East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-23
.NEWLYWEOS RECEIVE LOUD
WELCOME ON RETURN HOME
POPULAR JEWELER FOOLED
FRIENDS AT FIRST BUT
THEY RETAIIATE.

Verify II avalleth man naught L
boast, for the vaunting tongue is tn
/ undoer OF its master.
Thus had not Bridegroom Roya
Montgomery Sawtelle reJoiced pride
J fully at his own generalship in es
Gaping from Pendleton without no
tice when he set forth on matrimo
NAL venture bent, he might have beer
able TO convey his bride back to hi,
city so quietly that all unseemly dis
play would have been avoided. As 4
was he talked too mucn and hi.
Homecoming was anything but Sc
rene
The young jeweler was married in
1 Portland on Wednesday OF last week
While in the metropolis he confided
to his friend, DR.. Tom Vaughan. that
he had accomplished MS exit from
Pendleton with rare genius and that
he had kept the entier populace of
his native bailiwick in such Ignorance
Of his movements that ne would be
able TO re-enter his town so that
none would know OF his arrival until
1t was over.
Maybe 1t was treachery for the doc
tor to telephone to Pendleton that
the newlyweds would arrive here on
No. IS. and that the bridegroom was
rejoicing overly much OF his own re-
sourcefulness. Without going into
the ethics Of the case, that is what
CHANGED to pass and thus II happened
that when the bride and groom ar
rived at the station last evening they
looked forth from the Pullman win
dows to see a large crowd without,
all wearing red ribbons upon which
the word Reception" stood out
prominently. Too late the benedict
realized his own rash folly in boast
ing. and his resourcefulness was not
sufficient to show him how to es-
cape. While still hesitating whether
to go on to La Grande or drop from
the car on the off side, committee
appeared and politely ushered the
couple out where they were immedi-
ately surrounded with congratulating
friends. ladies and men.
Under the leadership OF Jack Rob-
inson and Clarence Bishop, the new
lyweds were escorted TO their carrige !
which, in this instance, was a Round
up stage coach. drawn by one OF Ben
Burroughs mule teams. The bride |
was placed within with a number OF |
other ladies but her hard-swallowing |
husband was made to mount to the !
top and stand erect as statues do. |
Jack Robinson served the double pur-
pose Of support and announcer.
With Hans Collins handling the
ribbons and a bunch OF yelling young |
bucks hanging on to the sides and |
rear OF the coach, the procession |
started through Main street. Across
the side OF the coach was a streamer |
announcing that I'VE are just mar
ried.' Behind the coach came the |
rest OF the procession consisting of |
two small babies in baby carriages
wheeled by T. F. o'Brien and Harry
Gray. Down Main street and back |
again the bridal parade made its way !
and then mercifully the newlyweds /
were taken to their home.
The ordeal was a trying one for
the young couple and the bride. who
is a stranger her, had the sympathy
of all. However. she seemed to need
it less than her husband as she caught
the spirit of the affair at once and
seemed to enjoy It hugely. AS for
Benedict Sawtelle. who used to be
Bachelor Sawtelle. che has learned
the lesson. that silent tongue is the
greatest blessin."