MARRIED ON A OAR PLATFORM

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 3

MARRIED ON A OAR PLATFORM

Th« M Portland Oregonian," of Jane Si, If responsible for the following :— There was a novel wedding at Bathdram, 1.T., oft Ttteiday at midnight. It took ptiee on the rear platform of a Pullman ear. The bride was aMmA. A. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, a good looking lady of thirty five summers, and the groom was Mr B. F. Back, a business man of Spokane Falls. The gentleman is th* lady's tenlor by about fifteen years. The couple had been acquainted several yean. Having secured a divoroe from her husband a short time before, Mrs Mitchell started to meet Mr Buck for the purpose of beoomiog his wife. He •waited her at Bathdrom. where the train was due at two p.m. He Intended to be married on the train just after it had crossed into Washington Territory. The Her Mr Be»be, of Spokane Falls, was with him to perform the ceremony. But the train was late. It did not arrive until midnight. Mr Baclr decided to be married m Idaho. No license was necessary, and he was fortunate enough to find a justice of the peace. Hurrying Into the ear he found the bride waiting, led her to the rear platform of the Pullasan and there they married. The couple ■tood at eaoh side of the door, the 'Squire In front of them and the two official witnesses, Panl F. Moher and Ned Bice, just inside the oar, Near them atood a Sooteh missionary tn route to Alaska The Justice, a good-natured little man, tilted his hat on the back of his head, took oat a lead peccll and sort of marking time with it at a conductor does with a teton, began:— 11 Pieaie join hands. Addressing groom — Do you take this woman to be your lawful wife t " Groom— l do. Addressing bride — Do you take this man to be your lawful husband 1 Bride— l do. Addreising both — Then under the authority conferred upon me by the Territory of Idaho I pronounce you husband and wife, and what God hath joined together let no man put asunder. H The ceremony over, the Justice stepped front the train and from the platform told Mr Buck that be would sign the papers and send them on the next day's train. The groom called him baok and banded him a coin. The Squire looked at It, returned thanks, and exclaimed, " I'll •tt it up fine for the boys on this." There were several ladies m the car, all of whom had retired to their bertha for the night. The news that a wedding had taken place on the train caused them to •rise at onoe and make themselves pretsntable. Mr and Mrs Buok, who had been chatting m the smoking room with some gentlemen, soon entered the car, and received congratulations at all hands. Mrs Back, apologised to the ladies, saying she expected to be married at two m the afternoon, and if the train had not been late all of them could have witnessed the eoremony. Then she threw off her duster, and standing up, askad. "How do you like my dress 1" I've had Ik on since five o'clock this morning." It was a rich brown silk, *ith • profusion of white lace about the neck and sleeves, She wore ■ fawn>oolored kid glove*. The books which she read on the trip out were .'Tangled Lives," "Under a Shadow," *' Wooed and Married," and " Lost and Woa"