Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-31
THEIR WEDDING JOURNEY.


1t Brought as Much Joy to Their Fellow
Passengers as to Themselves.
1t was on the train that came here late
yesterday afternoon on the Maple Leaf
road from Des Moines. 1t is a story of
newly welded life, of buoyant young love,
of hope, of admiring glances and the press
ing Of finger tips. The travelling pair got
Oh the train at East Des Moines. She was
out of breath because he had been misin-
formed as to the leaving time. They had
a great deal of baggage, and as he walked
down the aisle he was visibly annoyed by
the creaking of his shoes and the persistent
efforts of his grips and boxes to knock the
heads off the passengers who were already
seated
"Oh, Pm nearly deadr' said she, painting
with every step.
Are you sally tired?" asked the man,
with II feeling that told the car how new he
was.
"Tired, John! Pm just deadw
"Too bad! Can do something for youi
Can get something for youW
Nothing at all, thank you," said she,
with strain at dignity that almost
brought tears to her eyes.
They were soon seated, he insisting that
there must be something that she wanted.
There was ne answer. She merely painted.
For three minutes they were quiet. Then
as the train started and made a noise he
leaned over and whispered:
Whose little girl?"
She frightened.
Yours" she whispered. The traveller
leaned out into the aisle to look, and he
blushed and looked confused, while she
lowered her eyes. 1t was some time before
another word passed. Then she spoke:
"I've been thinking, John, that we have
got to begin economically"
"Yes," almost whispered john for that
word "begin" told the car full Of people
that they were just married.
you know that Mrs Brown" she con.
tinued, "has gone to boarding, and she has
three of the loveliest stoves to sell-nearly
new. Don't you think that we ought tc
get them"
"Let me see" said John. This is April
awe those heating or cooking stoves, de-
dear?"
Heating, and such lovely base burners"
And next month is June-I'm little
afraid that it will be better to wait until
fall"
But Mrs. Brown will sell them before
then-or go to housekeeping again"
Don't you think that we could do better
at the store"
'"That isn't economy, John" she said
ruefully.
"All right" said he, with resignation
and show of responsibility. you do the
buying and I'll foot the bills"
There was long pause. Then she seemed
to realize that they were indeed married
II didn't like you the day we met, did
II" she asked in voice so loud that he
cringed as he thought how everybody in
the car was looking them over. The tray.
eler bent his ear for the reply:
But liked you," he murmured
"Of course you'd say So" was the an.
swer she made.
His hand slipped over involuntarily and
took hers.
''I'm mighty glad we met anyhow" said
the bride loud enough for the deaf man in
the back seat to hear.
He squirmed.
Whats the matter, dear2 You're not
sickp"
"Oh, no, but speaking of economy, we
can save half of our expenses if we make
garden each summer" He almost wits.
pered it.
"How lovely" she exclaimed "And IN
be your little gardener"
He groaned so that the traveller heard
him.
"Do you know anything about ceery9"
was his next question, asked loudly and in
a businesslike tone.
81 like it. Does it grow on tree9"
"Of course not. 1t is raised in garden"
''Then can go out and pull some nice.
new celery for your breakfast every morn
ing It'll taste better from my hands,
won't it?"
He thought that he heard giggle from
the seat just across the aisle, and it made
him move about nervously.
Wont it?" she repeated.
won't WHAT" was his absentminded
answer.
What? Why, John, the celery, Of
course. Won't it taste better from your
wife's hands2"
The giggle was pronounced. He became
very red in the face.
IF you don't object, Mary" be said after
G. moment, 'Pll go into the smoker for
awhile"
but you said that you were going to
quit smoking"
He whispered something to her. She
smiled. Then she said just us loud as ever;
"Ofcourse not. wouldn't deny my sweet
hubby anything"
Then he escaped.
She sat there for five minutes looking
out of the window. Then she looked at n
lady who sat in the next seat. She looked
at the door toward the smoking car. Then
she leaned over.
won't you sit with mef" she asked.
you see," she went on, "we've just been
It's mean of me, know, to tell
any one, but just couldn't keep it. And
he's the dearest and sweetest and best and
finest man on earth You're marriedW
ooh, yes; there he is over there"
"And just can't tell you how good-but
oh! there he is. I'm so glad you came over
to sit with-why, John, you were gone such
a long, long time"
81 find," said he, that compartment |
car has been attached which runs through |
to Kansas City, 1t will insure us more
privacy, think. If there is anything you |
need on this trip, Mary" he went OH,