Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-16
Ina Raun.., Weddfnr.

Ice Bowers' Wedding. - ~ :, =
The county of -, "away mp in the
boasts of one Of the bsst
Judges of California. On the bench be u
irm, decided and prompt not caItnga
snap of the finger for either the spplauss
If friends or the muttering Of enemies.
he is, perhaps, the most devoted mnn to
he law in all creation, and has his bead
10 full of what he terms "judicid talk,
hat he not unfrequeuty finds himself
making learned charges and passing zen.
ences outside the court room. " .T1E.
On o recent occasion the judge was
called on to exercise the "power and ai.
.hority in him vested" in the case Of
young couple who desired wedlock. Of
course he consented to perform the pleas.
ant duty, and on the appointed evening
was promptly on hand at the hour at
which the affair was to come of. The
room was crowded by the beauty and
fashion Of the town, and none looked
more dignifed or happy than the judge
himself, who was dressed within an inch
of his life. ..-..-
1t is customary, on occasions Of the
kind referred to, for the good folks Of the
mountain towns to pass around the wine
quite freely, to their everlasting credit;
we will add, they consider it no harm for
one to manifest his interest in the joyous
event by getting "lively." The Judge Is
an ardent admirer of the fair sex, having
in the course of his life led the third one
to the altar. To use his own language,
he is "great believer in weddings" and
that he should become little mellow
amid the glorious scenes Of the evening,
was not to be wondered at by those who
knew him intimately. He had the weak
ness of all good judges-he would take
his "tod."
The wine had passed round and round
and round-the music had ceased-:the
time for making Joseph Bowers and Nan.
cy Harkens one had arrived. Every heart
throbbed with the most delightful emo
tions. The young gentlemen desired TO
know how Joe would stand it. and the
young ladies were anxious to see how
Nance would suffer the anxious shock.
Others, again, who had closely observed
the turn If affairs during the evening,
fixed their attention upon the Judge, 70
see how he would come out Of the Scrape.
At length the trying moment was an
the Judge rose very; cautiously
from the chair which he occupied in one
corner of the room, and casting his eyes
over the company, he singled out the
Sheriff of the county, who was present as
an invited guest. The Judge had just i'm
bibed enough to make him forget the na-
ture of his business. He was full Of his
judicial talk" and required nothing but
the presence Of the Sheriff to start him.
Looking sternly at that officer, he shout
ed,- .... :,
"A1r. Sheriff, open the Court, and call
order"
A general twitter followed this COM
mand, in the midst of which the Sheriff
took the Court" by the arm, and led
him to his seat in the corner at the same
time informing the august perSonags OF
the mistake. .......-.- -.-y a..
Everything now bid fair for pleasant
aud sudden termination of the affair, until
another annoyance, which was nothing
else than the absence of the bridegroom,
was observed. It turned out that he had
Just stepped across the street to join his
friends in parting drink; but before his
return, some cool-blooded wag had whis.
pered into the ear of our old fogy the
cause of the delay of the proceeding"
Instantly the chair in the corner moved,
and in that direction all eyes were fixed.
"Mr. Sheriff." slowly bawled the
Judge, "bring Joe into Court on Supe-
mar" (the Judge had his own way Of pro.
nouncing the word); then addressing the
bride, who had stood in the foreground
and hung her head in deep confusion. he
added, II suppose you are the plaintiff!
Well, don't take on. Innocence and viz
tue will be protected in this here Court"
This was the saddest blunder Of all.
The Judge was again made to see his mis-
take, and would have been considerably
set back, had it not been for corrective
in the shape Of forty drops Of the crit
ter" which he instantly applied.
In few moments all was ready IN right
down earnest. The bridegroom had ar
rived, full of Joy. The excitement was
intense. He evidently felt every inch 9
Judge. :
"J-J-o.o B-B-o-w-e-r-s, commenced
the man of law, in that distressing style Of
speech with which he was invariably
troubled when under the influence Of
liquor, "J-J-o-o B.B-o-w-e.r.h stand
up. Have you anything to s-s-sy Y.why
-s-sentence-" -.s p 1850 s,..
"Stop, stop, stop, Judge" shouted the
Sheriff from the back part Of the room
"you are not going to hang the man, but
marry him." 5,
The Judge drew long breath and
blinked rapidly, but stood his ground
well. Recovering himself, he eproceeded:
"J.J-o-o Bowers, do y-you t.tafe
Nancy H. Harkens for ry-your wife, % ne4p
me God }" ..,......... .,s,..El.,
This was tolerable effort and Joe nod.
ded assent.
"N-Nancy HarLens, it now remains
for this c. Court to-" %. aag C-.
Here the Sheriff again interrupted the
Judge, reminding him Of the real business
Of the evening.
"Miss N-Nancy," resumed the Judge,
after being set Alright, " DIDO y-you take
Joe B-Bowers for husband, TO the best
OF your knoWledge ana pehe1, oIu'uoy you
not
@You can bet will, answered the light
hearted Nancy.
The Judge then took the hands Of the
happy couple and joined them, and wound
up as follows: ,o
% n.n.nronounce you, Joe B.BowOfS,
and / you, . Nancy Hsrkens. man and wife;
snd.(here the Judge paused to wipe the
p perspiTation from his face)-m-may God
6r.mity h.have m.mercy on your S-Soulss
Sheriff: remove the culpritS. ,5rgsrG
The company roared. Joe and Nancy
weakened. The Sheriff was taken with
leaving. The Judge let himself out loose
in glass of apple-jack. Itwas the great
est wedding ever witnessed.
FEx1AN op1x1oN OF SKuLkERs.-A
member of the Fenian Brotherhood, in