Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-08
fun with a Newly Married
Couple.

that was cruel and yet laughable IN
the extreme. A newly married coup
lie, so very, very newly married, @ot
ON the train at Chicago and took "
front seat in the ear, where each pas
senger could watch their very acton
The groom was a tall, bony indlvld'
ual, n OF the silk hat, Prince Al
bert coat grooms, with II white dress
tie at his throat and n white rose IN
his buttonhole. A regular web-toot'
ed country cross roads dude and the
very atmosphere in his vicinity was
permeated with the aroma OF new
mown hay.
The bride vas dressed in white,
nodding white plumes graced her
head, white kid gloves covered her
hands and a large bouquet layin her
lap. Her face was a dead ringer Tor
a mask and was homely enough to
ache, but this did not seem to troub'
lie the groom, who was snuggled up
as close to her as he could get. 50
deeply were they wrapped up in each
other that they were entirely nncon-
scious of the fact that they were the
observed OF all observers and especl-
ally OF Il party OF travelling men who
sat a little way back OF them. The
groom would whisper some sweet
nothing in the brides ear and she,
with IA becoming blush, would turn
and beam upon him, showing to the
passengers while doing so n nose
that protruded from her face like Q
tumor. Oh, she was homely!
Finally, as the night wnxed on
apace, the two young things began
to grow more coochy-coochy, and rs
the train pulled out OF Wadsworth
Reuben stretched forth his long arm
and wound it tenderly about his
brides neck. Upon seeing this every
drummer in the party began TO
whistle, while one evil-minded indi
vidual with II State street jag yelled,
"Break away With a painful sigh
that could be heard all over the car
the poor groom slowly took hiS arm
away and again the couple iell to
Whispering. The whispering was
continued for q number OF miles, and
then, when thegroom thought every
body behind him was asleep, he
once more placed his arm lovingly
about the womun's neck. As be.
fore the action vas followed by
whistling and shouts, andnguin with
u sigh the arm was removed Poor
fellow! the writer felt sorry for him,
but those henrtless drummcrs would
have their way, and the above scene
was repeated time after time. III.
nally the bride, although tired out,
rested her head on her husband s
manly breast and he had lust begun
to smooth her tresses when tho
crowd once more opened up and
made night hideous with their noise.
This was too much for the bride and
with n sob she buried her face in her
handkerchief and wept. The groom
was visibly startled mt this ana in
spite of the whistling OF the crowd
proceeded to pet and sOothe tic
wounded feelings Of the dear one nj
his side, but the moro he soothed the
more she wcpt. He looked around
him tor the first time since the trBir
started and ut Just the right mo
ment to catch a man in the act D
|, whistling. Deliberately arising from
; his seat he approached tho man with
out a word slapped him across til,
mouth with his halt clenchcd hand
The man started tojump up, but tn,
! injured groom gave him another
litter that sent him back into hi,
/, seat again, whore he was glad to re-
main. Then turning to the haInnc,
Of the passengers he addressed then
I thus:
"Fellers, maybe do look Il littl,
bit green and III admit that I'm ,
!, little Bit new in this marrying bisi
ness. consequently have oyerIookc,
l your insults, but It has gone In
: enough now. You wasn't Statistic,
TIL you got the little woman to cry
ing and nowI am mad clean through
am going back to my sent now
hIh NY wiz Slitlil NY lfT ltill on m
shoulder till wcreach Milwaukee. an,
] the first son-of-n-gun thnt dares {,
J, unfold his yawp will got Jumped q
!, by yours truly. If more than on
. makes o noise, so much the better
y for am in prime condition and one
t / commence, III lick every mau /
V the car"
t As he closed his little address. il
walked back to his seat, said som,
e thing to the sobbing woman an
Y she, with n proud look III hcr owe,
g laid her head on his shoulder. No
: a man in the car dared open mis- hen
after that and the couple came t
. Milwaukee in peace. Peaks Sun.
y SorS+G~-
!, Where Ignorance is Helpful.
. One Of the most successful womc
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