The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20
UEDDiD IN JLST.
And Astonished To Find that they have been
Married In Earnest.

Ns fNNIr ~
+ D. " Holland. f. A. Palmer and an
other gentleman whose nlme hu- NOT yof
reached Denver. were visiting three Young In
dies named hate Lewis, Aidie Patterson. and
Laura latir r~uu, ia La NciU lH-t sunday night.
inc sN gradually Iair'l m. Mr. VI Holland
and Miss Lewis urrnpyinr onr pArt NJ the room.
Mr. Palmer and Mis- Patterson another. aud
tue third gentleman and Miss LAURA Peterson
SUI another. All proceeded mnrriiy. Dir. NJ
Holland exclaimed. during u brief general con-
NrtSniiun:
wouldn't it be nice Tor US all to be mnr-
Wouldn't /, now 2" said ono Of the ladies.
Just the thinC said another gentleman.
Splendid =. said another lady.
IA IN Tor 1t, SAID another gentleman.
Tut "r thar. old pard. said hiS friend.
Well. now. this Is really growing interest p
ing from one Of the ladies. | suppose wc'll
BE- married before mornlns,
lss re-p9nded the first speaker. married
and well OF IT,
shall 10 Tor the doctor p asked one Of the
Chorus" Yes make no delay. Let no dust
stick 10 the, bottom OF your soles. It's dos
pcrate cl,e.
And on hc went Amt this fun. though p"
queried one glrl as the Interested mess NIGER
was seen 70 turn the corner " The Joliiest
game, said the second.
W. A. Toirclmire was the Doctor" before
whom the messenger laid the case Mr.. Tot
lled by law 10 sOlemnlze the rite Of matrimony
lie Was at us house waiting for something to
turn NJ. No delay was necessary. He went
immediately In the place wher. he was told that
his services were required. No license j. mood
ed for marriage in this State He called the
young parties into the middle OF tho parlOr
nOor. With few words solemnly spoken and
IN due form Of law. he pronounced the words
that made three Of six. ana united the dcstinies
OF these adventurous couples.
Afirr the ceremony was performed one Of tho
Indies declared that she had never been par
~ To- such Jolly joke in all her born days "
Joke! exclaimed the judge. JokcN II You
think YOU u IND this Joke. you are very much
mistaken. You're tied a. tignt IL Hannah was
when Il" was hung; No Juknl Horrors, What
time for iuluts. Blank looks took the places
young ladies fell before z.ro in AN instant
They had not intended 10 be married but they
were.
1t was Joke. and such Joke rs others might
laugh ~ more than those most directly inter
ested The ladies We're young. and had not
dreamed Of mairimony. Bo~iIcs. il Is said that
one ~ them was engaged 10 young man who
has been digging away IN the san Juan mines
Tor the lart year. with tho hope Of getting money
enough To set up housekeeping. But what i- 10
be- donef Divorce Is the only alternative Tho
married people have not lived together. and the
gent lemen were required togo d, their lt-p-ct-
i've homes sunday night. before time 10 retire,
as usual II l. understood that proceedings
VIII at once be begun TO obtain the papers
that will set them frc" again What plea wall be
ditOn of IN" minds Of tho young ladies' there il
no doubt that that Of lncOmpatibiity OF temper
would prove n good one.
Mr. MchOlland il deputy sheriff II Huorfano
county. Mr.. Palmer Is agent for the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad nj La Vcta. and the other
bridegroom II connected with u saw mill The
ladies reside M La Neta.