MORNING ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, MAKCH 1, 1912,
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For Forbidding a Wedding -
By QSCAR COX
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Just before the civil war broke out
there was a colored man living on a
plantation In Tennessee called Court
ney St Leger. This aristocratic name
seems so out of place for a negro
lave that a word of explanation is nec
essary. It had been derived from Colo
nel St. Leger, who had owned the man
In Louisiana, and a previous master
named Courtney, for at that time ne
groes took their names from their
owners.
Now, Courtney had had a wife on the
Courtney plantation, and from her he
had been divorced by the fact only
that he had been sold to Colonel St.
Leger. While under the colonel's own
ership he had married another wife,
and a few years later he had been sold
to a Mr. Harland of Tennessee. Not
long after he had been bought by Mr.
Harland he concluded to take a wife
from among the women owned by that
gentleman.
Susan Clarke, whose name had come
to her from a former master, had been
bought in New Orleans. How many
husbands she had had would not have
been known on the Harland plantation
had it not been that Pete Lefevre, one
of her fellow slaves in Tennessee, and
his wife Phoebe had been bought at
the same time with her and knew of
at least two that she had had under
different ownerships.
Courtney, and Susan concluded to
blot out their remembrances of past
connubial bliss and trials by taking
each other for lawful partners. Mis
sey Harland, as they called their mis
tress, was a good woman and would
-like to have stemmed the current of
such marriages among her slaves, but
the system of slavery was not condu
sive to squeamishness on the subject,
and she was obliged to take the situa
tion as she found It. So long as couples
were sold apart there were to be found
cases wherein a strict regard for the
letter of the divine institution of mar
riage was not observed. So when per
mission to marry was banded in at the
manor house It was granted. The wed
ding took place in an Episcopal church.
The rector was colored, and the wed
ding guests were also people of color
The pair marched up the aisle to the
chancel, the groom with a magnolia in
his buttonhole, the bride in a white
muslin gown given her by her mis
tress. The ceremony went on glibly
till that part of the service was reach
ed in which the clergyman says:
If any man can show Just cause why
they may not lawfully be joined together
let him now speak or forever after hold
his peace.
Then Pete Lefevre arose from among
the wedding guests and said:
"I know why Court St Leger
shouldn't marry Sue Clarke. Fust off,
Pete, he got three wives aroddy. and
Sue, she got two husban's 1 l::io-,vs c:i
and"
The remarks were interrupt! 1J
Uncle Ben Parker, who arose vi .1
a threatening look on his face. The
bride, the groom, the clergyman a;:d
guests all changed their astonished
glances from Pete to Uncle Ben.
"Vha fo' yo' mis'able Louisiana nig
ger yo' cum hyar fo' f mak' distu'b
ance in de house ob de Lord? Yo'
shut up dat red and black mouf o'
yourn or dis hyar congregation gwine
to put,yo' out!"
"How can I be asked to show just
cause why Court and Sue mayn't law
fully be jined togedder and yo say yo'
gwine put me out ef I do?"
Ben scratched his head, looked like
a bull just about to lift -a rail fence
with his horns and finally said:
"Dat part o' de ceremony wa'n't
meant fo' niggers at all. It war meant
fo' white folks."
"You's all wrong," said Mose Tucker,
coming Into the fray. "White folks
don' pay no mo' 'tention to dat dan
niggers. De finest people an' de rich
est people in de worl' hab de mos' hus
bands and wives."
"How dey do 't?" asked Uncle Ben.
"By divo'ce jist as easy as fallin'
offn a greased log. But dem kind o'
weddin's tak' money. Dat's de reason
de richer dey air de easier it air to
swap husban's and wives."
"Bredderin'," said the parson, look
ing benignly' over his spectacles, "you's
all gwine wrong. De Lord ain't no
suspecter ob pussons. He hab de same
law fo' de white man and de' nigger.
It's de interfretation wha' mak's de
difference. De white man internets'
de word accordin' to his possessions,
de nigger accordin' to his necessities.
De interfretation in dis case is dat it
Is all right fo' Pete to show just cause
why dis marriage sha'n't tak' place,
but accordin' to de interfretation Court
and Sue libin' under- de auction ham
mer, de Lord ain't gwine to bold 'em
to de same account as dem as is worl
a million dollars. Now. yo' Pete, yo'
shet up or I gib my divine permission
as pastor ob dia chu'ch fo' to put yo'
out"
Pete subsided, the ceremony proceed
ed, and at its conclusion Court and
Sue sailed smilingly down the aisle
and out of the church.
