Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
AN A COUPLE.
\ Romance of the Mines and a
Bridal Tour.

Chicago Herald.
Among the arrivals at the Northwest
ern depot yesterday we're a stranse look
ing couple, the man wearing a buffalo ski
coat, and the woman a long sack made o
the same material, dress trimmed with /
and shoes lined with 1t. He was perhsp
forty years of age, but she did not appes
to be more than twenty. five. Afte
looking around awhile he confded in
porter and asked to be shoW to a decen
hotel where he could stay a few days.
1.-THE fact u.s." he observed, 1--WE arr
on our weddidg tour, and while I'm not
bonanza man, exactly, I've got enough Il
see this town with, and I'm going to Dc
it,"
After the porter named over halt
dozen hotels and made himself otherwise
agreeable, the traveller insisted on intro
ducing him to his wife. When the porter
was presented to Mrs. John Fellows the
proud husband said:
"There now, Jennie, l told you I'd
introduce you In society, but this Is only
a beginning"
The porter showed signs of wanting to
get away, but Mr.. Fellows chung to him.
"You don't know how we came to be
married, do you2 No, I'll bet you don't.
Well, now, I'll you. We're from Eagle
City, Idaho; right from the mines, you
might say. I've been there a year, but
Mrs. Fellows here, came only about six
months ago. l remember mighty well
the day she hoofed 1t in, don't l, Jenniei
Well, / should smile. There was a
gang of them, and when they came over
the mountains the snow was more'n neck
deep and it was cold enough to put frost
on the windows of tophet. Well, as |
was saying, there were lots of young fell
lows coming in who didn't have no bust
ness in that hard country, and n of
them in this batch 1 felt kinder sorry for.
He was q slight little chap not more'n up
to my shoulders, and there was a kind of
q good look about his eyes and mouth
somehow. So when | saw that he didn't
have no grub and no dust and not much
muscle and no liquor, / took mercy on
him and told him if he'd be my partner
we'd 90 1t together, and | would see that
he got feed enough. Well, sir, he swal-
lowed that bait-hook, line and all, and
we worked together for three or four
months. I've seen richer claims than
mine, but 1t yields enough to keep me
from g~rumblipg, and that's more'n most
of them do. Well, as / was saying. my
partner made himself useful in a good
many ways, He was a mighty good
cook-the best cook / ever saw, and he
wasn't no SLOUGH either with a pick and
shovel. One day this fall he got kinder
sick and l took care of him, and finally,
when he got worse I thought I'd just go
to the camp and get q doctor. He didn't
want no doctor, but l got one. When
the doctor came in | hung around awhile
and then | went out on an errand. AS L
entered the cabin again The boy was cry
ing and the doctor takes me off n side
and, says he:
Your pard Is a woman"
"Git out" says l.. $50.
Its a fact" says he. "she just told
me So"
"Well, that broke me up worse than a
dynamite explosion. l was ashamed, and
| said: Take oeI away. doc; she's your'n'
but he says: No, sir; she's sick, and you
take care of her"
"Then l thought it all over and l made
up my mind that / would. The doc and
l nursed her for four weeks, and when
she got so she could sit up-mind you,
I'd never said a word to her yeti says.
like, What's your name, pleaseY'
and she looked on the floor and says:
Jennie" "Good enough, says l. 'Jep-
ME, will you be my wife2" and she says,
You bet. That settled it. We had the
parson come up next day and we made up
this here outfit for a wedding tour, and
that's what we're doing now.'