The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-02
CUPID AT COURT HOUSE
CAUSED A GENERAL CONNECTION
AMONG THE CLERKS

The Loveiiest June Bride That Has
Been Seen in the Building and
Her Flushing Groom Frem yell
low Medicine County Upset the
Dry Humdrum cf Official Life
Married by Capt. GaIIick.
The loveliest June bride that has put
IN an appearance in the court house
Tor many year fell into the hands of
capt. Gallick yesterday He married
her to blushing groom amid the ap-
piause of all of the young ladies who
are working on the details in the as
SCISSORS office. Never did unpreten-
tlous bride have the crowd of admirine
damsels in her train that Louisa Geiss
mad. and not for many day was there
bride about the court house who Gre
ated so much excitement
She was not stately, and she did not
carry herself with the air that marks
the were de We're, but that did not
make any difference. She came into the
court house from the Fourth street
side, hanging on the arm of her intend
ed. Henry Slough, the groom, had come
up out of Yellow Medicine county for
the purpose of meeting his bride. She
was really pretty as to face; was dark.
with hne features, and she was array
ed with as much regard for the con-
venances as though the marriage was
10 come Off in st. Georges, Hanover
square, and not within the dingy pre-
cints of the civic mausoleum.
A pretty girl out of the assessors Of
flee told a Clio b e reporter that the
bride had on white albatross dress.
trimmed with Valenciennes with a
white brocaded silk sash and a picture
nat, also of the virginia. color. topped
with three plumes of ostrich feathers.
one carried a white parasOl that was so
lovely that she could scarcely wait I'M
I'll she got clear of the entrance to the
hall to raise it-this was after she had
been made Mrs. Slough, according to
the ritual of Court Commissioner Gal
lick. The young lady who told the re-
porter about the raiment said Incl
dentally, that the groom ought to be
ashamed Of himself to look so uncon-
cerned.
When they got to the door Of the
clerk Of courts office the young woman
weakened and let him go in by himself
Inc minute he arrived he was some
now identified as a prospective groom.
ana there was rush on the part Of
the clerks to get him. He was arrayed
IN spring suit with ice cream effects.
HE mad but barely made the PROPOSE
ton that he wanted a marriage license
when one of Capt. Gallick's scouts
came to the front. and presently the
gallant captain himself came in. There
was moments conversation between
the groom and the captain, and the
young man from Yellow Medicine was
led away captive in the train of the
court commissioner.
While this was happening the news
or the coming of the bride had gone
forth through the city hall Treasurer
Horst was at his door waiting to see
lie prUce SSioIi
A young woman in a black and white
checked silk shirt waist ka1 "a ri tie
news INTO the county assessor office, =
ana thirty young women drew their
breath in admiration or lifted their
noses in scorn as the only she came
down the hall with the man of her
choice.
Bob Seng, Charlie Fairchi d and Reg
lister Krahmer ard NJ. w. Fftzgerald,
and Clerk Rogers lined up in the hall
way aid took off their hats while the
procession came down the line, and tie
musical soul of Clerk Bruins on of the
board OF public works who happened
down at the time, was moved to the
whistljng of the wedding march COM
posed by the late Mr.. Mendelssohn.
Capt. McCardy pushed his head out
of his office for moment, and per-
n.itted his face to relax from tie ma h.
enat.cal proposit on that 1T usual y sets
forth into the geomstrical s. mblance of
a smile.
Even Judge Orr came I'D out Of the
depths and smiled his approval and
never Gid bride and groom of unofficial
station have such an audience during
their march as did the young man from
Yellowstone and pretty NJ SIS Cess
The girls from the assessors office
crowded after the wedding Er C SIS Oh
until the head of 1t, Capt. Gallick, ar
rived at TIE marriage bureau. TAe
captain Ushsrei the tr dal pair into h s
den as seneral would usher his BIZ
gade up to the enemy, thsn he follow
ed them in and shut the docr.
If Gallick only knew what the gir's
On the outside said of him when he
shut that door he would know that
his chances for political preferment
went glmmeriug that moment
Mean thing was the least OF the
epithets.
Within the office was only the clerk
of the court commissioner, d pretty
girl herself, who lent the ne-e sary
feminine assistance to the bride; c. F.
Arrol and NJ J. Schorn, who wera
quite willing to be witnesses to the
marriage. Cap. GaIlick perform that
ceremony Of his VIII oh leaves both
bride ard groom in doubt as to VIII Their
they have been sentenced 10 be hung,
or really and truly married, AID pro-
nounced quaifed baredicticn that
has an official flavor. Then h partici-
pated in the usual bridal favors, and
told them that 1t was all over.
MIR. Slough was somewhat a5str- ].
He SalCted the bride at the behest of
the court commissioner, and went down
after his roll. He took anotter lo)k at
Mrs Slough as he pulled out his wad.
and without a word of comment he
stripped off $25 and handSd il to Capt
Gallick. Without the slightest regard
to precedent, the captain refused to
fall dead and opened the door.
Then the procession took up its way
again to the door of the city hall. and
again there was a whistling chorus. ac-
companied by ind; gnant looks from the
young lady ass5 ssors. TIE BRIDAL rair
went up Wabasha street, ard for some
reason known only to themselves and
the groom the witnesses of the cere-
mony went along.
Capt. Gallick bought cigars for ev-
cry man in the city hall, and looked
really sorry when the demand fell OFF
for want of men who would SIN Ike.
The wedding was the second cere-
mony celebrated by the captain yester-
day. The first was between a girl of
about seventeen ard a man twenty
years her senior. There was no evil
cence of a bridal in the array of the
couple. The groom was Alex McFar-
land, of Huron, Ont, and the bride
was Beatrice Hedgins, of Tuscola.
Mich.