The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-19
THE SHY JUNE BRIDEGROOM
How Finally He Asked Her and How He
interviewed Her Terrible Papa.
A Few Words About the Untold Agony Of Mind
he fndurei Before He Brought Himself
10 the Necessary lut Crucial Point.
New York Recorder.

the down-trodden and oppressed, the
wrong side OF argument. the minorities.
the other side Of the stores-all appeal TO
my tender sympathies. So, by natural Sc
guence feel called upon to say my little
say for the June bridegroom. We are del
uaed with descriptions of the June bride;
what she wears and what she intends to
wear; her going away dress and her COM
ing back hat; her jewels, her gowns, her
home. her friends. her ideas her looks-in
short she is microscopic for onr inspection
until we feel that there Is nothing left to
learn. and the charm Of the my sterious Is
annihilated. There is one feature of this
moment0us occasion conspicuous by its abb
seace from the overwhelming mass Of de-
scription, and that is the June bridegroom.
Sometimes it is casually mentioned that
the bride IS to mary Mr.. So-aDd-sO. but
further than that we are left in ignorance.
Now, know as well as any one else that
bridegroom ut such timo Is very In.
significant person. His trousseau doesn't
amount to mnch. his opinions aren't asked
or. II they are. they are not wanted. lie
Is only q necessary detail, insignificant in
itself but necessary to round out the sum
total. But there are few little touches to
the picture which only the bridegroom can
give, and in order to learn these knew IL
would be necessary to interview the bride
groom. i would thus give him q chance to
come TO tho front, furnish myself with
newspaper article and last, but not least.
hang another interesting fact upon an
empty peg In the closet OF my experience.
THEY WILL NONE OF THEM TELL
/ have often heard it said that o woman
will never divulge what her husband said
to her when he asked her to be "tbe proud
~ h In dno hav Qd
q number to find out, but they always
managed to evade the inquiry. so think
1t must be true. Some look forgetfu al
mony is indelibly stamped on their
brains Some retain their maidenly
bushes, stammer until in pity you
withdraw. Some refuse outright, but
l don't blame them. It's oil very
well to hold up the list of your rejected
ones for amusement and sarcasm. but TO
acknowledge that your better half ever
could make fool of himself is beyond
true woman, andia man. OF course, Is little
Tightly at such times.
So asked the bridegroom. I knew he
would tell me. He had often brought his
rOubles ana his embarrassments and his
follies and we had talked them over. and
why not thisi
what did say to herf" he repeated. as
he walked up and down In an unnecessarily
agitated manner. considering the tempora-
ture. He looked q little like child who
jam:
well, do you know" he explained, you
might say that never really asked her.
don't know much what fellows do at such
a time; this Is my first attempt" Here
his look of engaged freight deepened.)
But. somehow or other. 1t never struck
me until / was preparing my mind for
certain interview that had never asked
her. So. then. said in rather an ott-hand
way, oh, by the way, Lon. forgot to ask
you. Will you have meP She said, Ger
taiuIy,' just as if it had been lemon-ice
was offering her. Then We both laughed.
1t was ridiculous at that late day. after we
had arranged everything, even to the
amount of house furnishing We could leave
to wedding presents. but at such o time one
must be conventional"
Here be Strengthened himself with re-
newed air OF dignity. which suddenly col
lapsed when l asked the next question,
What did you say to her father"
Ibave always wanted TO be present at
such an interview, for j am sure that
would for once have my fill of fun. Imagine
u man who has lived through his days of
sentiment, and looks back to wonder how
he could ever have been SO imbecile,
as time and experience have taught
him he certainly was. listening TO the
who is In love with his own daughter
OF whose Shortcomings he is so we'll aware
that 10 hear her spoken OF as the angel"
and the 'firesde fairy" and the only COM
forter" makes him feel strangely acquaint-
ed with his own. Imagine such scene!
Wouldn't il be worth the usual prlce of an
orchestra cbaIrf think SO.
GETTING READY FORT
well. that" he confessed, was the most
awful thing Pve ever gone through with.
For days my hair stood erect at the very
Go
thinking as it was her father, and
not mine. she might arrange it
without dragging me- into the dis
cussi0n. There were moments, do you
know, when l thought that if she was ~
girl of the least tender. graceful feeling, as
/ had always supposed her to be, she would
say. Now. look here. Tom. PHI fix it all
Sunday night and everything will be
over But she did not. think my self she
"'Well,' said one night I suppose, Lou.
Pve got to ask your father
Then l waited, hoping even then she
would say. oh. it isn't necessary hut In
stead che started up and said, Would you
like to see him nowP and made for the
door. l dragged her back at the risk of
tearing her dress from its binding.
81 guess not tonight, Lou. Pve got o
dreadful headache, and besides, drank q
cocktail after dinner. and l wouldn't insult
n girl | love by asking her father for her
when had just drunk cocktail Sol was
saved that time.
"Then / waited and waited, until saw
that she did not know what TO make of ft.
and once OF twice surprised her in tears.
and then braced up and told her the truth
that was deadly afraid of her father and
didn't know what TO say to him or how TO
act or anything. 1t amused her immensely
for she rather bullies her father and could
not imag CINE any ones really being afraid Of
him.
SOME OF HIS IDEAS.
"Tye got an idea 1 said to her. IN
write to him.
"'Oh, | wouldn't she answered. Pa
hates to read letters. and You know you
don't write very good hand So that
ended it.
well couldn't / drop into the office
and ask him thenP l said. 1 was begin
ming TO rely on her more and more
"'Well, the only objection To that would
be- she responded, pas so abrupt He'd
turn around and say, well, young IN an,
what can do yor your and then youd
just get frightened and run of. i know
you.'
well couldn't ask hin, to 60 to lod GO
and talk Ii over going homer asked. We
were both Masons, and this seemed To me o
regular CANDLE power in
spiration.
"'Oh. hate Masons.' she said, petu-
lantly. They have SO many foolIsh ideas
and If you once commenced Masons' gable
you'd forget all about me-
Il thought IL quite possible. so let that
90. After all, meditated, It's got to come,
Saustea and knew 1 wouldn's sleep.
/ hadn't for three nights so / inst