The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-22
COUSIN TOMS WEDDING.


COUSIN TOMS WEDDING.
1t was to be in the church, with mu-
sic and flowers, and my brother Claude
and / were to walk up the middle aisle
and lead the procession.
"Now you must both put on your best
behavior said mother, after we had wor-
led ourselves into our new clothes on
he all-important night; then she kissed
Is just as if we'd been going to bed, and
emit us off to the church an hour before
he time.
We found the sexton just opening the
Dors, and he let us go round with him
lille he lighted up, and then 1 pro-
Dsed that we should stand outside and
Rtch the people come.
II wonder if Cousin Tom feels nerv-
g." said Claude, as we walked down
psteps under theawning. "Ishouldn't
nix he would, though, for you know
ctors- But 1 say, Bert, what's the
tier down the street thereP See all
Z crowdP Let's run and find out. y
Come on" I cried; "I'll beat you
re-, and forgetting all about our good
hes and "best behavior" we both
ted off down the block.
Oh, somebody's been run over, OF
ething!" I exclaimed, as 1 won the
and found lot of people bending
the form of a man lying on the
in front of the Baptist Church.
both stood still for a minute, and
trying to listen to what gentle
next. to me was telling a policeman,
Claude pulled me by the sleeve
whispered that it might be the very
Cousin Tom, who had just gradu-
/ the Medical School, was waiting
It's tell him all about itr' I cried.
k, before they get somebody else;"
en- we both tore off to his lodg-
round the corner, and pulled the
if the house was afire.
you, the girl came to the door
rry, and without waiting for her
unce us we bolted upstairs to
Toms room, and rushed in to
just putting on his white satin
do come quickr' we both fairly
"Such a"
boys, what's the matterP" he
I'd, making middle of his era
las Alice tainted, or the dress
Fgotten to send her dress home,
lo," cried Claude, There's a
= and an awful crowd, and
how far from hereP" inter
rpusin Tom, leaving the two
els tie hanging, and snatching
hlacket. 81 can spare just
tynutes."
. It's only around the corner, in
frl the Baptist Church." ]
relncing around the room in
Clement; and then we all three
RAJ
is he, boysp" cried Cousin
IoClaude pointed inside the
rat ran in front of the church,
AM which, strange to say, no
boGaning.
i waiting to hunt up the
gatusin, who was great strap.
pinshouldered his way through
the and without paying any
ate the efforts some of the
peoh to hold him back, he
plaeands ON the top rail of the
Ien9 over.
Tfnstant he gave spring
bacBtead of forward, and fell
agalde, who, of course fell
agalhnd we all three went
dowIer another like a row Of
bricHhe people set up such a
yell might have thought they
mad into wild Indians on the
War-Hng boys, and quite used
to has, neither Claude nor
was we sprang up as lively
as eVeousin Tom was lifted of
OF us.ire was not much spring
about we were awfully fright
ened Wound that he couldn't
even s
Unclaimed the whole thing
to u.s. Is something like this
there Yectric light in front o.
the stoe church, and in some
way the electric fluid or what
ever 1t pt off the track, or the
wires, sinto the fence, and sc
whoeVd it got a most tremen
dous snAt was what was the
matter man inside, and the
crowd Ito warn Cousin Tom
but he Ycited about getting al
interestH listen.
"Oh. lied, it's all our fault
for telhabout itr' moanet
Claude.
"And ,ing to be married il
half an Added, despsiringly.
land MI be in the church
waiting and when he dom
come she fit or something
sud oh, CN can we tell herF