The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-16
CHEEKY MOONEY.
A Put-Up Job IN Matrinony.
8. r. Newsletter.

8. r. News-Letter
"I have been subscriber to the Ne,os-
Letter for the last ten years" said broken
up looking young man, coming into the Of
fee one day and sitting down in front of
the managing editor, "and | call upon it
for aid and assistance"
The editor looked rather pointedly at the
clock, and asked what he could do for the
visitor.
"Why, I want you to hold up to public
scorn and dstestation fellow called Moon
ey, and mean, red-headed girl called Nor
rissey."
"Scandal case, eh ?''
"a heap sight worse. You see, I was
engaged to be married to that girl-her
names Maria-and DR.. Stone was to hitch
US up the first of the month. so asked this
mean cuss, Mooney, to be one of the grooms-
men,"
"He consented, of course"
"You bet he did. You zee, Mooney has
| big black mustache, and-and all that
| and he's q good deal of a masher, as it
were. He said he'd try to make it lively
| and pleasant for the bridesmaids"
"And did he" ...
Why, he actually made love to all four.
| Got the other groomsmen mad by flirting
| W1LO the WQOlb tOEs lolu Ii WAS buO
correct thing in Europe for the groomsmen
| to kiss the bridesmaids all around before
| and after the ceremony, and that they ought
to meet and practice toget the thing in rum
ming order.'
"Dld they practice 9'' said the editor,
laying down his pen.
| did they? Why 1t was just disgusting
the way they went on evely evening. To
see the villain Mooney pretend to steer
| down the aisle, and back up against the
chancel rail, and then when the mock SER
vice was over, kiss and paw around the girls
would have made your hair raise foot.
Why, he actually began flirting with my
Maria--I mean that Morrissey girl"
Exactly, and she letting him do it, mind
you. Well, the other day they said they
| were goinx to have fine rehearsal that
night, and to make the thing more perfect
they intended to get Bings, the young di-
vinity student, to read tbe service. And as
was going over to Oakland with q load
of furniture for our new house, Mooney said
be would offlciate in my place."
/ "That was kind of him."
"But wait minute. When got back
and called at Mara's house about IL p. m,
found all the party sitting around the par
lor looking very serious, except the bride,
who seemed kinder frightened. What's
the trouble?' said l, what IN the world
has happened ?"
"The fact is said that cheeky Mooney
sthere has been most singular accident
the queerest mistake you ever heard of 10
your life. You see. we were rehearsing the
service az usual, and was holding Maria,
hand, just like this, when young Biggs 90,
absent minded, so to speak, and the frs
thing we knew he pronounced MS man and
wife in regular form, and he now says w
are married In real earnest. Too bad, ism
itP
"Singuiar mistake" said the editor.
"But the worst Of it was the way that
) false hearted huzzy took it. She said Il
: was pretty hard, but what couldn't be curet
mast be endured, and that she supposed
, they couldn't get divorce under year
anyhow, and lot of stuff like that"
s.'Psared resigned TO her fate, as |
. were."
d Exactly and then Mooney chipped Ii
: with lot of stuff about not crying owe
split milk. and said he'd take the furnitur
? of my hands, and pay for the ring. Sal,
, he'd give his note for 'em. Cheek Tha
r man has more gall than pawbroker's clerl
4 and want you, Mr.. Editor, TO show hir
and his red-headed, big footed wife up Ii
the worst way. Accident indeed It Is th
t piainest put up job / ever saw In the Who'll
. course OF my life. just let 'em have IL |
= italics, II you please, and I'll take 500 81
/ tra copies r.
. The editor said he'd attend to II, an
. has since written to Mooney to say that
% position Is reporter 10 always open TO hir
r. on this go-ahead journal.