Lonely Lumberjack Paid $2 for Woman With Sack on Her Head at Auction—Marries Her When She Says Name.

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Lonely lumberjack paid $2 for woman with sack on her head at auction marries her when she says name. Oregon territory. Spring of 1869. A dustworn outpost along the Oregon Trail. The scent of dry timber, horse sweat, and tobacco hangs thick in the air. Around the makeshift auction stage, nothing more than planks nailed to wagon crates. A crowd of me... Read More