The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-09
Brides at tho Exhibition.

tennlal nOtelS, says IL lcttcT-WIltci,
think the newly married Souples-Phil-
adelphi is full of them, by the way-are
the only ones who are thoroughly con-
tented and happy. 1t makes no differ
ence to them whether the potatoes are
watery. the meats dry. or the soup thin
and they don't care pin whether peo-
pie talk to them or not. They live in a
little world of their own, and for time
what pity that it's so short time
thew need no conversation but their own,
have no thought but for each other
We have all sorts of newly married cou
pies here now, but notwithstanding the
many various stations in life which they
occupy, and the different parts of the
country from which they come, they all
act wonderfully alike. They all have
certain marks about them which can be
Immediately detected by even an I'M
practiced eye. In the first place. it is
noticeable that they all try to act as if
being married was an old story to them,
and still for the life of them they cant
help taking each others hands every
five minutes. Among other things it is
remarkable that the young men, on the
old principle that "a fellow can't wed
every day." are very extravagant with
their money. They are evidently
against the wishes of the prudent little
helpmates. Another thing which have
noticed is that the brides nearly all wear
new watch-chains, the young husbands,
especially those from the West, are very
particular about their gloves, and even
upon the warmest and most oppressive
day they carry q heavy shawl, in case
such covering should be needed by
the dear woman they have sworn to pro-
tect. The patronizing air of ownership
which the young men assume is truly
remarkable, while their attempts to an
swer the many questions asked by their
wives are sometimes very amusing. One
incident will illustrate this: A few
days ago in the main building bright
looking Western farmer and an inno-
cent faced little woman who had evil
IDENTIFY just become his wife, approached
the music stand. At tho same moment
the band began to play the opening pas
sage of "The Waking of the Lion. B"
The little bride listened to the music
for moment, and then looking conf
IDENTIFY up into the face of her lord and
master, she pressed his arm and whis-
pered what piece are they playing,
Charley?" For moment Charley was
puzzled, but he had just become hus-
band, and evidently seeing the impor-
lance of maintaining the dignity of the
position, he quietly drew that confiding
little woman away from the stand, say
ing "Oh, it's not piece at oil !; they
are just tuning up like" And Of course
| sha helieyeI him
A RELIC Of the Great Fire of London
has been found at Eastcheap. The fire
of 1866 is said to have begun in Pudding
Lane and ended in Pie Corner, and the
identical spot where the fire originated
is pointed out by an inscription on an
old stone recently unearthed in the cell
lars OF warehouse in Pudding Lane.
The inscription runs as follows: Hare
by We permission of Heaven He'll broke
loose upon this Protestant Citye from
the malicious hearts of barbarous pa
pists by We hand of their agent Hubert,
who confessed and on We Ruinss of this
place declared the Fact for which he
was hanged (vizt), That here began
that Dreadful Fire which is described
and perpetuated on and by the neigh
bouring Pillar Erected Ammo 1851 in
the Mayeraltie of Sir Patience Word,
Kt." The stone was face downward-a
proof that it had remained undisturbed
for two centuries. Some coins were
near the stone, and probably Hubert's
skeleton is not far off. The pillar re-
ferred to is. of course, the monument on
Fish Street Hill, on which the inscrip-
ton accusing the Roman Catholics, after
being erased and restored, was finally
effaced in 1881. This stone, although
now broken in half, is of considerable
historic interest, and is certainly worthy
of preservation.
MANNERS Manners are more import
ant than money. A boy who is polite
ard pleasant in his manners will always
have friends, and will not often make
enemies. Good behavior is essential to
prosperity. A boy feels well when he
does we'll. If you want to make every
body pleasant about You, and gain
friends wherever You 60, cultivate good
manners. Many boys have pleasant
manners for company and ugly manners
for home. We visited a small railroad
town. not long since, and were met at