Richland beacon., 1882-02-25
OUT OF HIS ELEMENT.
The Sporting Reporter Obeys In.
struction> and Writes upa
Wedding.

VCuuIIS.
The sporting reporter Of the Times.
Democrat was seated n: his desk with
a bad cigar in bis mouth, and bus;ly
engaged writing up a thrilling descrip.
tion Of the horses To- be entered at the
spring meeting Of the Louisiana Jock.
ey Club. when the city editor suddenly
exclaimed:
"py George! | almost allowed
that Thornberg Hallman wedding to
escape my memory. and it's goinC t,
be one of the toniest affairs that has
happened in New Orleans since the
wal. guess Bunker" he said ad.
dressing the sp,rtiag reporter, "you
had better 60 down to the church and
fix up the wedding. as all the rest Of
the staff are engaged. Do YOU think
that you can do the subject justice ?"
"Yes. SIR"
"We.i, 60 ahead then and give q
full and graphic account of the bridal
party and the cerem onies."
The sporting reporter. with race
horses chasing each other through his
brain, grabbed bis hat and disappeared
In the course of an hour he returned.
and, seating himself. commenced writ
ing. When be had finished the report
he turned to the city editor aud said:
i've fixed up this wedding in high
style, and if you don't object Ill read
the report 10 you"
The city editor had no objections to
offer, and the sporting reporter began:
AT an early hour the church, " hich
had been previously decorated with
evergreens, and the two tracks lead
ing to the altar covered with flowers
as bright as jockey colors, was filled
with large crowd Of people who
were anxious to see the great matri-
monial race. Soon the minister as
cended the stand. looked at his watch.
and while he was doing so the, bell
tapped end the bridal party was seen
coming up from the start.
The bride was beautiful little tilly.
with broad, smooth forehead. on
which rested forelock of soft haxen
hair, which indicated gentleness and
mettle. Her eyes showed spirit. and
although she was coupled rather short,
her form, from her well-poised head
down to her slender fetlocks, was sim
ply perfect. BY her side as sue came
up the main track to the minister's
stand prauced an old bald.headed stall
lion, slightly sway-backed aud stiff in
the joints, who was evidently her sire
He looked as if be had been on the
turf for great mauy years and had
n,ade good record. The bridegroom
was a splendid looking fellow, and
stood about III hands high, deep in
the breast, broad across the hips and
small around the hanks. His hail
vas a chestnut brown. and he bad @
proud look, which clearly proved that
his pedigree was fine. When the Ger
emony was over he spurred up to hi,
bride, and as be escorted ner dowI
the flower covered track he stepped
high, with bis neck bowed and thu
vast cOncourse Of people expected
every minute to hear him nicker will
delight and see him reach down ant
bite the bride back of the ear. Th'
costume OF the bride attracted the at
ten,ion Of every one present, and elic
tied many exclamations of surprise
She was attired in handsome dress
Of dun colored stuff, to which was al
tacbed dappled-gray basque Of th'
same material. trimmed with a sOrre
fringe and looped with dark bay rit
bons and roam tinted lace. As th
baidal party were leaving the churcI
the"
THAT will d." remarked the cit.
editor. with cold glitter in his eyes
"Do you expect that report to 60 il
the paper ? Do you imagine that yo'
can, with impuuity. call Col. Hallmal
q bald-beaded old stallion, with
swsy-back, and bis daughter an at
knowledged society belle, a h,ly wit
a Haxen forelock? No, sir. Col. Hal
} man is an influential citizen, and vii
demand satisfaction. You will b
compelled to shift the responsibility
onto the proOEreader, and swear tina
J be made it 'bald.headed stallion whe
you wrote benign statesman, an
called the bride a "filly" when vo
pictured her as fairy This wi
! cause the proof-reader to be murdere
even while be is butchsring som
, article, and the blood of an innOcer
man will be upon your head. 70
: must alter that report, or it will nc
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