The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
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advise.
Jarvis and his big ranch. with plenty Of
roera for the children 20 rcrnp Ia and
plenty OF miisQ for them 10 drink and the
four dining room chairs popped into my
mind Ike fash. ard I replied: Custer.
do you think your widow would consider
naatrImony as a way out OF her troubles 80
Why. the idea almost stzggers me" re-
piled Custer who on earth wants 10
marry woman with six children who has
only learned OF the death Of her husband
within the past four days. Besides that
she cannot speak 8 word OF English she
speaks German altogether"
"Sha has not much the better Of my
man." I replied. He Is q Frenchman.
man; bat guess II they get married they
will soon be able 10 understand each
other"
Custer went further into the particulars
OF nay scheme. / told him who the man
was and my reasons for thinking that he
would be willing TO marry the German
~oman. children and all. That afternoon
Custer went on horseback over to Jarvis
ranch, laid the matter before him. and 10
his surprise and qualification, Peter jump
ed at the chance You go back to town
and make the arrangements. said Jarvis,
"and III hitch Up and drive over this even
ing and have the Job done up at once.
"All right said Custer. but don't for
get 10 put a couple of extra seats in the
wagon for the young ones"
How many did you say there werer
asked Jarvis.
Only six Now. don't spend too much
time spracing up. because III have every
thing ready before you can reach town IL
you go for the horses at once"
"a fsxstar f2Ff tho farm the old man
shouted: ..Good-by. You will have to ride
lively II you beat me 10 town. My horses
are not driven for d bride very often, and
they can stand IL to get over the ground
at a rapid pace for once In their lives"
Sure enough. Custer had hardly time to
break the news 10 the widow, through an
interpreter. before the dashing French
man came tearing through the streets like
mad. and refined his painting horses up In
front Of Clusters store. Before leaving
Seattle that day Custer had taken the pre-
caution TO secure the necessary license.
with the understanding that IL could be
returned II not used. preacher was
called in. the bride and groom were intro
duced, and made man and wife. In almost
the game breath and half an hour later
Mr.. and Mrs Jarvis and the six little ones
were comfortably seated in the big lurn-
Der wagon. bound for the Jarvis home
stead on Cedar river. as happy as clans
AT hiSn TUE
Joe Foster the only living lineal de-
scendant OF Chief Seattle and grandson OF
the late Princess Angelina, Is having a
hard row 20 hoe. Joe is a half-breed.
speaks English quite fiuentiy, but has
never been very strong. While Angelina
lived Joe had home and enough 10 eat,
but since her death Joe's lot has been any
thing but happy one. He has no home.
no money. and few. IL any. friends. For
some time after Angeline's death Joe was
quite lame from the effects of an injury
received while working In the Port Madi-
son mill, and as he was utterly destitute.
! suggested that he so TO the county farm
for a while. He replied that he would
rather starve In his grandmother's cabin
than go to the county farm. What
want" said Joe. rs work. not charity. !
can help clean the streets. and do all such
work as that II can only get IL 10 do
IL can't I'll stsrve and go with my good
Old grandmother" Joe was always loyalto