Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-26

Kit Carson Wedding.

Kit Carson's Wedding.
Captain Drannan. trapper and scout
who. q an invitation rom Kit car
son 10 attend his wedding at Taos,
went from lents Ford with job, ME
West. to attend il, leaving the s
on the Bird OF July, 1858, lie SID
regarding it., u was now ~ years.
old aud had never attended a wedding
The ladies present We're of the CATH
Ole faith. and Uncle Kit ana his r,de
Werc married in the Catholic church
hY the priest There were At that
time about 500 Inhabitants in Taos
tended the wedding. After the cere-
mony was over they All marched down
about three blocks whore there had
been a whole bullock roasted. also
three sheep. The tables used were
made of rude split boards. There
We're no table cloths, no tea or coffee,
but plenty Of wine and an abundance
of meat, that an might ear, drink
and be merry. While we were at the
supper Table. Uncle Kit happened 10
get sight of Johnnie West and me. ana
taking each OF us by the hand, he led
us over and gave as an Introduction
to his Wife, and this was the first
time J. had ever been introduced to
a lady. Uncle Kit introduced me IS
his Willy. Mrs. Carson turned to me
and said to me in Spanish. WIN. my
house viii be your home AT amy and
all times. | was highly pleased With
the way in which Mrs. Carson had
addressed me for no lady had ever
-poken to me SO before. and I Ll1 sup
posed that after the marriage / you'd
have to hunt another home supper
being over. An repaired To no dane
hall and enioved themselves dancing
until sunrise the next morning when
they returned to tho tables for break
fast. This time they had coffee and
ten. but during their entire feast. they
did not have any bread ON the tabl-.
In October 1915. Troop "C." First
T.. S. DRAGONS under Lieutenant Whit
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