The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-10

Rie blessednsso. A the cooversotioo
proceeded reference vss made to .
sister Of Gssrh's Who fer several years
Fest has been Leading an honorable but
secluded life IN the House Of the Good
Shepherd under the protecting care
Of the good sistsrA Mr. German ex-
pressed . desire 20 call on the young
lady, and with this object in view beth
men started for the institution. The
youog lsdy, Miss Hari Garrh. Vas
highly pleased With the. call. and Mr.
Gormsn's elimination for the young
vsman was unbounded. Before leav
ing the institution he took the brother
aside and expressed himself completely
smitteo, st the sane time request Dg
libsrty 70 propose. Mr. German ex-
planned that hs Vas the proprietor Of .
large farm under perfect cultivation.
With . good house, fourteen cows. and
- masy horses, and unlimited poultry,
evssytkisg. In short, but the presesce
Of . loving wife and belpmste. He
proposed and wss accepted instanter.
Il wss explained tbst urgent business
required his presence ct home the Lext
morning, and that if convenient he
should b plsase6 to have the ceremony
take place thas very afternoon. It wss
% agreed. end the young ledy started
Down town for her trousseau, meeting
her intended on the street. ~ wss after
ward explained. without . recognition.
About rundown the parties rep.ired to
the Germas Catholic Church. where
modest ceesmsuy took place. immedi-
ately after which tho newly welded
and happy couple lett the city for their
hoos whore. should regret b necesss-
-. thsy will repent st leisure.
We can tell aLous - good . story Of
the matrimonial bargain made last
year BY famer Of Washington Terri
tsry. xr Ms well-to-do resident of
WILDLY Island. upon whom the sole
care Ct . 400 acre farm, we'll stocked,
&C., sad worth not less ten thousand
dollars. hung rather heavily. went
over 10 Port Townsend, eight or ten
months sgc. on . visit of business and
pleasure. Mr. n. is thoroughly do
nestic in taste and inclination, and
knew the value . wife would be to ia
man in his situstion. He has warm
friends in the scand country. and Some
Of them. it seems. had been looking
out foe him. He put up ct . hotel.
Of which the propristor's vile had
personal scquaintsncs With bins bis
wants. Meeting him. soon after his
arrival. she asked him If he wouldn't
like COED wife. his Undertaking an.
swsr to which being "Yss." She t,ld
him shs would try and sat him one. if
hs would authorize her to do 90. He
said. 30 ahesd. and the quicker she was
about it The better be would be pleased
She then sought young lady acquain-
lance. . stranger in the town. and pro-
pounded similar qaestions to her. the
answers to which. though o little more
sbyly given, also authorized her to pro-
coed. The couple we're introduced by the
friendly little match maker, who soon
had them on the beet OF terms, and
both entirely willing to consummate
the bargain shs hsd made for them.
Lake The Minnesota couple, tbsy would
have been married ct once. but on in
quiry they found the priest was out Of
town. and the lady. being . devout
Csthelic. would be married BY no
othsr. They were therefore obliged to
come 70 Seattle. which they did on the
evening Of The day which covered the
whole period Of their acquaintanse.
courtship and engagement. They were
lsoded hare too late in the night to
sseure their license. and from necsssity
slsns were compelled to postpone their
contemplated nsptisl. The eager
beidsgroon WAS up bright and early
NEXT norniog. and soon had liconss.
priest and Witnesses before himself
cad blaahing bride. The Ceremony
was performed. congratulations extend
ID. and the strangers Of the day before
we're husband and wife-all being &C
cosnplishsd within twenty. -four hours
Of the moment Of their arst meeting or
hearing VI each other. The husband
has since sssursd ~ that he could not
have got woman more to BIS choice
II he bed sought her half his previous
life. whiis The wife has done exception
ally we'll - OR knowledge of the groom
jussines 40 In moot emphatically declar.
Ing. THY hsvs one Of the handsomsst
and most valuable pieces Of farm pro-
psrty to be found in the Tsrritory
whore good living i insured to them
anas comfortable and elegant home
nay always b theirs and their chill
dfons.