The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15
Bride and Groom

of the seattle also has the newspaper.
She looks bored and tired, and evil
IDENTITY wants to talk. When she asks
a question, he grunts from behind his
paper.
"Well," she says at last, after trying
to look over the top Of the paper and out
of the window, what is in the paper
to-day?"
Aud he says just what almost every
well-seasoned bridegroom in America
says in answer to the same question:
''Oh, nothing
"Well, she replied. with tinge of
sarcasm, sits good thing for the rest
of us that there wasn't an extra edition
of it. What does the editor say about
it, anyhow. and has the poor mans wife
heard of it?"
you're too high for me-" he says,
with a malicious chuckle. Take the
elevator and come down to the first
floor"
"Well, 1 declare" she says, ioyously
Tim glad to hear you say something, If
it is only slang. Is the paper full OF
politics, as usual!'
"Nuck-not word"
"Is the election over?"
"Um."
"Who is elected?"
John Kelly"
II didn't know he was running for
anything"
saw, yes. He's running for every.
thing"
Well, is he President now?"
Cum"
II don't believe it. What is he Pres
ident of"
Sammy Tilden."
"Oh, pshaw. Who is President Of the
United States?"
arthur"
"Arthur who? What way you have
of calling all the great men by their first
name. believe it's just an affectation.
don't believe any of You are on such
intimate terms with the President. Was
not Mr.. Hayes President last timer"
Muck"
"Who was, then?'
MRS. Hayes"
you're awful smart. That accounts
for the good, clean administration they
had then, anyhow. What's that it says
about Governor Folger?"
''1ts o misprint."
why, isn't he Governor? Who is hep
Lieutenant. Governor"
"Who is Governor of Pennsylvania"
Colonel Alexander Mcclure"
"What are the weather probabilities"
Dunno"
"Does John Wannamaker-"
"Great Scott, woman! Have I moth
ing else to do but read advertisements?
How do 1 know whether he does or not?"
"Well, ] saw line about dress party
at Mrs. O'Gimini's. She's one of the
wealthiest ladies in Wellsville. We met
them in Washington, don't you know !!
What does it say about that?"
"Oh, whole column of stuff. didn't
read it,
"Why didn't you?"
Dead silence on the part of the reading
man.
"Who we're they?"
Dunno. Didn't read line of it, 1
tell your
"Was there anyone there we know"
"Oh, land alive! there was lots of peo-
pie there, reckon"
"Well, who were some of them?"
No answer but an impatient rustic of
the paper and an obstinate silence from
the bridegroom.
"Was the house Handsomely deco.
rated?" went on the remorseless ques-
toner.
"Um. Guess so. Paper don't say"
"Does it describe the dresses?"
Reckon. Didn't read it, tell YOU"
"Well, tell me something about it,
can't you? Tell me just how Mrs.
OGemini was dressed herself, and I'll
not trouble any more"
Good gracious, woman! how can /
remember? Here she wore handsome
robe of Mozambique alabaster with
spring bottoms and hip pockets, made
with long train, twenty nine flats and
way car, trimmed with pleatings of
Breton lace and Seventh Day Baptiste
rufile, edged by hand and caught up at
the side with bias bands of terra Gotta
mummy cloth short ends and long intro
auctions, elbow sleeves "a Ia mode
shirred deliberately with three draped
aprons, top boots, pointed waist, laced
up behind, and hand. painted fan made
out of a whole awning. There. now,
take the paper. I'm going to Sleep"
And the stricken bride merely said.
II think it's time" and without looking
at him, turned at once TO the mourning
departments and widows supplies. Bur-
lington Hawkeye.