Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-07
4 Chinese Wedding IL. Necad0.

Virginia City, New Enterprise, January I'D
Evening before last curious wedding
ceremony was performed in this city by
one. The marriage took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Lannan. The bridegroom was
All Wan and the bride Nan Wing. The Rev.
Father McGrath, assisted by Chinese inter
prefer. performed the ceremony. An Wan
had some doubts regarding the holding pow
ers of the Mclean marriage ceremony, he
having doubtless observed that thing called
divorce frequently enabled the woman to
take an unceremonious leave of her husband
and openly defy him, with all the powers of
the law on her side. He was, therefore, UNI
willing to trust to the Mclean ceremony
.straig ht' He wanted the big Chinese god,
Hin, invoked during the business as well as
the American God and any other gods that
woman would be likely to be afraid of.
He had lust paid 800 in good American
gold coin for the beloved, and he wanted the
bonds such as would hold her like moods of
steel.
It was for the purpose of bringing in his
Chinese god, Hin, that he had brought the
Interpreter with him. The interpreter ex-
planned the Chinese part of the business to
Father McGrath as we'll as he could, when
that gentleman concluded to makea mixture
of the two ceremonies.
ssStun up here. the pair of yeh," COM
manded the reverend Irishman
''Join yer hands, said his reverence
The pair clasped their own hands as
, though in prayer.
Father McGrath stamped his foot and said
to the interpreter: ssLet the man take hold
of the woman s hand
Il Oh,
= cried the interpreter.
q the woman's wrist, and Father McGrath con-
cluded that he could finish the ceremony in
pigon English without the assistance of the
: Interpreter.
Said he: ''Ah Wan, you lkee this one
iece woman much good?'
+ 'You bet,'' said All Wan.
: ssNan Wing, you hkee this one piece man
!. way up good?''
y. - SMe likee this piecee," said the gentle MAJ
t Wing.
!: "Coom 81 to- e son toy NIP Clipped in tn
q interpreter.
|O| Isl tong ye son toy chowee,' said Nal
n Wing.
= "She say she likee him all same os brud
,. DER said the interpreter.
"a sAh Wan,,' said Father McGrath, ssyo
10 niver catchee no more woman but this on
N piece, do We moind that.
,e ssNo more catchee,' said All Wan.
N '.Nan Wing, you catchee no more man bu
re All Wan, de we onderstand?'
~ sNiso tan-tan sum he pol tzin?'' chippe
ne in the interpreter.
a. ssMi ton we.' said Nan Wing.
"a ssShe say all rightee,' explained the intel
9 prefer.
he s'Then, in the name of the Almighty, an
es the great Hin, callee you AL samee OF
or pieces meat-ye two are man and
n ellis Hin, my too, tsin chow toy yelle
ct the interpreter as he let off bunch of fir
to crackers.
at sHin Hin, my toy!'' cried the man and WI
lis man together.
,te .sMan and wife-man and wife! Do ye
. moind that, now?" cried Father McGrat
I'D coughing the smoke of the crackers out
as his throat.
ct. ..Hin, Hin, my toy!'' cried the interpret
it. and all hands as they lighted some color'
act papers at the bunch of splitting crackers.
ev s.Hin, Him. my toy" shouted Father M
Ms Grath, s:and if that don't make yer man al
ed. wife yer pair O tough cases..
Ia Several Americans ladies and gentlem'
-ed witnessed this mixed ceremony. After
ket was over the husband told those present
iii tlle C1IuCutleS VI LIS COulISuAp, Saying VI
nm the man who owned the bride had insist
eft upon having 5000 for her, bat he finally G
mt her for $500. He seemed to think he b
lis. made great bargin. But when gentlem
M present explained that, had he married t
ont woman, American law would have given b
nd to him without his paying cent, All w
for become ..wan,' indeed. He was almost m
enough to bite himself, and he looked at
woman as though he felt that he had be
-, cheated after all.