The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-09
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
The TeiDgs Of the Smart Set in Win
~neruucca's Piute Colony.
b Lady TnuzIe.l

by Lady Touzle.)
Society was somewhat stirred the
past week on account of an unusual
happening which promised food for pro
longed gossip but which, we are happy
to state, turned out like the good novel
with a happy climax for an ending.
Hold the-Plow Frank and Little Dew
Drop, who had been engaged for some
time, decided there was no occasion
for waiting longer, and SO decided to
have their wedding at once. A num-
Der of the young lady's friends com-
bined and made her a large bouquet
of beautiful paper roses. and on the
day set for the wedding the young
lady, charmingly gowned in a large
lowered calico dress. with a red table
cloth secured from the Lafayette no
tel thrown over her shoulders. and a
beautiful silk handkerchief over her
head, was all ready to receive the
groom. "Ahi What a handsome cou
pie they make was the exclamation
heard on all sides, as the groom came
up, dressed in a new pair of overalls,
a red band tied around his hat, a pair
of red shareholders on his arms, and
a cigarette in his mouth. Quite a com
pany of friends had assembled to wit
ness the ceremony, and the bride car
ried her bouquet. She wanted Judge
Robins to perform the The
groom objected.
"When Judge marry, he kissem
squaw,' said Frank. "Dam Fl
wantum,' continued Frank.
The bride thought that would be nice
and said it would be more binding, but
Frank said the old way would be bind
ing enough and if she didn't think
enough of him to taxi him according
to the ancient rites and customs, she
could go to Kennedy This scene great
ly embarrassed the company present.
and for a time it looked like the we'd
dingg- was going to be declared off, but
love will find a way, and while the
bride pouted for a half hour, she final
ly said she guessed Frank could have
his way about it, and it was not long
before the momentous questions were
put:
Little Dew Drop, do you take this
man for your master, for bad or for
worse?o
"Do you promise to carry in
the wood and make the fires on the
Npiu ii hiOiuluSo
'Do you promise to wash all day
and give him every cent to play poker
on2o
edo you promise that every time he
ticks you you will not complaint
To all of which the b~lushing bride
coyly assented.
Then the patriarch, descendant of the
medicine man, marched the couple
around the room twice, led them to
the open door, made a couple of passes
above their heads with his withered
hands, and muttered something to the
stars, and-beholdi Little Dew Drop
had changed her name.
The bride and groom are well and
favorably known, both being F. F. WIS.
Jimmy Long Road, who was married
to Minnie Haw Haw last week, took
his blushing bride and got on a ear
load of lumber and went to Golconda
to spend their honeymoon. They gave
the brakey so cents. But then that
is nothing. Jimmy don't care for ex-
penses when he goes to show his bride
a good time.
The Woman's Saturday Night club
held a very interesting meeting
Among the leading papers read were
the following:
Chow to Keep Your Husband from
Beating l. Out of You When He
Comes Home Drunk" by Mrs. J. Pine
Tree.
"The Art of Keeping the Kids Quiet
When There Is an Interesting Game
Going On" by Miss Lizzie Neckyoke.
"The Ethics of Washing by the
Women as Related to Playing Poker by
the Men, was handled in a mastery
fashion by Wash Tub Molly. Quite a
discussion followed the reading of this
paper, showing plainly that it was the
leading subject.