Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17
How He Married Her.
From the Chicago Herald.

rIOLn the tilicaSO herald
Among the arrivals at the Northwestern depot
the other day was a strange looking couple the
man wearing buffao-skn coat and the woman
a long sack made of the same material. a dress
trimmed with it, and shoes lined with it. He
was perhaps forty years of age, but she did not
appear to be more than twenty-five. After
looking around while, he confided in a porter.
and asked to be shown to decent hotel where
he could stop for few days
THE fact is" he observed. eve are on our
wedding tour and while | am not a bonanza
man exactly, I've got enough to see this town
with. and I'm going to do it,
After the porter had named over halt dozen
hotels and made himself otherwise agreeable
the traveller insisted on Introducing him
to his wife. VI hen the porter was pre-
sented to Mrs. John Fellows, the proud hus-
band said:
There. now. Jennie I 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.
''fou don't know now we came to be married.
do you! No, Ill bet you don't. Well. now. I'll
tell 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 aro. | remember mighty well the
day she hoofed it in, don't /. Jennie? Well.
should smile. There was a gang of them. and
when they came overthe 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 fellows coming
in VINO didn't have 10 business in that hard coun-
try. and one OF them in this batch | felt kinder
sorry Tor. he was slight little chap, not more n
up to my shoulders. and there was kind of a
good look about his eyes and mouth somehow
80 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 nv
partner we'd 20 it together. and would see
that he got iced enough. Well. sir. he swal-
lowed that bait-hook. line aud ai-and we
worked together for three or four months I've
seen richer claims than mine but il Yields
enough to keep me from grumbiInn. ana tbat's
morn most ofthemdO. Well. as Was.saying nv
pardner made himsefuseful in Il good many WAYS
Hewas mighty good coOk-the best cook ever
saw-and he want 10 SLOUGH either with the
pick or shovel One day this fall he got kinder
sick, and took care Of him. and finally, when
he got worse, thought I'd just 20 to the camp
and get doctor He didn't want no doctor.
but | got one. When the doctor came in hunr
around while. and then | went out on an En-
rand. As entered the cabin again the boy was
crying. and the doctor takes me Off one side
and saws he:
Your pard is woman
"'Git out. SAYS l.
Its fact. says he. She's lust told me
''Well. that broke me UP worse than dyna-
mite explosion. | ashamed and | said:
Take her away. doc she's your'n' But he saws:
No, sir; she's sick. and you must take care of
her
Then thought it all over. and made M
my mind wOud. The doc and nursed her
Tor four weeks. and when she got so she could
sit up-mind you, I'd never said a word to her
yeti says, solemn like What's yer name.
please" and she looked on the floor and SAYS:
Jennie Good enough says |. Jennie Will
you be my wife, And she SAYS You bet.
That settled it. We had the parSon come up
the next day. and we made up this ERE outfit
for wedding tour. and that's what we're doing
now -"