Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-11
THE EVENING STAR.
A Hard Time in Getting Married.
A Nevada m iner writes the rcilowinp m q ,r

A Nevada miner writes the following matri-
ncL.al story 10 a friend in Ills city:
AT the mill we had at work a young man
about p years OF age named Harry Kane He
had been wild bat attended wen TO his work,
and gave satisfaction.
Shortly after he came here Dutch or Ger
N an family came down here. The family con-
sisted OF the father, who was a teamster: the
mother, who was little dried up woman, who
told fortunes, and two daughters, the eldest
about fourteen years old, who took the horses
TO water, &c. riding astride like q man.
A Dutch adobe-maker, called Adobe Jack,
was intimate with this family, and was anx-
ious 70 marry the oldest girl, and it was de-
cioed by the family that he should. This girl
had formerlylIve with Harry Kane's mother
but wanted 10 wait until she was old enough
10 marry. But this arrangement with Adobe
JACK forced him 10 hurry mp his cakes so
ne went to lawyer for advice, which was,
that justice could not marry them against the
will o. the parents, but the lawyer limited that
written consent would DO, and the justice
would marry them in good faith, even il the
signatures TO the consent were forgeries. So
the thing was arranged, the written consent
given TO the justice. and everything settled
Harry kane's arrangement with the girl
and asleep, she should come ont and meet him,
when they would 60 together to the Justice
and be married. But the best laid schem es OF
At 10 O'clock was al bis post near the nouses
expectant. His lady love retired before her
parents, 10 blind them, but. unfortunately, she
went 10 steep neTSelI, anu kept hdfry W8tC ming
for her until nearly morning, In the cold au-
tumn air. He got tired and went home to his
cabin, where some friends were waiting for
him, and turned in. About three O'Clock in
the morning the girl awoke and went out Of
The house barefooted, and not finding Harry
there, went about q quarter OF a mile to his
cabin, awoke him and then went together to
day, the family missed the daughter, consult
ed Adobe Jack, and they all made MP their
minds that Harry had her So, after arming
themselves, they went to Harry's cabin and
He opened the door and was confronted by
the father with pistol, and the daughter was
demanded. He refused to give her up. The
old man then snapped pistol at hmm several
times, the caps being poor and not exploding
Harry Kane thought it about time to do
something in that way himself, so he fred
pistol at his faIher- in law the ball taking effect
In about az ragged a coat-tail as this ragged
country can rroduce. The old man then ran,
1righ'ened, ran out OF the cabin, and took to
the hills
Adobe Jack saw her, followed her, bageed
her, and took her TO her fathers cabin.
The mother, returning, tied her hands and
Tee 1, and Kept her there till afternoon.
The father and Adobe Jack, to celebrate the
recovery OF the girl, visited several bal. rooms,
Got drunk, and bad fight, the father getting
the worst Oft While this was going on Har-
~ Kane and body Of citizens went to the
cabin OF the fond parents and demanded the
getting frightened, At last decided to give her
up. Harry Kane and his wife, arm in arm,
headed the tArong and marched up to his cabin.
Ae they passed the mill they were saluted by
The steam whistle, blown in the mostspasmodic
manner by the head amalgamator.
The father. after his fight with Adobe Jack,
went home to his cabin to find the bird flown:
commenced an attac on his wife for letting
her 20; . Fight with her followed, he again gett-
ing the worst Of it. The mother, in her indig-
nation, going ont OF the house, declaring she
would 60 and live with Harrys wife. On
arriving there she was told by Harry OF his
disin clination to have her there, in two words
CLEAR out
The family settled down at last, and every.
thing has since gone on quietly. ''-Boston Trans
srfpt,