, 1860-11-05
Mtx..takcn---Dcl1cnt Situation OF I
Chicago Bridegroom.

Bytxs-takcu---DclfcnI Situation OF
Chicago bridegroom.
Arailroad car Is above I'LL others the plaeeto
witness ttfccncS.
Mt 1onr since, at railroad station mot l'!ln~
drul miles fran cur own place, VIC were tue
innocent Observer o1 it1le oceu1tenee tu~]
impressed lii deeply.
Ks soon as the train had halted by the crowd
cd platform, u young lady Of really rrc!osses.
sin. ar,u1r;,,1cc, aud who evidently belonged
10 fhc .u1,1cr circles" srrang lightly and cx~
pectan;}y nj; The steps and S!iled into the ear
Having east hor eyes down tue row Of DOING
passen.rrs her counterance lighted up-d
i,a1f:su,rrcssc:1 exclamation Of joy escapcd her
vir1sl, ip=, and tue next instant she was stand
III. beside scat, nj tile farther end Of tht car,
occupied by gentleman and lady OF very rc-
s.rctable and elegant appearance ihe gen-
t!c,ua,. appeared considerably youn!, and Sonic
what ti,1Icnt-the apparel Of lis companion
bespoke The bride. :,
Ho soo11cr had the young lady reached tlle
mir. throwing her white arms about the young
mans neck sic imprinted hasty kiss on Lis
bearded lii,s and exclaimed:
HWhy Fred! How no you do? And IL This
the dear little wife yor wrote to lis about !"
Right here We plainly disccrncd blush
ma,,tliur il!c young mans face, mingled with
a Ink Of unparalleled surprisc, mud the co,tr,-
tonancc Of his companion bctokcncd q juvenile
Thunderstorm. But the feminine diseovcrer,
not to bc discouraged by any amount Of cool"
ness, continued
.l;ut Why don't you get of the train! Don't
you know you've got homc!'
Yorn. man Observation-Disclosures f1d9csed;
AtEairs were evidently approaching grand
cliu,a,lcr!c. Passengers titteEcd-reportrrs
took out their note bnuks. At last the ynunSs
LADY. Irixhtcn Mt The attention she Lad al
tractc1 and .,ained by tho Indifference Of those
she lad come to greet, burst into tears, and
placing her head oa the young 11ank shoulder
1obbcd out
"O!l, Fred, what docs..ll this mean! Have
you really forgotten nlcy"
Young man trcmbled with cmotion-com'
la,lion began removing her gloye-ai tlie
ii1nc lpokin" mcnacingiy 1T thu cufl-cOvcfed
head Of the lair intruder. Reporters scrlbblcd
| with commcnlaflc dcsrcration-passcn
ceased cnu.hin. and began TO eympathlzc
| just here the terrified young man-alnost
smothcrcd By the ringlcts Of the sobbing cir
mustered courage to starnmcr: =,
| Rea}ly, madam, you arG mistaken IN the
person. My namc Isn't frcd-apd n'e II
Chicago"
The sensation produced By this announce
mcut "c.an he inlaglncd"-:.s The novelist!
say. Ynun:. lady started like one possessed
-i1crctluIol,sly scrutinized the features oi hcl
.1ate relative" and after word Of cxpia,la
ton and apology, bounded :.ai,y to the plat
form, laughing heartily 1T l,cr blnndcr and 10l
| lowed by m explosion frt'm the passengers
within. Yois,,y man drew long breath OF re
iicf-co,.,panion replaced hcrglove and sinotl,
;.:cd tIc young thunder storm; reporters sfuc'
| tl,air pencils behind their cars with look tia
said "ltcn. istml."- &c individually set
lied back iu our scat just ;ss lily tssip htaTted
inwardly wishing that VIC, too had rcscinhlc'
"Frcd."
MonAL-Whcn you expect brothers hom
from California, be careful not to cMhrac
young Chicago Observation-Disclosures AeHs.