The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-11
ALL,s WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
How q Young Couple Deprived the College
OF . PapiL

Nearly everybody In Deer Lodge comfy
knows Harry Mcpherson, an industrious,
steady and popular salesman, who in the
| pest four or five years has stood behind the
counters of Dingwall Bros, Kleinschmidt u
Co., John ONeil and K. L. Bonner s. Co,
and made friends all over the country, and
| he's been deservedly Of the foremost among
the worthy young gentlemen of the county
He has had his day with the boys" and was
looked to by them AZ president Of the bach
| elor club for next winter.
But couple of years ago, Mr.. B. f. Martz,
who resided in Iowa, and concluded to
try his fortunes In the West, came to
Deer Lodge and engaged in business. Last
year his family--wife and several children
including Miss Lola, who wss lowering be-
tween The rose bushes that mark where if
| teen springs end and sixteen summers begin,
followed the husband and father to Deer
Lodge and located here. 1t is fair to say
that Miss Lola, tail, 1.-the, winsome and
beautiful. with q sunny disposition and a
voice prima donna might envy, WIS the
pride of her parents and had many admirers
in this town, full of beautiful girls and
among those who capitulated at sight was
Harry Mcpherson. A year went by. The
College was about to open, and Miss Lolas
parents arranged for another term. Mr.. Nc
Pherson did not acquiesce. He preferred a
select class of one, and strange as it may APP
pear, "the lady faire" entirely and enthusi-
astically concurred In his views. The parents
were infexible. The young lady must 60 to
school another year, and Homer and Euclid
be reinstalled in the throne Cupid had
usurped. The young folks were resolute.
The issue was made. And so matters rested
for fortnight
Last Saturday evening there wfs to be a
Musicale at neighbor's house. Miss Martz
was an invited guest. The company assem-
bled-and waited. Miss Martz did not come.
The hour struck VII, and then the hands
moved on, aud still she did not come ~
will 90 for her." said Mr.. Yates, land return
presently" 4
Under the cottonwoods, on q corner near
by, man paced auxiously, while carriage
in waiting was in the shadows near by. As
the bells chimed eight a couple advanced
across the street, said "Here we are, and a
moment later, with Yates holding the lines
down Third street, across the river, and
away towards Pioneer. 1t was a dark, dam
gerous ride across the foot hills in the dark
night, and a womans wit saved q wreck at
the most dangerous place In the road; but at
1855 the carriage pulled up at the residence
of Judge Uhl, in Pioneer, and in q moment
the smiling Justice was at the door, clad In
stout boots, canvas overcoat and SLOUGH hat.
Mcpherson had notified him by telephone to
be in waiting, as che had an attachment he
wished served that night" and the Judge
was ready for the ordinary kind of an attach
ment, but not the demand that was made on
him for marriage ceremony. "This is my
first marriage ceremony" he said, "and I'll
put on my good clothes first If never marry
another couple in Montana" In a few min
utes he had donned his dress coat and "the
best collar in the box, and ten minutes later
Mr.. Harry MPherson and Miss Lola Martz
were pronounced man and wife. That day
they visited friends in New Chicago and
Drummond, and the same evening returned
to Deer Lodge.
Mr.. Martz is not a man in whom the phil
osophic temperament predominates. There
wasn't any frost In Deer Lodge that night
after he found out his daughter had gone.
We really believe we are indebted to him
for the genial temperature since. We know
the young people are, for in a half hour after
their return to Deer Lodge, the welded pair
were, by invitation, "home again." had the
parental blessing, and Everybody was hap
py." The parents had thought 1t better to
GO Ia ooA he ;HnJf
and the young folks made the best guess.
That's all there wr> OF 1t. and when rhoy
won the game the old folks gave up grace
fully, "a was proper and right, and gave them
o cordial welcome and "God bless you, my
children" The NEW NoRNH-WEsT adds its
congratulations and best wishes--and may
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson ever sing in their
hearts the senti ments of Barney Mccoy"