Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-16
CORRALLRD TIE BRIDE.
Ihe Strange Wedding of Big Charlie
and Meetutse Nance.


'Plots for stories have not all been used.
as some people assert" remarked W. A.
Jennings of Wyoming in the Colonnade last
evening. ga friend of mine" he continued
"who lives out in the cattle country of the
Big Horn basin was witness in 1885 to one
of the most remarkable weddings Of which
have ever heard. At that time few set.
tiers had gathered in and formed the nu.
cleous of what is Iow q prosperous farming
region, but the sway of the cowboy was un-
disputed. The first wedding in that section
on Owl Creek was that of Big Charlie and
Meetutse Nance, native sage brush belle.
The bride and groom came seVenty-ive miles
on horseback to the Squireis, and In exactly
the same fashion. When within few miles
of the Squire's home they met that official,
surrounded by half dozen cowboys. Then
the bride got restive and nervous declaring
that she wouldn't marry any man ON earth.
But the judge, the cowboys and the groom
were equal to the occasion. At q short dis.
tance stood corral.
"sTake her over to the corral, boys, and
put her in,' said his Honor.
Gas keetutse Nance heard this order shs
made wild break for the hills; but her days
of freedom were over. She was quickly run
down, and amid a volley of feminine sage
brush eloquencs the delighted boys started
on lope for the corral. Reaching this,
Nance leaped from her bronx and started
like q scared deer for some adjacent brush;
but 1t was no go. However. she fought vig-
orously, and his Honor ordered: 'Hobble
her, boys The boys were in ecstasies. A
pair of rawhide hobbies were stripped from
q cayuse's neck, and their twist adjusted
about the sturdy ankles of the struggling
bride. She was taken into the corral, and
his Honor, mounting the fence, bade the
groom take his place by her side and catch
on to her hand. This done, his Honor as
sumed the look of digni6ed Importance
cslled for by the occasion and said:
"'Big Charlie and Aeetutse Nance, you
come inter this corral single. I now pro-
nounce You couple. Big Charlie, unhobble
s'But this Big Charlie found it difficult to
do, and it was not until one of the cowboys
had gently cast mis- lariat over the newly
made wife that the husband was able to turn
the lady loose Then the justice called his
boys together, and saying: Come on, boys,
we haint got no business here now, led
them away. One of the boys looked back,
and the happy couple were busy unpacking
their camping outfit, and tho honeymoon
had evidently begun"
THE PROGRESS OF WHIST.
ssCavendlsh,, Discusses American
Leads with Praise.
[From the London Fieldj
In the Field of December 14th / promised
to examine the present condition of Ameri-
can leads on this side of the Atlantic. Be-
fore doing SO, however, may state that cor
respondents in America infsrm me these
leads have ''come to stay" that they are re-
garded as an integral part of the game, and
that any one neglecting them or refusing to
make use of them would hardly be consid-
cred player in the States.
1t is very satisfactory to reflect that, at all
events, one highly intelligent nation has
adopted American leads. Some readers will
remember, when these leads were first START
ed, that an argument against their adoption
was stmore experience is wanted" I think
that argument-a very difficult one to meet
must henceforth fall to the ground. We
now have an entire nation-a "cute" nation
If may be allowed the expression-telling
Us, as the result of experience, that Ameri-
can leads, like well known pen, are ga boon
and q blessing to men,"
But then our cousins go the right way to
work. They actually (strange as it may ap-
pear to Britishers) try to learn the game.
In most large American cities there are pro-
fessional teachers of whist, who give les
sons. either personally or by mail.
In this benighted country the case is wide-
ly different. The beginner sits down to
play hap hazard, picking up here hint and
there rule, probably from some one who
does not know much more about the game
than the tyro does himself. In time the be-
ginner blossoms into a club player, with very
confused notions, and with distinct feeling
that modern refnements, and especially
American leads, are "all rot." The princi-
pal reason for this is that he does not UNDER
stand them, because he has been badly in
structed.
Nevertheless, the Anglo-American leader
is becoming less uncommon He is still in
whist player does not mend his ways, he
must expect, at no very distant date, to be
| 'tpretty considerably catawampously chawed
| up" at his own game on ''the other side, ss
he already has been in many matters of
more importance than mere throwing
around of spotted bits of pasteboard."
The s'minority" have got so far as to lead
fourth bests, originally. Well, this is half
| a step in the right direction. And, Ia con-
versation with them, have met with but
one opinion-(of course, it is useless to ask
the opinion of the majority)-viz., that the
| lead of fourth best simplifies the game.
| The extra complication argument, OF which
much was made by the opponents of Ameri-
can leads when in their infancy, is, hope,
now exploded. At least the match is light
| ed; and the explosion cannot be long de-
layed.