The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-05-06


was only seventeen when Charlie
married me. and wrote myself for the
first time Mrs. Chnrlcs Vail. Jr.. and
saWthe initials Of the same blazoned on
my new Saratoga trunk. when we
started on our wedding journey. NV
wedding journey! I can speak Of Il
calmly now. but the time was when IL
narrowed up my inmost soul To this
day. Charlie becomes wroth when Il is
mentioned. and says Il Is my Icon
founded imagination;' but he knows.
and know well, that that is only one
Of those convenient little loopholes
through which big mascnIinity can crawl
on emergency; and the facts remaining
unchanged and indisputable. shall
defy Charlie and state them TO the
world
Imagine then. reader or listener.
whoever You may be. that the last siken
train has swept itself out Of Trinity
Chapel. and the last note Of the incvita-
bic ''Wcdding March shuddered itself
out Of the big grooming organ, and that
Charlie and ! are married. Also. that
the kissing and crying over is achieved.
and the voices OF my husbands sisters
and my maiden aunts. haiIing down
blessings on our heads, are happily lost
IN the distance--that the only sound we
hear i the rattle and roar Of an express
train laundering eastward. and I am
looking out into the golden MONDAY
watching the fields and roads and vii
lagos and woodlands race past Us, and
sweep back into room like running
water. There we sat, two blissfuI
young fools-bnt IL isn't of our bliss Or
our fooIishncss either. that am going
TO tell yon--only Of the single adventure
Of our wedding tour.
Charlie hadn't told me where we were
70 20. md rather liked being left in
Ignorance. knowing no more than that
We were being swept away 70 some little
Paradise Of our own-it might DO an
island Of the Hesperides, or Crusoc's
kingdom or Eden itself. We stopped
a good many stations BY the wayihat
looked anything but Paradaisical; but
saw every thing through glass. rosily,
rs l sat there dcmure and mute, by
Charli9s side. The shadows were
growing short, and Il was Just noon.
when We stopped at some 'svillc" or
other. whose long, low. struggling
buildings, crowding close upon the
track, and the broad. dusty village
street. branching on at right angles.
are photographed upon my memory.
Not for anything intrinsically remarka-
Die; there were only good many teams
and farm wagons. and omen carriages.
and light carryalls. standing about, with |
ne iazy horses rubbing against old
posts, under the row Of |
nrooping green trees, and plenty 81 peo-
PIE On the platform, crowding together
'or greeting and good byes; II was
everyday picture enough.
ard not even q pretty one. except IN /
fragments. There wis general exc
i''s from the ear, and rush dinner
ward ~ we supposed. toward the
'wingng sign Of some " House" or 9TH
n down the lazy little country street;
.ud Charlie. looking At his watch. said
was twelve o clock--and didn' / want
ome lunchP
~ course didn't, but 81 course he
ard must have Il. and Immediately
tarted up. He wouldn't Be i've min
'tcs, hc said, and mustn't move till he
anne back. 1 was 70 guard our two
eats and Let no one come nigh them,
nd above al, WAS 70 sit still and not
e led astray BY any possible warning
2 change cars. We're going through. 2
nnrlie remarked. 80 Just keep tho
ea.s ana don't pay any attention.
ouded obedience. and Mr.. Vail
marched out Of the car. leaving me to
Ger after him In the crowd and catch
n Last glimpse Of his straw hat van
ming down the street.
l watched the crowd. when Charlie
~ outof sight, and unused and won
cred over che faces. and built M Ill
,rts n dreamy specu|ations upon them. ,
one does II 3 crowd when they have 7
othIng better 10 think Of. Presently /
~ door banged open, and the voice 81 I
,me unseen flncti0nary shouted. I
Change cars for Bos--ton!''
everybody began 70 scramble their !
~. and bundles and canes together,
Al there was rush among the few 7
no remained my fellow passengers.
watched them 70 without emotion.
~ merely settled myself more com I
rtably Tor tho solitary tourney 4
rough which Charley had indicated = !
ordering . little where is terminus :
lght Be. but Ia no wise disturbed \
Great ! stared out q tho people Tor !,
" minutes lonkcr--at least % said !,
Y latiacod clock IN the s.ladies'' =
om opposite my window, though I y
aue A. uIty q least By mental caculn-
~ ana then the door swung oman X