Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-04
BRIDAL COUPLES AFLOAr.
mew The, t~~om~ n"-piru"us aud
sae,t-b ~. hs, steamer.

"Do | soo much uf ,uung married
people irotn the 'ouniryY Wall. now.
II sto,'ni cat captain eho la. been
dealing With them fut nitccn years amt
calculated to know thing - two about
them | don know who ~. THIS rln,.
nlation oi indiguan. surprise fell from
the In ui . captain of hat Steamer
~ ho nauni.roi down the pier from
the s'r''t where he had Ins, parted
from D. ,onng couple who .nt, r"d hu,
aud dr,N' up l.Ight street. That 10
the th,sd pair, ho cont nucd. Il have
started ~ the mair munial ', ,yagr this
week. AMI III h" consarnoi II don't
believe the narriaR" craze u epidemic
on the eastern shotc. Let one fellow
doabe up, and YOU can het your boot.
that ever, chap ~ tho nelghborhood,
vbo can make up tho necessary funds
for llccnsc. will follow suit.
II the governor hal not been so pig
heasiesi. aud sat un tho nO-rcrt mar-
riagc hill. cur list of rural couples
would be- twice as great. You sec the
steamboa, line. are tho only means Of
travel between the peninsula ani Ilalt-
ilore ani the result u that we captains
FIRST start the rural couples on their
honeymoon tour. Gicen2 Well. now.
! should Iust remark thoy are but
They're mighty happy They make
out ~sll enough ~ long as they are
With their friends. but as soon ~ they
leave them at the wharf aud are
nshsrod into the saloon usually filled
with strange faces, q lonesome kind Of
feeling comes over them Tho row
which their friends kick up in bidding
them ga, Il bye lots the cat out II the
bag. AMI Ia ten minutcscvery passenger
knows ,ha, the couple slowed away IN
a dark corner II tho saloon haso Just
been yoked up. They are stared at
from all sides and gct terribly con
fused. Tho groom IN his desperation
gets the hook ~ pictures from the table.
aud both become absorbed Ia turning
over the leaves Nine times out II ten
th book IN upsde down.
Soon their heads begin to get near
ea'h other aud. about tho time the kiss
is to take place. ono 81 them happens
io rlanc. up ani see two or three pairs
Of roguiAh cNo. staring nj them. This
j. too mn u. aud the way they become
absorbed ~ the book all Of % sudden 10
thrilling Ia witness. In "a few minutes
they are at the old love game again. and
aga "A they SEQ tho sani. roguish eyes
IRON the opposite nilo OF the saloon II
do not come and relieve them from their
embarrassment they seek the deck until
The arrival II retiring hour. They cant
summon NJ enough courage 10 po ~
their siaie.room " h lo the saloon IN filled
With passengers DO they make me u
col.iidanif bi course. they do. They
tell ~. all about their court
ship. marriage ani thousand
other matters. TLcy generally get
NJ pretty early aud look more
shsepiah. u possible. than the night be-
fole They then begin io inquire about
the city, aud want to know where th.y
should stop. etc. After part with
them here u tho pier never think
anything more sbont them until two or
three days. sometimes u week later. !
$50 them boarding tho steamer loaded
down with bundles and packages. They
have Tss..n used D. each others society
by this time. aud don caro- cent who
ssarss nj them There IL usually
large crowd waiting at the wharf o.
welcome thcm hack Very frequently
SEQ some fellow. who ~ now stad
old farmer. travelling on my boat with "a
youngster. Rni never lot tho occasion
alp without teasing him abont his mar
riagc."