"Pa'son," said an old darky to the
officiating clergyman "dey war anud
der freological p'int in de sarvice yo'
didn't say nutbin' about"
"Wha' dat?"
"Why, it's "let no man put asunder.'
Dat don't mean notten 'bout de las'
time de man or de woman war put
asunder: it only mean dis time. And
dis time don't hab nottln' to do with
de nex' time nudder.1
"Jes' so, brudder. To' dead right';
TRUTH AND LOVE.
The golden beams of truth and
the silken cords of love, twisted to
gether, will draw men on with a
sweet violence, whether they will or
not Cudworth.
Fatal Influence.
Catterson Notice how Carstair's
wife makes up of late? Should think
he would stop her. Hatterson Has
tried to: feels had about It But be
says it's no use: she learned it from
their daughter. Life.
YOURS
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ASKING
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N TOUCH WITH FRIENDS and RELATIVES
i ii'.'1-. .nwjif .'" -af-. i I ii lai ..im yia' n mu m nummmmmmzmmmmxiim
A GRANDMOTHER may not be as spry
as she used to be but she is in close touch
with her world for all that.
The telephone enables her to make as many calls as she pleases,
and in all sorts of weather.
Formal gatherings have their place, but it is the many little intimate
visits over the telephone that keep people young and interested.
Grandmother's telephone visits do not stop with her own town. The
Long Distance Service of the Bell Telephone takes her to other towns, and
allows relatives and friends to chat with her although hundreds of miles
away. . -
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co,
Every Bell Telephone is the Center of the System
SPECIAL CONTEST IS RUNNING CLOSE
(Continued from page 1)
and it is not too late yet to get in the
game and at least win some of the
special prizes to be awarded every ten
days. If you are a member of some
lodge, get your fellow members out
to help you. If you are a teacher,
enlist the assistance of your scholars
they would be glad to help you. If
you work in the mill line the boys up
for you; it's great the way those mill
boys stick up for and work for any
one of their own.- If you are a young
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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
Please Enter the Name of.'.
In your Automobile Contest, to start February 19, 1912.
to count as 1,000.
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lady let both your girl and young men
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new touring car, with all the late im
provements and fully equipped.
Experience isn't necessary. .It doe3
not matter if you've never been in a
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terprise office, talk it over with the
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MISS CLARA HELDS
SOCIAL FAVORITE
A picture of Miss Clara Fields, who
accompanied her parents, ' Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Fields to San Francisco, ap
peared in the San Francisco Call
February 26, and the following is ta
ken from that paper:
"One of the 'most popular girls of
the younger social set is Miss Clara
E. Fields of Oregon City, Or., who is
spending the winter in San Francisco
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Fields. Since coming to . California
she has been the incentive for much
informal entertainment among the
members of the debutante set, Mr.
and Mrs. - Fields, accompanied by
their daughter, will leave shortly for,
an extended tour in the southern part
of the state. " They will be in Del
Monte for the end of the golf tour:
nament, and will visit in Coronado and
Santa Barbara before returning to
San Francisco.""
MRS. STRAIGHT IS
HOSTESS OF CLUB
A most enjoyable afternoon- was
spent Wednesday, afternoon by the
Wednesday Afternoon Auction Bridge
club at the home of Mrs H. E.
Straight, which was prettily decorated
with jonquils violets and other spring
flowers. Delicious refrestiments were
served. The prize in auction bridge
was won by Mrs. John H. Walker.
Mrs. Straight's guests were Mrs.
Charles D.- Latourette, Mrs. M. D.
Latourette, Mrs. L E. Jones, Mrs. O.
W. Eastham, Mrs. J. H. Walker, Mrs.
E. P. Rands, Mrs. E. A. Somner, Mrs.
L L Pickens, Mrs. George Hankins,
Mrs. C. H. Meissner, Mrs. A. A. Price,
Miss Marjory Caufield, Mrs. W- S. U'
Ren, Mrs. C G. Huntley; Mrs. W S.
