The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-22
HER WEDDING TOUR.
Mrs Hungerford Leaves Her Husband
and Letter and EIopes.
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From the Netr York Tribune
1t has long been observed by students of
human nature that person deprived of
all forms OF recreation at some period of
his life will, when the restraint is removed,
plunge into excuses. Indeed, this trait is
not confined'to the matter of ADJUSTMENTS
by any means, but is one Of the most COM
mon In human character; thus, for
instance, the zeal of new converts has be
come proverbiaL SO 1t happens that
the popular belief that ministers
sons turn outn bad has some foundation
in fact and reason; being, in many cases.
/ too closely kept from amusements In his
youth no sooner does he escape from pa
rental control than he begins to drink
whisky, smoke cigars, play cards, bet on
horse races and otherwise enjoy himself,
but not, we regret to say, with that degree
OF moderation which should characterize
these pursuits A story comes from Syra-
cuse, this state, which, in a manner illus
trates the trait Of which we have spoken
Mr.. Cyrus Hungerford is a Syracuse
young man "a years Of aga A year ago he
married Miss Lila Balch, daughter of Jabez
Balch, proprietor of the Central New York
Factory, a small but paying institution en-
ploying two men and boy. Mr.. Hunger
ford is himself the owner of a cigar store
His profits have always been good but have
never warranted his employing an assistant.
Nevertheless, be felt justified in getting
married. The wedding presents were nu-
merous and well-chosen, including thirteen
pickle-casters, ten sets of nut-picks, eight
silver sugar spoons and gorgeous broom
made from selected stock and with a gilt
handle, silver ferrule and silk stitching
this last a remembrance from the brides
father.
Before the marriage the question Of the
wedding tour naturally arose. The tour
was regarded by all concerned as essential,
Mr.. Hungerford felt financially able to in
dulge in such trip, but ne did not feel that
he could afford TO hire any one to take
charge of his cigar store while absent. de
scorned TO hypothecate any of the pickle
casters. Suddenly, while the ceremony it
self was being performed such is the per-
versity of the human mind a way out Of
the whole difficulty flashed upon him;
tour separately, each tending the store
during the others absence AS soon as he
ceremony was completed and all had kissed
the bride, including a former lover, who
made a sickly and disgusting effort to
appear smart by pretending TO do it with
an air as if it were no new thing for him,
| he groom proposed his new-thought-of
plan. AL fell in with it instantly, except,
we are bound 10 say, the bride. She would
rather give up the tour entirely. How
ever, she did not insiSt-she had not, the OBJ
serving married man will notice, been mar
ried long enough to insist, and she finally
allowed herself TO be persuaded. But she
positively refused to go first; so two hours
later found Mr.. Cyrus Hun zerford on the
train bound for Niagara Falls and the new
made Mrs Hungerford behind the counter
| IN the cigar store innocently selling the 10
cent ciga S at the rate of two-for-5 cents.
Mr.. Hungerford stayed at Niagara a
week, writing to his wife twice each day
aud telling her of the grand views which
he had Of both the American and Horseshoe
Falls, the hackmen, etc At the end of the
week he returned to Syracuse, still enthu-
siastic over his wedding tour plan. Alas
for Cyrus HUngerford; he planned worse
than ne knew. He found that business had
been brisk in the cigar store. the sales of
the lO-cent stock being actually phenome-
nal y e instantly started his bride off on
her half Of the wedding tour. In justice to
her we must say that she went under pro-
test. She stayed at Niagara but one day.
The falls delig hted her not, nor the hack
men, neither. She returned home, gently
| rebuked her husband for not having pushed
| the l0-cent cigars with more vigor, and then
they began keeping house.
. All of this happened year ago. Gradu-
ally during the last twelve months a settled
melancholy came over Mrs. Hungerford
Her husband tried in vain to dispal it Ii
increased rather than diminished. Finally,
last Tuesday, Hungerford was called to
Rome on business. When he returned at
night he was dumfounded to find that his
| wife was gone. She had eloped with a
! travelling salesman for a Chicago shoe
house. She had left letter to her husband.
II know she wrote, that | should not
leave you, but l cannot help it. George is
now working the eastern states, after which
he will go south, and then visit Texas,
Arkansas, Kansas. Dakota, Colorado, the
territories, California and Washington, re-
turning through tine British possessions and
Immediately starting ON another trip. He
never stays in place over twelve hours.
and / shall be with him all the time. What
| a glorious wedding tour lt will be for the
| next ten or fifteen years-and not alone
| Good-by, Cy. Cut the price of 10-cent
cigars if you expect to do any businessrn
The deserted husband tore up the letter.
and for five minutes expressed himself on
the Hungerford plan for economical we'd
ding tours in language which could not be
msconstrued.
When the system absolutely demands so
harmless thing as a wedding tour how
foolish 1t is to try TO get along without 1t
A DOUBLE DOSE OF SNAKE VENOM.
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