Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-30

Pagi,a@n rvsse, Eeis na,s us spec
Them f,ssls ~ the Hiee Habit
lisa Pullman fsprlei who Is salkinl
90 an attentive sefit@
Hardly week gocs by says III
pnrtpr that don't ss,e bridal coupl,
just starting otst on their honeymoon
don't exactly know bow lean tell them
but they are as plainly marked 20 my
eyes as II thay had the words bride and
groom stamped In Zig letters ON thcii
foreheads There Is something about
them that gives the whole situation
away, n kind OF a cling-right tome
darling air OF course. ! have made a
mistake now and then, but II IL very sci.
dom do, and I've often found out, after
changing my mind two or three times.
that ! was right after all, though certain
appearances were against IL We gen
orally have test which never fails. and
when a doubtful party comes along we
spring 1t on them, just to be sure. you
know.
whats the test2 Well. I'll tell you
Not many weeks ago couple got into
my car and sat down very quietly in
their arm chairs as ii they had been used
10 1t all their lives. These didn't seem TO
haw the bride and groom air about them
at all and from external appearances
they might have been brother and sister
or married for years but still there
was something there tliut made me
suspicious, 50 when ! saw them together
went Ia the news company's 10y and
says: Bill, here's doubtful party; get
out the sample copies.
so Bill got his tests aud started
through the car He handed books to
everybody, and when he came to the siis.
pected party he took out of his pile two
little books and said, SO nearly every.
body could hear him: Very useful books
sir; hints on housekeeping and hints to
newly married people Only . ccnts
THAT did It. The girl got As red as a
rose and the man blushcd and said a
weak sort of 'Nn.u-no. Then they
looked at each other and sort OF snick
cred, and caught him full in the eyes
and smiled sweet smile, giving him "a
respectful wink at the same time. II
was all settled IN minute, and there
was no doubt about il Well. lac took il
very good naturedty, and asked me after
ward how in the world he hal given
himself away-he couldn't imagine. |
belieye we could always tell, aud talked
90 nicely he gave mo a dollar when got
through with him
There are plenty OF other giveaways
by which can spota bride aud groom.
and they are safe generally as the test
One day couple came In tho car
which, by the way was jam fnll--and
the moment they entered II was plain as
day that they were newly welded.
passed by them once or twice, and then
went In my closet and got the dust pan
and brush walked right mp to where
tho bride was sitting and busted up
painful Of rice that lay on the floor
around her in complete circle Wen
II the people in that car didn't laugh, I'm /
another.
"Ihe custom OF throwing rice after a
bridal couple always makes il unpleasant /
for the party, as lots OF rice is almost /
sure TO stick To their clothes, hats and in /
their hair. About the funniest rice
thing ever saw was that which hap. /
pened in my car just two or three weeks +
ago. 4 couple came ia, and the test re-
vealed to the that they were bride and /.
groom. They didn't seem TO take kindly /
TO II. however, ANA we couldn't yet any
satisfaction out If them at all By and /
by the man said 10 his wife. Seems 10
me this umbrella 10 not rolled up very
nice"
Then he carefully unrolled ii, and
being! out came three or four pocket.
fuls Of rice all over tho seats and floor
Their friends had rolled up lot inside /
the folds OF the umbrella, and, next to
the young man | heard tell about who
when he went to sign his name in
hotel register. dropped lot OF rice on
the book when he took oil his hat. il was
the most binding thing | ever knew
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