Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
Their Wedding Journey.


THE UNFORTUNATE MIsHAPs THAT BEFELI BILL.
GER MswAT AND HIS TRUSTING BRIDE.
From the Chicago Tribune
The sun never shone upon a lovelier morning
than that which ushered in the wedding day Of
Biiliger McSwat and Lobelia Grub.
Far away in the dreamy distance stretched a
landscape that seemed 10 tremble and yibrate
in the mellow haze of the golden October iay
If the unseen spirits that inhabit the air
were bea ting 1t with fairy wings in the ire
pressible exuberance of overlooking life and
JOY.
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Bllllger and Lobelia McSwat had just started
on their wedding journey
Animated by the sincere and laudable mr.
pose of affording no indication in their manner.
apparel, or behavior that they were taking
such trip Billiger wore a suit of new black
broadcloth, with lavender necktie and Lo-
bella was attired in a silk dress of a delicate
lilac TINT, with no conspicuous ornaments ex-
cept large solitaire ring on one of the fingers
of her left hand and a few orange blossoms
modestly and becomingly arranged in her
Partisan travelling hat. They sat on the lux
urious cushion of palace car, Billiger's arm
resting carelessly on the back of the seat occu-
pied by his lovely bride. and Lobelia leaning
toward Bllllger ia the easy. tender. confiding
manner of a mother in Israel going with her
aged companion to an old settlers meeting or
the secretary of a young ladies' society for the
ing an elder brother on a shopping expedition.
"Billiger," faltered the bride turning her
beautiful eyes trustingly TO his. nobody would
suspect that we are-that We have just been
that We are on our-do you think?"
Certainly not, Lobelia," affirmed Billiger,
with great positiveness, he smiled fondly
and reassuringly upon her.
They think we are brother and sister. Billiger.
or at least that we are old married."
''ChestnutsI" exclaimed a voice.
The young husband turned fiercely around to
see who had spoken.
1t was the train boy, an Innocent lad of seven
teen summers on whose face was a look of such
childlike simplicity that Billiger's hasty sus-
picions were at once allayed.
.Lobelia, my love" he said tenderly, "would
You like some chestnutsl"
IF you like, dear" she replied trustingly.
Billiger put his hand into his pocket
Then he put his other hand into his other
pocket, and his face turned an ashen gray
''Lobelia." he said, hoarsely, III have left
my pocketbook, with my money and tickets, in
my other pain my other trousersl Have YOU
any money with your Quickl Here comes the
conductor"
Il think have, Billiger," said Lobelia.
She put her hand in her pocket and turned
pale.
.Billiger," she exclaimed piteously, 81 have
left my pocketbook in my other dressl"
The station at which the train stopped was
only miles from home. Billiger and 1obelia
McSwat got out, the ecstatic bridegroom per-
suaded a grasping, sordid monopolst who kept
livery stable to accept his gold watch e
security for the hire of carriage and driver,
and Mr. and Mrs. NcSwat drove home in per,.
sive silence through the balmy autumnai land
scape, which the mellowed rays Of the golden
October sun bathed in sea Of molten glory.
II the story Of the first day Of Billiger and
Lobelia's wedding journey shall serve a. Q
warning to others il will not have been written
by the sorrowing historian in vain.
->O>--
To Pass A TARIFF BuI.-At the dinner Of
the Norfolk club, in Boston, Saturday evening,
Henry Cabot Lodge, telling about what the re-
publicans would do, now that they have COM
plete control Of the government, said: THE
first thing that we shall do will be 10 pas the
Senate tariff bill, or bill very like it We have
promised the people Of this country that We
would reduce the surplus, that we would re.
wise the tariff, and that We would maintain the
protective principle. I believe that all those
promises are met as fairly by the Senate bin
a. they can be by any measure which We can
devise. The country looks 10 us to solve those
quesuons' think that Is our hrst duty"
No WATER AT RoANoKE.-A special 10 the
New York World says that Saturday night at II
O'Clock the bottom of the Roanoke, Va, water
ervoir is on Mill mountain about two miles
south Of the city. It ID supposed that cayerns
in the mountain side IL the cause The loss
viii probably amount 70 sl5,ooo.
REPuBIIoAH GnIs RAr1r-The republican
girls Of Wilson College, at Chamberyburg, Pa,
held ratification meeting Saturday night.
Headed by Q drum corps and carrying torches
and wearing appropriate costumes, they formed
. parade and, with hundred in line. marched
around the various college buildings. After
the parade meeting vas held tn the college
gymnasium st which speeches we're made and
. poem vas read
TIE o6scers Of the Poughkeepsie bridge claim
cord Of TIE 6rjdes end not the top. n their
stntements ere true Brodie hes not beaten the
record, e TIE height from which he tu4ped
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