The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14
How He Married Her.

Among the arrivals at the Northwest
ern Deport the other day was strange
looking couple, the man wearing a
bufalo-skin coat apd the woman long
sack made of the same material, 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 round a
while he confded in a porter, and ask
ed to be shown to decent hotel, where
he could stop for few days.
"The fact is," he observed, "we are
on our wedding-tour and, while l 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
half dozen hotels and made himself
otherwise agreeable, the traveller insist
ed on introducing him to his wife.
When the porter was presented to Mrs.
John Fellows the proud husband said:
"There, now, Jennie, 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 clung to
him.
"You don't know how we came to be
married, do you? Now 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
a year, but Mrs. Fellows here came
only about six months ago. remember
mighty well the day she hoofed it in,
don't |, Jennie! l should smile There
was a 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 l was saying, there
were lots of young fellows coming in
who did have no business in that hard
country, and one of them in this batch
l felt kinder sorry for. He was slight
little chap, not more'n up to my shoul-
derS, and, and there was a kind of a
good look about his eyes and mouth,
somehow. So when l 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
my partner we'd go it together, and I
would see that he got feed enough.
Well, sir, he swallowed that bait,
hook, line and all--and we worked to-
gether for three or four months. I've
seen richer claims than mine, but it
yields enough to keep me from grumb-
ling, and that's more'n most of them
do. Well, as l was saying, my partner
made himself useful in good many
ways. He was mighty good cook
the best cook l ever saw-and he want
no slouch, either, with the pick or
shovel. One day this Fall he got
kinder sick, and l took care of him,
and finally, when he got worse, 1
thought I'd just go to the camp and
get doctor. He didn't want a doc
tor, but l got one. When the doctor
came in l hung around a while, and
then | went out on an errand. AS l
entered the cabin again the boy was
crying, and the doctor takes me off one
side, and, says he:
Your pard is woman"
I" 'Git OUT" says 1.
/" its fact says he. "She's just
told me so.
''Well, that broke me up worse than
a dynamite explosion. was ashamed,
and l 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 l thought it all over, and 1
made up my mind l would. The Doc
and [ nursed her for four weeks, and
when she could sit up-mind you, I'd
never said word to her YETI says,
solemn like: whats yer name, please p
and she looked on the floor and says:
Jennie. Good enough says 1.
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"