The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-10-02
HIS WEDDING TRIP,
Tho TransmiGrntions of an Anccdote
Illustrated by IL Bright Example.

Tho Transmigrntions of an Anccdote
illustrated by IL Bright Example.
Thoro is Il story about wedding trir
hat has been knocking about the
country for somo time. We have tried
to keep it out of the Drawer" but il
is of no use to kick against it any
longer. 1t was first told to the DRAW.
er" editor in October, 1883, by 9
clergyman of strict temperance prin.
ciDles and high character-in fact, {
total abstaincr-who had It from s
friend of his, first-hand, who had JUS
returned from tho woSt. This friend
mind you, saw and heard what he re
lated, and he was person of undoubt
ed yeracity, though perhaps as IN alb
stainer, when travelling, not SO total as
tho Clergyman. 1t was, in bricf, tt
this effect: In tho car on n train from
Toledo to Chicago was Il man who sa
alone, looking absontly out of tho win
dow and appearing detected. During
the passage an accident happened to .
ncwsbOy and the generous passengers
passed round tho hat for him. The
solitary man alone of all tho car full
refused to contribute anything, not
even n quarter. Somebody remarked
audibly upon his stinginess,, when he
turned round and said: "Gcntlemen,
it may appear strange to you that ]
give nothing; but l haven't cent OF
money. The fact is, l was married
yesterday, and / am on my wedding
trip, and L hadn't money enough to
bring my vito along"
In December following the editor OF
tho "Drawcr' was seated with two
other gentlemen in library in New
York. One of them said: II heard Q
good story tho other day from friend
of minc who has just returned from
Europe. Going down the Danube from
Pesth last summer Eo noticed on the
steamboat melancholy-looking man,
who did not appear to care much for
the scenery, but leaned over the guards
and Vacantly regarded tho river. Fall
ing into conversation with him ho as
certaincd that the man was q Prussian.
Romarking that the journey did not
seem to interest him, tho Prussan
said: No; I'm rather lonesome. The
truth is Pm on my wedding tour, and
could not afford to bring my wife. "
Tho editor of tho Drawer" said
that it was Il good story, and that he
began to think it was true, as it was
confirmed by SO many independent
witnesses. Thcrcupon he took from
his pocket n letter which he had re-
ceived that morning from Paris. In it
the writer, a gentleman of culture and
travel, said that q curious incident
happened to him last summer. He
and his wife wcro on n Rhine steamer,
when they noticed melancholy
passenger whom all the beauties OF the
scenery failed to rouse from his dejec-
tion. He was an object of interest to
them all tho morning, and at length
his wife's sympathy was so much ex-
cited that she proposed to go and
speak to the melancholy stranger and
find out the cause of his sadness. The
husband said that would be foolish
thing to do, and sho might got into
trouble. But the wife insisted (for
though American women have little
curiosity, they have warm hcarts), and
crossed over to where tho stranger
stood, and accosted him, and they en-
gagged in conversation. In q few mo-
ments tho lady returned, laughing.
"What is it?" asked tho husband.
"Why, the man is on his wedding trip
and couldn't afford to bring his wife. :"
The editor then related tho original
true story as it was told him by tho II.
A. clergyman. So it appeared, on un-
impeachable testimony, that the same
strange incident happened in tho expc.
rienco of three persons the same year
ono near Chicago, one on tho Rhine,
the other on the Danube. Did it hap.
pen to any one Of these vcracious peo
plcP When the editor had raised this
question, the third member of tho
party, who had been silent and had moi
interfcrcd with tho story in any way,
said: II can tell you tho real original
of that story. Several years ago, in q
well known wholesale house in this
city, an old bachelor boOk-kccpor, who
had been many years with the firm,
suddenly announced that he was to be
married. The partners gavc him q
weeks holiday, and his fcllow-clcrks
raised q little purse and presented it to
pay tho expenses of his wedding trip.
A couple of days aftcrWard ono of tho
members of the firm went down to
Newport, and there. lounging about
the Ocean house, and apparently en-
joying himself immensely, no saw his
recently-married old book-kcepcr-but
alone. 'Wherc's your wifc?' She's
at home But / thought you had
money given you for wedding tripP'
so l did, but didn't understand that
it was intended to include her."
Now we arc not saying that this is
an unwiso way of taking what is really
ono of the most perilous journeys in
lifc-a wedding tour. But what could
4.
spectacle people to appropriate this
particular instance to thoir own person
al observation? 1t sometimes sooms as
If people arc not what thoy should be.
---Harper's Maga&imc.
On BoD-Tail Car.