The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-02
AKHUNACT NOVE..E'rTES.
Tho Bridal TO,lr.

Tho Bridal Tour.
From tho San Francisco Argonaut
$50 you would wed with Alcibiades Doo~
little, dnughter?" said Thomas Tumsuden,
as he fondly stroked the golden head Of hif
only child.
AYE, father We love each toher dearly,
Aloibiades and I. And he is doing OK
tremely well, too, he tells ne. lilo il, as
you doubtless know, law clark"
"A clark, my child. What is CLARKE"
"Perhaps should have said clcrE. faith
en-, said Theodosia Tumsutlen, flushing
Slightly at her parents Ignorance; perhaps
you would hnvo understood mo botter; but
At Millss Seminary, whore they have incul~
Gated into my mind the purest principles Of
religion, together with French. music. and
drawing, we were always hidden to Say
clark. It is the English fashion, and more
elegant.
"Be it 30, my Child" said Thomas Tum-
SUDDEN, fondly, ALWAYS talk in tho most
high-tonedest fashion. Show your brung-
up wherever you CO. But this young fell
low is clerk, you say?"
"Ho is more,'' said Theodosia, "he is
barrister. He has been admitted to prac-
tioe in the police court and before the JUS
tees Of the peace, and he ekes out his in
come by other pursuits"
what other pursuits?" asked her father
He sweeps out and washes the windows
for his employers, said Theodosia, with q
brilliant blush, but, oh, father, he loves
me sol"
There, there, daughter, said Thomas
Tumsuden, strangely moved, do not
weep. I peddled peanuts myself when I
was poor boy. He is good and worthy
youth, rs was. He shall have you for his
bride. Go, my child-go and prepare
your trosu. Never mind the cost.
With light ard joyous step Theodosia
Tumsuden put OH her sealskin and sailed
out shop ing.
Did she use up four or five dry. goods
clerks that afteroon2 All, yon know not
Theodosia!
She used up six.
The naptials We're the most genteel, gor-
geous, and magnificent that ever transpired
beautiful. the groom finer specimen Of
ladies' dresses were perfectly elegant, and
the wearers were all lovely. It was, in
short, the regular wedding.
Thomas Tunlsuden gave his daughter q
magnificent diamond necklace, ten diamond
rings, a diamond tiara, and a check for fifty
thousand dollars. 10 Alcibiades he give
his ble ssiDg.
But it was oil in the family.
The young couple started on their bridal
tour amid the congratulations Of rejoicing
friends. When they we're alone together,
Theodosia spoke:
"Alcibiadcs," she murmurred, "let us not
make the usual trip through tie usual in
terror towns; would be far away from the
kind though inquistiva eyes of those who
know and love me, Oil this, my WI dding-
tour. Let us journey far toward the Morn
ing I-an;l, Alcibiades-even to the East"
Just as you say, my darling," replied
AIcibi,des.
He Let her have hor own way, Hu:'ands
always do.
On bridal tours.
Two months have A>wn.
"Iumsuaen," said IL friend to him one
day, did you know that your daughter and
her husband were back?"
No." sold T. Tumsuden. hurrielly, Il
thought they were still the country"
No. I saw them to- day in o poor quar-
ter OF the city, and they both looked very
wreiched."
Where cid you see them?"
Stevenson Street, near First"
In i've minutes T. Tumsuaon was at tho
indicated place. 1t was 4; tenement house.
As he mounted the riekety stairs and saw
tbs sqaalid children playing Oh them, his
heart grew sick within him. ITO reached
Il door pointed ont to him by fsowsy
rrchin. He knocked.
"Comc IN, said /, flint but sill familiar
voice.
He entered. What a sight for O fathers
eye! A bare and chcarless room, uncarpot-
cd, furniturelesg nothing in it but trunk.
Upon this sat his daughter and her hus-
band, with features pinched from lack of
food. Between them lay what was evident
" their frugal moal-a bologna sausage AID
four crackers. Where be their diamonds
now, ha Ia! and thoir fifty thousand dol
lars9
All, where!
Iumsuden advanced and opened the
trunk. 1t was empty. But these words,
painted on q label, scared themselves into
his brain: Fifth Avenue Hotel"
Thomas Tumsuden had long been threat
ened with apoplcxy. Tie fell heavily to
the floor. with dull thud.
They had boon to New York.