The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-26
Detroit Free Prsss.1
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couple gets married and 60 OF ou bridal
tour why 80 misbehave thsmsslyes to be
"spotted by every man, and woman and
child ON the train for "fresh fsh ?" How
silly the thing must appear 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 seat in
the middle Of the car. She was his'n aud
he was hers, All the tomfoolcry Of court
ship days was over. The preacher had
made them one, and the father would ne
longer sick the dog on him or place tor
| pedoes around the gate. She didn't show
the least disposition TO jump out of the
car window, bat all Of . sudden he
grabbed her by the paw. She grabbed
back. Then he leaned oyer at an augle of
As degrees, and she fell toward him. 1t
was a very uncomfortable position, but
they maintained it with scarcely aay
change for hours. Her has' got skewed
around aimoes hin.lsido bofurr. but she
60 through the roof His collar wited
and his necktie worked around unler his
ear, bat if he'd let 60 her paw she'd think
he was mad.
Darlin," he said in bullfrog whisper,
"doesn't it seem funny ?"
81 can't realize it," she answered, as she
raked one Of her back hairpins across his
nose.
"All mine?''
"Yes lovey."
Never get mad ?"
"Never sWeety"
The man on the seat behind them
folded up the paper, picked up his grip,
and changed to a seat across the aisle.
AS he sat down mother-looking woman
inquired;
"Are they married ?"
think so, madam"
"And can nothing be done to ste it %
Il think not"
For two or three minutes the newly
welded wife was silent.
Darling!' she suddenly sighed.
" What is it, my angel 2"
Darling!"
"What is it? If any base hyena has
dared to cause you moments unhapp-'
ness I'll murder him Point out the ami
NAL %
1T isn't that ?''
"Then what? ?"
"Pm-Pm afraid you'll be-be mad"
"No won't. How could | be mad at
you? What is it Dolly ?''
why, l wish you'd wipe the sweat
out of that left ear. Now you love me
jdst the same, don't you?"
"Of course"
"And you amt mad %
"Why, no. There, now-who cares
who's looking. It's nobody's business
anyhow"
There was another interval OF silence
during which she tried to remember
whether they were engaged the week be-
fore her father gave Henry the boot or
whether it was the next Sunday after.
Henry?"
What, angel"
care we really married 2"
"Yes, love-"
"And you love me ?"
with alf my heart"
"And you amt mad"
"No, dearest"
Then I'm SO happy! Henry, squeeze
my hand"
He squoxe. We held en- indignation
meeting and appointed 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
railroad company could not protect its
passengers the Legislature should be ap-
pealed to, but that couple had death
grip on each other and couldn't let 90.
The baggage man came in when sent
for, but he said 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 it
up against him. He was poor man, had
been out of a job several months, and this
was his first run.
Well, the long and the short of the mat
ter was that eighteen or twenty of US rode
$50 miles with that panorama, but such a
thing will never happen again-never!
We shook hands on that, and agreed
we'd walk first.