Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
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him yes; but t,loug.l the hoeI' is not
half ont, wc viii no GO down till thu
last minute.
At the expiration Of the fifty ninth
minute they returned TO the Professor
and papa, Sarah still blushiag, bu,
mere calm than before. Then, with a
tllnncss that astonishetl herself as
vel as her parents, she extended her
hand to the Professor and said:
Yes, sir, II papa consents.
Pa gave his consent without hest.
fancy, and it was readily agreed by all
that the wedding should take place a
week from that time.
Professor Foster then, with hisussl;.l
calmness, conscious Of having done his
duty, Withdrew to report progress to
his friends.
Well, in due tine the Professor went
to the clerk for his license. The clerk
informed him that the law required a
bond and security in thesum Of 81 ,25O
to be void on the condition that there
was no legal objection to the proposed
union of the-two persons named. The
Professor very promptly replied: "Oh,
never mind the bond, Alr. Clerk; /
viii pay 81 100 down, and will hand
you the balance in a day or two" Af-
ter further explanation by the Clerk,
the Professor soon complied with the
law, and obtained his license. At the
appointed time the wedding came off
i'll the best style in the city, and the
company enjoyed the occasion with
the greatest zest. The hours few like
hunming birds. AS the clock struck
twelve the Professor picked up his hat
and started for his boarding house.
His principal attendant, surmising his
intention, followed him to the front
door, and informed him that matrimo-
NAL etiquette required him to stay and
board and lodge at the house of his
father-in-laW until he and his wife
wished to live by themselves; and
that he would be furnished with a
room adjacent to Sarah's room in order
that if she happened to get thirsty he
might be near to get her drink OF
fresh water.
Tn tbn nanrnin O +in l,r,i4ln u <s.,>,
were greeted with the smiles of the
family, together with those of some
carly callers, and inquiries were made
if they had slept well. Both respond
ed that they had never slept sounler
in their lives, he adding, with his
childlike simplicity, that he was happy
to say that Sarah did not call for wa
ter the whole night. That last remark
was quite riddle to her, and she
looked curious, but said nothing, no
one venturing to ask him to rise and
explain. He did not know it was a joke
played upon him until the attendant
told it as such to the company.
Finally, the happy couple went to
housekeeping, and never man and wife
we're more heartily congratulated or
more highly esteemed than they were.
They were the favorites in the city
Never was wife moro lovely, or hus-
,and more kind and devoted; but he
lidn't know anything about providing
or the lartler, only as Sarah taught
lin. One little incident may suffice
o illustrate. She told him one day to
ret some rice. He went Immediately
o the store and told the clerk he
wanted to get some rice. The clerk
lsked how much he wanted. "Oh,
lot much, z said the Professor, II rcck-
N three or four bushels will do for the
resent" The clerk wss very sorry
. say that he had not SO much on
land, but they would soon have more
nd persuaded him to try and make
ut for few days with fifteen or
wenty pounds. Sarah and the clerk
we're not the only ones who laughed
yer the incident. He never called
Or the three or four bushels after
rard. If the Professor and his wife
re still living, they must be well
tricken in years, and il they see this
rief sketch of their early lives, and :
nd any errors in it, they will pardon
he writer. !:
Making allowance for the difference
! the warehouse accounts, the imports
u the fiscal year ending June 80,
S73, are in excess Of the domestic
nd foreign exports combined, in the II
INN of sioo, ,sS7 ,8IS, while for the .
ame period Of 1872 the excess of i'm
orts over exports was only So, $780,
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