The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
How Mrs. John Fellows met Her Hus-
band---His "Pard."

Chicago Herald.
Among the arrivals at the North
western depot yesterday were a strange
looking couple, the man wearing buff
falo-shin coat, and the woman a long
sack made of the same material, dress
trimmed with it, and shoes lined with
it. He was perhaps 40 years of age,
but she did not appear to be more than
%. After looking around awhile, he
confidcd in a porter and asked to be
shown to a decent hotel where he could
stop few days.
1.-The fact is" he observed, "we are
on our wedding tour, and while | am
not 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 a
half dozen hotels, and. made himself
otherwise agreeable, the traveller insis-
ted upon introducing him to his wife.
When the porter was presented to Mrs.
John Fellows, the proud husband said:
''There now, Jeanne, told you I'd
introduce you in society, but this is only
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 you? No. I'll bet you
don't. Well now I'll tell you. We are
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. remem-
Der mighty we'll the day she hoofed it
in-dont I, Jeanne? Well, l should
smile. There was gang of them, and
when they came over the mountains
the snow was more than neck deep,
and it was cold enough to put frost on
the windows of tophet. Well, as was
saying, there was lots of young fellows
coming in that country who didn't
have no business in that hard country,
and one of them in this batch l kinder
felt sorry for. lie was a slight little
chap, not more than up to my shoulders
and there was kind of good look
about his eyes and mouth, somehow. So
when 1 saw that he didn't have no
grog and no dust and not much mus
Gle and no liquor, l took mercy on him,
and told him if he'd be my partner,
we'd go it together, and l would see
that he got feed enough. Well sir, he
swallowed 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 keep
me from grumbling, and that is more
than the most of them do. Well, as
was saying, my partner made himself
useful in q good many ways. He was
a mighty good cook-the best l ever
saw, and he wasn't no SLOUGH with the
pick and shovel. One day this fall he
got kinder sick and 1 took care of him,
and finally, when he got worse, 1
thought ID just 90 to the camp and get
a DOCTOR He didn't want no doctor,
but got one. When the doctor came
in, 1 hung around awhile and then went
out on an errand. AS soon as 1 entered
the cabin again, the boy was crying,
and the doctor takes me off to one side
and says he:
"Your pard is a woman.
"Git out, says l.
It's fact, says he, she just told me
So
Well, that broke me up worse than a
dynamite explosion. | was ashamed,
and l said: Take her away, doc, she is
yours; but he says: No sir, she is sick
and you must take care of her.
Then thought it all over, and L
made up my mind that l would. The
doc and 1 nursed her for four weeks,
and when she got so she could sit up
mind you, l had never said word to
her yeti says solemn like: What is
your name, pleaseP, and she looked on
the floor and says: Jennie. Good |
enough, says 1. Jennie will you be
my wifeP and she says you bet That
settled it. We had the parson come up
the next day, and we made up this here
outfit for wedding tour, and that's
what we are doing now."