Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-03
AT NJ. RS.
Al the Old Stand,

remote, were six United States senators and
at least twice as many members of the house.
One sneaEel behind the statue of Samuel
Adams and then peeped slyly over a news
paper. All were respectful. Not one thought
himself being noticed by the young woman
herself nor by any one else. The demonstra-
ton was in all respects one of genuine human
nature, unfeignel love of human beauty.
Another incident of s~tatuary hall in which
a bride and groom were interested. A trio
of newspaper men, Messrs. Wolff, Wynne
and Clark, came upon a newly married pair
in the old hall of the house. They were stand
ing at that spot from which an echo may be
heard of q whisper uttered in the farthest
end of the chamber. Noticing this. Mr..
Wolff said to his companions, "Stand stE and
watch them" and slipped quickly oy into
echo corner and there began talking a low
tone. His back was turned toward !, bride
and groom, from whom he stoof at least
twenty yards, as he said: "Ill bg hey have
been married less than a week. i, The effect
upon the young couple was interesting.
They looked about them with startled, in
dighant glances. Seeing nobody near by,
they looked at each other. Then Wolff re-
sumed: The bride is very pretty, but what
a young thing to be out with that green hus-
band of hers. wonder if they will get home
safely"
This time the groom became thoroughly
angry, and. letting go of his wife's arm,
started up as if bent upon destroying some
one. But he could find no one to destroy,
save two unoifending young men, standing
at the opposite side of the hall, very much
engaged looking at the statues, an elderly
gentleman and his wife, who were gazing up
into the face of Ethan Allen, and a black
haired maj away over in the corner. In
vain did the offended husband clench his fist
and dart Jove's shafts from his eyes. He
succeeded only in alarming his bride, who
grasped his arm TREMENDOUSLY and implored
him not to hurt anybody, not even his w
dear self. AT this instant the cruel Wolff
murmured in a tone which was echoed into
the ears Of the couple like the voice of one at
their elbow: "Does your mother know you
are out9" And then the trio of conspirators,
having enjoyed their wicked sport, and not
much relishiny the belligerent attitude of the
stalwart young husband, beat a mirthful if
not dignitied retreat.
While OH the subject of brides l must say
that there are four spots in the capital which
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are the Capitol building, the monument, the
White House and the Chinese legation. The
last named place they cannot enter, but they
may drive by it and look as much as they
please at the windows, out of which the pis.
oner Of the castle, the minister's pretty wife.
gazes all the day long. There is a continual
procession of bridal couples past the doors of
the legation, and it is doubtful which enjoy it
= t,ocf fba A p,or;oopc ar tIn ra1ncti,1r Frarv
fine afternoon a half dozen young secretaries
of legation may be seen parading up and
down the narrow strip of yard in frontof
the castle. According to the rules promul-
gated by the new and uyrannical minister,
the young men are not to go beyond the lega-
ton gate without permission, a restraint
which the aforesaid young secretaries are
quito ingenious in overcoming.
For instance, one of their number is an en-
thusiastic amateur photographer. He has
an American camera, which he operates with
great skill. One day last week he and his
confrcres saw Dupont circle, which is imme-
diately in front Of the legation house, bios
soming with the presence of q dozen or so of
nursemaids, more or less pretty, in charge of
an equal number of babies. The young sec
~retaries longed to be out in the circle saying
nice things to the maids. So they went to
the minister and asked him if they might not
go out to the park and take a picture of the
legation house to send holne to their friends
in China. The old fellow consented, and it is
needless to say that for assistants in the work
the photographer required every young man
about the premises, and even then he was Sc
long in getting a good plate that the minis
ter, becoming alarmed, sailed out in person
to see what the trouble was.
lie found his young men displaying greater
interest in nursemaids than in photography,
and the queerest part of it all was that one
young secretary was paying assiduous court
to q comedy colored girl.