The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-04-14


"that am to be married this after
noon."
The railroad mans face seemed to say
that he wished Mr.. Thurman was going
to be hanged that afternoon. But he
restrained himself and asked, "Who is
the happy fair9"
"She is staying at this hotel" re-
piled the prospective bridegroom.
"Her name is Amanda Hunt. She
comes from Columbus, Ohio. 1 am dy-
ing to see what she is like"
" What" retorted the railroad man,
"have you never seen the woman you
are going to marryT"
"Never, SIR" replied Mr.. Thurman,
as though shocked at the lnsinuation.
'"Then how in thunder did you know
herr"
'By correspondence. She advertised
in the papers for a usband. Her sister
was living at Atwood, Kan, where I
have a drug store. Her sister gave me
photograph. 1t was the photograph
of brunette. | adore brunettes. 1t
displayed we'll moulded figure. l
worship we'll moulded figures. 1t
showed a woman of matured age. l
hate your little chits."
At II o'clock Mr.. Thurman babe
Frank, the colored porter, to go to Miss
Hunts room and tell her that the gen.
tleman from Atwood was waiting
below.
"Well," said Frank, as he afterward
told the story with initiate relish, ''sho
was all in a futter, and she says:
Porter, says she, show the gemman
into the parlor And | took him up,
a-drummin' away upon his chin and
a-castin' his eyes down on the carpet,
and she rises from the sofy, and throws
her eyes up to the ceiiin'. and clasps
her hands together, like that And the
gemman he says, as nervous as can be,
Miss Hunt, believe says he. And
she replies, My own! My beloved
The ideal of my souIp And Pm blest
if they didn't fall into each others
arms. Lord! Lord how those people
did hug"
Mr.. Allan Thurman and his Amanda
sat lovingly side by side. She was ro-
mantle and gushing; he was little
frightened.
'NIy Allan, she said, '|tho Allan of
my dreams. How blisslul to taste the
joys of married life"
"Of course" said Allan. But I have
tasted them before. am a widower."
GA widower?'
II have three children"
"Thrce childrcn!'
'You will be their mother, Amaa-
da."
Amanda seemed Disconnected. Still
She hid her chagrin. eve will be very
happy at Atwood" she said, after
pause. eve will go to theatres and
balls and be as gay as possible"
THEATRES, balls" cried Mr.. Thur
man. atwood, my dear Amanda, is a
place of five hundred inhabitants.
am the only druggist in the place"
Amanda's countenanco fell again.
Once more, however, the spirit Of ro-
nance prevailed.
mo, matter" she said. 'Lovo i,
enough. 0, Allan, do you love me as
you said in your letters2 Am 1 still
your tootsey wootsey"
81 have forgotten your exact phrase
olosy," replied Mr. Thurman, ''but
am here to carry out my bargain"
The bell was rung and a clergyman
was summoned. The Rev A. r. THAN
answered the call. Mr. Stansbury
hustled about, arranging the parlor for
the ceremony The Atchison man
offered to act as 2roomsman; and the
fourteen waiting girls Of the hotel were
deputed to be bridesmaids With the
tact for which he is famous Mr. STAINS
bury hung two appropriate pictures over
the piano. One represented Ger
man huntsmaa kueeling at the feet Of
his Gretchen. This was entitled "The
Cour1ship." The other portrayed
Gctchen and her huntsman in a railway
car, eagerly reading newspaper para
graph. This was entitled The News