Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-27
PERlLS OF THE OAKS.
How a HewIy.Mkrrsed Couple Did Not
EDJOy their Wedding TrfP-A Urana-
naer Loses q Nights Sleep.
From the st. Louis GIobt

ED1Oy their Wedding THR-A WRou-
; mer Loses q Nights Sleep.
From the ST. Louis Globe
The sudden Transition of human being
from state of celibacy IS thst Of connu-
bal felicity is supposed by most of man
kind 10 result in increased happiness for the
parties concerned, but observing minds
claim that this 10 not always the case, and,
indeed, in many instances where both of
the victims enter the welded state by fnu-
tual consent, and with everything seeming
ly lovely about them, 1t happens that re-
vulsion Of feeling occurs upon finding them
selves fairly noosed, and misery prevails
where happiness should exist. We are led
into this brief Introductory while thinking
of scene that occurred on one Of the
numerous railroads leading to this city,
and less than two days since. On the train
in question there appeared shortly before
shutdown young couple that, by all
the signs of loves Zodiac, were fully
entitled to the name OF two turtle-doves.
That they were on their way to get mar
ried, or had Just been "yoked," was very
evident, for abe was dressed in spotless
white ike Evangeline, save her head-cover-
style of hat with handful of flowers and
vines loosely trailing over its apex. Her
face was f.rudaier than the cherry" she
dawned upon the sight Of the tired and
dusty travellers in the car, ike picture Of
country life and beauty fresh from the
easel. Her companion was attired IN what,
without doubt, was the very best suit Of
clothes he could purchase in bis native
town, and, though h.s clothes were of good
material, the amount Of CLOTH going to waste
in his trousers, the pc culrr set Of bis Coat
around the shoulders and general make of
the garments bespoke the hand Of some
simple rural tailor who made his garments
to wear, not to fit. They finally selected
seats, when the bride began to arrange her
hair by the aid of mirror In the end of a
car, while John Eve will call him SOY looked
at his baggage check, counted
his money over carefully, mopped off
the perspiration from his manly brow with
a ten-cent bandanna, then turned around
and gave whitening gaze at the passengers
who were 80 unlucky ss to be caught star
ing at him. 1t was noticed that he did not
sit SO close to his fair companion 40 he
might, but as the train 1ew on and the
passengers dropped off into slumber or con-
versation, the space that separated the
young couple grew more narrow, and be-
fore half an hour had elapsed they were
nestled together, and the lady's hand was
observed to be IN Johns, and from the way
in which the telI-tale bushes played like
heat lightning over her face, 1t did not re-
quire much diecernment to see that the
young man was bringing pressure of
about four pounds to the square inch upC n
her fingers. They conversed at times in
those tones which are used but once in Life
ii. e. when the speaker Is In love), and no
loud syllable betrayed the subject Of their
talk. While this very satisfactory state Of
things was existing, the conductors and por-
ters OF the sleeping car began to make
preparations to transform the seats into
touches for slumber; but before they had
fairly commenced their labors John arose
and, beckoning 10 the conductor, whispered
something in the latter's ear. What that
was might be inferred from the loud reply
of the latter, who said "No, sir; the state
room Is engaged, but you can have lower
berth number six here in the middle of the
car"
John whispered to his companion, who
quietly shook her head, and turned and
looked steadily out of the window.
"Look here" said our hero in voice too
loud to be considered as firm as he intended.
81 am willing to pay for the state-room;
my-wife (hesitatingly) is little under the
weather, and can't sleep out here"
"SofTy to refuse you, but a man gets on
at the next station who has paid for the
s.ateroom. This is just as good berth,
and in the easiest riding part Of the car"
More whispering between John and his
wife, which resulted in both getting ex-
cited, after which a silence prevailed for
fifteen minutes. In the meanwhile "berth
No. Six" was made up, the counterpsns
spread ont, the curtains let down, and the
conductor said, "All ready, sir; two dollars,
if you please"
John slowly handed over a two dollar
bill, but made no move towards occupying
his berth until the conductor said, "YOu
had better retire, sir, so can make up the
berth you are sitting in"
The young man made an attempt to rise,
as did his partner, and would have doubt
less soon wrapped the drspery of bis
couch about him" and laid down to pleas
ant dreams, had not smart young man,
with silk hat and big valise, who was q
wicked drummer for an Eastern house, ard
who had been aninterested spectator, sung
out:
"PUT ME IN MY LITTLE Bed"
This was the strain that broke the cam
ELS back, and with fearful expression on
bis hitherto mild countenanee, the unhap-
py bridegroom yelled out, 81 can lick the
man that started that tunew There was
h.
stood; on the contrary, few smothered |
smokers alone sounded above the noise OF |
the car. Our hero then turned to his wife |
and said, "Come, Mary, turn In; there Is |
no use in setting up all night"
Mary made quick movement, and dis
appeared behind the drop curtain, while |
John stood In the aisle between the berths,
and held the curtains with a firm grasp |
tightly closed, berth No. Six. Mary was
heard to bump her head against the upper
berth, but this cessed after a little, To be
followed soon by the noise of pair Of gait
ers On the floor, which was followhd by
hoop skirt, and then an arm pro,ruded
from the folds of green rep bearing her
Dolly Warden hat, while there came the
gentle command, "Hang it up, John"
One of the porters here attempted TO go |
from one end of the car to the other, but
John caught the colored offender BY the |
,hroat, and with violent push LANDED him
pack whore he started from, with the re-
mark, "Stand back, you cuss on wheels;
lon't try to come any of your girstes on
ne, or I'll hand you one on your fiat nose."
fhe porter did not attempt to run the
gauntlet again, and after ten minutes more
lad passed John cautiously opened the
curtains, and, seeing that all was lovely
md the goose at the proper altitude, sat
Town on the edge of the bench and pulled
If bis boots, after which he, too, disap-
,.ared from view.
A prolonged smoker from the other pas
sngers burst out as the curtain fell on the
asst scene. and general movement on the
,art of the other inmates Of The car com
nenced Every body supposed there would
" no furthe. trouble to the newly welded
,air, and such would have been the case
iad it not been the fact that the person to
' HON upper berth, humber six" had been
issigned was Ii ne other than the COM
nercial traveller who lad commenced to