Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-10-03
Fun with a Newly Married
Couple,

Couple.
An incident occurred on n Western
train as it bowled merrily over the
prairie in the direction OF Milwaukee
that was cruel and yet laughable in
the extreme. A newly married COUP
lie, so very, very newly married, got
on the train at Chicago and took n
'front.' seat in the ear, where each pas
senger could watch their very action.
The groom was a tall, bony individ-
ual, one OF the silk hat, Prince AL
bert coat grooms, with white dress
tie at his throat and white rose in
his buttonhole. A regular web-foot.
ed country cross roads dude and the
very atmosphere in his vicinity was
permeated with the aroma OF new
mown hay.
The bride was dressed in white.
nodding white plumes graced her
head, white kid gloves covered her
hands and a large bouquet lay in her
lap. Her face was a dead ringer for
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. SO
deeply were they wrapped up in each
other that they were entirely uncon-
scious of the fact that they were the
observed of all observers and especi-
ally OF n 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 becoming blush, would turn
and beam upon him, showing to the
passengers while doing so n nose
that protruded from her face like a
tumor. Oh, she was homely!
Finally, as the night waxed on
apace, the two young things began
to grow more coochy-coochy, and as
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-
vlduhl with n State street Jag yelled.
Break away!" With painful sigh
that could be heard all over the ear.
the poor groom slowly took his arm
away and again the couple iell to
whispering. The whispering was
continued for a number of miles, and
then, when the groom thought every
body behind him was asleep, he
once more placed his arm lovingly
about the womans neck. As be
fore the action was followed by
whistling and shouts, and again with
n sigh the arm was removed. Poor
fellow! the writer felt sorry for him.
but those heartless drummers would
have their way, and the above scene
was repeated time after time. Fl
nally the bride, although tired out.
rested her head on her husbands
manly breast and he had just begun
to smooth her tresses when the
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 and in
spite of the whistling OF the crowd
proceeded to pet and soothe the
wounded feelings of the dear one at
his side, but the more he soothed the
more she wept. He looked around
him Tor the first time since the train
started and at just the right mo-
ment to catch a man in the act of
whistling. Deliberately arising from
his seat he approached the man with
out word slapped him across the
mouth with his half clpnched hand.
The man started tojump up, but the
groom gave him another
litter that sent him back into his
eat again, where he was glad to re-
main. Then turning to the balance
Of the passengers he addressed them
thus:
"Fellers, maybe | do look a little
bit green and I'll admit that I'm a
little Bit new in this marrying bust
ness. consequently have overlooked
your insults, but it has gone tar
enough now. You wasn't satisfied
TIL you got the little woman to cry
ng and nowl am mad clean through.
am going back to my seat now.
and my vile shall lay her head on my
shoulder till wereach Milwaukee. and
he first son-of-a-gun that dares to
Unfold his yawp will get Jumped on
'y yours truly. If more than one
makes noise. so much the better.
or am in prime condition and once
commence, I'll lick every man in
he car"
As he closed his little address, he
walked back to his seat, SAID some.
hing to the sobbing woman and |
he, with proud look in her eyes,
aid her head on his shoulder. Not
man in the car dared open his head
tter that and the couple came to
in eace.-Peck Sun.
Lost to Sight.