Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24

prefer COlQ MIN cnat ne mad struck the
place he was looking for. He at once
beckoned in the direction of the door,
and several dark complexioned fellows
advanced. a. 49, ......
These are my Witnesses" said the
young man. This Is the clerk, and
this Is the priest, Give me my girl,
and will marry her at once. so that
you need not be afraid that the gov
eminent will have to take care Of
her" .~, ..9.:e.,
what sort Of nonsense are you CIV
ing me?'' said the interpreter.
II am an Armenian. tToshkowhi is
an Armenian too Why do you keep
me waiting: Didn't l:tell you that
am ready to marry herr" ~
"See here. you crack Drained luna
tic, ! am employed to interpret what
you say from Armenian. into English!
Talk in your native tongue and stop
the long roll in RS - ' ~ r.
Huh! l not speak English. been
In this country three years." Then
he commenced again in his adopted
tongue and ratified his RS and bounced
his BIS. An officer cried, Call the
madam"
The mother Of immigrants" made
her appearance, and to her the young
man told his story. Women are more
keenly sensitive to romance than men,
and it was not long before the matron
scented love affair under the rat
Ting RS and bouncing BIS. 1t was
this:
Three years before the young as
pirant for honors in the English
tongue had come to America from Ar
menia. His name was vahi Krihorian.
He had left at home pretty sweet
heart. then seventeen years old, named
Toshkowhi Gobedian. 1t seemed sin.
gular to the investigators that man
with such name able to speak en-
dearingly to girl with such a name
should after three years in America
have made 50 little Roadway in Eng
:lish. The supshot Of the matter was
that Toshkowhi had come over to join
Vahi, who was abundantly able to take
care of her. and proposed to relieve the
government from all responsibility con-
corning her by marrying her. -" - /:
4 Then the matron took the officer to
the girl. She was a small, slender
creature. with large black eyes and
hair equally black plastered down over
her temples and coiled up behind in
small braids. She was very bashful
and ready to blush at the slightest
provocation through her olive complex
ion. The clerk questioned her before
she was brought forth to her lover.
II Have you got any money! he
asked. = G,7A
4 5''No, sir. have sweetheart"
"H'mv' said the clerk. "A bird In
the hand isl worth two in the BUSH.
How do you know he'll marry your"
Because God would strike him dead
u he did not keep his promise. - ss@s q.
55..'And he would deserve 1t. Come
this way - H%
He led her to where her lover was
with his witnesses and the priest. AS
soon as Vahi saw her. standing de-
=murely among the others he ran to her,
and. putting his arms around her, was
about to kiss her when she drew back.
Her, cheeks decked like two roses be-
hind dark lace. Z. zs55 ss IN s ss =. %2.5
81 hat do you mean, Toshkowhi?"
asked the lover, terrified. "Have you
changed? Don't you want me after
the long voyage acrossthe oceany'.$
Yes, Vahi. but there are so many
princes looking at us. am ashamed"
51s.! Nv ell. well. Then we will be mar
.ried at once. 4 told these gentlemen
that the president need not fear hav-;
ing to take care Of you; that ! am
earning good wages and will do that
myself. See. here are the witnesses.
and there IS the priest. Come, let us
be married & .1
b The custodian OF the governments
Interests would not permit the mar
rage within the barge Office. SO the
party djourned just without the
walls The clerk. In order to make sure
that the girl did not escape unmarried
and call upon the president for lir--s
Ing, kept her ia 81 ght till the ceremony
was performed. A fter it was over the
ssprince went back to their daily
Eavocations. consisting chiefly of terri
flying immigrants with fear they viii
have to be turned back to endure
another trip ia the steerage to flnd.
themselves again ait the end Of the
voyage in the despotic lands from
which they have yainly tried to- es-55
cape Little Toshkowhi found herself
1ta