The Plymouth Republican., 1879-05-29

will have to go long way to find it,
Them Internal Boots.
A gentleman just in from a western
trip gives a laughable account OF the
trials of newly welded couple who
boarded the train at a way station.
He says, as the train drew up to the
station the whole car was aroused by
the unusual din and noisy fare wells.
wish you much joy." and repeated
kissings OF a )vial crowd OF young
folks at the depot. The newly mar
ried couple, arrayed in wedding cos
tunes, and evidently fresh from the
final service, took seats in the center
OF the car and were at once the at
traction. In very few moments
both bride and groom gave evidence
that there was some more overpower-
ing agencies than love at work in
their systems. The groom turned
over a seat In front and elevated his
pedals; he put his arm modestly upon
the back OF the seat, while the air
from the window foated the white
vail and the flavor Of orange blossoms
over his face. But something was on
his mind, and he momentarily grew
more restless. and twisted and squirm-
ed in all manner OF ways. The bride,
too. seemed to have the same symp-
toms. She tried the easiest attitudes,
now with head lovingly upon the
manly shoulder, then suddenly
arousing and looking uneasily from
the window as IL in expectancy of
disaster, or that she would meet 1.-The
frown Of an angry father" Sudden
ly when all eyes were attracted to tn.
couple. the groom evidently receiv-
ing new and deeper twinge with
misery depicted in every feature OF
his face, lifted his right leg and began
tugging at new boot which some
wicked shoemaker had invsigled bin
into buying as perfect fit. After
pulls and tugs which made the veins
stand out on his face and the arteries
in his neck throb like small engine,
he succeeded in releasing his foot,
and sense OF happiness stole across
his munly face. The bride surveyed
the smile, but 1t seemed only to in
crease her misery. She wiggled, che
famed, and finally Ia desperation she
attacked the buttons Of her new shoes
with as much vigor as her lord did
his boots. and one by they dropped
upon the floor. Both sets OF fee,
were placed in proximity upon the
overturned seat. and the brides shawl
hid them from the vulgar gaze. The
bonnet was unlimbered from its ped.
estal, and the blushing bride drop.
ped easily upon the shoulder OF heI
husband, and securely slept, as the
train whistled and stopped and start
ed. The passengers, relieved of all
anxiety, had settled to cat-naps and
newspapers. and peanuts, when O
long whistle was followed by the
brakeman putting his head in at the
door an | yelling "Creston."
"Great Jerusalem. Julia wake M
here We are" shouted the bridegroom
land there's them Internal boots"
He jumped at them and tDgged ant
sweat and swore, but those feet hao
actually grown about an inch, and i
was no go. The station was reached
when only one foot was stuck hal
way In the leg. The fair Julia hao
encased her pedals slip shod, and a:
"time and tide" and railroad traini.
"wait for no man." they gathered
their traps and went out just as the!
were. without one plea" to meet
crowd OF friends assembled to gree
the newly welded pair. AS the trair
started, the brakeman came into tn,
car, remarking, II tell you. the boyl
at the depot are having fun over tha
COUPLE We are expecting every da,
to hear OF the death of that shoe
maker. ~s