Roughing It In The Bush, By Susanna Moodie











































































































































 -  This got wind, and Mr. P - - was advised
to spend the honeymoon in Toronto; but he only laughed, and said - Page 243
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This Got Wind, And Mr. P - - Was Advised To Spend The Honeymoon In Toronto; But He Only Laughed, And Said

That 'he was not going to be frightened from his comfortable home by the threats of a few wild boys.

' In the morning, he was married at the church, and spent the day at home, where he entertained a large party of his own and the bride's friends. During the evening, all the idle chaps in the town collected round the house, headed by a mad young bookseller, who had offered himself for their captain, and, in the usual forms, demanded a sight of the bride, and liquor to drink her health. They were very good-naturedly received by Mr. P - -, who sent a friend down to them to bid them welcome, and to inquire on what terms they would consent to let him off, and disperse.

"The captain of the band demanded sixty dollars, as he, Mr. P - -, could well afford to pay it.

"'That's too much, my fine fellows!' cried Mr. P - - from the open window. 'Say twenty-five, and I will send you down a cheque upon the bank of Montreal for the money.'

"'Thirty! thirty! thirty! old boy!' roared a hundred voices. 'Your wife's worth that. Down with the cash, and we will give you three cheers, and three times three for the bride, and leave you to sleep in peace. If you hang back, we will raise such a 'larum about your ears that you shan't know that your wife's your own for a month to come!'

"'I'll give you twenty-five,' remonstrated the bridegroom, not the least alarmed at their threats, and laughing all the time in his sleeve.

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