The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-04-05
An UnCeremonious Wedding.

Zone thing I am determined upon"
remarked Mrs. Sue Hathaway, deci-
sively. You, Fan, shall have de-
Gently ceremoni0us wedding. When I
think of the harum-scarum way in which
Charley and were thrown at one an
other, the wonder is not that we haven't
quarreled since. but that we were ever
really married at all"
"Tell me all about it, Sue dear"
coaxed Mrs. Hathaway's youngest and
pet sister, as she folded and replaced
in their boxes the dainty articles which
she Was preparing for her own trous-
seau. "You have always spoken of
your wedding day as the most un-
happy day of your life; but 1 cannot
conceive how that can be, when you
and Charlie love one another so dearly"
"Andif we had not2oved each other
beyond all possibility OF quarreling, we
wonld certainly have broken our en-
gagement an hour before the ceremony
was really performed. l sincerely trust
dear Fan, that your married life may be
as happy as mine has proved, and thai
heaven may defend you from wedding
day as chaotic as mine."
"My remembrance of the affair il
chat it was perfect success. You are
such manager, Sue, you are always in
request for tableaux and private theat-
ricals. never knew an occasion which
you were not equal to, from a charity
bazaar to the state dinner the ladies gave
the foreign deputation. 1 was only
eight years old when you were married
but remember that was your bride
maid, and that wore q puffed null
with pink kid gloves. They we're the
first kid gloves ever had, and was al
proud as peacock of them. l wouldn't
carry bouquet for fear of soiling an6
hiding them, but marched in, arm il
arm with Isabeps oldest boy, with my
hands displayed as conspicuously al
possible"
Sand do you happen to remember
the cause of more than half my tribu
lation. He was q regular little Ishmae
this hand against every man, anC
every mans hand against him. AND
when think what Bohemian Isabe
has been all her life, and of the wildly
preposterous way in which she was mar
ried, / don't wonder. She was study
ing abroad when she met her hus
band. They had both gone to Europt
for a number of years, and they con
cluded to be married at the Ameri
can consul's, and continue their foreign
residence, instead of coming home fol
the ceremony. They were married il
the evening and took steamer imme
diately after for some Mediterranean
port. Isabel's trunks had been sen
on board during the afternoon, bu
when they drove down to the wharf a
night they found that the ship ha(
moved from its anchorage, and the,
were obliged to hire waterman to row
them out. The water was very rough
and in a sudden lurch of the LITTLE
boat Isabel was thrown overheard. Sh,
was promptly rescued by her HUSBAND
ami got safely on board, but in a con
pletely drenched condition. Now come
the ridiculous part. 1t was a carg,
steamer which only carried Limited
number of passengers, and it so hap
pened that there were no other ladie
on board. Isabel's trunks were buriet
in the hold where it was impossible t.
get at them, and the valise which hat
fallen into the water with her, had gon
to the bottom, and Isabel retired t
her stateroom to improvise toilet ou
of some flannel underclothing of tn
captains and two Marseilles bed
spreads"
"How very dreadful" exclaime
Fan, choking with laughter.
"She succeeded, too; she basted u
a wrapper of the bedspreads with
Vatican plait in the back, trimmin
the front with Turkish towel torn
strips, and breakfasted next NOR in
in that costume. Her husband told m
he never saw her dressed 80 becon
ingly."
"I always thought Isabel was a g.
MUS" Fan remarked, admiringly.
"Yes, but what very singular pr
ceeding Isabel is five years old'
than am, and look up to her for ce
tain qualities. But she has no idea
ceremony or etiquette, and she utter
abhors convention. Now say tn
4etfinR married at all is a concession