Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-04
A BRIDAL COUPLES TOUR.
Their Behavior on Train and the In
dignati0n They Created.
from the Detroit Free Press.


dignstton They Created.
From, the Detroit Free Press.
Now, what's the use of it2 When couple
get married and go off on bridal tour why
30 misbehaYe themselves as to be spotted"
by every man. woman and child on the tram
for fresh ish?' How silly the thing must ap-
pear to them when they look back after
period Of SIX months! Are we fools when In
love, and are we idiots when we marry
The couple | have in mind had eat In the
middle of the car. She was h sn and he was
hers. All the tomfooery of courtshlp DAYS
was over. The preacher had made them one
and her father would no longer set the dog
on HIM or place torpedoes around the gate.
she didn't show the least disposition TO Jump
out of the car window, but all OF sudden ne
grabbed her by the paw, She grabbed BACK.
Then he leaned over at an angle OF Is degrees,
and she fell toward him. 1t was very un-
comfortable position, but they maintained 1t
with scarcely any change for hours: Her nat
got skewed around almost hindside before,
but she would not release her clutch Tor lear
he'd go through the root. His collar wllted
and HIS necktie worked around under his ear,
but If he'd let go her paw she'd think he WAS
mad.
"Darling!" said he in bullfrog whisper,
doesn't it seem funny"
II can'treaiize It," she answered, as she
raked one of her back hairplns across his nose.
"Al mine?"
Yes. lOVey,"
Never get madf"
The man on the seat behind them folded up
the paper, picked up his grip, and changed to
a seat across the ai-le. AS he sat down
moJherly-looking woman inquired:
Are they marriedp"
81 think so, madam"
And can nothing be done to stop itP"
81 think not"
For two or three minutes the newly-wedded
were silent.
"DarIingn she suddenly sighed.
What is it, my angelo"
"Darlingp'
"what is it? II any base hvena has dared
to cause you moments .unhappiness pll
murder him. Point out the animalP'
1T isn't that"
Then whatP
"Pm-Im afraid you'll be--be mad"
"No, wont. How could be mad at you?
What is 1t. Dolly?"
why, wish you'd wipe the sweat out of
same, don't you?''
"Of course"
And you amt mad2"
why, no. There, now-who cares who's
looking? It's nobody's business, anyhow"
There was another interval OF silence. dur
ing which she tried to remember whether they
were engaged the week before her father gave
Henry the boot or whether IL was the next
Sunday after.
"HenWyP'
"What, angelo"
Are we WEAKLY married."
Eyes, love-"
"And you love me?"
with all my heart"
And YOU amt mad?"
mo. dearest"
Then Pm SO happy! Henry, squeeze my
hand"
lie squoze. We held an Indignation meeting
and appointed a committee to see if something
could not be done but he squoze the harder.
Three or four women got together and passed
a resolution to the effect that if a railroad
company could not protect its passengers the
Legislature should be appealed to, but that
couple had death grip on each other and
wouldn't let 60.
The baggageman came in when sent for, but
he sud he was helpless. He knew just how
we must feel, but the road wasn't to blame.
The conductor came back to the car and asked
us not to lay 1T up against him. He was a
Door man, had been out of a job several
months. and this was his irst run.
Well, the long ana short of the matter was
thai eighteen or twenty of us rode $50 mile
with that panorama, bat such a thing Will
never happen again--never We shook hands
on that, and agreed we'd walk first.