Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02
NOT A SUCCESS.
A New-Fangled Experiment Which Was
M Not Entirely Satisfactory.


1--WE want to show people that all new.
Unmarried people are not silly"
Eyes, we do, Henry"
snow, when we get on the train, let
us not pay any attention to each
other"
"All right"
"We'll lean apart from each other and
act as if we have been married for years,
won't WEI" ra
Eyes. Oh, tell you what would be
the funniest idea in the world, Henry
Wen take different seats, and after
awhile We'll get acquainted. Won't
that be nice?'
"First- class; splendid"
When they boarded the train they
took opposite seats. Henry took up a
newspaper, and Mollie looked at the
wavering landscape. After awhile,
Henry looked up, and saw the conduc-
tor sitting with Mollie. Henry chuck
led. thinks she's in love with him, !
reckon" the bridegroom unused. "Be-
lieve I'll 60 forward and take smoke. :"
His cigar must have been unsatisfactory,
for he soon threw it away and resumed
his seat opposite his wife. The con-
ductor was telling an amusing story,
and Mollie was laughing gleefully. She
did not even look at her husband.
'This is playing it little too fine, "
Henry unused. II like to see good act
ing, but she acts little too well"
The train stopped at station, and
the conductor got up and went out. bu t
returned Immediately, and again sat
down by Mollie. Just then a young
woman came along and asked Henry if
she could share his seat. He gladly
consented, musing that he could play
even with his wife, A few moments
later, while he was busily talking, he
saw, with a sweetened thrill of revenge,
that his wife was looking at him. AT
the next station the young woman got
off the train, and when the conductor
went out, Henry sat down by Mollie.
81 don't know what you want to sit
down here for she snapped. "Why
didn't you get off the train with"
"What do you want to talk that way
for, preciousp"
Precious nothing Go on, l DOM
want you here"
Il suppose you would rather talk to
the conductorP' -.,
''I'd rather talk to anybody that will
treat me with respect"
Now, darling"
"Darling nothing, I'm going to &c
off the train and 90 home, that's wha
I'm going to do. I'm not going to liv,
with you, that's what amt, and wheI
pa asks me why, I'm going to tell hin
that you did not treat me with respect.
You don't love pe and never did. 70,
used to let on like you did but you dom
even do that any more"
"Molie-"
"Mollie nothing. Go on, dom
want you here.
Now, don't be foolish. You kno,
how you carried on with the conductor
Never saw him before, either" '
The mischief | haven't. He's m
uncle. was going to introduce you t
him, but l didn't want him to knoV
that we were married until just befor
we got off the train.
"Mollie!" H.t
"Whatp' a.r
won't you forgive mep"
81 ought not to, you are so mean"
IL was jealous and"
| "Jealousp" t}f t-ts
"Yes."
"a didn't know you loved me enoug
to be Jealous ~
"But do. Don't you love me just
littlep"
Eyes, more than you do me-"
NO"
"Yes."
mo, you don't, precious.
Eyes, l do, darling"
'If these people were not looking T.
kiss YOU" Henry, after short silence
remarked; ..
ats none of their business.
"Put your head on my shoulder
There"
He put his arm around her, and whe
he thought that no one was looking
kissed her
.Do you love meP' she asked,
II adore you. :"
you make me awful happy"
"You will live with me, won't you?
Eyes, always, We like the old-fast
toned bridal tour the best, don't we?"
Eyes.
"And we don't care how many peopl
are looking, do weP"
NO
"And if they don't like it they can g
off the train, can't theyp"
Eyes, and you will live with mt
won you?" ....
Il couldn't live without YOU"
81 couldn't live without you, either.
because you love me, don't youP
"Yes, and because you love me, don
you?"
just then man got up, opened h
valise, took out piece of cake, handle
it to Henry, and said:
'It's yours. Take il"
Il don't want it.
! .But you have earned it."
al won't have it. "
. The man threw the cake on the sea
and, as he made break for the forwal
car, said:
That's the sickest bridal affair l ev,
saw, and used TO be a captain of
: steamboat. "-ArkdnSaW Traveller.
| Chicago Politeness.
The story is going the rounds that
polite Chicago burglar entered the hou
: of a beautiful lady who immediate
tainted. whereupon he ransacked Il
house at his leisure. A few days Their
after the lady received a note from hir
: in which he said: dear madam, as VI
: lay upon the floor the other evenir
you looked so lovely that Twas stron
: " impelled to kiss you. but the instin
of a gentleman prevented me-" II
newspapers in the etfete East are col
menting upon his circumstance as il
was rare and extraordinary. when, as
matter of fact. it is merely typical
that well-bred courtesy to be met wi