Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-31
How He Married Her,
[From the Chicago Herald, !

Western depot the other day was q
strange looking couple, the man wear
inga bufalo-skin coat and the woman q
long sack made of the same material, q
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
awhile, he contided in a porter, and
asked to be shown to decent hotel,
where he could stop fer few days.
"The fact is" he observed, 1--WE are on
our wedding tour, and while I am not q
bonanza man exactly, I've got enough
to see this town with, and I'm going to
do il" IS: q.
After the porter had named over half
dozen hotels and made himself other
wise agreeable, the traveller insisted on
introducing him to his wife. When the
porter was presented to Mrs. John Eel
lows, the proud husband said:
"There, nov, Jennie, told you I'd
introduce you in society, but this is on
ly beginning"
The porter showed signs of wanting
to get away, but Mr.. Fellows chung to
him. { :. 81.
"You don't know how we came, to be
married, do you? No, I'll 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
year, but Mrs. Fellows here came only
about six months ago. I remember
mighty we'll the day she hoofed it in,
don't I, Jennie? Well, I should smile.
There was 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 I was saying, there
were lots ofyoung. fellows coming in who
didn't have no business in that hard
country, and one of them in this batch
I felt kinder sorry for. He was slight
little chap, not more'n up to my shout
der,and there was kind of good look
about his eyes and mouth, somehow.
So when I saw that he didn't have no
grub, and no dust, and not much muscle,
and no liquor, I took mercy on him,
and told him if he'd be my partner we'd
go it together, and I 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 it yields enough to keen me
from grumbling, and that's more'n most
of them do. Well, as was saying, my
partner made himself useful in good
many ways. He was q mighty good
cook the best cook I ever saw and he
wasn't no 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 60 to the camp and get q doctor.
He didn't want no doctor, but got one.
When the doctor came imI hung ABOUND
while, and then went ont on an err
rand. As I entered the cabin again The
boy was crying. and the doctor takes me
of on side, and, says he:
Your pard is woman SIS: So
: Git out says !.
It's q fact says he. She just
told me so.' .s1
@Well, that broke me mp worse than
dynamite explosion. ] was ashamed
and I said Take her away, doc; she's
your'n.' But he says: No, sir; she's
sick. and you must take care Of her
Then thought it all over, and I
made up my mind I would. The doc
and ] nursed her for four weeks, and
when she gotso she could MT d -mind
you, I'd never said TO her yet Il says.
solemn like What's yer name. please?
and she looked on the floor and says.
Jennie. Good enough, says I. Jennie,
will you be my wife z And she says,
S You bet. That settled il. We had the
parson come up the next day, ana We
made up this ERE outfit for = wedding
tour, and that's what, we're doing nov