". . .Bachelors' Hall building - the ladies slept upstairs over our heads, and the little mischiefs used to play pranks, occasionally piouring water upon us through cracks or holes in the flooring, for our ceiling was not ceiled. By the same token, out proceedings may have annoyed them too, for occasionally Bachelor's Hall was pretty noisy."

A short time before he went on the aforesaid expedition, Mr. Douglas spoke to me - saying, "I am going on this expedition - it is dangerous and what may happen to me is uncertain. I have made my will and so forth. You design to be married at Easter, but it would please me were you to marry before I go, then I would go feeling that if anything happened to me my daughter would be in safe hands and Mrs. Douglas would have some one to look to as well as my children"

"...It snowed - lord how it snowed! - So that a couple of feet of snow lay on the ground. The only thing approaching to a carriage was a two-wheeled light cart - the governor's carriage - useless, there not being any roads. The bride and her maidens at home, waiting for the carriage. The cart was at the fort, had traveled a hundred yards, the wheels no longer would turn and there was a dead stop. The charioteer, a lively, active, good natured French-Canadian gentleman full of resources, got an idea. He sent to the store for a dry goods box, cut off the top and one side, put a seat and threw some scarlet cloth over all. Having hewn a couple of willows growing close at hand, of these he made shaft and runners all in one! The box arriving is fixed upon the willow runners, the horse harnesses, the sleigh hastens for the bride and maids.

The poor bridegroom is waiting impatiently in the mess room church; the hour approaches twelve! His best man rushes into the mess room, to put the clock hands back, when he suddenly encounters the chaplain's wife, dismayed he kicks out a dog, to disguise his intentions, and returns disappointed.

The chaplain appears, and says, if the bride does not arrive before twelve; it only wants a quarter now, I will not be able to perform the ceremony today, it being illegal to do so.

Here's a pretty kettle of fish; but just then the tinkle of the sleigh bells are heard and the bridesmaids and dry goods box appear. The whole party hurry in the church, the ceremony is proceeding, the clock strikes twelve, just as the ring is put on the finger.