River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12
How He Married Her.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald
Among the arrivals at the Northwest
ern Depot the other day was strange
looking couple, the man wearing buff
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 around
a while, he confided in porter, and
asked to be shown to decent hotel,
where he could stop for few days.
"The fact is" he observed. Eve are
on our wedding tour. and while I'm not
q 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 in
sisted on introducing him to his wife.
When the porter was presented to Mrs.
John Fellows, the proud husband said:
"There, now Jennie, l told you I'd
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'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. re-
member mighty we'll the day she hoofed
in, don't L, Jennie? Well, 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 / was
saying, there were lots of young fellows
coming in who didn't have no business
in that hard country, and one of them,
in this batch, / felt kinder sorry for.
He was slight little chap not more'n
up to my shoulders, and there was
kind of good look about his eyes, and
mouth, somehow. So when | 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 tog ther, and
l 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
than mine, but it yields enough to keep
me from grumbling, and that's more'n
most of them do. Well, as / was say
ing, my pardner made himself useful in
a good MANY ways. He was a mighty
good cook the best cook [ ever saw
and he want 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 go to the camp and get doctor.
He didn't want no doctor, but / got one.
When the doctor came in / hung around
while, and then / went out on an er-
rand 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
Git out, says l.
It's fact, says he, She's just told
me-so.'
"'Well, that broke me up worse than
a dynamite explosion. 1 was ashamed,
and / said Take her away, doc; she's
your'n. But lie says; No, sir; she's
sick. and you must take care of her
"Then | thought it all over, and 1
made up my mind | would The doc
and nursed her for four weeks, and
when she got so she could sit up-mind
you, I'd never said word to her yeti
says, solemn like: What's yer name,
please?' and she looked on the floor and
says; Jennie Good enough says /.
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
a wedding tour, and that's what we're
doing now"