| Show PREACHING TO THE MINK SOME OF THE ODD MR BIR UZZELL IN LEADVILLE binl IS EARLY days DAYS mr uzzell had bad many amusing clients marrying people and as marriage laws were loose loos but was in the way of gued to make mahe everything satisfactory Y day daya a german with w rather a i looking middle aged wom let on his bis arm entered the preace study 1 I 1 nave have just been let out ol 01 a t 1 said the man and borrowed a and bucket and went in search of v when I 1 asked this woman here b side tor for a lob job she said sa id she ba b money to hire a man bei being a widow woman I 1 ibid fola h her I 1 v saw the wood and take her for pay sue aoe said sald all right and here m now to get mari marbled led but I 1 hain baic money parson to pay the bill mr uzzell lmarr married fay ei the couple paid the record recorders ers fee out of his pocket on another occasion a gambler sport named charley smith a fortune teller known as mine amei prue proe who had made quite a to tori in that line of business entera entered study to have the marriage ccleo performed er formed after the usual quest gad had been satisfactorily answered rt quested requested them te stand aud and I 1 turning to the woman he said 1 I thou have this man to be I 1 thy by lai ht and wedded husband and wilt hilti 1 love honor and keep him hold illoyd on parson exal excl idec woman ail be domed if ill a keep man mr uzzell then explained to that it meant tuat she should lovek love husband take care of him in dickt and gave a general explanation 0 of marriage vows but bat uhe she was and refused to be married unless ceremony was performed after her wishes which mr mir uzzell ref reduced ut ed t n parson Par sao you have lost just jost 4 not maro ing me the wy way I 1 want exclaimed the woman as she ahe ord her carriage and drove dro ve away man was pon wonted led but she was nt net in an 1879 mr uzzell was D b rev dr warren warred now bishop wai wa of the episcopal church chaplain mccabe one evening I 1 t was a sharp rap at the door a moment later a rough looking low entered taron ll 11 said baia str stranger angert ive come to ax yot yoi marry one of the bo boys way down in altrue 11 bishop warren and C lain mccabe asked to ac compani compan t they e desired to see a mining c t w wedding ed and their request granted they started out for tent teat the stranger leading the i when about fifty feet from the 4 b the venerable naother of the moui mou preacher came to the door and shod she out uh tom you forgot your v volver olver 11 mr uzzell thinking nothing stir sti of the occurrence returned to house for the weapon and a mo later rejoined his reverend trl fr from the east they were both air an at what they had bad seen and heard one of them exclaimed why brother uzzell do mini MIDI carry pistols in leadville Le adviye oh yes replied mr U when I 1 go out after dark I 1 cap cai revolver in one pocket packet and a pr book in the other 11 new york N if |
