The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-20
WEDDING INCIDENTS.
A Groomsman With an Eye to
Health.
THE COOLEST THING ON RECORD
Romantic Nuptials in the Wilderness
Dunning for Fee.-Air of Mys-
terry Surrounding Weddings.

Inc evening was warm anu une guests
at the old-fashioned tea party, among
whom were several ministers and their
wives, grouped themselves about the
wide porch.
You may talk about men becoming
ratified at their weddings and laugh
at their queer doings," DR.. Thomas
was saying, but the coolest thing on
record occurred right here in Chicago.
st was in an elegant home that L
was engaged in the, to me, ever agree
able task of uniting two loving hearts.
The spacious parlors were filled with
fashionable folk, friends of the bridal
couple.
Everything was going off well. l
never saw more composed nor impos-
ing couple. The groom was fully six
feet tall, we'll set, and with most dig
nified mien. The bride, though not
quite so tall, seemed equally well
poised. Their bearing naturally i'm
pressed the assembled guests and the
silence amounted to almost awe when
that part of the ceremony was reached
where the ring is placed on the brides
finger The groom felt in his vest
pocket for the circlet and, in with
drawing it, also brought out little
round box, which slipped to the floor,
and as it fell, opened, and dozen pills
scattered about the floor at his feet.
without blush or tremor, with
no slightest indication of confusion, but
in the calmest manner conceivable,
with the same dignity that had all
along marked his compartment, the
man stopped down and picked every
pellet, picked up the box and deliber-
ately replaced them i'll it, and was
about to return them to his pocket,
when, his eye resting on little ormolu
clock ticking on mantel shelf, the
man-yes, it is an absolute fact-took
one, poised it for an instant between
forefinger and thumb and deliberately
conveyed it to his mouth and swallowed
it, He swallowed it'll | stood speech
less, watching the muscular contortion
of his throat as it went down. The
imperturbable manner in which it was
all done so completely enchained me
that l forgot my place i'll the ceremony
and stood gazing at the man until he
himself prompted me and placed the
ring on the brides finger, having re-
turned the box of pills to his vest
pocket"
Tell us another" voice suggested
after the laughter had died away,
81 once otficiated at wedding,
ruminated the doctor, Sin which | not
only made the couple one, but assumed
| prerogative not usually belonging tc
the clergy. On general principles
+ always decline taking hand in the
' love affairs of people. l marry them
7 when they come to me to be married
: but a clergyman's duty, l opine, ends
: there; he should not unite the qualities
l of a match maker with his calling
t Yet for once, at least, | mingled the
4 two.
Il ''In this case to which refer the
n young people had got along very wei
e without me until the marriage cere
n mony was being performed. 1t was il
: the church and that of course was filled
= Suddenly there broke one of those ter
o rife thunderstorms, which seem t,
: gather for day and spend their fur,
g within an hour. There was long
e low rumble and then followed fear
g full flash of lightning, the electrical
It shock affecting the whole audience.
e II had just finished asking the usua
+ question, DO you take this man t.
o be your welded husbands?
b, No, no, the bride tremulousl,
II gasped, | cannot; it is an omen-let u
S not go on"
l. II glanced at her companion. Hi
r countenance, though perturbed, wa
d resolute and manly and eager Tha
10 fair, boyish face decided me. | wa
IL morally sure that he would never Civ
her up, and at the most it would mea
only a postponement, with all tn
fussing and fixing to be gone throug
with again"
Is Certainly it is an omen" I whisI
- cred, taking one of her hands in mine
while the groom held the other, sit
- natures way of demonstrating her az
proval," and she just sided right II
close to the young fellow, who passe
1t his arm around his waist, and, 'sai
< the doctor, anticipating the questions
81 am happy to say that she is no,
N the mother of five healthy babies"
t; There is always an enchanting littl
air of mystery surrounding weddings
o. but that is as nothing to the dee
"A veil in which one is enshrouded tn;
still fingers in my mind" anotht
voice takes up the thread of minister;
10 "reminiscences" although many yea
have passed since then.
y II had been appointed home mi
n sionary in one of the northern province
of Canada. | was young and zealou
X and made long trips on horseback, visi
a ing remote hamlets and isolated farm
where the sight of stranger was
N three days wander.
d ION one of these exploring trips
= ventured further into the woods than
is had ever done before. The narrow PAL
f. which | had been following final
N ceased. There was no sign of any habit
# ton anywhere. The last farmhou
had been left dozen or more mil
:. behind. stood for moment, in
~ pressed with the sulitude that SCENE
- to assume almost a palpable shap
, then, turning, was about to retrace N
y steps when l discerned what seemed
Is be the smoke of a chimney against Il
D sky. pushed forward through Il
:, underbrush, which grew more den
! at each step. Although aware tn
'o l was approaching the spot when'