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Show sMatrimony in ; i The Yukon : Country J T. PACU Minn., March IS. (Unite ! erees). In far off Aliikt, the land of 'woew aad loeg winter. Cupid U urn-1 urn-1 wbat baadlcapped. nut the little love ejod seta In hie work Juat the name. Clerkl at court aro not numerous. In The atatea It le cuetomary to obtain "Tnarriecc llceasea and later to make record of the ceremony. But In Alaska 1t aometlmea la different. At leaet, auch "would eeem the caee from a letter re-Velvet! re-Velvet! ky Rudy grirhmldt. deputy clerk. - 3tameey county, from G. C. Iunlop. a Trlend. who Uvea In a little cabin near Tftrelaa. Alaeka. Dun lop telle of flnd-ZJnm flnd-ZJnm the record of a peculiar wedding .ceremony, carved on a birch tree, un- i . Jt9r which he camped. Following la I ae reosrdi Z. "afATUIMOXT OS THE YUKON." : ;:Tea mllea from the Tukon ! T Oa the banka of thla lake, For a partner to the fcoyukuk !, MrOlllls I'll take. V have no preacher i a. And w have no ring i It makea no difference ! - It a all the unit thin;. (blgsed) A((le lalton." ' M T ewoar by my sea pole , . I'nder thla Ire. S am A faithful hueband to Aula ! I alwaya will be. i I'll love and protect i m. Th la maiden ao frail. - m From the eourdough stiffs Oa the Kovokuk trail. - (signed) jack McOlllls." m "for two dollara aplec i In cheechako money, i e i unite thla couple In holy matrimony. e He he a miner And aha be a taacher I do thla lob Juat aa well aa a preacher " (aligned) Trench Joe." |