The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-17
MARRIAGE N MISSOURI.
Wesley Jesms and Seraphiny Get
Hitchsd at Ozark En- Route
South.
Tho Bride Hesitated In tho Re-
sponses Until Loreeny NAL
VIVA offered Herself


AAe I. .
Should Marry Thrice Before sne
The groom, q spIy widower OF 6b or there
abouts. hitohed mn his jeans trousers.
.I;r,,.a h;s seoa,lnaa.,, Of knit warn mn .
..apP9I A ss,,,,. -.
bit higher on his shoulders, ca.elully spa'
over the wagon wheel ana tnen jumped 70
the ground, says the Detroit Free Press.
Hia ma regular ..moyer's'' wagon, drawn
- ts.r - o-ar ana had a dinpv oil
m VI oA. 49, .t.,,ts &C.,,
rain. Each year in August most OF the
Inhabitants Of the lower tier Of counties OF
1S;.-orr, On .outh into Arkansas to nick
.." 8 S.-.;. ..t;, ~. .-o,, !. hor..a
Cosson' anu !. se1s.1 1..'.. W !. ..os.'
It 10 generally December before sney come
all kinds and descriptions. the springless,
hone-m.da variatv predominatino. Wed.
dings among tine noveis arc OF 1foquen'
occurrence, and a. our town was county
seat, and boosted OF quite creditable look
ing court house, We frequently enjoyed 2
wedding. II was rainy, dreary day and,
90 consequence, dull to stagnation. and
when the wagon drove up to the court house
door was at once on the alert. The man
helped 2 woman out OF the wagon, and to-
eether they entered the court house door
yard. She was spare, bony, brown and had
mouthful Of snuff, ~ I could see by the
stick in her mouth. Her dress was Of
homemade linsey, her shawl . gorgeous
red plaid, and she wore yellow calico sum
bonnet OF the "slat' variety.
II was very. evident that they had met
while contemplating and had concluded to
pool their effects and interests BY getting
married. Her property consisted Of a
wagon, ox-team, heifer, three small tow
headed children, grown daughter and
four ''coon" dogs, as the lank yellow dogs
indigenous to Arkansas are called. He
hold utensils to use while camping. and
three dogs. They had concluded to get
married az the first court house On route
home. He escorted '.Seraphiny" to the
court house door and asked her to sit ON the
be came Into Inc store about half an hour
afterwards he had jug in his hand, and
humping IL down on the counter he said:
'See here, young felIar. hev you'uns any
'lasses, sorghum 'lasses, mind ye-no white
corn 'lasses for me-
article. :
swell, ye mought guv me gallon. II
will take that to sweeten on, zoos I'm er
goin' ter git married ter day"
Az our proprietor was the judge of the
probate court, suggested that he bring the
bride over and have tho ceremony per-
by gum, young man, ye're right. Sera-
phiny Wux q lamentin' that nobody would
see her married, even AFTER she had to sell
the heifer 90 we'uus could buy the license,
an now here's chance for her to hev a
right smart passel o folks to see her step
was at the store door by this time, eye
ing his wagon. s'Say, you don't mean to
tell me that that young woman has been
married twice BEFORE" said !. pointing to
the girl who was seated in the wagon on a
backless chair. ~
Nav, that's her da'ter. Seraphiny is a
buy the license."
offered to go with him. When We ar
rived ,serapniny vas P.ancang up and
anger.
"You-wesley Jeemes Peters, ter how
long do you'uns expeo, body's ter wait fer
yeS I'll bet skellet that ye holped yerse'f
ter 2 dram or two at the grocery afore
maxim has,e ter be merrled: Ell 1t want
50 know Ia get no rest O. yer pesterln,
id quit now.
It to y our combined efforts to calm her
mans threat to marry her daughter that
she finally agreed to go before the recorder
with "Wesley Jeemes'' to answer the Ques-
tions necessary to procure license. COM
ing out of the court house we passed the
wagon, where her daughter and the younger
children joined us. The young woman was
in tears.
"Loreeny Malviny, eft you'uns don't shet
that air oryin' I'll Whup We. big es ye air."
Loreena Malvina was CRYING as if her
heart would break, but could get NO reply
from her az to the cause of those tears.
We filed into the store, and word to the
judge was all that was necessary. He
ranged them side by side.
wait or minnit, jedge." said the bride.
"till ] put ON my Gloves" and she RULED
from her pocket pair Of red yarn mittens
and put them on. Then the ceremony pro-
ceeded-that is. the Judge intended doing
20, but it was under difficulties. He always
gave little talk to the bride and groom
when performing marriage ceremony, and
he had it by heart.
my friends" he began, I'VE see before
us two people who have concluded that
they love each other we'll enough to walk
together through this life. They intend
facing ali trouble and sorrow which may
end will come, hand in haad, until death
do them part. The married state IL q
beautiful one to enter into when
s'Say, jedge, air you'u ns married man?
Ye speak ex Of 70 done had 'sperience.''
This from tho bride, who was clutohino
wesley Jeems'' rather tighter than necee-
safy. Tho ledge" stided laugh and a.
sured her that he was blessed with wife.
Pm ruther sorry, jedRe, ez LoEeeny NAL
viny wants ter be married powerful bad am