Daily Republican., 1882-08-03
ON THE BRIDAL TOUR.

A few days before the solemn event
Burney and the woman VINO was to bt
his bride, in mapping out plans for theil
wedding tour, determined to keep from
the world the fact that they were bul
newly married. 1t was the bride that
suggested the idea.
"Lovey," she sAid--Jhe called
him lovey because he was big, over.
grown, broad. shouldered fellow who
weighed about 100 pounds more than
hersrlf--"lovey, why can't we act
like ~ married people while on our
we'll, ( tCuI? declare 1t will make
III tel uucOmtortable to know that
uveiy Une is watching me. They do
ha Gu brides, don't they?"
eyes, believe they do" said Bur-
nay.
well, don't think persons have
a right to be watching every motion a
bride makes, and pIn sure Idon't want
them watching me. And then it would
be 30 much fun to deceive them. de-
clare, it will be just splendid for US to
act Like old married people while we
are N our wedding tour. Now we can
can't we?"
"Why, yes, suppose we can. Be.
fore others we can be grum and surly
towards each other"
30, no; don't let's act that way. If
you should speak cross to me I'd cry
II know l would"
"But you must remember that I'm
not in earnest The more surly we
fpr do An
will deceive people, and the greater
fun we will have laughing about it
when we are alone"
Every well" said the bride. "Now
let's think how we will act. Will
have to scold you occasionally"
"No, why do you ask that?"
because that's the way ma and pa
act when they are travelling. declare
it's sometimes a half day before they
exchange a pleasant word. 1 asked
ma what makes them act that way,
and she said she didn't know, but she
supposed it was a habit both had grown
into"
The following evening the soon.to. be-
married couple spent two hours re-
hearsing few of the many civllities
80 common among married people.
"NOw," said Burney, twill you pre-
tend that sofa Is a car seat ? You 90
seat yourself, and when come and sit
alongside you, you must exclaim in
loud voice "Be careful yon are as
clumsy as bear. Can't you sit down
without tearing my dress?"
1t took twenty minutes to get that |
portion of the programme perfect. |
Neither of them appeared TO be very
apt scholars, for as soon as they were |
side by side they began hugging each |
other. As soon as one hug was ended |
another was commenced, and this they /
kept up for over fifteen minutes. Final
ly Burney remembered it was married
life and not courtship that they ought
to be rehearsing, and decided to go back
to the question before the house.
After the bride had learned how TO
call her husband bear in surly tone,
Burney proceeded TO rehearse another
portion of the programme he had mark
I'd out.
"After you are seated" he said, "if
The window is down ask me to put it
mp. You had better ask in a whining
tone, and then I'll reply very gruffly, /
oh, don't bother me. You are big
enough to wait on yourself If I'm
reading ask me numerous questions.
Every time you do so I'll either not re-
ply at all, or else speak very snappish.
y. But don't mind what l say; keep {
IN bothering me, and then I'll finally
get up in an angry mood and walk
Lway and get another seat If we car
y on that part successfully, people
Will imagine we have been married /
ong enough to celebrate our tin wed. I
ling"
Eyes," said the bride, "that will do l
'ery well in the cars, but at the hotels I
We can'tpursue the same little scheme. t
The hotels are what I dread the most. a
We must have have some scheme for a
;eeping the people there from know. d
ng that we are Eewly-married cou'
'le."
"Oh," said Burney; "tbat will be
asy enough. Whenever we 60 out I'll q
lip out one door and you can slip out 8
he other. We can arrange meeting t.
lace far enough away to keep the =
eople at the hotel from getting, down Il
D our scheme. And then at the table b
1stead of noticing me you'll be looking tt
t every other woman in the room. II
dear, it is at the table where "
lost couples on their wedding tours at n
act the most attention. We mustn't 81
onsult OF ch oher about the fare, and tt
% mustn't order the same dishes. I'll b
ave you to shift entirely for yourself, IL
nd you must appear not to concern c'
ourself about me. And, by the way, b.
gu mustn't dress like bride. You Il
usn't wear any bridal tnery." al
'Oh, dear, can't wear that lovely cs
hite bonnet Fam going to be married W
p" ht
"No, that will at once proclaim you fl
be = bride" ce
"But want to wear my bonnet. If
can It wear it on my wedding tour &c
mt want tour" be
After considerable talk it was decided ye
at the bride could wear her lovely hs
hite bonnet, but the bridal veil was bI
be left at home. nj
Bnrney was married ..early in the ge
orning, and the happy couple were th
once whirled to the Broad street ye
alton to take q train for New York. th
leir tickets were already purchased te'
ID they passed direct to the cars. hi
"Now remember" said Burney, as an
seated his wife, remember that we IL
o to act as old married people. Don't
.oat to nrouyl urhap ait DOWN wi