The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-30
Monday Morning, Oct. 80, 1865.
TFrom Peterson's Magazine .fo,. NoUemberl
A Troubled Honey Moon. siaI
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.


George Jameson and Katie Vaughan had a
brilliant wedding. Everything was faultless
from the icing on the cake to the arrange
ment OF the brides waterfall. 8 sssk :,
b Mrs. Vaughan cried just enough not to red
den her nose; Mr.. Vaughan did" the dignifi-
ed pa5er famiH1s to charm; and George aud
Katie were so atfectionate as to give the world
the idea that here was a match made IN
heaven. ta" yi9n =
The bridal breakfast over, the white moire
antique and orange flowers were laid aside,
and the pretty travelling suit Of gray alpaca,
with azurline blue trimming, was donned-
the sweetest thing, so all the ladies said; the
very sweetest love of thing Madame ID Au-
brey had made up for the season. Then there
was the little bonnet of gray silk TO match the
dress, with Its blue face trimming to match
Katie's eyes, and the golden bird of Paradise
dropping its plumage over the crown; and 1t
was such a fine morning, and everything look
ed pr0pitious; and in the midst of the con-
gratulations and kisses, George and Katie
started for the depot. te ~
They arrived just in season. The whistle,
sounded In the distance. George buckled up
his travelling-shawl, and Katie grasped her
parasol.
"George, dearest said the bride, ado run
out and see to the trunks! / should die If.
when we get to the Falls, my clothes should
not be therel 1t would be dreadful to be
Obliged to go to dinner in my travelling dress
Do see to them, there's darlingg's a7Q %
George vanished; the train, putting and
smoking, shot into the depot Conductor
popped his head into the ladies' room, shout
ing at the top of his voice. sa 'saa
"Ali aboard for Danvillel all aboard Come,
hurry up, ladies' Five minutes behind time,
and another train due" f
Katie did not know whether she was borlnI
to Danville or not; probably she was, she said
rapidly TO herself and she had better get in
and let George follow. So she entered the
long, smoky vehicle, feeling very much at sea,
and ready to cry at the slightest provocation.
The conductor passed by her seat. She caught
him by the arm. hs 500
is my husband" sg5 e
@Oh! yes, yes, all nghtp said the official,
hurrying on in way railway officials have
@I'll send him right along" and he vanished
from view in the, long line Of moving car
riages. a.ss ssa. 4 tgs5 - E.
Meanwhile George, having seen to the bag
gage-a proceeding that had occupied more
time than he had intended it shouId-return-
ed to the ladies' room to find Katie missing
He searched about wildly, iRauiring of every
one he met, but without success. stt
shes probably already in the train, sir,Y
said a ticket-agent of whom he made INQUIRY.
AZ You are going to Buffalo, think you said;
that's the train for Buffalo, you'll likely. find
her there. Just starting-not moment to
loseIn si# aa 5Islsid 81
George grasped the railing Of the hind car
as 1t flew by, and, finging open the door, he
rushed through car after car, but seeking in
vain for Katie. She was not ON the train.
~Most likely she got on the wrong train and
went by Groton~ said a conductor. 1Groton
is way-station fifteen miles further ahead
We stop there fifteen or twenty minutes for re-
freshments You'll doubtless find her there" /"
The cars flew over the track. George mem
tally blest the man who invented steam en-
gines-he could reach Katie 81 much sooner.
Dear little thing how vexed and troubled she
must be--and George grew quite lachrymose
over her desolate condition. AZ aEH 0s) d.
But it seemed ages to George before they
Whirled up to the platform at Gr0ton, and then
he did not wait to practice any courtesy. He
leaped out impetuously, knocking over an old
lady with fower-pot and a birl-cage in her
hand, demolishing the pot and putting the
bird into Mysteries. The old lady was indig-
nant, and hit George a rap with her umbrella
that spoiled forever the fair proportions Of his
bridal beaver; but he was too much engaged
in thought of his lost bride to spare regret
for his hat ~ 5aa-sii
He flew through the astonished crowd,
mashing up crinoline here, and knocking
over small boy there, until he reached the
clerk OF the station. Yes, the clerk believed
there was one lady come alone; she had gone
to tae Beiyldere house-she must be the one.
George waited TO hear no more He hurri-
ed up the street to the place, when the land
lord assured him that no lady of Katie's styIe
had arrived; perhaps she had stopped at Mar
gate, ten miles back. George seized on the
hope. There was no train to Margate until
the next morning, but the wretched husband
could not wait all night-he would walk. =
He got directions about the road; was told
that 1t was a straight one-for the most of the
way through the woods-rather lonesome but
pleasant He set forth at once, not stopping
to swallow mouthfuE Excitement had TAX
en- away his appetite. The fine day had de
veloped into cloudy evening-the night
would be darker than usual. 4a :.
George hastened on; too much excited to
feel fatigie-tO0 much agitated about Katie to
notice that he had split his elegant Frenel
CATERS out at the sides, ri ~.
After three or four hours hard walking he
began to think that something must be wrong
He ought to be approaching the suburbs o.
Margate. In fact, he ought to have reached
the village itself some time before. He grew
little doubtful about his being on the righi
road, and began to look about him, There
was no ROAD at al, or, rather, 1t was all road
lor an yestige OF fences and wheel-tracks had
vanlshed--everywhere there was forest, forest
everywhere
The very character of the ground beneath
his feet changed at every stem he tool, If
grew softer and softer, until he suni< ankle
deep in mud; and suddenly, before he conld
turn about, he fell IN almost to his aIrnn;ts =
He had stumbled into a quagnirel Al swift
horror came oyer himi People had died he.
fore now in places like this---and it would ho
SO dreadful to die thus, and Katie never lToov ~ .
what had become OF him. He struggled with
the strength OF desperation to free himself
but he might as well have taken it coolly.-
. He was held fast Gas = 45iet l8'i
Thus slowly the hours wore away Tn,
night was ages long. The sun had never be
fore taken so much time to rise in; but prob
ably it realized that nothing could be done un
til it was up, and was not disposed to hurry.
,a As soon as it was fairly light, George bega
to scream at the top OF his voice, in the hop
that some one who might be going s0mewher
might hear him. He amused himself in thi
way for an hour; and at the end of that tim
you could not have distinguished his Yoie
from that of a frog close at hand, who ha
been doing his best to rival our hero =
AT last, just as George was beginning to dc
spair, he heard voice in the distance calIin
out, E 9asnsa 81 sats R rss4
@Hio0 therei Is it you. or a froppy :
Sits me-" cried George, sand / shall be tea
in ten minutes Come quickl Pm into th
mud up to my eyesH
Directly an old woman appeared. a sun-bou
! net on her head and basket on her arm
She was huckleberTying. f9 A le8e
"The land sake p cried she. you're in 10
it, amt ye?" ~ sat
Yes, too deep for comfortF'