News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-09
1T WAS NOT A SUCCESS.
An Experiment Which Was Not Entirely
satisfactory.

IA
satisfactory.
Just before Eckson and his wife start
ed on their bridal tour, Eckson said:
1--WE want to show people that al
newly married people are not silly"
eyes, we do, Henry"
oNow. when we get on the train,
let us not pay any attention to eact
other"
''All right"
"Well lean apart from each othe
and act as if we have been marie TO
years, won't we2"
Yes. Oh, tell you what would b.
the funniest idea in the world, Henry
Well take different seats, and after ;
while well get acquainted. Won
that be nicer"
''First-cla splendid"
When they boarded the train they
took opposite seats. Henry took up ;
newspaper, and Mollie looked at the
wavering landscape. After a while
Henry looked up and saw the conduc
tor sitting with Mollie. Henry chuckled
"Thinks she's IN love with him,
reckon the bridegroom unused. "Be,
lieve I'll go forward and take a smoke. ,
His cigar must have been unsatisfactory,
for he soon threw it away and resumed
his seat opposite his wife. The conduc,
tor 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, y
Henry unused. II like to see good act
ing, but she acts little too we'll"
The train stopped at a station, and
the conductor got up and went out, but
returned Immediately and again sat
down by MollIe. Just then a young
woman came along and asked Henry If
she could share mis- 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 nothingl Go on; don't
want you here"
81 suppose you would rather talk to
the conductor?"
I'D rather talk to anybody that will
treat me with respect"
"Now, darling"
Darling nothing. I'm going to get
off the tram and go home, that's what
I'm going to do. I'm not going to live
with you, that's what l amt, and when
pa asks me why, Pm going to tell him
that you didn't treat me with respect.
You don't love me, and never did. You
used to let on like you did, but you
don't even do that any more"
'.Moilie-"
"Mollie nothing. Go on, I don't
want you here"
Now, don't be foolish You know
how you carried on with the conductor
never saw him before, either"
1.-THE mischief l haven't. He's my
uncle l was going to introduce you to
him, but l didn't want him to know
that we were married until just before
we got off the train"
''Mollie."
"What?n
"Won't you forgive me2"
81 ought not to, you are SO mean"
81 was Jealous and"
"Jealous2"
eyes"
81 didn't know you loved me enough
o be jealous"
''But do. Don't you love me just a
ittle?"
Eyes, more than you do me-"
'sNo."
eyes"
''No you don't, precious"
"Yes do, darling"
''If these people were not looking I'd
Kiss YOU"
Henry, after short silence, remarked:
Its none of their business"
"Put your head on my shoulder.
There"
He put his arm around her, and, when
lie thought that no one was looking,
,issed her.
"Do you love me2" she asked.
81 adore you"
"You make me awful happy"
"You will live with me, won't you?"
eyes, always We like the old-fash-
oned bridal tour the best, don't we2"
eyes"
And we don't care how many peo-
Die are looking, do we2"
mo"
"And it they don't like it they can
get off the train, can't they2"
eyes, and you will live with me,
won't you2"
81 couldn't live without you"
81 couldn't live without you, either"
''Because you love me, don't you?"
eyes, and because you love me, don't
Iou2'
Just then man got up, opened his
7alise, took out piece of cake, handed
t to Henry, and said:
OTIS yours. Take it."
81 don't want it.
''But you have earned it."
81 won't have it.
The man threw the cake on the seat,
md as he made break for the forward
ar, said:
"That's the sickest bridal affair over
aw, and l used to be a captain of a
teamboat. "-ArkansaW IraUeLer.