The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-09-24
Wall, reckon we'll stop at Peters

- "Show your tickets, if you please"
"Sartainly. Lie you got some with
you? Let this gent look at EN-"
Lie drew piece of white paper from
her redicule, and, with smile, handed
ii to our friend the Captain, who
read :
"Thc pleasure of your company is re.
spectfully solicited"
= "What's this ?" said the Captain.
"Why that's one of the tickets to our
wedding, that's what you asked for,
+ haint it," said the somewhat surprised
Jecms.
"Whw haw! haw. haw haw
h1w I" was the dscordant sound that
arose from the seat Of the sleepy looking
individual.
A bland smile passed over the face
of the Captain, as he explained his mean
ing to our verlant friend He had no
tickets. but willingly paid his fare, aud
the train sped on towards its destination.
But wonders did not cease here; pre-
seutly our pert newsboy, Billy, entered
the car, strutting up to Jeems, he ask
ed
"Have a Sun, sir?'
"Wall cf 7 have my way about it,
the fust ono will be a son, sartain," said
Jeems. Lie blushed.
"Don't count your chickens aforo
they're hatched :" said Billy as he has
tened on to the next car.
In due time the train stopped at the
big depot, in the city. Amidst confu-
sion of strange uoise and a babel of
disdordant voices, our friends landed on
the platform.
"Buss, sab Buss, sab ?--frec for dc
United States :" said the sable porter Of
our up town house. "Lady take buss,
sab ?"
"Wall, I rather 'sposo she won't from
anybody but me reckon I'm able to do
all she wants in that line, and more
too."
"Go to the Swan House, sab right
crost dc street; best house in dc city,
Dis way, sab, any baggage, sab ? Have
it sent up to your room il 4 few min
utes."
in a short time Jcems orA II bride
found themselves in CuC OF those COM
Portable rooms Oh the second floor Of that
well ordered establishment the Swan
House. The baggage WAS sent up with
the usual promptucss, aid our friends
we've soon making their toilet for dinner.
Jeems had his coat aud boots off in a
jiffy, aud Lies hair fell gracefully over
4 her shoulders
That's daru'd purity t1ySeI" said
Jecms. eyeng the bell cord wonder
what it's fur catching hold Of it
Look it works up there On some sor
Of a thingembob. ID Ike TO have tha
torsel to put on my horses head mex
muster day see how it works, said he
giving it pull.
Presently the door opened, and th
sable face of one of Afric's sons wa
thrust into the room, with the iuqui
ry:
"Ring, sab p
Ring ring what, you black ape ? E
you don { quit lookiu' at my wife, an
make yourself scarce, III wiring you
head OFF.
"Stop a mint" said Lie. "What
the name of the man that keeps tn
tavern %
MIR Conley, marn."
"Well, tell his lady that she needn
90 to any extra fxins on our account, (,
we're plain people" said the amiab
= bride.
"As they used to say in our debati
society,"" interrupted Jeems, 81 amer
that motion by sayin' you can tell 'em
give us the best they have got ; I'm alb
to pay fur it, and don't keer for expense
Tee hea tee hee" was the or
audible reply from the sable gent, and
hurried down stairs
Dinner came, and was dispatched wi
relish. Jeems and his bride took
stroll over the city, seeing the lions a,
other sights until suppertime, which
ing over, they retired to their roo
The gas was lit by the servant, who
ceived bright quarter for his seryic
Jeems was the last in bed, and Accord
to the rule in such cases, had to put {
the light, which he did with ablastf fir,
his lungs,
The noise in the street had died aw
and quiet reigned in the Swan Hou
The young man on the watch dazed
his chain The clerk [rather corpuler
was about to retire, when he thought
+ smelt gas Some one came down sta
and said he sn,ch gas. The guests, [so
of them,7 woke up and smell 9
Much against his will, the clerk proc
ded to find where the leak was.
seemed s,.onger in the ncighborhood
the room occupied by the bride
groom. Clerk Concluded to knock
the door of their room.
"Who's there 7" came from the
side.
"Opeu the door, the gas is escapin
"Gas what gas" said Jeems. or
inc the door.