Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09
win WESTERN WEDDING

XII fl W rs. AaAAsf "
--,Iiug Of a Wyoming Pair by a
Bo''' Justice OF the Peace.
that one Jones Burton had
is 90 I'm Justice of the peace OF one
..1 '-V.,an Wyoming towns, L OF be
;al nod any pecial qual.-lc 1t ons
| sa.s DC s;.a but on account OF his per
., 'ls oornetism, which had -F77tall
20" .sl,ties which so to tle
'" Iog thing of beauty 49,. e. Joy
o' -, Che lovers of pare cussedness.
gl'''s .,b.r functions OF his office, says
ia',s Stars Statesman, Hon. jones one
be l01s himself called upon TO join in
81 0,- bouds Of paddock, as matrinony
1s -''! s,,as called In the west, q raw
'.oanls from up the country.
ls-.s 5,p6r was appalled, at the situation.
DE- a. .ommit A horse thief to the gal
~-.LL I'M the elegance and impressive
/" .,anper which that act demsnded.
sentence q man 10 Jail fer life
e lin, five aces in his hand at poker
aiming a hair, but as for mar
',a ,o.ks. he wasn't IN 1t be goshtle-
gos as justice of the peace, he
b, do it, and his perturbation was
...,5fol TO witness
,b,nt an hour before the ceremony
~ take place the correspondent, &C
..i4d bI one of the leading citizens
| ,-l' mace, a Mr.. Stiles, was sent to the
, s cabin and found him porting over
..,e volume of the stasutes of Wyo-
.vsating like a horse, and looking
1lr anxious. After greeting the
ag.srs be said;
-s,re.. the derned galoots that got up
a... yer laws hadn't gumption enough
-s.. ibem over night. I've run through
Named book half dozen times an
-. fpi . dod blasted word about mat
.~,ry. or how .he hitchin' process is
needed with. I've just got to put the
.rrs on this couple, hit or miss, and of
An woke EN- all right ! cannot help
.0s0 said Stiles, lust do the best you
.n Any kind of a ceremony will do in
es country, for people never question
r legality of the thing. I'll post you
d light,
SHES then explained to him about how
.bonid proceed aud the old man
assh,. finally he would worry through
Ere long the couple appeared, follow
BIS crowd of the citizens of the
snp The candidates stood up before
SQUIRE, who said:
Fsller citizens, this var man an this
"a. woman have appeared before this
l-. TO be hitched in the legal bands o.
rl.ock. If shy galoot in the mob know
|gtbiDg that mout block the game of
H. TO a higher court, let him now toot
/ s baz0O, or else keep his jaw TO him
an now and forevermore. All in favor
q NE Procaediu' as authorized by law,
|ayLn
Everybody said aye,
Contrary, no."
Nobody said mo-
"Ibe motion is carried unanimously,
% The court rules that thar amt nothin'
prevent the tryin' Of the case. Grip
fox fms" The candidates Joined hands
lao. Peabody, DO you solemnly swar
lO1u freeze to Mandy for ever and ever.
.st jOu'li love aud provide fer Ter, and
gtH Eer square aad white, acoordin' to
be rules and regulations sot down to
govern siohicases in the laws o. the Uni
4. satea, SO help you GodF"
-Ysg- sir, l do, SIR
4s2. fixes your end of the bargain.
I1iy Thomas, do ye solemnly swar
gcl. hang on TO Amos for all comm
--.tlat yen mass him in sickness and
qasg TO him in wellness; and be to
1Gy3od, true, up and up, wife, under
F. penalty prescribed by the laws for
|1s punishment of SIGH offenses, do you
'ir.tso help you GJdt"
'..v7r will"
"-a-a BY the poser in me vested as
aaoe o the peace, in an fer this pre-
2,, / pronounce you, Amos Peabody,
losl-. am you Maudy Thomas, wife,
F rs-.z# ys 10 remain as such now an
Ne'-'moce; lud yea stand committed
ne ..as ana costs in the case be paid
+ .ai, an m8y GOD have mercy on your
|I-an bless ;h,s union with His hsaf-
J.ss,iu-,'
lls fees end costs we're adjusted, and,
7. receiving the congratulations of the
.'s29'y the uewly.made husband and
PIE Departed to their cabin up the