The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-25
MlcAloAN.s PRIZE coouErrE.

she Marrses 1t Last. to the Great Aston
ishmsnt of Her Neighbour.
One Of the small villages of northern
Michigan was thrown into nm unwonted
excitement recently, says a letter to the
New York Sssn, by a wedding which for
dramatic situation and startling develop
ments rivals the plot OF n Bowery drama.
The bride is n pretty and nauGht coqiette
of IL, with about as much idea OF the seri-
BUSINESS of life as n small k~ittcn,and when
to the rest of her bcwilderinR charms was
suddenly added a fortune of several thou
sand dollars it may he readily inferred
that the little god of love had to get on
his seven-leagtIed boots to keep mp with
her manur,rvcrs. Six times within as
many months was she solsmnly engaged
to he married, and as many times was the
sacred vow broken. "Why," she used to
say ingenuously. with her big, bewilder-
ing eyes full of sparkle, ~ always say yes
when fellow proposes to me, unless 1
happen to b&. engaged at the time, when,
Of course, 1 have to ask him to wait until
Farmer finally won her tickle little heart,
and she was perfectly devoted to him. SO
devoted that one night, when he invited
he got there found that he hadn't enough
money to quite pay the bill and an iratc
ianai TO 90 ' to supper .a a% naaf i, was ne paid %i a', sne
gave Jack her tiny diamond-studded
watch to pawn for the amount and went
Later i'm the evening Phil Thomas,
learning the watch episode md Discovers
liz tine w naff "r w;ne aG rea sa the fnr-
mer. sent the latter about his business,
and took the girl home. There followed a
lady. and 80 close was the result that the
girl herself couldn't quite make mp her
mind which b cared most for, and they
finally left the town to pursue their avo-
A short time after their absence she
conceived the idea that she would tele-
graph To EACH of them the word Come"
ton first should be her husband
corslingly she set her wedding day at the
very earliest possible time in which they
securd the village church. for she had no
father OF mother to attend to these de-
tails for her.. She set the hour Of the GER
express pulled in al $40 Phil Thomas ar
rived; hat all at once the willfui, erratic
little maiden concluded to postpone the
occurred to her that Jack couldn't arrive
before that time even IL he had started
Seven O'clock came, and the eastern ex.
press numbered into the station, but
though she waited and listened for q step
appointed time the little church was Allied
with eager, .exPectant Villagers, the cler.
II she had changed her mind again
and b tow,headed organ boy
the door OF the chapel. and Phil I'm fault
less evening dress, springs out and lifts
down bcwilderinR vision of blonde love
Illness. A man In waiting in the shadow
of the doorway, and. as the bride catches
q glimpse of him, she gives a faint little
let my bouquet i'm the carriaRew II isn'
in the carriage. bat pressed close 10 heI
perverse. 6utterinR little heart, and while
Phil Rropcs among the cushions for IT,. a
strong hand is put upon her ARM, the
heavy doors are opened by h ushers. the
procession forms quickly. the wedding
the altar. and the ceremony is going or
with Phil I'm his dress suit back by the
door, and handsome Jack. in his travel
stained garments. promising to Glove and
CHERISH and with all his worldly good,
-four I. O. US. and n utton-hoo Ito en-