U'Ren, Miss Bessie Sheppard of Port
land . The Morning Enterprise Is the best
breakfast food you can have.
Ga
ndidate Today
in the largest number of votes every
"WLILING WORERS" To
GIVE LEAP-YEAR PARTY
The "Willing Workers" class of the
Christian church of Gladstone will
give a leap year social in Miller's
hall March 1. A program will be gi
ven during the evening, and one of
the features will be the "fishing" for
partners by the girls. Refreshments
will be served.
The time to read the Morning En
terprise is at the breakfast table or
a little before.
EASIER FEELING IN
APPLE MARKET
There was a generally - easier feel
ing in the apple market in Portland
Thursday, the result of more liberal
receipts of the fruit from the country
the past few days and for the best
grades $2.50 was regarded as about
the top quotation. The rate at which
apples have come In this week indi
cates that holdings in the country
were heavier than was supposed a
few weeks ago. Nevertheless the out
look is for a satisfactory clean-up be
fore the end of the season. The var
ieties now offered include Spitzen
bergs, Newtons, Red Cheek Pippins,
Arkansas, Blacks, Kays, Winesapps,
Russets, Baldwins and several others.
Prices range from $1.50 to $2.50 a
box, and the trade on the whole con
tinues fairly active.
Prevailing Oregon City prices are as
follows:
DRIED. FRUITS (Buying) Prunes
on basis of 6 1-4 pounds for 45-50'5.
Fruits, Vegetables.
HIDES (Buying) Green hides, 7c
to 9c; salters, 5 to 6c; dry hides, 12c
to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each.
Hay, Grain, Feed.
HAY (Buying) Timothy, $12 to
$15; clover, $8 to $9; oat hay, best,
$9 to $10; mixed, $9 to $12; alfalfa,
$15 to $16.50.
OATS (Buying) Gray $30; wheat,
$23 to $29; oil meal, selling $53;
Shady Brook dairy feed, selling $1.25
100 pounds.
FEED (Selling) Shorts, $26; bran
$25; rolling barley, $39; process bar
ley, $40.
FLOUR $4.50 to $5.25.
A 5-Passenger
20 Horse
Power Ford
FREE
Gst
Fill Out and Mail
Butter, Poultry, Egg.
POULTRY (Buying) Hens 11c
to 12c; spring, 10c to 11c, and roosters
8c.
Butter (Buyig Ordinary coun
try butter, 25c to 30c; fancy dairy,
40c. -
EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 20c.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots,
$1.25 to $1.60 per sack; parsnips,
$1.25 to $1.50; turnips, $1.25 to $1.50:
beets, $1.58.
Must Sell At Once
7-room house and 6 lots; 30 fruit trees, good well, wood shed, barn
and chicken house; all fenced; A-1 soil; abstract given; $500 cash
will make deal; balance on good terms covering fou- years' time.
Price $1900. This property js in Gladstone near carjine. For fur
ther information see our attorneys
Cross &
Beaver Building
NOT EXPENSIVE
Treatment at Hot Lake, including medical attention, board and
baths, costs no more tBan you would pay to live at any first class
hotel. Rooms can be had from 75 cents to $2.50 per day. Meats
In the cafeteria are served from 20 cents up and in the grill at tie
usual grill prices. Baths range from. 50 cents to $1.00.
Wc Do Cure Rfceomatism
V- . "V' - - 1 1
HOT LAKE SANATORIUM
HOT LAKE, OREGON.
WALTER M. PIERCE. Pres.-Mgr.
ten days.
Must
Today
POTATOES Best buying 85c to
$1.10 per hundred..
ONIONS Oregon, $1.25 to $1.50 per
hundred; Australian, $2 per hundred.
Lvestock, Meats.
BEEF (Live weight) Steers, 5c
and 5 1-2; cows, 4 l-2c; bulls, 3 l-2c
VEAL Calves bring from 8c to
13c, according to grade.
lambs, 4c aivl 5c.
Hammond
Oregon City
Hot Lake Mineral Baths
and mud given under scien
tific direction have cured
thousands. Write for illus
trated booklet descriptive of
Hot Lake Sanatorium and
the methods employed. Hot
Lake Sanatorium ia acces
sible as it is located direct
ly on the main line of the
O.-W. R. & N. railway, and
special excursion rates are
to be had at all times. Ask
agents.