The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-03
How He Married Her.


Among the arrivals at the North
Western depot the other day was a
strange looking couple, the man wear
ing a buffalo-skin coat and the woman q
long sack made of the same material, q
dress trimmed with it, and shoes lined
withsit. He was perhaps forty years OF
age, but she did not appear to be more
than twenty-five After looking around
awhile, he contided IN porter, and
asked to be shown to decent hotel,
where he could stop fer q few days.
The fact IS. he observed, "we are on
our wedding tour, and while am not a
bonanza man exactly, I've got enough
70 see this town with, and I'm going to
do it,"
After the porter had named over half
dozen hotels and made himself other
wise agreeable, the traveller insisted on
Introducing him to his wife. When the
porter was presented to Mrs. John Eel
lows, the proud husband said:
There, nov, Jennie, told you I'd
introduce you IL society, but this is on
ly 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
year, but Mrs. Fellows here came only
about six months ago. I remember
mighty well the day she hoofed it 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 ofyoung fellows coming in who
didn't have no business in that hard
country, and one of them ia this batch
felt kinder sorry for. He was slight
little chap, not more'n up to my shout
der, and there was kind of a 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 together, and I would see that he
got feed enough. Well, sir, he swal-
lowed 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's more'n most
of them do. Well, as [ was saying, my
partner made himself useful in a good
many ways. He Was mighty good
cOok-the best cook / ever saW-and he
wasn't TO slouch either with the pick
or shovel. One day this fall he got
kinder sick and took care OF him, and
finally, when lie got worse, thought I'd
just go to the camp and get doctor
He didn't want no doctor, but l got one
When the doctor came in l hung around
a while, and then I went out on an er,
rand. AS [ entered the cabin again the
boy was crying, and the doctor takes me
off on side, and, says he:
Your pard is woman
"'Git out says I.
cts fact says he. She just
told me So
well, that broke me up worse than
dynamite explosion. / was ashamed
and | 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 1 thought it all over, and
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 to her yeti says
solemn like: What's yer name, please
and she looked on the floor and says
Jennie Good enough, saysI. 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's we're doing now