The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-06

there the snl(ie WAS subdued in Q sup
pressed sigh Of Pity for tho poor,
scared Groeu
and it knew. only tso bitterly, the ter
rible ordeal through which his shy
heart was passing As the crowd
surged around tho bridal party. as tho
cruel shouts Of the needless friends
grew louder and Louder, as the showers
of rice fell thick and faster. as men tip
tosd to get pssp ut the passing show.
many and many strong man turned
aside and brushed away . trembling
tear at the sight Of that pale young
man in his high plug hat 50 bravely
trying to join the jollity Of the dizzy.
company while his faint little heart
was pulsing with . nameless fear. BE
knew that he was tho center Of the
spectacle every groom knows this; he,
knew that he was marked ~ his awful
hat, and that strange EYES were DWELL
ing morbidly upon him; this has been
the horrible knowledge Of every groom
since Adam fsd from the garden to es-
cape the eyes Of the dumb animals
that frightened him; and yet al grooms
with this maddening consciousness
drumming in their hearts ara expected
to laugh with loud hsrhs, to giGgle
with . selfpssssssed tee-hee, and to
smile and lssk-pleasant
But for all his agony Of mind, for all
the refined torture inflicted upon his
overweight nerves by the curious
crowd, the groom bore himself bravely
last night. He stosA nanfully by the
door of the Pullnan, ciutched the brass
fixtures with hand Of iron, and an
swersd the direct questions that were
rained upon him with rare presence OF
mind. Some men swear in such ener.
gencies-cevertly, Of eourss-apd others
try to put on smirk of Indifference
and what . hollow, hollow farce they
make of it-ts hide their (uaking
hearts; and others still seek to mask
their waning courage y the semblance
of stern and stsie peApousnesA But
IL is always best 10 DO a. the peoH, scared
groom did last Aight-te own UP to the
horror Of the ocoasisn, to admit the
excruciatisg embarrassment Of tho sit,
uation, and thea. after trying honestly
to rise above it, to threw oneself upon
the mercy Of the ternenterA
The groom has had SO few coun-,
sellers IN all the ages that he is net to
be blamed for his swkwardness,
while the bride has from tins imme-
mortal been schoslsa to meet the ordeal
through which she passes 50 triumph
antly. ALI girls are educated for
brides but the frightful nightmare Of
the bridegroon's position only burst
upon him the moment before he takes
the brides hand on the homo stretch. !
The result is natural; she il cool and
beautiful; he is giving the whele show;
he sinks from leadiSg man to heavy
villain, from heavy villain to light
from that t. comedian and,
as he walks - her train and tries to
put his restless hands in his poke tless
trousers of his new dress suit, he be-
comes very low comedian aud STUN
blss of the scene, Heaven only knows
hsw. This is all the fault Of the syss
TEN and net Of the man.
Therefore let US pity the poor. scared
ETssn; hush the ribslA laughter at his
frantic struggles; he is human; It hurts
him to writhe and wiggie upon the
spit just a it hurts any man; let Us be
soft with kim and remember that he is
doing his best and that Into each life
some rain must fall Some days b dark
and dreary."