, 1880-01-29
A Badly-Uaod Groom.

I .l,,,r,or towns, recently married,
sso. t"o 4, lha driving city Of Springfield,
go5i, S4, On tIoit bridal torr They ar,
Cm lai at tl, Lng2nia House, in that
.Y, i., about mine o'cl2cl; in the evening,
\ NTo ', br,Gs waited in tie ladies' reccp-
.;"rroom t"o while hey lioga Lord went to
4 W" @ ofic, to register his hume, and for
/ sho Lo Grst time to write it with "and wife. "
/ RTSo ,TY rolto clerk was notified Of the fact
h4b%ot % he was a fresh and newly-married
\ man, nan and the bridal chamber was &C
boordingly assigned them. The groom
krotired from the office, accompanied by
. servant, and with his bonnie bride re.
no;rod to the bridal-room. In about
#Falf an hour the atable clerk at the La,
kcorda was surprised to see the groom
Walking in the Office, and still more sur
\ nrised to notice that he deliberately
walked to an easy chair, in dark cor
ner and seated himself with disap-
Apointed but determined sort of an air.
HT1he clerk waited some minutes, all the
! time wondering il there could SO soon
| [baye been family row. He watched
\ the young husband closely, ondeayorins
to discover by his actions the cause Of
Sbis 50 suddenly and so soon retiring
\ from the chamber which contained his
\ tair young bride. But his watching wcts
I in vain. There sat the groom in the
shadow Of a pillar, quiet and calm.
Finally, the clerks curiosity became so
great that he determined to interview
\ the young man about the matter. Ap-
I preaching him in q respectful MANNER
I he said
"My friend, pardon me, but I don't
understand why you have so soon left
Sthe bridal chamber, Has anything ser
Nous happenedP
b 80, no." said the young fellow.
F." Jennie is an awful modest girl, and
she said she couldn't retire as long as |
was in the room. / told her she would
have to get used to it sooner or later,
and mil ght as well commence the first
night. But she said no, and plead so
hard, and with such love looks, that l
couldn't refuse her, and at her request
left the room and came down here"
"Well, what are you going to do y
said the curious clerk. "You don't pro-
pose to sit here all night, do you2"
"No stree You bet I don't. Jennie
promised that as soon as she got un-
dressed she would turn the gas low and
then ring the bell. AS soon as l heard
it was to 60 up to my room. 1 will
sit here, and if you will please tell me
when the bell to my room rings l will
be obliged, and will 90 up"
GAIL right" said the amused clerk ;
"when your bell rings I'll tell you,". and
80 saying he left the newly made hus-
band. Time rolled on, and an hour
passed. The young fellow anxiousiy
came to the desk and inquired over and
over again if " his bell hadn't rung," and
when the answer came, "No, sir!" ne
looked troubled and anxious. Finally
he settled himself in an easy chair, and
soon the clerk heard his sonorous snores
The night passed and daylight came, but
the bell Of the bridal chamber had not
80 much as tinkled once VII night. AT
six o'clock the daylight clerk came on
duty, and the groom, who was sleeping
soundly, was awakened. He rubbed his
eyes, yawned and stretched himself, and,
in a confused manner, exclaimed ;
"Where am II"
Then recollecting the condition of af-
fairs, he angriy said, "Look'ee here,
\ you, Mr. Clerk, why in the devil didn't
Ouwake me up when that ar bell range"
We'll, sir it didn't ring"
Didn't ringT'
No, sir"
Not once p
mo, sir; not once"
"What not once during the whole
night9"
"No."
well, that is darned strange. Sy
gosh, | don't understand this business.
Ill go to the room and see Jennie, and
md out what the devil she means keep
ing me down here all night" and off he
started
About twelve o'clock he entered the
Samilng-room, with bright-eyed Jennie on
MS arm, and they sat down to dinner.
after the rapast Jennie went to her
room, and her handsome and now happy
husband repaired to the office to eek
PLAIN things to the clerk"
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