The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16
THE LOST BRIDE
INTERESTING Story Of a June We'd
ding.
BY MATT LAMAR.


-
t-t. hail. Everybody was talk
.-.-. ,er. and the orchestra IN the
-.. was fairly convulsing itself
4 ~. ,.r.- OF a potpourri.
Il -..r.rau of the stairs was the bride.
symphony in lavender. She
conventional girl, perhaps, but
s.,..t-er of wedding garments, she
& .s5- bound to follow precedent, and
-...4 SUI irresistibly charming that
q ,.l.,bo saw her could believe for the
-.r- .hara going away" gown should
q -..+afa- but lavender.
s T..,rn made way for her on the stairs,
.,, the groom, with tan-colored
u ou his arm, behind her. The
r bsgan kissing the bride, who sub
with flushed cheeks and dancing
Oue or two elderly men near the
t. emo I'M for a kiss, too. The groom
baking hands with everybody, the
,,grrn all yelling "GOod-by, old fell
rr,q. if they groom were sixty instead
a rUeu-y-tOur
r ;~'. 81 Time it was almost impossible to
t5a front door open in the crush and
.r "a, last they got the couple out on
tons twenty handfuls of rice hailed
The retreating figures. A fresh
I.rs 1f shouts of "GoOd-by," and the
,.5 door slammed and the Watterson
s. s55inr had begun TO be matter of his
rray reached the station at 10:45. In
& rtesn minutes they were rolling away in
Il 5r,WfQg-rOOm car. The bride could
m fee. the sting of the rice on her neck
81 vsrg pretty neck. encircled by a mar
w ribbon of lavender velvet. When the
Loom took off his silk hat several white
s;os fell to the floor, and the groom
81 Tarfrr scanned the car to see whether
81 etarI-.ale sign had been detected.
MCbuniug iuuocencel AS if rice grains
& ers required to advertise the obviously
4 st-narriad condition of this radiant
#Iio,t of the car had been made up as
saaprr and only three human beings
& ra visible in unmade-up sections.
& lese charitable feigned to regard the
Pv passengers as in no wise exception
& and did not appear to be taking very
*leh notice of them.
#Whep the train conductor and afer
L. the Pullman conductor had been
#dmd 10 collect the tickets, and the
o0m had for the first time performed
#at interesting function of introducing
II the world, as it were, himself and
Il te. the pair tried to settle back in the
III seat and appear Indifferent. But
& bride had three hundred things she
#ished to say and so they got to talking
q q low tone. until presently the white
II ketCl porter came along.
#Iha sight Of this functiOnary startled
81 groom in an ineXplicable way.
81 Make up the section, sir?' said the
#rter with what might be called an in
q bible grin.
81 N-uo. " said the groom, trying not to
#pear startled, we are only going as
IA as li-tstOn.o
III porter looked for a moment as if he
& approycd of Pittston or of something
u and went back into his den.
Fl on half an hour their low talk kept in
81 1u of harmony with the solemn rumble
s the wheels. Her gloved hand had
81 enintO the nearest Of his. The pres
#Fe be gave it contained the essence of
zRrighty embrace. There was nobody to
81 if their heads came very close to-
#her
I6uddenly the groom sat upright and
sarted at the inside pocket of his sack
b.
"a Groat Scott. he gasped; Ct forgot to
II the Daggageman about that satchel."
Fl Char-ie.' She said no more, but
aere was a world Of distress in the tone.
II shall telegraph for in the morning"
b said
Il But Charlie" she protested, "don't
Il Know that we can't go anywhere
without the satchel."
rrf. -,
II ar.le, The train slowed up at a station
81 Will step Off and get the station man
q telegraph back and we can have il by
q midnight train"
- uld not object in words, but she
81 grasped his arm as he started for the
IT, In moment She could see him
5slug the dim platform. 1t came into
,nouEht that it would be a real
e scaE II he should get left at the
81 -oa Her lmpatience developed into
81 ly when it began to appear that the
I would soon start again. She knew
Il 5as silly but she got up and went to
II l3of. One or two passengers were
"a Ing on Then the porter climbed up
.he stool used as a mOuntieg step
n Af she thought, Charlie was going
leII behind. She stepped out on the
aorm and caught the vcstibule door.
Excuse me, madame" said the por-
ous the train is going"
q Know 1T, gasped the girl "and my
sumo Is over there. "
me situation was grotesquesly terrible
4e. with no satchel and no husband
e1el SIMPLY absurd to stay on the
L Nhe would not stay on the train.
g Het-S were already moving when
S--oeU the porter and sprang to the
-otuA AS she ran across the plat
10 where the station masters light
A.1IIhg- her husband, who had hur-
mounted the steps at the other end
'IF' was wandering in some per-
1' through the aisle. Could he be in
n "lou- car No, here was her little
ne porter came over 'Did you see
n tase>' SIR. She was afraid you would
' ttl Merrill rushed to the platform.
n "e 'eauOule doors We're locked and
II '1i- was under good Roadway. At
4 5',-o-llsul life began to seem like a
k1l"-Ad 10 poor Merrill. when do
Porter. u
=, SIR, was the answer.
- M dropped into a seat in gro
l s, J HIg:T1PalE The twenty-five minutes to
i..i.l- seemed longer than the wait at
| r., w uoJe Merrill occupied the time
H. , ".at. or less torturing speculations
h. tt.at one girl would do when she
Il fb mat ore had not been left behind,
It6rD,r,..,lja eT had been separated by
b..l,.".l4a ridiculous mistake. He did
/ bsarr me. ltr for her blunder. for this
h. in .n' result of a blunder of his
a.. l.o.t2ettlng certain necessary ar
n had us Us all this station from which
AZ t' ti. started. He pictured her des-
L., H tJ SEPARATION, and then he tried
ai'I" . ouaJ the whole thing was comic,
d.. sIccecd very well in the eff
- could come to no conclusion as
n que would do. She might have