The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-06-17
Great Jerusalem, Julia!

A gentleman Just in from a Western
trip gives a laughable account OF the
trials Of a newly-wedded couple who
boarded the train at way station. tie
says, as the train drew up TO the sta
ton the whole car was aroused by the
unusual din and noisy farewells, wish
you much Joys" and repeated kissings
OF a iovial crowd Of young folks at the
depot The newly-married couple, ar
rayed in wedding costumes, and evl-
dently fresh from the final service, took
seats in the center of the car and were
at once the attraction. In very few
moments both bride and groom gave
evidence that there was some more
overpowering agencies than love at
work in tEei= 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
ar from the window floated the white
vail aud the favor 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 man
lv shoulder. then suddenly arousing
and looking uneasiiy from the window
as il in expectancy OF disaster, or that
she would meet "the frown OF an angry
father" Suddenly, when all eyes were
attracted to the couple, the groom evil
IDENTIFY receiving a new and deeper
twinge with misery depicted in every
feature of his face, lifted his right leg
and began tugging at a new boot
which some wicked shoemaker had in
veigled him into buying as perfect fit.
After pulls and tugs which made the
veins stand out on his face aud the ar
teries in his neck throb like a small
engine he succeeded in releasing his
foot. and A sense of happiness stole
across his manly face. The bride sur
yeyed tho smile, but il seemed only TO
increase her misery. She wiggled, she
famed. and finally in desperation she
attacked the buttons OF her new shoes
with as much vigor as her lord did his
boots. and one by one they dropped
upon the floor. Both sets OF feet were
placed in proximity upon the overtHrn-
ed seat. and the brides shawl bid
| them from lnt Nuikht bAHes AhC bVL
aet was unlimbered from its pedestal,
and the blushing bride dropped easily
upon the shoulder OF her husband, and
securely slept, as the train whistled
and stopped aud started. The passen-
gers, relieved Of all anxiety, had set
tied 20 cat-naps and newspapers, and
peanuts. when a long whistle was fol-
| lowed by the brakeman putting his
head in at the door and yelling "Cres-
son.
"Great Jerusalem, Julial wake up
here we are" shouted the bridegroom,
"and there's them internal boots.
He jumped at them and tugged and
sweat and swore, but those feet had
actually grown about an inch, and Il
was no 60. The station was reached,
when only one foot was stuck half way
/ in the leg. The fair Julia had encased
her pedals slip-shod, and as "time and
\ tide and railroad trains "wait for no
man." they gathered their traps and
went out Just as tqey we're, without
one plea, 20 meet crowd OF friends
assembled TO greet the newly welded
pair. As the train started, the brake
man came into the car, remarking, II
I tell you, the boys az the depot are hav-
I ing fun over that couple" We are ex-
pecting every day 10 hear of the sud-
den der OF that shoemaker, and to
see n bringing in a verdict OF
"jr &c homicide