The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-19
A TROUBLED WEDDING TRIP.

A Washington Star writer was talk
ing to a Western Judge who was on
business visit to Washington. They
had been friends and schoolmates, and
naturally were interested in each other.
WELL" said the Star writer, after an
exchange of personal news. "Pm glad
to hear you are now rich and re-
spectacle, not to mention the Judge
part of 1t, which Is more than respect
able"
1T Is well enough now, my boy"
responded the Judge, but a dozen
years ago It was not well by any
means"
GO on with the story" said the Star
man, that's what I'm here for
you remember when l first went
West 1 knocked about Colorado for
some time, doing what law business
could pick up. and at last got settled
in a good town and began to make
some money. I got into mining on the
side, and 1t wasn't long until | had
fair reputation in manipulating that
sort of thing. Finally l ran down a
fine snap, and with $4,000 borrowed
money and all my own pile ! stood to
win a hundred thousand. While /
was trying to get rich was also main
tanning a correspondence with sweet
| heart in Indiana, and once or twice
we had set a day when / should re-
turn and marry her, but it did not
eventuate, owing to the slipping OF
some of my schemes.
| "This one, however, had no slip tC
1t that l could see, for the men and
the money were in sight, and on the
| 1st of October we were to turn the
property over and get the cash. Or
this / wrote to the girl to be ready by
the 18th of October and that would b'
our wedding day, rain or shine; Ev
trything went beautifully until tn,
last day of September; the men wer'
on the ground, the money was in thu
bank waiting for us, and we were flyini
high. On that day a strike occurred
and that night the streets were full
of angry miners, there was an ugl
feeling in the air, and by morning on
men were so scared that they pickle
up bag and baggage and with all tn
money that was to have been ours
they went back to New York.
"Well, you can Imagine how / fel
Everything gone, $4,000 in debt my la'
and mining practice ruined and wee
ding to be met $500 miles away, an
not enough cash to buy railroad ticl
ct half way there. For a day l wa
utterly crushed, and then / rallie
somewhat, and made up my mind the
I would trust Providence and MARI
the girl anyhow. So / borrowed enoug
to get me to her, and without a wof
as to my financial condition, / wei
right ahead and married. In the meal
time, though, 1 had given an unc
of mine a brief explanation and DO
rowed 5000 of him.
Then l went on my wedding tri
J just around the State to visit frien,
, of hers and mine, and l think / W;
about the worriedest groom that ev
went on such an expedition, but tri
to conceal 1t, and kept on hoping I
something to happen that would T
lieye the pressure. Fortunately som
thing did-my new-made wife was t
ken quite i'll, and the physician fc
] babe her going West at that tim
/ Then l had strange mixture OF fe,
l ings. was sorry that my wife W
) sick and l was glad, but you can't full
4 appreciate those feelings until y,
Z have tried It,
e THE doctor said 1t would be at lea
= six weeks before she coulYhndertake
long a trip; she had sometime ~
h pneumonia, and he was afraid to RS
! exposure; and told him l would ha'
s to go, as my business imperatively q
8 manded my presence (the Lord forgl'
n me for that lie, for 1 had no bushes
y In the West; and away I Went, tak,r
l. what would have bought ner tlcs'
n to get me there, and going nat prok
C promised to send for her ,is , soon
3 bIe ~ return for her Think Of tina
T. sort ~ talk In the face Of the rae
sSat al, inc money could rails
.a.,dn't buy meals along the road
le we walked. When I reached my coo
II raHo town again was rs rHsry
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