Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-21
How lie Spent His Wedding Night.


Springfield, Ohio, on their bridal
tour. They arrived at the Lagoon
da House in that place about nine
o'clock in the evening. The bride
waited in the ladies' reception
room while her liege lord went tc
the Office to register his name, and
for the first time to write with it,
"aud wife" The polite clerk was
notified Of the fact that he was a
fresh and newly married man, and
the bridal chamber was according
" assigned them. The groom re-
tired from the office accompanied
by servant, and with his bonnie
bride repaired to the bridal cham
Der.
In half an hour the atfable clerk
at the Lagonda was surprised to
see the groom walking in the Of
flee, aud still more surprised to
notice that he deliberately walked
70 m easy chair in a dark corner
and seated himself with q dissp-
pointed but determined sort Of air.
The clerk waited for some minutes,
all the time wondering if there
could 81 soon have been family
row. He watched the young hus-
band closely. endeavoring to dis
cover by his actions the cause Of
his - suddenly, and 50 soon re-
firing from the chamber which con-
tanned his fair, Young bride. But
his watching was in vain. There
sat the groom in the shadow Of a
pillar, quiet and calm. Finally the
clerks curiosity became 50 great
that he determined TO interview
the young man about the matter
he said
My friend, pardon me. but ]
don't understand why YOU have SC
soon left the bridal Gambler. Ha:
anything happenedi'
"Oh. no" said the young fellow
Jennie is an awful modest girl
and said she couldn't retire as Ions
rs was in the room. | told be-
she would have to set used to il
sooner or later, and might as wei
commence the first night. But
she said: No and plead so hard
and with such love looks, that
couldn't refuse her, and came dowr
here"
We'll. what are you going e
dot" said the curious clerk. "lol
don't propose to sit here all night
doyoui"
mo, stree, Iou bet | don't
Jennie promised that as soon a
she got unireSSed she would turf
the gaS low and then ring the bell
As soon Ne | heard it, was TO 8,
up 70 my room. l will sit here
aud if you viii please tell me whel
the bell to my room rings | will b.
obliged and | will 80 up"
AL right" said the amuse'
clerk: when your bell rings Il
tell you;" and SO saying he left tn
newly-made husband. Time role,
on. and sn hour passed. Tn
younS fellow anxiously came {
the desk and inquired over an
ever again If Ibis bell had rung,
and when the answer came: "N'
sir" he looked troubled and an,
ious. Finally be settled himself
an easy chair, and soon the cler
beard his sonorous snores. tt
night passed and daylight cam
but the bell Of the bridal chamb,
had not much rs tinkled once s
night.
At six o'clock the daylight clel
came on duty. and the groom WI
was sleeping soundly, was awake
ell. He rubbed his eyes, yawnt
and stretched himself, and, in
confused manner, exclaimed:
"Where am II"
Then recollecting the eonditi,
Of affairs, he angrily said: "LoC
ZEE here, you, Mr.. Clerk, why
the devil didn't you wake me l
when that'er bell rangi'
"well, sir, it din't ring
didn't ring =
"No, sir"
"Not once |"
"No. sir: not once.
What not once during {
whole nighir
"No."
"Well. that is darned stranG
BY gosh. don't understand q
business. I'll so 20 the room and
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