The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
The Wedding Ceremony of a Leadvil1e
Miner. -

and moved on 10 Ore C1ty, ana once
more pegged away for dear life on such
coarse and unartistic work as is re-
quired by the sturdy bull-whackers and
the plodding prospectors of mountain
region. He pegged and cut cordwood.
and did odd jobs, 10 doubt cursing the
ill-luck that had thrown him into that
far away, and to him God-forsaken,
land. But finally August Rische-for
the poverty-stricken shoemaker was he,
and the person who was married last
evening August Rische pegged
his way into the esteem of a man named
Tabor-Alphabet Tabor, as he was called
up there in the hills. H. A. w. Tabor was
another poor one who has always strug-
gled against adversely, the odds always
being in favor of adversely to an alarm
ing degree. He had moved in when
the country was made, and by hard
work risen to the dignity of store
keeper, and had also enjoyed the pre-
carious emoluments of a post-office in a
town where the population was exceed
ing sparse and few of them given to the
maintenance of the mail service by let
ter-writing. Tabor was sort of hy-
brid merchantpolitician, sporting a
big mustache, looking very wise, know
ing comparatively little, and being
looked upon as a representative man.
He kept store, lived on a dirt floor,
kept his mail matter dumped in q pile
in a corner, entertained strangers-man
and beast-and got along the best way
he could. Tabor ached to be rich. He
saw the old-timers all about him rolling
in luxury, and he "put it up" that he
might just as well have some of the
matter which kind-as the rest of 'em.
So in moment of grasping avaricious
frenzy, one day about four years ago,
he proposed to Rische-whom he had
knoS as sort of good for anything,
a prospecting tour. Rische was to take
a friend, and the two were to go any
where-to the devil if they couldn't find
Z" color" any nearer homeland dig.
Tabor, who had a stock of miners pro-
visions, proposed to put up the '' grub
stake" and to this Rische and his part
amounted to about thirty-six dollars,
two started out. 1t has never been
told, but is no doubt nevertheless true,
that amongst the "stake" was a big
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friend were devoted to the " ardent"
and before they had gone a great way
they were, it is related, gloriously intox-
icated. So much SO, it is said, that they
swore they'd never go q step further.
They'd dig there or nowhere, and dig
they did. Neither one was prospect
or, and so did not know why he dug
there, but they met with great success
by sheer luck. They found what is
known as the Little Pittsburg Mine,
near Leadville, which property is val
ued at many millions. Reporting their
good luck, Tabor at once set to work to
get control of the property. Rische
was satisfied to sell, as also was his
partner. Tabor interested the Hon. J.
B. Chaffee, and the latter put in enough
money to buy out Rische and the third
partner.
Rische received about $500, 900, and
closed out his connection with the
mine. 1t is said that he has lost good
deal of the money since, but he proba-
bly, has about $3.50, 900 of it left. With
in the past six months he has pur-
chased the residence in Denver erected
by the Hon. William H. Byres, for
which he paid $4,000 This is
palatial residence, and hereby hangs a
tale. After Rische had acquired his
wealth he went to Denver to reside. 1t
was shortly afterwards noised abroad
that he contemplated marrying a serv-
ant girl of his former partner in the
mining business. Tabor had pur-
chased the residence of Henry c.
Brown, former banker, carpenter,
and newspaper proprietor in Denver,
who had gone down however, in the
general smash that followed the in
flation era, and here Tabor resided
nearly opposite the house which Rische
had bought of Mr.. Byers. 1t was in
then, that the course of Rische's
true love began for Taber's Teutonic
For some reason or
other. which the gossips were never
quite able to grasp, his alleged engage
ment to the maid of deutschland seems
to have broken off, for shortly after
wards Rische turned up in Chicago,
fell in with MIR. Glenn Periolat, and ex-
pressed to that person, of whose taste
he had formed high idea, a wish to
girls, but to one who had the graces
and accomplishments of the city. Mr..
Periolat kindly volunteered his services
and INTRODUCED Mr.. Rische to the bride
of last evening-Miss Minnie jung
huhn, though he had to 60 with Mr..
Rische to st. Louis to do it, Miss jung
fur store, having gone to that city to
mally presented to his destined affinity,
proposed almost on the spot, and was
accepted after the usual amount of hes
70 finr onA tho r,cr1o1 \
the young lady's parents. Mr.. |
Periolat's old acquaintance with rings
had stood him in good stead, even when |
The only ring involved was a golden cir
clet. "Bless you. my children" said
Periolat. Rische did more. Before he |
again left for the West he saw to it that |
The parents of his future bride were |
provided for, and that the |
The girl of his choice with q handsome |
.rosseau. 1t is painful to record the |
iact-not an unusual one in such cases, |
since these stories of |
Rische's financial solidity have gone |
abroad, some of the young lady friends |
)f the fortunate bride have experienced |
sheart-burningsa and jealousies, |
and have been afflicted with strong de- |
'ires to club themselves, or cut off their |
hair, at the thought that the Lord |
hadn't awarded them Minnie's prize. |
It is said that the girls in the parish in |
which Minnie had lived had, at last ac- |
counts, just previous to the wedding,
figured up Rische's wealth at something
ike "a, ZOO, 900, and their grief that the
plum was not to fall in their way was
said to have been of the most poignant
Rische did one eminently safe and
proper thing while in Denver. After