Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTIES
TUT THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE
ANo THE GROOM WAS A HAPPY
MAN.



Watrous. 81 ~. May 3O.-l want 90
give you an account OF a wedding thai
took place iu this vicinity recently.
myself presiding The ero0m was
Nebraska farmer. 90 years OF age. liv.
Ing twenty miles from Omaha. Ho
Inserted an advertisement Ia some
matrimonial paper and n lady living
ON a ranch near here replied 10 q.
Five letters were exchanged and Dc
concluded to make her his property
grd proceeded Co make arrangements
to begin nls long Journey 20 New Mex.
leo Tor hts bride
Leaving Omaha overland. Dc told
relative that he Intended golng west
90 purchase property. stating that II
newspaper mon would get bis namo
and the boys .u bis uclrhhorhOod
would chIyalG him 90 might he
luxurious to bis wic's health. when
ho camo To- the depot bo found more
d.hCutlCs confronting him. IIo had
LDycr been ON o. train and be was
afraid 30 would make him sick. and ne
didn't know whether ho could ride Ga
that 'Drc thing or not So to- keep
him out they rode him around on the
motor Tor two hours In order that BE-
might set used To- the motion OF the
train
AZ the end of thlt time be- said he
thought be- could stand the trip. 80 ne
prcoeotd ON his way. but he said
tho train went too fast. he thought
each moment would DO his last
and that he did not close
his eyes until he reached Now
Mexico. and on arrival he found.
1 hia dIsmay, that he had
w.sca.culatcd the time q would take
Tor him TO get here, ari ne arrived
D day earlier than he expected. His
intended lived nine miles from the
station end would not come IN until
next cay Grin 200 hand, he started
tl lind some conveyance that would
take aim hence. but, alaal he was
greeted with mo sabo" After sew.
erM vain attempts be- started Cor the
depot and stood hcaitaungly, looking
down the track in hope the iron horse
would como hack 90 ne could mount
and return 10 his faraway Nebraska
home. without the hride2 Yes, said
| be. he was too scared % wait longer
bat he reckoncd the train had 10 go
sD Ear o. would take q a long while
Co got flrE 90 he would 20 and try
once mnro 90 reach his intended.
This time be was successful. A
Mexican vas going IN that direction
and would carry him hlthor. Arriving
at his destination, ho found the bride
of 3S summers mp tO his highest ok.
pcctations. though very shy and tim.
90 Having a desire 90 see things fixed
up in 6rst-class shape. he started on
a thirtymile trip Ia the county seat
10 procure the license, but ON arrival
they told him none was issued. so
this poor Nebraska farmer rotraced
his steps and started I'M search az
minister, which he readily found: but
here. again, was another dlnlculty-
tho minister had 90 catch tho noon
train. and things had 10 bo rushed
aud az $50 the bride saluted the
groom and they were arranged before
the altar and no ceremony per
formed Tho good mother. though.
was not going % be- cheated out OF IN
privilege of inviting the company 10
refreshments, go AZ twenty minutes
20 10 she invited us 90 the wedding
dinner
Tho happy couple expect 10 return
to their home tomorrow The groom
said be- would ba 30 glad whom they
reached there. because he was afraid
tho train would have a wreck and
they would Eot hurt Il is to be-
hoped This couple will reach their
destination safely and that Joy ana
happiness may be- theirs.