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You should read Alisande's link in the genealogy thread!

rob333 (zone 7b)
9 years ago

I'll share the entirety of my favorite well written story to show what I mean (Alisande is referencing a different article for her thread). So completely amusing!

The Course of True Love in Callicoon.

The Echo says : We have it on good
authority that, in attendance at the
North Branch fair were a young man
and woman deeply enamored of each
other, and so great did their desire for
oneness become that tho services of a
well-known clergyman of the Reformed
Church were engaged to bind the two
together according to the laws and
customs of the Church and our country.
At last, when the love-sick swain
told his smitten swan that all things,
dominie included, were waiting, the
fair damsel " kicked," and vowed that
none but a priest should tie the knot
for her, and all the persuasions of her
intended and others could not shake
her determination. In retaliation for
his disappointment, the would-be
groom got gloriously drunk. As the
hour of midnight drew near, the girl
relented so far as to allow a Justice to
tie the connubial noose, but when the
young man was made acquaint with
her desires in this respect, he positively
refused to make any concessions.
His refusal to come to these terms so
mortified the sensitive female that she
too, partook of the flowing bowl until
she had to be carried to bed. The
wedding is off until further notice.

This post was edited by rob333 on Mon, Oct 27, 14 at 15:55

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