Courting in Nebraska.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 115, 23 January 1872, Page 7

Courting in Nebraska.

Judging from ;in amusing letter in ;>n Ame- j L rican paper, tlio fair sex seem to be in great i demand out in Nebraska. The writer, being ! t benighted v.diilc on a sporting excursion to' i the St lies, sought lodging in a farmer’s house, j . where there were three sons and one (laugh- 1 ter. Shortly after his arrival a vehicle drove j up containing two young men, who were in- j ; stantlv ushered into the parlour. Supper | . was then served up, but scarcely had the 1 r par tv taken their seats, when the howling of; the dogs announced a third young man. The I [ mother rose to admit him, but the daughter j v j rushed forward with an unceremonious, j , j “ Don't git up mother ! It’s one of me fellows. ; j Come in Jim ; how do you do ]” The writer j I was now invited to the kitchen to smoke, and j! Jim was left in sole possession of the sittingj. i room. Scarcely, however, had the smokers installed themselves comfortably in the! kitchen when a fourth young man made his j appearance. The house consisted altogether I of but three rooms. Two sweethearts were | ! already in the parlor, and one in the sitting-! room. There was nothing for it, therefore, | ' i for the new comer but to make himself as i "! happy as he could in the kitchen, while the j *! vonng lady divided her attention impartially t ’ | between the four. But ton minutes had I 1 j hardly passed when there were two more j " i arrivals, who were announced as the two | " I widowers. It was 9 o’clock. Vve wished to ’: go to bed, and the onlv bed we had discovered " | was in the parlour. The old gentleman dll' | vlnecl our wishes, and sa : d, “ I’m sorry, genj tlomen, but this is one of tile regular cotrtm’ ’ | nights. Them two fellers in the parlour 3 i never leave afore midnight, and Dan’ll bo " j here at ten o’clock.” In reply to further ; • I questioning, the old gentleman said : —“ Fri- j ‘! day is pnrty bad, but Sunday is wuss. Last I • Sunday night there w.is ten on ’em ; and the ! ' girl is gottin’ more and more nartic’lav.”