The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-20

Nov, what's the use of til When a coupIs
get married and go of on a bridal tour Why
so misbehave themselves as to Be spotted
by every man, woman and child on the
train for "fresh fsh7 How silly the thing
must appear to them when they look back
after period Of six monthsl Are we fools
when in love, and are we idiots when we
marryl
The couple I have in mind had Il seat il
the mid lie OF the car. She was hisn and
he was hers. All the tomfoolery Of court
ship days was over. Tne prea cher had
made them one, and her father would no
longer set the dog on him, nor rlace tor
pedoes around the gate She didn't show
the least disposition to jump out Of the car
window, hut all of a sudden he grabbed her
by the paw. She grabbed back. Then he
leaned over at an angle Of forty-hve de-
grees and she fell toward him 1t was
very uncomfortable position, but they main
tanned it with scarcely any change for
hours. Her hat got skewed around almost
hinds:de before but she would not release
her clutch for fear he'd go through the
roof His collar wiited and his necktie
worked around under his ear, but If he let
go of her paw she'd think he was mad
"Darling!7 said he in bulIfrog whisper,
doesn't It seem funny"
Il can't realize il" she answered as she
ral1ed one of her back hairpins across his
nose
"AlI minel"
ayes, lovey"
"Never get madP
"NeYer 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 a motherly-looking woman in
quired:
@Are they 1narrjed7"
Il think so, madam"
"And can nothing be done to stop itF'
IL think not"
For two or three minutes the newly
welded were silent.
"Darling" she suddenly sig he'd.
"What is it, my angelo
"DarlingT
~What is ita If any base hyene he's dared
to cause you a moments unhappiness I'll
murder himl Pint out the ANIMAL"
ait isn't that"
"Then whatP
"I'm-Pm afraid you'll be-be mad"
"No, won't How could l be mad at
you7 What is it, DolIyg"
"Why 1 wish you'd wipe the sweat out of
that left ear. Now, you love me just the
same, don't yous'
"Of course"
Sand you amt madP'
"Why, no. There, now-who cares who's
bookings It's nobody's business, anyhow.
There was another interval of silence, dur
ing which she tried to remember whether
they were engaged tho week before her
father gave Henry the boot, or whether it
was the next Sunday after.
"HenwyP
"What, angelP
HAre we WEAKLY marriedl"
ayes, love"
Sand you love mep
"With all my heart"
Sand you amt mad1"
mo, dearest"
"Then Pm SO happy! Henry, squeeze my
hand"
He squoze. We held an indignation meet
ing 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 resolution to the effect that if a
railroad company could not protect its pas
seng rs the legislature should be appealed to.
but that couple had death grip on each
other and wouldn't let go.
The baggageman 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 aepoor man, had been out of a job
several months and this was his first run.
Well, the long and short of the matter
was that eighteen or twenty of us rode $50
miles with that panorama, but such a thing
viii never happen again-never We shook
hands on that, AMI agreed we'd walk first
M Quad, in Detroit Free Press.