Great Falls tribune., 1889-01-12
A HOME ROMANCE.
STORY OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE
TOLD IN TWO CHAPTERS.
The Course of True Love Does Not
Run smooth-Judge Dyas How
ever Removes all Obstacles
to Happiness.

chapter l. Wherein the young man
and maiden ask for court license. Day
before yesterday, says the Benton Riyel
Press of Thursday. Mr.. George Robinson
worthy and well-to-do young rancher
living on the Teton, came into the city
with Mrs. Fallon and applied to Judge
'Tattan for license to marry Miss Annie
Fallon, the beautiful and accomplished
daughter Of Mrs Fallon, and the ac-
knowledged belle of that section. The
judge readily and cheerfully consented
to annihilate space and time and make
two lovers happy. But the law-that
law of which Milton says: "Men of most
renowned virtues have sometimes by
transgressing most truly kept it." requir-
ed certain questions to be asked. The
judge asked Mrs. Fallon the age of the
expectant bride. The mother replied
that the young lady was born in 1873
After brief mental calculation by the
sympathetic judge he turned to the young
man and in a voice trembling with emo
tion said:
I'm sorry, extremely sorry, but can
not grant it. Law, stern master, requires
aye, demands that the young lady
must be over 16 years of age. This was
a sumner, and the would-be sgroom-in
ring parlance-was knocked out in the
first round. But George wouldn't give
up. In the bright lexicon Of youth there
is no such word as ''fail," and taking his
prospective mother-in-law under his arm
he left the hall of justice wiser though
no sadder youth, for hope, that nurse of
young desire, camped on his trail.
Arriving at home, Mrs. Fallon believ-
ing she had made mistake in reportln 9
the age Of her daughter, like the dear,
good old mother that she is, gave her
spectacles an extra wipe and turning to
the family bible which she had forgot
ten to consult, found to her Joy and the
delight of the young couple that the
charming Annie was born in 1872 instead
oi 1878. Sweet-voiced joy reigned in the
Fallon household that night, and yester-
day the party again appeared before his
honor for the license. But it seems the
judge had become doubling Thomas
and steeling his heart against the prayers
of the Interested ones refused to grant
the coveted paper.
Chapter II. Wherein they are married
after the above trials and tribulatlons
Yesterday George Robinson and Annie
Fallon arrived here, accompanied by
VIM. Collins, Miss Nellie Whalen, Bert
Davis and Miss Lucy Nuebert.
: The party sought out Judge Dyas, who
heard with tender sympathy the lovers
story. The pleading voice of the young
man and the lrtless features of the bride
eXpectant completely unnerved the judge
but nevertheless he made diligent inquiry
and satisfied himself that Annie Fallon
was over sweet sixteen, despite the ruling
of Judge Tattan. Accordingly, he issued
the license and then, in response to gen
eral request, he read the brief marriage
ceremony and declared the happy pail
man and wife. He bestowed the custom
airy kiss on the bride and after receiving
many compliments on the liberality, sym.
pathy and good fellowship displayed here
Judge Dyas left the young couple with
their friends.
The party renamed at the Park hotel
last night and set out for Helena today
to spend the honeymoon there.