The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-15


The Champion of the T.. II. Overcome.
Mr.. MICHAEL MCCooLH, the renowned bruiser,
the champion Of hundred battles in the P.
R., has at last been overcome. This Samson
has met his Dellah, and she has bound him
hand and foot, and captured him for life. The
hero was married in st. Louis this week to a
lady whose maiden name was Mary, written
Mollie, however, for short. The ceremony
was performed according to the ritual of the
Romish Church, and at 1t was veritable
Jenkins, who has saved the smallest incidents
of that elegant occasion from oblivion. a
very Boswell has he proved himself, and from
the breadth of Mikes shirt front to the draw
ing-on OF his No. Is kid gloves, is all alike
chronicled. In fact, there we're two Jenkinses
present, one representing the St. Louis Demo.
crat, and one the st. Louis Republican, and both
dilate with JUNCTION on the proceedings. Thus
we are assured that "He behaved like mau."
Highly probable as it would be a difficult
matter for the six-foot giant to behave like
anything else. The happy Jenkins tells us he
was dressed in full dress, and that to add to
the ecidt in the middle of the ceremony he
"slipped on pair OF lavender -coored kids"
Great heavens Imagine the size of the kids
that could be slipped on to Mike McCOole's
hands. OF course, they were made to order
To show the elegant polish which character
lied the groom, the infatuated reporter tells
us that the moment the service was ended
''he sent his thumb and forefngsr on
a diving expedition into his vest pocket
and drew out handsome fee." We see
Nike has already learned the little lido
syncracies of good society, it being the
invariable rule for the groom to stand
in front of the altar, and pay the officiating
clergyman upon the spot. Nothing like set
ting your bills, Mike, the moment they be-
come due We judge from the names Of the
party as entered on the registry, that most of
those who took part in the ceremony, either
as principal, witness, or priest, were of Celtic
origin. The narrative tells US that in the
book the priest wrote the following -
"August 9, 1868, Michael, son of Alexander
McCOole and Annie Quinn, and Mollie,
daughter of Daniel and Catharine Norton,
and also the names of Joseph J. Dugd and
Anne RoOgan, and the name of A Mulholland,
the officiating priest" The intense charms with
which Jenkins heard the usual marriage csre-
mony, watched as it was by crowd of the
elite Of Irish society acroWd, the nature of
which is witnessed by the drawing of the
carriage Of the groom by the delighted audi
ence, is depicted in the melodramatic sentences
describing the affair. "Brave and erect under
the grand glare Of the chandelier, Michael
stood up with his 'winsome leddy,' the flush
of youth Oh her young brow and a pleased
smile on all her features. Solemn and holy
the organ pealed forth, earnestly and calmly
Father Mulholland repeated the marriage cere-
mopy, and for response and appreciation the
pleased congregation looked and murmured
their delight"
But the elegance which characterized this
recherche affair did not end at the church
There was a reception and a set-out. The
nature of the repast is stated by Jenkins
From his account it seems that the newly
married couple 'received" in their bed-cham-
ber-a novel reception room, but "chacun d
son gout." The furniture of the apartment ia
particularized by both guests who recorded
the events. FURNISHED elegantly with Brus-
sells carpet and rosewood set, handicapped
washstand, and four glorious old decanters
brimful of generous port-stout old brandy
good old Irish whisky. None Of your long,
lank, lean decanters were they, but fat old
fellows, and happy were we to drink the bride
and groom's health in their sacred presence
But lest we should wrong .McCoole and lead
the reader to imagine that there was flow
of soul, without feast Of reason, We deem
it simple justice to say that for his lighter hours
Mike had handsome set Of Rollins Ancient
History. The choice probably being caused
by the somewhat heightened description of the
P. r. of the good old times-the gladiatorial
games, if games they can be called. What
with Rollins and rye, we don't doubt the
crowd that filled the bed-room-we mean the
reception room-went away charmed with
the accession OF another member of the first
families Of St. Louis. Altogether it was a
model wedding and one which we do not
doubt will be largely initiated by the other
members of the upper ten Thousand. To all
ladies we commend the Spartan-like spirit Of
Mrs. McCoole, who, when asked by her mo-
ther, how if Mike get killed in fight he
roically and elegantly replied, 81 don't care,
I'll have him if he's killed in two hours, for
he's my man and love him."
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