The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-13
EMIGRANT WEDDING,
Rx .awENnoLRN ADAMS.

and people from abroad into the Unit
ed States, II is a place apparently as
bare OF romance as an ash heap. But
wherever the human heart beats there
Is romance Painters and poets like 70
picture 1t as far as they can from the
business world. especially eschewing
localities where people are hurrying
with their strapped and roped chattels
from the odoriferOus steerage Of a
ship to the smoke and dust OF rail-
way train. Nevertheless there are
countless romances among immigrants
entering the United States.
rs this the place where they keep
the immigrant glrisg' asked a black
eyed young Armenian who came hur-
riedly into the New York barge Office.
But the mans English was not lntelli-
yible, 50 he received no reply till after
bis nationality was learned and an In
terprster had been called The inter.
prefer told him that be had struck the
place he was looking for He at once
beckoned IN the direction Of the door,
and several dark eomplexioned fellows
advanced.
These are my Witnesses said the
young man This Is the clerk, and
this is the priest. Give me my girl,
and viii marry her at once. so that
you need not be afraid that the gov
eminent will have to take care Of
her.
what sort Of nonsense are you Civ
ing meT said the interpreter.
Il am an Armenian Toshkowm is
an Armenian roo Why do you keep
me waitingf Didn't ! tell you that !
am ready 10 marry herr
"See here, you crack Drained luna
hc, am employed TO interpret what
you say from Armenian into English
Talk in your native tongue and stop
the long roll IN RS"
"HuhI not speak English. been
IN this country three years" Then
he commenced again In his adopted
tongue and ratified bis RS and bounced
bis BIS. An officer cried, Gall 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 1t was not long before the matron
scented love AFFAIR under the rat
Ting RS and bouncing BIS. 1t WINS
thls.
Three years before the young as
pirant for honoFs In the Euglish
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
Toshkowhi GobsdaAn. Ii seemed ain
guiar to the investigators that man
with such a name able to speak en-
dearingly to a girl with such name
should aftsr three years In America
have made 80 little Roadway In Eng
lish The upshot Of the matter was
that Toshkowhi had come over to join
vahi who was ahundantly able to take
care Of Der. and proposed to relieve the
government from All responsibility con.
corning her by marrying her.
Then the matron took tho officer to
the girl She was a small. slender
creature. with large black eyes and
bair equally black plastered down over
her temples and cuiled up behind In
small braids. She was very bamhful
and ready 10 blush at the slightest
provocation through her olive complex
lon. The clerk questioned her before
she was brought forth to her lover.
Have you got any money! he
Rsked.
mo, sir. have sweetheart"
'HmF' said the clerk "A bird In
the hand is worth two in the bush.
How do you know hen marry your
Because God would strike him dead
u be did not keep his promise"
y And be would deserve II. Come
his way"
He led her to where her lover was
With his witnesses aud the priest AS
soon as Vahi saw her standing de-
nurely among the others he ran to her
and. putting his arms around her, was
about to kiss her when she drew hack.
Her cheeks fecked like two roses be
iind dark lace
What do you mean, Toshkowhi2"
asked the lover, terrified. Have you
changed? Don't you want me after
The long voyage across the ocean,
YES, yahi, but there are so many
princes looking at Us. am ashamed"
We'll, well! Then we will be mar
ried at once. / told these gentlemen
that the president need not fear haY-
ing to take care Of you; that | am
earning good wages and viii do that
myself See here are the witnesses,
and there Is the priest. Come, let as
be married
The custodian OF the governments
interests would not permit the mar
Rage within the barge Office so the
party adjourned just without the
wallis. The clerk IN order to make sure
hat the girl did not escape unmarried
ind call upon the president for liv-
ing. kept her In sight till the ceremony
was performed After it was over the
princes went back to their daily
ivocations. consisting chiefly OF terri
tying immigrants with fear they will
have to be turned back to endure
another trip In the Storage to hnd
themselves again at the end Of the
voyage in the despotic lands from
which they have vanity tried to es-
APE Little Toshkowhi found herself
tree to 20 nut into America"
SO The sentimental part OF this ro-
nance ended. Perhaps 1t is well that |
It did It must have been difficult even