The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-08-21
HYMEN IN THE FAR WEST.
The Marrying up of the Doane Family
at Wagon Wheel Camp.

camp VII 1--WE outsiders init ldtt II
the demand for women Which exists
in part, OF the West. \ few weeks
ago John Doaue. il miner here. was Ia
ken sick. aud. As he seemed likely tn
die. word MAS sent 10 MS relatives in
Missouri. In ten d,ys his y" sisters,
both maiden ladies. reached Wagon
Wheel, but too late to see their brotn
er alive. He bad died a few day. ii Ell
the Telegram had been sent. and bad
been buried in the lit lie cemetery uh
der the Ii H., where several men had
preceded him with tneir boots on.
The leading then Of the town took
the ladies III charge and saw that they
We're properly cared Tor at the hotel,
where nearly everybody here called on
them. One of the young Women was
rather tail and angular, ploblbly Thirty
Years of age, wlnle The other WAS much
younger and a,ore prepn>scs>ing III ap
pearance. They we've Wei nigh ex-
hauStet after their long Journey. and
the Mayor of the town, Capt. Bowen,
and the shrnff, Sylvester Ford, insist
ed on tileir taking il good rest b fore
attempting to transact any business or
think of going home. Their broiler
had some property, and the gi'ls deci
ded to remain to settle up his affairs.
About IL week atjrr their arrival
Sheriff Ford informed some of his
friend, that he Was engaged to Mis-
Doane. the elder. and certain actions
on the part of Cap. Bowen led
the boys to believe that he was trying
to dazzle the eyes Of the younger lady.
That ct the town in an uproar, AMI
from that tine on for several days un
til the matter WAS settled no woman
in America was SO industiiOusly woed
as was Miss Fannie D"ane. The Mayor
had il god start of the other boys. but
he needed it and more, DO. He is
IUOUt ~ NtitIS oiu. III putty IT,
a t1orid face and a bald heau-in tact
he was elected Mayor because he was
town and for that reason had more
dignI'y-and he Was not jr>t the per-
son that Il rather good 10 king girl
would pick out Tor IA husband. He
had been very kind to the young .irI,
however, and it took some fin-s>r to
cut him out, but Henry Bowler, ii
strapping young fellow OF 30. had the
requisite mount. When he had car
RED the day and the. young lady had
openly shown her preference for
him, the number of callers at the holel
diminished rapidly and the Sheriff and
Bowler were practically lett alone in
their glory. The Mayor called occa-
siOnally gu business and took his de
feat as rhilosophically rs possible.
In the course of IA few days it was ar
ranged that the wedding should take
place here. and that the ladies' mother
should be sent for that the thing might
go off in good style. The girls wrote
home, explaining how the thing hap
pened, how they had sought to have
thelday postponed and how importunate
their lovers We're, and wound up by
saying that they saw no way out .of it
but to remaln where they We're and
settle down. 1t took u great deal Of
writing t. explain the situation of If
tairs and to impress on their mother
the necessity of getting here as q as
possible.Y but the missives were at
length prepared and properly dispatch
ed. While waiting for their mother
the girls made preparations for their
wedding, the whole town taking an &C
tive interest in the proceedings.
Mrs. Doane arrived here last Monday
evening on the waIpath. determined
that:the. marriages should not take place.
She Was a comely, well-preserved wo-
man OF perhaps so years, with a brisk
way about her. Whom she saw her
daughters she burst into tears, and up
braided them for their forgetfulness of
their dead brother, aud their immodest
haste generally, and at length when
she saw the sheriff and Bowler. she
gave them a piece of her mind as we'll.