The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-14
ON THEIR WEDDING TOUR.
Man with BufFAlo-skin Coat Tells 1h
story.

n man with bunalO-bku Co.'s Ieue ~
story.
fChicago Herald Street Stsries'1
Among the arrivals at tho Northwestern
depot were q strange looking couple, the
man wearing a buRalo-skin coat and the
woman a long sack made of the same
MATERIAL a dress trimmed with Y,
and Shoes lined with it lie wass
perhaps ~ years of age, but she did not
appear to be uors than 25 After looking
around awhile no co4fhded I'm porter and
asked to bs shown to q decent hotel whore hs
could stop Q few days
The fact II, no observed, "wb Sfe q our
wedding tour, and while I'm not = bonanza
man exactly I've got enough TO sos this town
with, and rm gong TO do It."
After the porter had named over half .
dozen hotsis and made himself othsrwiss
agreeable the traveller insisted on introduc-
ing him to his wife. When the porter was
presented TO Mrs.. John Fellows the proud
husband said.
There now, Jennie, told you I'd intro.
duce you in society, but this h only the -
ginning
The porter showed signs Of wanting 70
get away, Int Mr.. Fellows chung to him.
"You don't know how We came to be mar
ried, do youi No. I'll bet you don't ,ivell
now, I'll tell you We're from Eagle City,
Idaho; right from the mines, you mighUsay.
I've been there Q year, but Mrs Fellows,
hero came only about six months ago. re-
member mighty well tho day yhe booted %
in, don't l, Jenniei Well. ,ld sniis.
There was q gang OF them, al hsn they
came over the mountains th& Vow was
more'n neck deep and it was cdd enough 10
put frost on the windows Of toE1Set
"Well. as was saying, ther{ were lots a
young fellows coming in who fbdnt have No
business In that hard country, and one q
them in this batch felt killer sorry fos.
He was slight little chap moi moro'n up ~
my shoulders, and there w{s . kind q .
good look about his eyes aJd mouth soaas.
how. 80 when saw that ts didn't have no
grub and no dust and not Lnuch muscle and
no liquor took mercy on Inn and told him
II he'd be ny partner wen 60 II togsthsr,
ana would eco THAT he hot fsed enough
Well, sir, he swollered thd bait--hook, Linz
and all. and we worked tel Nther for thrss
or four montha I've sedy richer claims
than mihS. but IL yields (nough to keep
NE Sroo grumbling, and that's mors'n
most u them do. Well, as IvSas saying. my
pardner made himself useful good many
ways. He was . mighty g0< cook-the
ooSt COOK ev0r save ana No Wa{p no ssoOco
either with pick and shovel v>hs day this
fall he got kinder sick and S6ok care 0e
him, and finally. when hs got worss I
thought I'd just 60 the camp and get doctos.
He didn't want no doctor, but got one.
When tho doctor came In l hung around
awhile and then went out ON an errand-
A. entered the cabin again the boy Sas
crying and the doctor takes me e9 ons side.
and, says he;
Your pard Il woman
"'G.t OUT saysL
"Tts q fact says ~ 'eAs jsst TN
me So
"Well, that broke mo up vosss than ~
dynamite explosion. was sshslaA, .anA u
said: "Taks her away, doe; shst yvsznS,
but he ssys, No, sir; shs's sick, and yow
must take care of her
Then thought 10 all over and made up
my mind ] would Ths doc and / nur1sd
her for four weeks, and whsn she got 20 shs
could 1t up--mind you I'd never said word
10 her yeti says solemn like, Whats yer
name pleasei and she looked On the door
and says: Jennie Good enough ays I
Jennie. will you be my wifeF and shs sayA
You bet, and that settled it We had the
parson come up the next day and We mada
up this here outfit for . wedding tour. and
that's what were dom now"