The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-23

On Their Bridal Tour.
A few days before the solemn event Bur
pey and the woman who was to be his
bride, in mapping out plans for their we'd
ding tour, determined to keep from the
world the fact that they were newly mar
ried. 1t was the bride who suggested the
idea.
Lovely she said --she called him
Lovely because he was big. overgrown,
broad .shouldered fellow who weighed
about one hundred pounds IN ore than her
self -"Lovely, why cant We act like old
married people on our wedding tourY 1
declare, it will make me uncomfortable 70
feel that everybody is watching me, They
do watch brides, don't they?"
Eyes, | celieve they do, said Burney.
well, / don't think persons have a right
to be watching every motion bride
makes, and I'm sure / don't want them
watching me. And then, IL wonld be so
much fun to deceive them. | declare, 1t
will be just splendid for us to act like old
married people while we are on our we'd
ding tour. Now we can, can't we?'
"Why, yes, suppose we can. Before
others we can be grum and surly towards
each other.
"Oh, no; don't lets act that way. II
you should speak cross to me, I'd cry; !
know / would
"But you must remember I'm not IN
earnest The more surly we act towards
each other the more we will deceive peo'
pie aud the greater fun we will have laugh-
ing about it when we are alone.
Very well, = said the bride. "Now lets
think how we will have to act. Will !
have to scold you occasionally"
"No; why do you ask that?'
because that's the way pa and ma act
when they are travelling ] declare, it's
some times halfa day before they exchange
pleasant word. | asked ma what made
them act that way, and she said she didn
know, but she supposed it was habit
both had grown into."I
The following evening the soon-to-be'
married couple spent two hours rehears
| ing few OF the many incivilities so com
mon among married people.
Now" said Buruey, yon will pretend
that sofa is car seat; You go seat your
self, and when come along and sit dowr
beside you, yon exclaim in loud voice
be careful; you are as clumsy as a bear
Can't you sit down without tearing M
dress?
1t took twenty minutes to get that par
OF the programme perfect. Neither 0
them were very apt scholars, for az sool
as they were side by side they began hug
ping each other As soon as one hug wa
ended another was commenced, and thi
vas kept mp for fifteen minutes Fnall.
Burney remembered that it was marrie'
life and not courtship that they ought +
be rehearsiug, aud decided to go back t
the question before the house.
After the bride had learned to call be
husband bear in surly tone, Burne
procee led to rehearse another part OF th
programme he had marked out
"After you are seated" said Burney, =
the window is down, ask me to put 1t nT
You had better ask in q whining tone, an
I'll reply grnaiy, oh. don't bother mi
; You are big enough TO wait on yourself
II I'm reading, ask me numerous que'
tions. Every time you do so, III eithe
not reply at all, or else answer very snaT
. pishly. But don't mind what ! say; kee
: on bothering me, and finally will get u
} and walk away in an angry mood, and q
another seat five can carry on that pai
successfully, folks will think we have bee
married long enough to celebrate our 4
wedding
"Yes," said the bride. "rhst viii d
very well 10 the ears, but at the hotels v
can't pursue the same schemes. We mu
, have some scheme to keep the peop
there from knowing that We are a newi,
, married couple,
I "Oh, said Bnrney, That will be ea'
/ enough. Whenever We go out III slip o.
al one door aud You slip out at anothe
3 and ven arrange meeting.pls 4
' enough away TO keep the people at The b
! Tel from getting down TO our scheme, "a
' then at the table. Instead Of noticing m
you'lI he looking a. every other woman
!. he room. Remember. il is at the tab
= where most couples on their wedding ton
: attract the most attention. We musit
consult each other about the bill Of fai
e ana we musin'i order the same dishes
! viii leays you 10 shiiten4srely tor yonfs'
! and you must appear not 10 concern yoa
! self about ne And, BY the way, y
r. mustn't wear any bridal finery.'