Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-08-25
The Unceremonious Wedding.


S'One thing am determined upon,'' re-
marked Mrs. Sue Hathaway, decisively.
You, Fan, shall have decently ceremo-
NOUS wedding. When think of the ha
rem -scarem way in which Charley and l
were thrown at one another. the wonder
Is not that we havn't quarreled since, but
that we were really married at all
Tell me all about it, Sue dear.'' coaxett
Mrs Hathaway's youngest and pet sister
as she folded and replaced in their boxes
the dainty articles which she was prepsr-
ing for her own trousseau. on have al
ways spoken of your wedding day as the
most unhappy day of your life; but 1 can
not conceive how that can be, when
you and Charlie love one another so
dearly" MDst
And if we had not loved each other be-
yond all possibility of quarreling we would
certainly have broken our engagement an
hour before the ceremony was really per-
formed. sincerely trust, dear Fan. that
your marriage life may be as happy as
mine has proved, and that heaven may
defend you from wedding day as chaotic
as mine"
My remembrance of the affair is that it
was perfect success. You are such a
manager, Sue, you are always in request
for tableanx and private theatricals. L
never knew an occasion which you were
sot equal tc-from charity bazaar to the
state dinner the ladies gave the foreign
deputation. was only eight years old
when you were married but remember
that was your bridemaid, and that wore
a pulled null, with pink kid gloves. They
were the first kid gloves L ever had, and L
was as proud as a peacock of them. L
wouldn't carry boquet for fear Of soiliDg
and hiding them. but marched in, arm in
arm with Isabel's oldest boy. with my
hands displayed as conspicuously as posi-
ble.'' SH N1a @$@&@
And do YOU happen to remem Der what
a scamp that boy was He was the cause
of more than half my tribulation.. He was
a regular little lshmael- This hand against
every man, and every mans hand against
him. And when think what Bohemian
Isabel has been all her life, and of the wild
ly preposterous way in which she was mar
ried, don't wonder. She was studying
abroad when she met her husband. They
had both gone to Europe for a number of
years, and they concluded to be married at
the American consul's and continue their
foreign residence, instead of coming home
for the ceremony. They were married in
the evening and took steamer immedi-
ately after for some Mediterranean port.
Isabel's trunks had been sent on board du-
ring the afternoon, but when they drove
down to the wharf at night they found that
the ship had moved from it's anchorage,
and they were obliged to hire waterman
to row them out. The water was very
rough and in sudden lurch Of the little
boat Isabel was thrown overheard. She
was promptly rescued by her husband and
got safely on board, but in completely
drenched condition. Now comes the ridic-
ulous part. 1t was cargo steamer which
| only carried limited number of passen-
gers, and it SO happened that there were
no other ladies on board. Isabel's trunks
were buried in the hold where it was i'm
possible to get at them, and the valise
which had fallen into the water with her
had gone to the bottom, and Isabel retired
to her stateroo m to improviss a toilet out
of some flannel Undertaking. Of the cap
tain's and two Marseilles bed spreads
"How very dreadful 70 exclaimed Fan,
choking with laughter. es-8 @ges
'sShe succeeded, too she basted up a
wrapper of the bedspreads with a Wat
teau plait in the back, trimming the front
with Turkish towel torn in strips, and
breakfasted the next morning in that cos
tune. He husband told me he never saw
her dressed SO becomingly.' sss@H
II always thought Isabel was genius, -
Fan remarked admiringly. Y,
Yes, but what a very singular proceed
ing! Isabel is five years older than am,
and l look up to her for certain qualities.
But she has no idea Of ceremony or Ell
quette, and abe utterly abhors convention.
Now say that getting married at all is a
concession to conventionality, and if you
are going to acknowledge the claims of
society so far as that, you might as well
do the thing respectfully and in good form.
am MANAGER, as you say, and it was
for that very reason that the entire ar
rangement of my wedding was left to me.
We we're living IN the old family mansion
in the country, two miles from the church,
and of course the wedding had to be at the
house. This troubled me from the first,
for the ceremony is always SO much more
solemn and impressive before the altar
and wanted to think of it as a sacra.
ment, to really feel the sacredness Of the
vows was taking upon myself. Instead
of this, knew perfectly we'll that should
be distracted by people whispering and
/ giggling during the minister IS very prayer
What restraint can there be in parlors