St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-20
Young Married People,
Read the Palaces ad. on page Is.
AND ERE MARRIED
"A Sprightly Baraboo Couple
Welded at Sixty Miles an Hour.

Welded at Sixty Miles an Hour.
When the Northwestern limited
pulled out of Chicago at o clock last
evening every section in the sleeping
cars and all but one section on the COM
partinent were taken This is a very
unusual circumstance. But people are
staying longer at the worlds fair this
month. At Baraboo an excited couple
got on the train. They said they had
driven twenty-eight miles after supper.
and were going to Hudson to get mar
rIed. There was one compartment left
in the compartment car, and the twain
took it. But there was slight diff
Guilty about it, too. OF course. it was
entirely proper for either himself or the
lady to occupy it. They sat up until
after the train left Baraboo. when Con-
ductor Ed Mcdonald came along aud
punched their tickets. He sat down at
the young mans request ana heard
quite an interesting story. But it
would, perhaps, sound better to give it
In the young mans own language as he
told it to the interested and sympathetic
conductor.
Its this way" said the narrator in a
confidential way 10 the conductor II
have been going to the university at
Madison Tor three years, and Alice here
has been studying music in Milwaukee,
we live near Baraboo. We have been
engaged for six months, haven't We,
Alice" And Alice blushed and as
scented.
The swain continued:
Now, while our parents are willing
we shall marry i'll tlme-that is, after
Alice has completed her musical educa-
tlon and have been admitted to the
bar and have been elected United
States senator and president, and three
or four other Offices like theSe-we have
decided that. as am of age. ana Alice
Is Of age-ain't you, Alice:"
And Alice again bluShed, and sat q
trliie closer 10 Edward, and said shyly,
Yes"
And, ma, as Twas saying, as thee is of
age, too. we thought we would kind o.
get married unbeknown to ourselves, as
II were. aud then there would be no
danger of parting us i'll the future,
would there, AliceY'
Here again Alice blushed. more
beautifully than before, if that were
possible, and agreed with Eddie.
so, as l was saying, We thought we
would get married, and were Ding to
Hudson to do it.
But say, don't you think the train
goes awful slow? | know you must be
awful sleepy, Allie dear, and l'll Just
go forward 10 the smoking car. and
build some smoke air castles till morn
my, and you can retire aud get some
rest
The young lady demurred-said she
and Eddie could just as well sit up i'll
tile compartment Car rs not. And it
wouldn't Oe very long till daylight
under such circumstances. Ed McDon-
AID Is most sympathetic conductor.
He slyly motioned the prospective
bridegroom 10 go out in the passage
way, and the two might have been
heard III Il whispered conversation
NO, no; is il true?" And, "Will
you do it?' ''Why, you're TRIUMPH
were some of the EXPLANATIONS heard
from the young man, who returned to
the compartment, and the conductor
Went forward and awakened a vener-
aDle old gentleman, an EpiScOpalian
minister from Nebraska, who returned
TO the compartment car. A few preiin-
mary words were uttered, when the
rector asked the young couple to stand
up.
But wait miuute!" he exclaimed.
we must nave two witne sSes."
Conductor Mcdonald again went for
ward and dug up'' L. W. Teasdale,
general passenger agent of the Omaha
system. who kindly consented 10 wit
ness the nuptials. We all being in
readiness, the ardent yoLng couple were
informed that the ceremony might pro-
ceed. The young lady said she had a
tavor TO ask. and couldn't MIR. TeaSdale
ask the engineer 10 run sixty miles an
hour. She had always thought it would
| be g-l-o-r-i-O-u-S TO be married at SiXty
miles an hour.
Mr.. TeaSdale looked at Mcdonald,
who took out his watch and intently
studied the second hand. lie make Il
mental calculation of the number of
''checks" made by the wheels in pass
ing over the joints i'll twenty seconds.
We are now going siXty-tWo miles an
| hour" he said. "Oh, that's too lovely
| Take hold OF my hand. Eddie!'' the lady
rapturously exclaimed. In a minute or
| two the ceremony was performed. The
| porter grinned with delight
| | reckon YOU all kin keep dis var
| Stateroom all to yo'Seves," he said, as
| the witnesses retired, and left the happy
| couple rapturously contemplating tneii
| new-found happiness.
An Say!" he concluded, as the door
] closed, ''Yo' kin lock dat do on de in
side. Dey's no hurry about yo' shoes.
~ UitCh uei1 tlll U hiliil rest dIlef we
| git to Minneap."
He seemed to think they would &c
| right through. And they did. If you
happen INTO the West hotel this morn.
| ing and notice on the register the arrival
| OF Edward EggleSton and wife written
| right out III bold, loud letters, you wall
! know the honeymoon has begun. Mr..
and Mrs. Eggleston will depart thi:
| evening via the Northwestern line lol
| Hot Springs, ). ID.
Young Married People.