Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-31
THE NEWLY WED.
A Pullman Port.r Tells How He sPo'7
Them-The Evils of the Rice hADi'
Clearly shown.

rhem-rhe Evils of the Rice Habit
Clearly Shown.
Philadelphia Record.
lisa Pullman porter who is talking 10
an attentive scribe:
Hardly a week goes by" says the por-
fer Chat I don't see a bridal couple just
starting out on their honeymoon. don't
exactly know how I can tell them, but
thew are ss plainly marked to my eyes as
if tbev had the words bride and groom
stamped in big letters on their forehsads.
There is something about them that gives
the whole situation away; kind Of g
cIipg-right-next-to -me-darliDg air. Or
course. I have made mistake now and
then, but it i, very seldom I DO, and I've
often found ont, after changing my mind
two OF three times, that was ngnt after
all, though certain sppsarauces were
egsinst it. We generally have test
which never fails, and when doubtful
party comes along we spring 1t on tnem'
Just to be sure, you know.
whats the test? Well, I'll tell you.
Not many weeks ago a couple got into my
car and sat down very quietly in their arm
chairs as if they had bscn used to 1t sll
their lives. Thee didn't seem 10 have the
bride and groom air about them at all, ana
from external appearances they might haVa
been brother or sster, or married for years,
but still there was a eOmethisg there that
made me suspicious, SO when l saw them
together I went to the news company's
how AID says Bill, here's a doubtful
couple; get out the sample copies.
so Bill got his tests and started through
the car. He handed books to everybody,
and when he came to the suspected party
he took out of his pile two little books, and
said, so nearly everybody could hear him,
Very usefal books, sir; hints on house
keeping and hints TO newly married people.
Only % cents.
THAT did it, The girl got az red as
rose and the man blushed and said weak
sort of 'N-n-n-no' Then they looked at
each other and sort of snickeTed, and /
caught him full in The eye and smiled
sweet smile, giving him respectful WINK
at the same time. 1t was all settled IN
minute. and there was 70 doubt about It.
Well, he took it very good naturally, and
asked me afterwards bow in the world he
had given himself sway-he couldn't i'm
agine. made believe we could always
tell. and talked so nicely he gave me
dollar when I got through with him.
"TheTe are plenty of other giYeaways By
which l can spot bride and groomi and
they are az safe generally as the test. Oae
day q couple came in the car-whlch, by
The way, wcs jamfull-and the moment
they entered it was plain as day that they
were newly welded. I passed By them
once or twice, and then went in my closet
and got the dustpau and brush. walked
right up TO where the bride was sitting ana
busted up painful of rice that lay oo the
floor, around her in a complete circle.
Well, if the people in that car didn't laugh,
Pm another.
1.-The custom of throwing rice after
bridal couple always makes it unpleasant
for the party, as lots of rice is almost sure
TO stick to their clothes, hats and IN their
hair. About the funniest rice thing ever
saw was that which happened in my car
lust two or three weeks ago. A coupe
came in, and the test revealed to me that
they we're bride and groom. They didn't
ssem to take kindly to it, however and
we couldn't get any satisfaction out Of
them at ell. By and by the man said to
his wife: Seems to me this umbrella is
not rolled up very nice
'Then he carefully unrolled it, and, be-
ling! out came three or four pocketfuls of
rice ali over the seats and floor. Their
friends had rolled up a lot inside the folds
of the umbrella, and, next TO the young
man l heard tell about who, when he
went to sligo his name in hotel register,
dropped lot of rice or the book when he
took off his hat, it was the most binding
thing ever knew"