The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-03

: bustling. surging crowd Of severa.
hundred men. composed o. lawyers
merchants. and even ministers. crowd.
Ell into Justice G.ecson's court - wit
ness the solemn marriage rites o: Wal
Lee Vow and Mss Mar SAafe-. The
tEinaman had procured a license Au-
gsi~t -. bat stopped a. that stage of ii.
matrimonial venture before taxing :bs
final plunge. lie hsi consulted his a;
;Dracy. Peter fucker. 81 :hs Boari O;
EiIca,.On. aud the marital candidate
left the attorneys olice gpaer his 49,
cort and wcadci their way up Superior
street 10 SQUIRE Glcc.On'- Olhce. ErhJ
hi .,eY. the alleged war eagle, Charles
9e.i-er and several other. sag Ihc
wedding party departure. aud roi~
ing the new, abroad. I lengthy aad
mountaineering tran io!uei the
procession. The squire stood the blush
ing couple ~ before him. and. ii or =
mDnentITy pause was 10 make
thcTa one. Alas. the groom al for
gotten hi, license. AMI wa Obliged To
Withdraw and he - IA iagurrv am
pro -ur. IL. The scii-iny.tc! guests
packed in closer and closer dur,rg the
interim, and tie siuir: shielded ii,c uO.
thoroughly embarrassed b-.dc l.. e.
rJr,lny her 10 the al ola n Office 81
a..Drney Barrett. The crowd. how
ever. was not disposed 20 be d.graIjcl
% the ceremony, AMI ~ the time tie
Aiaamau had returned with his doc
Ia4t the law o,.cr was den-cly E.le,,
IT,. spectators. Aga.n The ~courtlg
.-,icc led the bride and bridegroom
lwaT from the mad!iug crowd.
They made their way 10 4 corner Of
a- office, and there and then the twain
were made one. Nah Lee j. q tall.
midilc aged Celestial with an i]ulc.li-
gent lock, superior % most II n,
brethren. lie hal apparently not cN-
pcctcd the array o: lookcrs-On that
crowded about him. AMI while IL 4
ca-Ua! glancs he appeared cool AM
collected he was grea;lv excited. Moth
ing in the rJOm escaped the glance ~
his small, sparkling cyc-. Half "A
dozen Mon"oliauS were inter>pcrs.d
among the audience. aud Il of them
waS, 10 al appearance, = Chinese
priest. He wore IL long black robe. =
white crayat. and . c~lcr.ca! look upon
his face. IL was said the marriage
ceremony was also performed - him
in their native fashion. The bride was
attended by another young oua
May Slaler was 4 young German W.
mau, apparently about twenty years OF
age. She bad pleasing, but by no
means handsome features. and was
dressed in white. \ wreath of orange
blossoms crowned her head and her feet
were incascd III a pair o. l~i%h;-colorcd
satin Chinese slippers. She b.ush.,i
prettily a. she promised To he Lee Vow
true and faithful wife. and the BRIDE
groom uttered his promises III plainly
enuuciated English. Pete" tucker
actcl rs best man, and ne and Colonel
y. I. Br!nSmade signed the marriage
certificate rs witnesses. A. he finished
the nuptial knot the Just &C announced
that they were now ready for congratu-
~lationS. The bride took this oppOrtuLi-
" t. greet her future lord with a kiss
behind he" fan, and Hon. john y.
Green crowded TO the front AMI wei
coined the Celestial in behalf Of the
American people. Other hearty con
gratulatiOns followed. and Is Mr.. and
Mrs. Wah Lee lett the room tire"
cheers We're proposed aud given for
them with 4 tier. The th;naman
kinkcd his am in the most acceptable
fashion. and with the bride leaning
lightly upon it they descended the stairs
and passed over To the Ihinaman's
laundry under the SioSs block. y little
later they emerged and proceeded to DO
the town afoct. When last seen they
Were m~eanderinr up Ontaro streetarm
N arm. In their wake were twenty
five or thirty BOYS yelling "rats."~-
CtcUc dHd Lclder.