The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-18
PEMBINA, COUNTY, DAKoTA FRIDAY JAN 49, 1889

who have in a few months awaked to
everlasting repentance and horror,
would troop nto my lonely home
among these mountains and drive
me crazy with their curses. should
go mad! But Eunice, Eunice, she
will guard my door and warm nv
heart and bring other angels like her
from heaven to my relief and com.
fort"
1t was plain that the hypocritical
old gentleman was becoming slightly
hysterical.
Wcasley Howton had been notified
by his father that he must go West
and establish his own congrega tion
Of the peculiar Zionskites.
He was sent to the garret to study
discipline and thoroughly contem-
plate the Scriptures.
One day Eunice stole up into the
garret, while the Bishop was marry
ing a. one-eyed man Of sixty to 4.
maid Of eighteen, and she met u diff
ferent scene there from the penance
and prayer she had expected.
Weasley was rugged out in IL suit of
theatrical clothes takenirom Eunice'y
parents trunks, and was executing
o wild and fantastic Jig.
The Bishop had told Eunice that in
the said trunks was the DEVILS ward
robe. The young people locked the
door and examined the wardrobe
Thoroughly.
What places aie garrets for rain
ind love! How it drops upon the
roof! How it goes pit-a-pat in the
heart! How the heart is raining sud-
denly through the eyes and the roof
il beating with the palpitations of
Oldmen seldom 20 togarrets. Bad
old men like Garrick Howton never
do.
Next week Weasley Howton was to
start for Indiana and be an apostle
on the Wabash.
His trunk was packed aud his
ticket for the stage was to be paid
forever thegreat Nationalroad from
Hagerstown to the far West.
Fifty dollars flre!" exclaimed the
Bishop, as he walked the upper
porch: what a sum Of money! But
the next week it shall be made up
out of Eunice's fortune. which vii,
then be mine, with her tadelcss
beauty. till death do us part. The
rascal
AS he looked there came cloud OF
dust up the i-elstersburs road from
| the south where so,nphody v,s driv.
ing hnrd-somebody in desperate
hurry
"lt looks like a runaway
couple, exclaimed .Garrick How
ton reaching for his eyeglasses. But
the shade OF the North Mountains,
where the sun was going down, put IL
nelt OF blacklless upon the landscape,
IKE the moon total eclipse. When
the sound OF the wle"ls came to the
door and Garrick heard the knock,
lle descended and found Al strange
man III tfe lparlor, which had no
lights.
"Sare," the stranger said, " have
re honnire to say zut I am i'm loaye.
But 70 lndy is too leetle; she have not
re grand ugp. 1t will be all re same:
because she loaves me and her fathair
have so much shame he nevair will
say nothing. outtfty dollaile
to make me her husband ut once.
sare!'
"Fifty dollars!' the Bisllop'sa
cious heart responded. at is Weas-
ley's whole fare. The good demon
must have sent this man here"
Then the business piety returning
the Bishop spoke aloud and most
unctuously:
"What are the names ofthe nartiesp
Marriage. INV brother. the nnostle
saws. Is honorable in all-Hnhrews
xiii. i. see NOT That # NAV not he
honorable in thee"
"Ze names are ON certificates we
have filed. Ze frc pny Won IL cxtrn-
orlinnre. monsieur For 70 fiftv ,loi-
luirc we make two ,lemonds.An nre.
miere zat Won marry 70 bride veiIel,
Au second zat you sign two certifi.
Gates for lis. to protect 70 lady and
moi meme"
"The uge of the bride -, asked
Garrick Howton
What m,ttn;r mt. Won h.,,o
m,,,o ~ ~ w;e, at co., sau.to,n a'n .,,.,,.''s "'e
t;ma Nv WI" hr;Ja ;s u &c. ,sD" ''anH ..,;.s d
Cmms ~ G mnmar, ] Hora S.'n, :, ,o,'",. s",'s :,
IT" f.it ~ +ho i.a,,,. Iii III - ., &c IN .oi.S
and - dr;a1 @ % ~, III. "a '.n,nm,,,.;. ~ n,s ,u
a hanr+ ~ ha sait ,;1 S ut .;c.nms ~. "
md ND thn - M .ts.,,,', @ I' H. 'ma :G,s'
""m f,,an ,,.n'I a.',', WV" .s,. nu.c.' Inv
brimstonc and seemed vclInw nnd
blue ' '''''
"Etcrnally lm mine. as zis n.n,ir
VIM SION ;, tba .tr.n"o ,n,n .Ir,ln;,a rl;
cd II mean 70 laIy child 70 iaIw
pnrbleu',
The voice had q ,l.cp s.nu,,.,.r
tone in f. md nv tho fonhnIina
fame Gorrick saw g. ,rrson whose
forhe,nl WIS Mi in rnt,hn. with
French monstnnhes un,Icr h;s nose
and biackencl eyebrows drawn near %
ly through the TEMPLES to tho el,o
of a colorless, inky Wiz "'
"You must rive mo some pomo -
smoke the Rishon M he s;mneI Mn,-
though / cannot reod hv s,,ch a
light" ~
II am ze MARQUIS Bellsbub.o