, he said: “Sal, let’s you and I get married, won't you?” “Why, Josiah!” and she hung her head and diushed, charmingly. “ Come, Sal, the old folks won’t care. Let's do it, won’t you?” ** Oh, Josiah!"’ she continued, growing nervous and fidgety. **Come, say quick, for the dominie is near done, and he'll go home. Say yes, Sal, do.” “Ob, dear! oh, my stars!—ygEs!”’ **Good, by jingo! erowding around them, The minister start .., not to © home, but to leave the room for a moment, when osiah noticed it, and fearing that he was going, walled out: “Say, squire—you, dominie, I mean—just wait, won't you? Here’s another job for you.” ‘Ah, lam glad to hear it,’ laughed the minister, turning round. ‘Are you the happy man?” * Wal, I reckon so, and I calc'late as how Sal Clay- | 2s ton there is the happy gal.”’ All eyes were turned toward the speaker, and he stood their smiles unflinchingly. His face was ofa fiery red, and a large flowing necktie hung disre- garded over his breast. “Go in, Josiah—that's you!’’ exclaimed several, | ; patting him on the shoulder. ‘Get out, all of you, till I’m through. Come up | here, Sal; no use scroochin’ now.” The females. bore the blushing one forward, until she was near enough to Josiah to get hold of her hand. ** Now, go ahead, squire—you—minister, I mean, 2nd don’t be too thundering long about it, for I want to get married most terribly.” he company gave way, and the two stepped for- | ward, and in a few moments were pronounced man and wife. When Josiah saluted his bride the smack was a telling one, and the congratulations of Morton and Graham were nothing to those which were show- ered upon the happy man. Now the sport commenced, An old ranger sud- denly made his appearance, bearing a violin under his arm—*a reg’lar old Cremony,”’ as he termed it. The word was given to ‘make ready for the dance.”’ The old folks disappeared and entered the house, where, with the fatateten , they indulged in conversa- tion, story-telling, nuts, apples and cider. The fiddler coiled himself up on the top of a box, and commenced twisting the screws of his instru- ment, and thumping the strings. noticed that at each turn of the screw he shut one eye and twisted his mouth. The violin was at length tuned, the bow was given two or three sweeps across a lump of resin, and then drawn across the strings, as if it said “‘ attention!” As the couples were forming, the violinist slid partly down off the box, so that one foot could beat upon the sanded floor, and then, giving his head a jerk backward, struck up areel that fairly set every heart dancing. The floor was immediately filled with the young folks. Tall, strapping fellows plunged around the room, like skeletons of India rubber, their legs bowed out, and sometimes tripping over each other. Rousing, solid girls bounded round, up and down, wt pots of jelly, and “ all went merry as a marriage- ell."” _By and by the old folks made their “appearance, Be to see the boys and girls enjoy themselves.” e fiddler at this moment shot off on the “ Devil’s Dream.” A timid elderly lady stepped up to him, and, touching him softly on the shoulder, asked: “Ts that a profane tune?’’ “No, it’s Old Hundred, with variations. Don’t bother me,” replied the performer, reliéving his outs of a quantity of tobacco-juice at the same e ‘‘ Suppose we try it for a moment, aunt Hannah,” gaid the minister with a sly look, Say, Sal, how would | cnow well enough, Josiah, without asking | Some desperate | and | Then | Hurry up there, Mr. Preacher.”’ | At this point the good minister ceased his benedic- | tion upon the nit ty and their friends commeuced | The operation of | tuning’? was evidently a paivful one, for it was | quietly homeward. Slu:nper, with the exception of the sentinels at the block-house, fell upon the village. | 7 (100 DEADWOOD DICK IN LEADVILLE. Perhaps the In- | dians had no wish to break in upon sucha happy 1 settlement, for thet made no demonstration throug the night. Sweeily sweetly and peacefully they entered upon life’s du- | ties on the morrow; and sweetly and peacefully these illside | happy settlers ascended and went down the of life. THE END. BEADLE’S Half-Dime Library. 1 DeaDwoop Dick. By Edward L. Wheeler 2% YELLOWSTONE JACK. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr... 3 Kansas Kina. By Buffalo Bill ee pals THE WiLp-Horse Hunters. By Mayne Reid.... 5c 5 VAGABOND JoE. By Oll Coomes. .. BILL Brppon, TRAPPER. By Edwa Tae FLYING YANKEE, By Col. Ingraham SetH Jones. By Edward S. Ellis ‘THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN...... Nat Topp. By Edward S. Ellis . = — THe Two Detectives. By Albert W, Aiken... 2 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS. .. ERs [4B * 3 THe Dumps Spy. 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