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Wild Turkey and Prairie Hens, Corn Bread & Sweet Potatoes. Coffee the only stimulating beverage -

 This report continued I am hours owing to the great number of visitants, & the [?make?] quality of cookery. Things went on moderately gay until about evening when the "Happy Pair" made their escape to their own domicile.  The  greater number being temperance folk, with the setting sun were seen jogging to their homes.  The Fiddler had been playing occasionally during the day, but no stimulating tipple being forthcoming Paganini had fallen asleep. Some of the "Rowdies" of the party had however managed to bring sundry gourds full of Whiskey & these were directed to [?] one by one as required. The Fiddler [?]  he awaked & sipped some of the old Monongehela, re-tuned his Cremini, rosined his bow, & then they all went to work dancing "Rosin the Bow" 'Jim along Josey', "Zip Coon' &c &c - This continuing until Morning & when after breakfast the Marriage party seperated -

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