Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-11-17
Wedding Etiquette.

{ Mclg1 Tribune.
Excuse Inc, geutlemW," ajL .na
young lady, "but which oue Of ,lu h.
the society edijor?'
1--WE don't keep any on his paper
Miss" said the horse critic, but the
whole gang take Il crack at that style
of journalistic labor once in while.
Is there anything we can do for y5uT
81 was going to ask said the girl,
"ii it would he too much trouble for
you to give me some hints as the prop
er way to receive and dispose Of guests
at a weldin'; how the supprr should
be served, and so FORTH
"YOu want to know what is IN
gi2glc and r5ch1rhH as the French
say" remarked the hor man. "We
can give you the correct pointer Are
you the blushing bride?'
eyes, sir" said the giri In rather Il
weak voice; "that is"
"Oh, | understand said the horse
editor. 81 appreciate your feelings, l
was once young and bashful myself.
Now about this wedding The rccoiy.
ing part is easy. After the nuptial
ceremony is concludedyou and Mike"
"But his name isn't Nike said the
young lady, His name is
"Oh, l know all about that said tho
equine journalist. "Of course his
name is Adelbert or Reginald, or some
other dry goods clerk nonsense; but in
giving advice we always allude to the
sucker as Mike, and call the bride
Hannah. 1t saves time. Now, after
you and Mike are married, you want to
jog along home and plant yourselves
at the back end Of the pulor, Better
have Il floral bell or something like
that to stand under, because it is con.
sidered the correct thing, and makes a
better to0t ensemble, as the French say
Then the guests they get in line and
90 by you on a slow walk--a kind OF
we-buried him sadly-by,dead-of- night
clip, and you shake hands with eacl
one and say, Thanks, awtulIy;' and
they look at you and Mike as if yor
were Il couple Of prize c.Jlle and fee
sorry for you
"And the supper" said the young
lady.
"Oh, yes, the supper Well, at somc
weddings they feed in the dining room
and at others each guest sits on chail
and has his lunch brought to him
Now, l always advise the use oI
chopped feed at weddings-bring OF
the ham sandwiches and ice cream al
the same time. They can't eat the
sandwiches first, you know, because il
they do the cream will melt, and il
they throw in the cream to start with
the sandwiches like Banquo's ghost
they will not down; and the horse re
porter winked vigorously at the dra
matte critic in order to attract the at
tention of that person to his able joke
But the critic was trying to smoke {
cigar that the advance agent of tht
whale had given him, and did no
look.
"Of course" continued the biogra
pher Of Goldsmith Maid, "it would b.
better if you could give each guest I
box stall and throw the food in earl,
in the evening, but this is not Otter
practicable, so you had better keep OF
the old racket"
II am sure l am very thankful, sir
for the interest you have taken in thu
matter" said the girl "and shall fol
low your advice. Which is the wa,
down stairs, please?'
"There are two ways" replied tn,
horse reporter. "You can jump dow
the hatchway or take the stairs. 0u
elevator never runs"
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