The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-20

the tears from my face as | became
aware of the presence of man.
Where he came from, whether APP /
preaching from the right or left, l do
not know. He was middle-aged, rather
heavy set, with keen dark eyes, set
deep in his head, and these surmounted
by pair of straight, bushy, silver gray
brows. He wore an imperial and car
ried himself with military air of pre-
cision In perfectly nonchalant man
ner he introduced hismelf as Mr.. Brown,
his speech showing him to be a man of
education, and invited me into the
house, leading the way to rude, new
ly constructed log cabin, with scarce
three feet of clearing surrounding it.
Inside this hut, no furnishings in the
mansions of New York surpassed it.
Costly stuffs hid every inch of the rude
building. Every evidence of wealth
and culture was present. A magnifi-
cent Steinway occupied one side of the
room, from before which arose a wo-
man. do not know whether she was
beautiful; | only remember the strange
fascination which seemed to come from
her eyes. She was graceful, remem-
Der, i'll her movements.
had informed mine host of my call
ing, presenting my credential papers
before our entrance into the cabin. In
dicating chair, he left me and spoke
few words in an undertone to the wo-
man. A withered old woman was called
i'll as witness, and in ten minutes from
the time of our entrance | had united
this pair in the holy bonds of matri-
mony.
when | was about twelve years
DID," began Mrs. A. H. Stevens, 'my
father was called on to marry rather
elderly gentleman, bachelor, who,
though possessing considerable of this
worlds goods, was also fond of retain
ing them. Instead of the fee my father
was used to receiving under similar
circumstances, the groom, taking him
to one side, remarked that he desired
to see how things went, before paying
for his bargain, for, said he, 'sich
things be mighty onsartin; ye cain't
never tell.
''In telling about it, my father laugh
ingly said to me. You can have thai
fee,' meaning thereby to express his
doubt of any fee ever forthcoming.
''My ideas concerning marriages were
III rather an Uniformed state at tina
time, and as the bride was rather goot
looking and there was a good deal O
her, reasoned that Mr.. ought tt
pay a marriage fee, and determined
that he ought to be made do so if i
was not willingly bestowed.
'Our home was in small village
and with numberless opportunities fo
such, | began systematic dunning o
the delinquent groom. In the first in
terview the case was plainly stated t.
him, accompanied by polite reques
of his wife. He listened looked har,
at me, and said:
"'Wait while, little gal; wait
while. Ye CANT never tell which wa
SIGH things be goin."
81 waited for what l deemed a rea
sonable time, and then tackled hi1
again. The reply was the same.
Sat all times and places urged IN
claim, when he was making purchase
at the village store or waiting for hi
mail at the postoffice, going to and re
turning from church, my father, dea
man, never having suspicion of IN
conduct, until I must have rendere
life weary burden to him. Yet h
never deviated from his answer, onl
instead of charging me to wait, it wa
"'Go away, little gal, go away.
,, tell We, ye CANT never tell which wa
l SIGH things be goin.
AT last one day he surprised me /
pulling out roll of bills, and, slowl
: counting them over, laid one in n
hand. [ looked at it. 1t was 4
bill. I suppose he knew at last whic
way things We're going"
; An ominous silence brooded over IL
company at this, as though, eve
l among the people who marry peopl
uncertainty becomes the only certai
thing, after all, in "sich things"
'That reminds me-the 80 bill doe
I mean," Dr. Wallace, of the seminar
proceeds, "of fee once rendered me |
) an Irishman. His delight at being
Benedict was unconcealed and refresl
) ing to witness.
> " An phwat may the charges be!
" he inquired Of me.
- Well, | don't make any charg
. but you may give whatever you val,
Ii the lady at.
9 ''His countenance dropped at thi
Il Then, Frightening, he dove into h
pocket, turned it inside out, revealil
J. nothing but solitary ~ bill.
}, Faith, said he, 'Oi never cou
is give yes the worth of her, but Oh
J. give yes Everything Olive gotr "-Cl
p cago Inter Ocean.
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