Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-07
Brides at Niagara.

THERE Is an indescribable fascination to
the mere loOker.on in watching an omni-
bus as IL drives up from the station on the
arrival of the different trains. The bride
groom of a day jumps unconcernedly out,
and, with new sense of Importance, as
sists the bride to alight He bustles around,
looking after wraps and travelling bags, in
as business-like manner as though his
principal occupation during his whole life
had been the care of a lady's luggage
Entering the house, he airily waves her
into the ladies' parlor and walks to the
office TO register their names, with man
ner intended to impress people with the
idea that he has been very much in the
habit of doing that same thing for a long
time. Their selfdelusion is respected, and
there Is nothing in the clerks countenance
or address as he assigns the room and
sends the waiter to pilot the way, that
would betray his consciousness of the utter
failure of the attempted deception. The
very prettiest rooms in the house are as
signed to them, and they are treated with
marked consideration that is shown to
no one else. The walters beam upon them
benevolently, and assume protecting,
half confidential air that is indescribably
touching, while the head waiter hovers
round like an olive complexioned guardian
angel, watching them with a sentimental
glance and as tender an expression as a
young lovers when he surveys the special
object of his alteration. The very porters
handle the luggage tenderly and consider
ately-the newest of all new trunks, the
clean canvas showing how little experience
they have had, as yet, in travelling. Under
meath those lids, strapped neatly down,
are all those multitudes of things that
have cost months of study and labor to
bring to their poetic completion. Won.
derful little nondescripts, whose earthly
use no one but woman can ever learn.
The jaunty little breakfast caps of lace that
will set so cunningly on the top of the
frizzes and curls that deck the young wife's
head Miracles of art in dainty EN-.
broidered jackets, and rainbow com
binations of bows, sashes and ro-
settes. A shadow of blush comes to her
cheek as her new name stares her in the
face from the porters shoulder, where her
trunk is mounted, and the least touch of
conscious dignity is visible in her carriage.
The Russian leather travelling bag is just
as evidently on its first journey, and the
odor of the shop is not yet out of the pret-
ty gray travelling shawl, which is so dain-
tily and neatly folded and strapped, show
ing the touch of interested feminine fin
gers in its precise arrangement. And all
lu6 w ull6 tic DIluSSIOOul lS SAONluS hlOlC
nonchalant and unconcerned, quite over
doing the character, and the bride is shyer
and more constrained, looking up at her
husband and trying to catch some of his
assumed ease and assurance, evidently re-
lieved enough when the door of her room
closes behind her, shutting her away from
the eyes that will follow her mercilessly,
studying her face and general style, and
comparing her with those who have pre-
ceded her The hotel register is q sad tell.
tale Were there no other means of find
ing out the newly-wedded pairs, this
would betIay them. The masculine name
is written with the usual careless flourish
indicating habit, but in the words that fol.
low, land wife," there is noticeable
change. The pen has fingered over them,
aud they are written with care and pre-
cision and plainness that cannot be mis-
taken-with the least bit of awkward.
ness, too. Page after page of these names
are recorded, and all in the same peculiar
manner. 1t is sort of idiosyncrasy OF
these newly-made husbands to write in
every register Mr.. So and So and wife
while those to whom marriage is an old
story, whose romance years has dimmed
are entered in the most matter offact way
Mr.. and Mrs. Such an One. This is the
evidence of experienced hotel proprietors
and clerks.-Letter to Boston Post.