Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-20
EMIGRANT WEDDING.
By owENDoLEN ADAMS.


what Is called the barge ONCE. IT, -.
connected with the transit Of goods
and people from abroad into the Unit
Cd States. II ID q place apparently 40
bare Of romance as an ash heap. But
wherever the human heart beats there
h romance. Painters and poets liks3to
picture II as far as they can from the.
business world, especially eschewing
localities where people are hurTying
with their strapped and roped chattels
from the odoriferOus steerags Of. a
ship to the smoke and dust Of . rail-
way train. Nevertheless there are
countless Fomances among immigrants
entering the United States.
rs this the place, where they keep
the Immigrant girisT' asked a black
eyed young Armenian who came hpT-
Fiedly into the New York barge once.
But the mans English was not intelli-
gible. so he received no reply TIN afteR
his nationality was learned and an In
terpreter had been called, The inter
prefer told him that he had struck the
place he was looking for. he ut once
beckoDed In the direction of the door.
and several DARK complexioned fellows
advanced.
These are my witnesses" said the
young man. This il the clerk, and
this il the priest. Give me my girl,
and ! viii marTy her at once. 80 that
you need not be afraid that the gov
eminent will have to take care of
her" FIJI
'sWhat sort of nonsense are you CIV
Ing met" said the interpreter. n
Il am an Armenian. Toshkowhi u
an Armenian too. Why do you keep
me waiting? Didn't tell you that !
am ready to marry herr"
"See here. you crack Drained luna
tic, i am employed to interpret what
you say from Armenian into Englisht
Talk In your native tongue and stop
the long roll In RS" faw
Huh. 4 not speak English. been
In this country three years Then
be commenced again In his adopted
tongue and ratified his RS and bounced
his b's. An officer cried. Call the
madam"
The mother Of immIgrants' made
her appearance, ana to her the young
man told his story. Women are more
keenly sensitive to romance than men,
and 1t was not long before the matron
scented a love affair under the rat
Ting RS and bouncing BIS. II 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 a pretty sweet
heart, then seventeen years old. named
Toshkowhl Gobedlan. 1t seemed stu
gular TO the investigators that a man
with such name able to speak en-
dearingiy to a giri with such a name
should after three years In America
have made SO little Roadway in Eng.
lish. The upshot Of the matter was
that ToshkOwhi had come over to Join
Yahi. who was abundantly able to take
care Of her. and proposed to relieve the
government from all responsibility con-
corning her by marrying her.
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 aud colled up behind in
small braids She was very bashful
and ready 10 blush at the slightest
provocation through her olive complex
ion. The clerk questioned her before
she was brought forth to her lover.
Have you got any money! he
asked.
.No, sir. | have q sweetheart"
"H'mr' said the clerk. "A bird In
the hand Ia worth two In the bush.
How do you know he'll marry your"
Because God would strike him dead
II he did not keep his promise"
and be would deserve IL. Come
this way"
He led her to where her lover was
with bis witnesses aud the priest. As
soon as vahl saw her standing de
mnrely among the others be ran to her
and, putting bis arms around her, was
about to kiss her when she drew back.
Her cheeks hecked like two roses be-
hind dark lace.
What do you mean. ToshkowhiY'
asked the lover. terrified. Have yen
changedy Don't you want NE after
the long voyage across the oceanP'
yes. Vail. but there are so many
princes looking at as / am ashamed
swell. well. Then we win DO mar.
ried at once. told these gentlemen
that the president need net fear hav-
Ing to take care OF you: that / am
earning good wages and WIN do that
myself, See. here are the witnesses.
and there Is the priest. Come. let rs
be married"
The custodian OF the goveEnment's
interests would not permit the mar
Rage within the barge once. 50 The
party adjourned just. without the
wail& The clerk. In order to make sure
that the girl did not escape unmarried
and call upon the president for a llv-
Ing, kept her In sight till the ceremony
was performed. After Il was over the