Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-12


"But, | cannot stay with you," said.
II want to go on to the next hotel this
afternoon il can hire conveyance
from YOU
He sprang to his feet Immediately
and asked: whats the matter, isn't
my place good enough for you, sursa
1.-The place is all right said quietly,
but your boy Jack tells me your
daughters are to be married this even
ing, that you are preparing for big
wedding. and want to go away for the
night aud will come again"
You will do nothing of the kind.
am satisfied know who you are, and
my wife and my daughters will be glad
to have you at the wedding. We shall
treat you as an invited guest aud assure
you royal time with the best young
people OF this mountain country
The bell rang for dinner then and the
old gentleman conducted us into his
spacious dining room and seated us at
the family table, his wife and daughters
being present. He followed the intro
duction with statements that made his
wife and daughters believe was son
OF old acquaintances and that he was
glad to have me spend the summer with
them. The hour at dinner was de-
lightful one, but the news of the two
weddings had robbed me of my appetite
and made me anxious TO return to the
verandah and try the celebrating effects
OF few whiffs from a choice Principel.
| returned to the verandah alone.
Within short time mine hostess APP
preached me and said her husband had
informed her that felt embarrassed at
being present at the wedding tonight
and wanted to go on and return at an
other time. She insisted that / should
remain and would be as welcome as any
OF the invited guests, and then tho two
daughters came and joined the mother
and with their sweet persuasive elo-
quence .'csved in" aud remained to
the wedding.
1t was a great wedding. 1t was a
magnificent wedding. 1t was fashion
able wedding and all the elife-the
"Four Hundred of the country were
there. The attention shown me put me
at ease and made me feel that was lin
the swim" After the feast--the grand
wedding supper, the halls were cleared
for action and dancing began. There
were good music aud good dancing. In
the early evening it was my pleasure to
dance with one of the most charming
little mountain brunettes known in that
region of Vireinia. She was as pretty
as a Grecian Helen and possessed of all
the captivating winning ways of Dolly
Madison. After the dance she proposed
that we go out on the varandah and en-
Joy the cool evening breeze for NOM
ent. We took position in the shadow
OF climbing rose through whose leafy
branches the moon cast Pickering,
grotesque shadows, and when we were
a distance from others who had left the
dancing hall, she asked me IL had
ever danced Jenny Lind Polka. told
her | had tried it on more occasions
than one but was not graceful nor an
expert ut it. She elapped her hands
with delight and said II want you to
dance it tonight" then she continued.
II have great favor to ask Of you.
| You may think it unbecomiug me, but
when have told you, you viii think
differently / said II shall be happy
to oblige you even il it places me at
disadvantage before this magnificent
wedding crowd II would not do
that" she continued, ''but / do want
you to do me favor. Now, here is my
great secret: am going to elope with
Mr.. Pemberton tonight. My parents
object To the marriage because of my
age, they say am too young and must
wait two years, but we are unwilling
and will elope. The favor ask is this:
my mother dances the Jenny Lind
Polka, nothing else. want you to dance
it with her and while you are dancing
we will leave the room and make
hasty flight to Lynchburg. Don't be-
tray rs and we will always love you for
it," We returned to the hall and she
introduced me to her mother with the
statement that / danced the Polka and
would be glad at some time in the even
ing to dance it with her. The old lady
expressed great pleasure aud 1t was
whispered about the room that later on
the party would be entertained by
artists dancing Jenny Lind Polka. Let
it be told right here that Mrs. Hairston,
my partner, weighed about 1870 pounds
and / about 80 pounds, and think Of the
picture Of the two weights dancing a
heightened polka. 1t was to be long
dance and the orchestra wac so noti-
| fed.
At 1l;3O o'clock the prompter an
nounced ~ next on the program, the
Jenny Lind Polka and | prom ptly led