Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-02-23
Esletf Reabing.
A Railroad Reporters Account of the
Wedding.

The railroad reporter, with map
spread before him, was busily engaged
in projecting, on his own resposi bility,
a line to connect the j., c. and |. and
W., X. and N. roads, and to form an
important feeder for both While he
was thus engrossed, the city editor
wheeled around in his chair, hitched
up his pink Italian suspendcrs, and
said:
Are you much Of a ladies' man?'
Yes am, replied the railroad re-
porter, with smile. although | may
not look il. At one time was re-
gnlar standard gauge, steel rail stoRe
ballast swell, but OF late years have
uncoupled from that sort Of business,
and have been running on a different
line
DO You think you can handle a
rechurcher affair among the high lifts
and do justice 10 the tout ensemble of
| the soret:'
i think | cam
We'll, If that is the case, 90 up to
the residence of old Col. Jinglesex and
report the welding of his daughter
Fay strict attention to the style of the
brides costume, and write up ii read
able description of it,
The railroad reporter rubbed up his
eye glasses. took his coffin lid coat
from the bottom of his escritoire bor
rowed fresh collar from the death
editor, and weht to the wedding.
W hen he returned his report read as
follows:
Last night quite large number of
guests were present at the residence of
Col. Jlnglesex to witness the marriage
oil his lovely daughter with our esteem
ed young fellow citizen Major Raoul
Baptlste McGiIligan Col. Jinglesex
was the general manager of the entire
guest system, and had his headquarters
established IN the dinning room, aud
only left his post and the side board,
where the gentleman were often side
trac ked for repairs, to 90 through the
pariors on tour OF inspection. Mrs.
Col, JIns!esex acted as superintendent
ana yard master, and most of the time
was employed in the kitchen, where
she had the supper courses made up
and saw that they left on schedule
time. The whole thing was real ten
loot driver, Miller platform affair, and
VIII long be remembered by those who
were fortunate enough to receive in
vltatlons. A few moments before the
arrival of the pr acher who was to
pull the bell cord for he matrimonial
train, old Col. Jinglesex left the side
board, aud started up grade with q
heavy load. The consequence was he
slipped HI eccentric, and came into
the parlor running on one side, but
Jagged down in time TO prevent him
jammlng his headlight through bay
window. The old gentleman, in stop
ing TO fill his tank so oft n, lost the
right OF way and did not witness the
Ceremony.
The bride was Il slender beauty, and
her eyes were of Il peculiar pea bios
som blue color, and when her lips
parted in smile they looked like some
one had opened Il red pocket book.
She was dressed in flowing robe Of
elIow tinted bobbinet muslin Ia ecur
looped up at the sides with Hungari-
an pompadour of blue grenadine and
tchus of Queen Anne gimp. The dress
across the shoulders, and curved
around under the left arm. The
bosom of the fair bride was covered
with a trestle work Of Louis XIV,
lace. and her waist was surfaced up
and filled in with artificial flowers,
made attractive by several narrow
guage short lines Of red trimmings,
which skirted around and centered at
a common terminal point on the crest
o. her polonaise. Down the front of
the robe was IA midland route of anti
que buff serge Interested by numer-
ous feeders of costly fez marino.
The wedding was bon ton-cvery-
thing moved on schedule time, and
along the " hole line not 'low joint,
or high center Jolted the gentle glide
of ha! !piness.'