Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-06
SAMUEL LATHROP AND WIFE.

They were married. The ceremony
which made these two husband and wife
was over with-the benediction pro-
nounced-the crisp new greenback trans
ferred from the pocket of the bride
groom to the sensitive palm of the off
ciating clergyman. Godspeeds and CON
gratulations followed each other in quick
succession from the assembled friends
and now Mr.. and Mrs Lathrop were to
start Immediately upon their wedding
trip. The mother of the bride-an ele-
gantly dressed lady-cried q little at first
Just few quiet, ladylike tears-and
then fell fainting in the arms of her hus-
band. This so overwhelmed the newly
made wife that she also toppled over, and
Mr.. Lathrop, who had never witnessed
such scene before, made frantic dash
for the silk lacing which confined Mrs.
Lathrop's white silk waist, who lifted
her head Immediately, and said, at the
same time feebly protesting with her
kidded fingers ..... .........
"Oh, no, darling; don't do that 1
am better now. How is MAJ"
"She's all right now," replied Mr..
Lathrop, heartily. "Mercy if I'd had
the least notion of such scene as this,
don't know as should have dared at-
tempt the ceremony"
Poor Samuel Lathrop Little did he
know what awaited him. His courtship
had been short one of six months.
The usual round of opera, theater, lee
ture, and an occasional evening at home,
had been gone through with. He no.
ticed that Kitty always objected to walk
ing, and this little indication of delicate
health on the part of his dearest girl"
instead of opening his eyes to the true
condition of things, only served to de-
velop more tenderness in his heart for
the fragile creature soon to be his-for-
ever. This was the first time he had
ever seen her faint, although he was
aware that Kitty's mother was quite up
to this sort of thing. He had been lit
tie puzzled to reconcile Mr.. Penn's con-
frmed invalidism with her attendance at
every party of the season. But love had
shut both eyes in the evening, and bust
ness had kept loves eyes closed all day,
and the result-well, never mind; that
will come soon enough. 1t was not with
out visible signs of trepidation that Mr..
Lathrop seated himself by his wife in
the carriage which was to convey them
to the railway station.
" A very pleasant party" said Kitty,
after the last goodbye was said, and
the last white handkerchief lost sight of.
eft would have been very pleasant but
for the last act in the tableau-the faint
ing scene That pretty nearly spoiled
everything for me" replied the truthful
husband, entirely unaware that he was
treading upon sacred ground.
"Spoiled everything? Now isn't that
awful mean to talk SO to your little wifey
because she felt badly at leaving hel
mother3" and the beautiful eyes which
Samuel had praised and kissed times
without number looked pleadingly ur
into his face but Mr.. Lathrop was {
very determined man when he once made
up his mind to pursue any subject, anG
ust now this fainting business was very
unpleasantly before him
eyes, Kitty, it was natural enough
jand proper enough to feel sad at parting
from your mother, but you don't fain
every time you are grieved or annoyed
about anything, do you?" @
"Why no, Sam; don't faint ever,
time-of course not; but do sometimes
Everybody with weak nerves and delicat
constitutions are liable to swoons an,
spasms, the doctor says"
"Swoons and spasrns !-swoons an,
spasms! II repeated poor Sam, in dc
speration. "You haven't weak nerve
and delicate constitution, have you3"
Why, I suppose SO, yes, )" answers
Kitty, wondering. "Ma has always bee