The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-05-26
ON A BRIDAL TOUR.
BY SUSIE ANTRoBUs.

A rural couple boarded the North western train at diminutive station just out of Milwaukee. They had through tickets for St. Paul, with checks for a section in the sleeper. The woman carried bird cage wrapped in newspapers, basket con- taining two very young rabbits and a greasy bag of doughnuts, while her newly made husband was laden with two antique carpet bags and an i'm mense green alapaca umbrella.
 The bride was buxom young wo- man with short, square chin, chubby, tilted nose, blooming complexion and an abundance of flaxen hair, while the groom was several years her senior, freckled and pallid, with red hair and as much given to leanness as his partner was to plumpness. Both wore very very clean clothes, but in- clined to high colors and an over- abundance of rhinestone and rolled plate jewelry. They did not appear to be conscious of the presence of their passionless fellow travellers, but gazed at each other with amorous glances, vigorously chewed gum and conversed proudly. She addressed him as Sammy" and answered to the name of "Tildy." They were brand new bridal couple in every respect, free from affectation and happy in their worship of each other.
 The first time the conductor went through the train Sammy seized his coat sleeve in vise-lik grip. Say, mister,' he cried, "does this here train stop at Brierwood station?"
 "No," replied the conductor.
 "Durn me rely was sure it did. It's though to make feller cuss. Say, boss, we're on bridal tower, and you ain't going to take us past Brierwood station without stopping, be you?"
 Before he left them the conductor promised to stop the train long enough to let them off at the desired place. After that Sammy and his bride indulged themselves in lunch of ham sandwiches and huge chunk of gingerbread as large and as thick as agood- sized book of reading matter.
 At S:30 o'clock they went to bed. About nine o'clock the engineer was startled to hear the bell ring several times and the train was brought to an abrupt stop, while the conductor hur- riedly rushed through the cars to find out what the trouble was. When he reached the sleeper where Sammy and his bride were he saw the bell-cord was being used as clothes line. Sun- dry articles of mans wardrobe hung on it, while hand was just coming from behind the curtain of Sammy's section to hang up variegated pair of socks. The conductor pulled the cur tains aside and looked in. Tidy was in the lower berth, and with maidenly modesty had covered up head and ears until just the tip of her fiaxen hair protruded from beneath the clothes. Sammy sat on the edge of tho berth clad in a short shirt and nothing more, his long angular legs dangling over the side as he vigorously rugged at his collar. It did not take the conductor long to remove the clothes from the bell-rope and explain the wherefore and why. After admonishing him to call them in time to get off at Brier- wood station, Sammy crept into his berth and was soon fast asleep.
 Early the next morning, before the passengers were stirring, Sammy and his bride were up and dressed, and there they sat and ate bread and cAccss with osculatory accompaniment and talked and laughed in the most socia manner, utterly unconscious of thu mental maledictions hurled at them by the sleepy passengers in the coach.
 Tildy's shoes were as brand new ai the bride was, and had pinched hel feet the preceding day; so she con. clpded not to put them on until they reAched their destination. Again wher the conductor passed through the cal Sammy grabbed his arm. "Say, boss don't forget Brierwood station"
 The conductor looked annoyed "There, my man, I forgot you. w, are two miles past 1t now."
 Tidy looked disappointed, and st likewise did Sammy 70 the conductor feeling sorry for them, promised t< pull the train back to the station Tidy clutched her shoes, nd tugged