Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-15

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'.:.rs. III Il -tatr # the most ii,di
'r.'',-- i"-i'd;i"n. ihcT"ulan al..i
. ~" :,r'Fi Vnli"fi, who h;tI iti..rtn
:t'lH:,!,:",! ;i.ar:.vr IN the hack.rci3I
jumped hastily up. and running t.
tn" brlt'". seized her by the arm and
posted her III the middle Of the room.
She then performed a corresponding
mauGtlvrc with the groom. planting
hIm beside his hctruth"d She Wa,
for ii few moments III doubt. by the
by. Oh which side of tn" iadv the
gloonI should h" placed. and shifted
them to and fro -undry times, with Il
jerk, to which they submitted Ike
martyrs OF puppets.
Then She hrckonrd the remainder
of til" company to her. with the "x
crption of til" old man in the corner.
and showed them into line hcnar-
ami females respectively OH either
side of the high contracting parties.
according to the rules laid down hy
the best authority. Lastly. having
taken a final look of inspection. She
posed herself on the extreme right.
smoothing down her apron. which
had been little rnnnplcd by her If
forts. and fixing her arms down 10y
her sides. with head elevated. like Il
drill soldier under a martinez.
pom this. 1 arose and proceeded
with the ceremony. IcX"rtcd myself
to infusc in,o it due degree OF sol
emnity and impressivcncss, but the
reader will allow that the prclcmin-
aries | have narrated were not Is
pecially conducive to composedncss
and serenity of mind. However. all
proceeded well; the benediction was
pronounced. and the parties severally
resumed the seats they had previous
ly occupied.
But ludicrOns as all had been to me.
1t was a serious matter to the bride.
who. at the crisis of emotion. was at
loss what to do with herself. She
seemed to be in the most painful per
plexity whether to laugh or cry. The
former contingency finally won the
day; SO, turning her face to the win
dow, she greeted us with burst of
hysteric laughter, which continued
with unabated vigOr. ascending and
decending the gamut not very
musically, however some min
uteS.
This musical finale was received
with perfect silence On the part of
the company, with the exception of
the master Of ceremonies. who ac-
companied the shrill treble of the
girls voice with succession of son
orous grunts. This dolce concerto
being ended, the latter named per
sonage went into Il closet. and. by
his fumbling among glasses. seemed
to be preparing some refreshments
In the meantime the old man in
the corner, who had thus far main
tanned the most impcrturbablc 81
lence, thought it proper to make ut
terance. His words came forth in
thick, irregular enunciation of i'll
toxication.
Il say. that ere amt Mr.. Jones.
is it9"
No" replied one of the women;
MIR. Jones is out of town, and this
gentleman has come instead"
Il s'pose it will be all the same to
'Mely?' continued the old man.
This was the extent of his inter
ference, except that, at intervals
afterward, he muttered. unnoticcd,
II s'posc it's all the same to 'Mcly."
The master of ceremonies now APP
peared from the closet, with a small
waiter, ON which were six glasses.
Here was fresh source of mcrri-
ment. There had not been wine
enough to fill them all, so two were
nearly full. two were half full, and
the remaining two had been honored
with but few drops in each. These
We're studiously arranged in the or
der of their contents the full ones
occupying one end of the waiter.
which was carefully extended toward
me.
Being decided teetotaler, and sat
isfied, moreover, that to drink wine is
a poor way of commencing married
life in any class of society, [ declined
to take the proflered glass. This left
two full ones for the bride and groom,
while the two half filled were passed
to the women, and the men had to
content themselves with putting the
empty ones to their lips for FORMS
sake The old man in the corner got
no glass at all.
shall not readily forget this. my
first solemnization Of the marriage
rite. And l commend this simple
tale of unvarnished reality to those
who live in an atmosphere of senti-
mentality, and whose visions of life
are all tinted cOuleur de rose.
Nor shall | soon dismiss from
memory the parties concerned in this
matrimonial affair. l shall watch
over their progress with intense re-
gard, and in this republican country,
who knows what may come of it?
Who knows that the offspring of this
humble pair, thus funnily fastened
together, will not, in after years, sit
down in the famous white House
its honored master? If he becomes
the great candidate in my day, l
shall certainly vote for him.
A NEAR-SIGHTED HORSE In a pa
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