, 1889-03-19
HAS A DUSKY WIFE.
Nathan C. Ames of Denver Marries
a kegress.
He Has Money and Loves His
Bride Feryently.
A Full and Concise Story of the
Occur ence.

Let Haytien monarchs fervently kiss
the American flag; let Liberia float the
starry banner at a greater elevation than
ever, while ~Senegambian ~potentates are
in duty bound to cease sacking hams with
the glorious pennant and all dusky nations
10 add the great seal of Wyoming to the
adopted, natural and acquired colors Of
the county. On the sullied and unsul-
lied and fly leaves and margins of the
pages of history let the compiler inscribe
the startling fact that at 7 OF the clock
last evening a white man and a colored
roman were united in matrimony in the
booming city of Cheyenne. Then
let a footnote note that a Presbyterian
minister, and one of the brightest
in the West, performed the ceremony.
An annotation-good word-might COM
plete the story SO far as facts are con-
cerned by setting forth that in the year
1889 Wyoming, while on the threshold of
statehood, became world famed as the
Gretna Green OF the Rocky mountain re-
gion. The writer now feels relieved and
will proceed to chronicle the tale.
The couple came fiom Denver and at
forded the passengers no end of innocent
sport on the journey. They billed and
cooed, and altogether acted just like other
lovesick people. He played the limit
against the blooded game dealt by the au-
thorized representative of Barkalow Bros.
while she displayed a remarkable capacity
for fruit and confectionery and a peculiar
and extravagant taste for the mineral
curiosities and current literature. with a
leaning toward tales in which they were
married at last and lived happily"
The male is Nathaniel G. Ames; the
Dulcepia was Lizzie @. Cross, and they
are now at the Arlington house.
The m is IS years of age, above
medium height, Hastily and quite richly
dressed. She isn't handsome at all. Her
features wouldn't cause a locomotive to
leave the track or a clock to stop, but her
glare would result in the rapid loss of
time by both. She is a native of France
and her father was of that nation. while
the mother was a Spanish negress. AL
though a resident of America for twenty
seven years Mrs. Ames speaks French
auently and is quite polished in appear
ance. Her presence is very perceptible.
Ames. whose complete signature in
cludes the prefix Nathaniel c., is a blue
abdomened Yankee of the vintage of 1888,
with a well defined nasal twang and loqua-
city coupled with a confidence in everyone
which makes his volubility distressing to
behold. He was charmed to meet THE
LEADER reporter and pumped himself dry
while the former waited.
The bridegroom has worn neatly
trimmed whiskers since he ~emigrated to
the Pacific coast ten years ago. He has
been in Denver a year and by shrewdly
manipulating a small capital made money
and is now worth several thousand dollars.
Saturday he invested 800 in Denver sub.
urban realty.
Ames met his fate in a boarding house
only three months ago. She was a do
nestle, and her n~eatness and industry
commended her to Ames, who is an ar
dent admircr of those qualities. HIS at
t%entions we're looked upon with favor and
the match was soon made.
The husband said he loved his wife
dearly and didn't care a darn what peo-
pie said" Last evening he was in NOR
tai dread of a boss fiddle serenade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames leave for Denver
at 10 O'Clock this morning and will start a
boarding house there. Ames and his
bride came to Cheyenne in Difference to
the Colorado statute forbidding matri-
monial mixtures.