Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — WANTED HIS GIRL. [ARTICLE]

WANTED HIS GIRL.

She Had Pro at leed to Marry Him, aad He Called for Her. A black-eyed young man came punting into the barge office the other day. says tbe New York Commercial Advertiser. “Is this the place where they keep the immigrant girls?” he asked in English so broken that even to the Interpreters of the establishment It seemed to be made up of rolling r’s and b’a. Receiving an affirmative nod the man turned about and beckoned in the direction of the open door. Four other men, all as black-eyed as the first, made their appearance. “These are my witnesses,” the leader of the party said, by way of introduction of two of the newcomers, and then in turn he added: “And this one* la the clerk, and this gentleman Is the priest So give me my girl and I’ll marry her at once, so that you need not be afraid there is any humbug about It” The interpreters’ sense of humor Is drawn upon too heavily for them to laugh at a scene of this sort They got angry Instead, and asked him what be was talking about He essayed an explanation, but all that he succeeded in making plain was that he was an Armenian, and that bis English consisted In rattling r’s and booming b's. “Why don’t you tell your story In Armenian?” said one of the Interpreters in the young man’s native tongue. Tbe would-be bridegroom took offense. He had been three yean In America, and he spoke English better than Armenian, he said. Finally Mrs. Ctucklen, the “mother of Immigrants,” came up and shed light on the matter. The man’s name waa Yahl Kriborlan. He was 24 yean old and made a comfortable living. At home he had a pretty girl, who now came to join him. Her name was Toshkowhi Gobcdian. She was four yean younger than he was, and very bashful—so bashful that when she spoke of her love for Yahl and his promise to marry her, her olive cheeks glowed and her Mack eyes gased at the leg of the matron’s chair. “Have yon got any money?” the clerk had asked bo*. “No, sir. I have a sweetheart" “But how do you know he'll marry you?” “Because God would strangle him If he went back on me.” When the two were brought together Yahl offered to kiss the girl, bat she blashingly held back. “Don’t you want me?” be asked in despair. “Tea, bat there are so many prince* around. lam ashamed.” The wedding took place outside of the baffle office, a clerk of the Immigrant station being present to see that the ceremony was really performed, and then tbe girt was declared Yahi’s wife and free to “go out into America.**