Telegram-herald., 1890-12-07
A BRIDES ECSTACY
SHE AID FRED ARE TERI HAPPY
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Dearest Aiioss--l sm barely cor
scious that. when lssviag NY old hons
amid shower of rec, old shOes snd
other charms that tradition hss dc
creed shall be thrown alter happy ioy-
srs who have reached the threshold OF
the state matrimonial. ] made yOu, ny
dearest friend, 3 promise that my fiFst
leisure hour should be devoted 10 writ
ing you az account Of my honeymoon
experiences.
Two msnths-two happy months
have gone by since that parting hour,
and / md that promise stlll unfulflled.
What excuse shall make for tina neg
lecg
In ancient times, YOU know. the
bridegroom, for whole year after hls
marriage, Was exempted from military
duty. Shall the modern bride then 40.
be granted al exemption from social
duties for short two months while she
is adjusting her life TO the new order OF
thlngss | know that your friendship
will accord me this privilege, and vail
not be more axsctlng than the ancient
kings, who granted their newly-wedded
subjects twelve months of peaceful
happiness before calling on them 10
perform the grayer duties OF life.
Now, however, that have taken up
my pen, after 30 long a time, TO re-
deem my pledge. propose 10 DO il IN
SO thorough manner, and 10 give
such u detailed account Of everything
that has happened since | flung
"single blessedness' from me like an
outgrown garment, that before you are
done reading 1t you will, perhaps, be
constrained TO cry: "Hold! enough"
And first you Will want 10 hear of
! my trip, my bridal tour" as the
| humorsts are won't 10 call il. / de-
spair of being able TO give you any cor
rect idea of the pleasure derived.
1t seems like long, happy dream TO
me; dream full of ease and comfort,
IN which beautiful landscapes come
and go, and the beautiful odor of for
ests and fields are ever present.
In starting away from Grand Rapid.
] was delighted to find that Fred had
chosen the favorite Chicago & West
Michigan railroad for our trip TO CHI.
cago, for although / have never
travelled to any extent, yet had read
so much, and heard so many compli-
mentary remarks regarding that rail
road, that II was an added pleasure tC
find that even IN affairs of this char
acter our tastes were one. And then
don't you know, at time like this
when the eyes of all your friends ar,
more than usually intent on you
movements, you want TO do the propel
thing.
We had our seats secured in a mag
nificently furnished Wagner parlor ca
on the O'Clock train. The beSutifu
scenery along this route, the absenc,
of dust, and the general cleanliness o.
its cars, as well as the polite attention
of its employees, with whom We cam,
in contact, served to make this trip al
event in my experience. | found my
self wondering, as few by lake anC
river, past forest and hills, If all the sp
pointments had not been gotten up Il
pay especial honor 10 me as bIide
But when | came to think that tber,
were hundred or more other peopli
on the same train, all enjoying thl
same comforts and accommodation
this rather egotistical thought vanished
We arrived in Chicago, at the Michigal
Central station on tIme-in fact tina
seems TO be the motto of this railroad
Always On Time" 1t was Fred's in
tention TO return home by anothe
J route, for the sake of variety. bat / IN
: sisted on returning by the same line
and have not yet regretted It. IL wa
like paying a second VISIT to a beautfu
picture. to fix its image more per
fectly IN my memory.
/ must tell you about the new hous
we have planned and built, and how W
furnished Il. | say that 1--WE hav
planned and built" but really the plar
was not q bit either mine or ,Fred's.
used to imagine the kind ofa house
would have, If | was rich. 1t was a.
elaborate structure. ] can tel you, an
would have cost 81 900, 900 or so. Bu
| have 8 more convenient house thA
the one | planned, and Il cost $500. 90
less than ! expected. ! took an arCh
tect, Mr.. d. :. Hopkins into my con
fidcnce, VINO seemed 10 know somcw " la
more about building houses than dio
and ne took Us over the city and shove
, Us at least q hundred houses that n
had planned, and the building of wnic
be had supervised; and declare I fe
in love with each Of them IN successis
they were such msrysls OF beaut
and couvenIence-and then they weT
80 comparatively cheap. TOO. though
il cost enormously TO build fine house
land ID does. tut only where ignoTanC
of style and careiessness q struCtures al
architecture combine 20 make them So
/ Bat find that architectural skill, suc
ns Mr.. Hopk rs possesses. can bTin
, excellence within the compass Of sms
! cost. The style We ch sse was decided
= / modern and original. And when ] sa
that / am perfectly szfisfied a.
, / pleased. that ought 70 be enough fo
every body. don't you think
shall no; 90 into the details OF n
I house now, but let you gather i a.
relate the furnishing 0f tie diherer
rooms. harmony beng the grest 0tlle'
ln v.eW. The pleasure Of finding ne
/ and good thIngs more than makes U
for time spent N wild goose chssfs. {
ln beng bored by the man who -
: nothing that you want snd tres % -
: YOU something you wouldn't take I
any price.
there seems to be very little cifs
/ encs Of oplnlon among our msrf .
friends "a 20 where we should 60
purchase orr fgrntBre A lsrEs ul
i iortv fsvor5nE Nelson. Matter %
Ns vent there
: For TIE reception nal vs took vs'
= rreffV at rack of sixteenth certgf
ostfern handsome voOd chs a
the 8esrest ltte vutng desk yo8 ev'
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