Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-01-18

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ception and dinner In honor OF the
handsome cattle grower who calls
Miles City his home and who found
him q wife here. Mr.. Rea's old ssso.
cistes In Lawrence presented him and
his wife with handsome silver ser
vice snd French mantel clock, Hon.
N. p. Frye, q prominent citix a, max.
ing the presentation speech as follows:
Friends, l think / am thoroughly
an oplimist. believe that all events
are ordered for the best, and | make
this declaration because we have met
here TO celebrate an event which, from
the very nature OF the event, must
come within the class embraced in the
meaning OF that odd word, optimist,
Not many weeks ago a most interest
ing event occurred, more than 2.UU0
miles west from here. One Rea, Lor.
ing b., an ex-ofiicial Of No. Andover,
Was united in marriage to a clergy.
mans daughter, and in the church
where her father otiiciated as pastor,
and on Sabbath day. too. A most
Interesting event, truly, q sunday
wedding, and surrounded by os
beautiful circumstances; IL must be
such an event was ordered for the
best. The Rea family are old resi-
dents here; they have lived side by
side for many years with my ancestry,
living in sociability, and. although q
long time ago, there was Q young
Frye who, being disappointed in love,
studied for the ministry, but was fin-
ally killed in the Indian wars; 10 was
left for noble young Rea to marry Q
minister's daughter, and Q Baptist
minister's at that. That must be the
height of happiness; of all the minis
ters' daughters / ever saw, Baptist
ministers' are the most lovAble; they
believe in present happiness and do
not speculate on future probation.
But this event was interesting In
more ways than one; We all knew the
groom, respected him, cherished his
friendship, had confidence in his abil-
ity and honesty; but there were hearts
here in the east that yearned for b m;
L do not know that he knew IL;
rather think that he did not, for al.
ways when Glowing eyes looked love to
eyes that spske again" or N ght bet
ter say when Glowing eyes looked love
to eyes tnatn might have again
spoken, his eyes were always turned
toward the land OF the setting sun.
He had not forgotten the land Of his
birth, but he loved the west better,
aud when he was married We all took
hold and rejoiced with him, feeling
that he had married q jewel Of q girl.
Well, he brings the bride to US; the
manliness of his love is hereby proved,
for no Rea, starting on Q 200 mile
trip, would leave brand new wife at
home, mot II he loved her, oh, no,
mol" Well, she came, and in COM
ing, verified all have said of the
Baptists, in her short stay with US.
we have learned to love her with him.
Now. tonight, we desire TO prove
our regards-mere words are empty
and ara soou forgotten-so we have
sign, not that any 10 asked, but we
tender one token OF our esteem; we
bring these gifts, beautiful gifts, and
lay tuCth as thclf ice'p hrh tbeu w
receive them. take them from US as ev-
idence of our best wishes. They
are q donation inter vivos; they are
likewise q gift to them jointly and we
expect that the doctrine of jus accre-
sendi may apply.
Now gin is not complete without
delivery; these are not for show, they
are for use; take them, carry them to
you new house in that distant land
And in the happy years Of JOY and
glsdness promised you, should your
lives be one OF continued Joy and pros
perity, or be dotted here and there by
sources Of depression and sorrow COM
mon to the lot of man; whenever you
turn and look upon these may the
view remind you OF kindly disposed
hearts In the east, whose friendship is
as lasting as life itself.