Tombstone daily prospector., 1891-02-04
\ DOUBLE WEDDING.

has black hair. streaked with gray, on his head, with a tuft of the same on his chin. Old man Sringfellow wears neither mustache Dor whiskers, being very par ticular to shave himself at least twice a week, undergoing some pain, and twist Ing his long face into all manner of con tortions-which a circus clown would give $l, ,OO0 to be able to imitate-during the operation, owing to the stiff nature of the crcp, he is reaping and the dullness of the instrument with which he works. He seldom wears a coat, going in his shirt sleeves summer and winter, only chang ing the garment of hickory for the gar. meut of wool as the seasons vary-his jean pantaloons being hoisted up with susps--,ers-gslluses he calls them-al- 1 most to his armpits, makisg him look at little distance ike some queer animal with very long legs
 He lives in log cabin of one room, with a shed attachment, and has a wife and six children, equally divided as to sex. 1 In the room, which is rOOmy enough, he and Mrs. Stringfellow occupy one bed, and the three girls-Nancy, Gin, for Jane, ] and Merier-another, and here all the cooking is done in the wide clay fireplace ! ot the stick and mud chimney. The shed staChmeut accommodates the boys, Bill, 1 Ben and Jim.
 | Occasionally belated traveller will stop at the StriuGfcllow mansion and ask for s nights lodging. He.will be invited 10 ] "'lilsht an come in" and when he has done so will be treated with primitive | hospitality.
 | These people are poor and uneducated, but there is a spirit of independence about them that nothing can conquer, and So 1 long as their potato banks hold out and ] N,F.. A.gl-l Igvy,a gn yfg gl- pick up a little fat in the field after the | crop Is garnered, and then pay tribute to | the larder. they care not for king nor | kaiser. They never treat anybody, TO matter who he may be, as anything more ] than an equal and would show no diff | ference 10 the czar of all the Rus sias should he chance 10 travel their way, with all his cor;ege. Should be stop he would be invited to
 "'u,ht," and the boys woCld ask about the price of potatoes in town, the old woman inquire aS to market value of l eggs, while the girls stood by and giEgled.
 ead the old man put in request for 2
 chew Cf tObacco-that is, if they did not
 mistake the whole affair for circus AS, like as not they would They had walked
 fifteen miles once to see a Circus-aN eX-
 cent the old wunau, who rode shaggy pony about as bi: as yearlng calf. and
 with more hair on his hide than flesh uI.-
 der i..
 I happened to be a guest of the String
 fellow family once. Finding myself near
 their residence one night. when it was so
 dark slat that could see nothing but the
 Cl!m-ass of Inc light ia their cabin, rode for iEsssroa-h brush and brier, and when l rssssfed it haIloel jn the usual country
 seSiss ImmedIaJely the light, which came 5fr,jIn the open door, was shut oil by tnc I humlu fC-ms, and was bid to '' Tight an come in"
 Tie family was just preparing to eat , super. and savory mess of pork and pota.Oes was being d.shcd uP l was in-
 yited 10 join them iI their meal, during
 which was pumped pretty dry of all .. knew about the ana rs Ut the town, which 5 was too far of to be yis.tcl by any of ' them very often. Bat Co this l did not , obi srt. knowing that such information as
 corL iu-arl was ali ! would have tO
 rav for the entertainment of myself and heas.-which h1d been led of by one of r the boys tO share the scGJl" Of t2e shag-y
 pouy--so let the ripple Of ny talk flow
 in q continuous current, turning on my ? inventive valve ai the same time, tO give
 sparkle to plain facts indispensable to rnake them enjoyable.
  Y whispering and EiGgding going on among the young folk that there was some 2 mystery edOat-sOmctIInG in which they r all seemed more or les iuterested-aud
 when they had gone to bed tthe old wO 5 man had retired immediately after sup 5 per. getting into one of the beds without . my Knowing anything about il until hearl Ter suorinG1 old man Striugfe!loW
 enlightened me after rather peculiar . fashion of his own.
 : "weu, stranger" he said, II disrc . member yer name. l reckon you'll
 stay"
 I had already told him my name half [
 dozen times, and he had as often disre 1 membercd it, so did not repeat it, bu
 told him proposed to stay-a fact whici
 supposed he was already cOgnizant ot-
 "Yes," he said, rubbing his long jaw
 bone thouchtfuIly, T lowed yer w'uld
 an I'm glad uv IL; yes, ain; fur the mo
 cornu'ny the better on sicE 'casbtn
 Ye'rn be welcome, stranger, an hon
 ored gues'."
 was little puzzled, and begesI L
 thful; the old man was not exactly in hi right mind, but said nothing, and h
 went on.
 You sec" he said, looking at the fire while he talked, ''gals en' boys will gi . married sooner CT later, an thar ain't n I use a thrOwiH' obstickles in thar way an s when Merier, thet's thc younges', ar Z Nanc', she's the oldes', come an tole III . thct they lowed to take unto tharse'ye Z he'pmeIts, which waz Dick Dander aI 5 | Pete Pringle, why, says l, all right; Je:
 goahead an fix it to suit verse ves;' tu
 though nytler one uv them boys comes u
 es good stock as the Stringfeliers, reckiT
 .lley's bout es good es yeT'n pick up beF'
 abouts.' So they done like l sai1, an te
 morrer's the time it's to be-" ,t "Ah,'' l said, ''so there's to ie a we' ii ding"
 ss '.Yes," he replied, still looking mu be io-Iy nit tke fire. sthe nlaYrigs giarIflen .. he7e been prerpared an the guess he' ,d bean bidden, an' though yon wuzn't ni sn dsa, yit, es sa:d alore you'll be weicon .s is bon0red gU-s'.
 - As was iE no particular hurry col es cludcd to accept an invitation 90 curdiall