Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
TIE BRIDAL TOUR.

In his cutting-rOom In braOd 0ewc nut
Of clothes, aud turned himself round
and round before the glass to witne
the perfectncss of their fit.
Tomorrow" said he-and he8must
have been talking to hir.sclf, a. he
was alone.-''tomorrow I shall be. the
happiest fellow in existence; aud Min
nit ought to be the happiest girl, for
where could She have found II better.
looking bridegroom than shall make,
or one that is more forehanded, con
sidering that I've had only my two
hands to carve my fortune WITH:
Had jeremiah had an Muditor he
would doubtless have smiled atathe
idea of tic tailor thinking hlMself
good-loolSing.
He was extremely tall and uncouth
in form with Il saliow, dried away skin
and eyes about as e-zpresSlonless anu
l,lsterlcss as they could BE-; and as TO
his fortune. it consisted vt Ills little
shop and q rather pretty cottage, to
furnish and repaint which all the sur
plus cash within the tailors command
had been called into requisition.
Il hope that danditied WIN POmret,
who used to hang around Minnie 50,
will hc at the wedding 1t would 90
me good to sec his upper lip crop ii 3i
n scolded baby's when Minnie re
nounccs him, and all the world, for me.
Confound the upstart: he'd take ner
from me at the last moment II ne
could, and 1 shan't rest entirely easy
till the words are said which make her
Mrs. Plodgctt."
Thus soliloquizing, jeremiah divested
himself Of his wedding gear, and pro
ceeded to pack each article with the
incest care into his satchel. Then ne
took out his purse and counted It's con-
tents to make sure, that after taking
the short bridal tour he and Minnie
were contemplating, he hould nave
enough to stock his pantry WIN neces-
sary stores.
.There'n be plenty" unused Jeremiah
MS he replaced the wallet in his pocket
land if Minnie doesn't mind taxing u
basket of lunch to save eating at the
restaurants on the road, we can SO 10
the Falls.
The next morning before the rising
sun FURNISHED the windows OF Jere-
miah's hillside cottage, its owner was
seated iii the car, and being raPAuly
whirlctl away toward Albany. where
lived Minnie Roche his intended Dflae.
Arrived in the city Jcremlall re
paYcd to a hotel and donned ms Wso-
dins apparel. .,.
They were TO be married in church,
and how his heart futtered when ne
thought of the hungry eyes whlcn'
would be there to davour him.
But when he actually stood beIoEe'
the altar, with fair Minnie blushing SO
prcttily by his side. his heart ceased
to futter merely. and knocked Iurl-'
ously against it's ribbed inclosure, While
his knees trembled and seemed about
to knock together.
Jeremiah turned once to see il his
former rival was there; and encounter
ed such sea of up-turned faces that
he thought the whole city had turned
ont TO see him married, and he nearly
tainted away.
What relief the poor fellow felt
when, the ceremony over, he walked
down the aisle with Minnie, and saw
Will Pomfret, pale and sad-counte-
nanced, leaning against pillar.
But Just as the happy pair reached
the open air, and were about to enter.
a waiting carriage, the" hand of an
officer of the law was laid heavily on
Jeremiah's shoulder, and both bride
and groom turned ra1e at the words:
''You are my prisonerv'
Too bewildered to speak. or even to
think clearly, Jeremiah dropped his
arms and turned his eyes appealingly
to Minnie. as though he expected that
she, being we'll posted in relation to
city manners and customs, could give
SOME explanation: hut Minnie was pale
and agitated, and her hand clutched
her husbands arm convuIsivelv.
AS they stood thus for moment a
woman a1ighted from cab and, fol
Lowell by half a dozen Youngsters Of
various ages. ranging from sixteen
years down to three. came forward.
wrinefng frer hands discnnsoIately and
looking unutterable things at Jer2-
:miah.
+: "O1f Sa,T. Saul! How could you do
this thing: You have broken my heart
indeed you nave. Saul." And with
this the woman. who was far from
young: and Il very witch for ng1iness,
rushed forward. and throwing her
:scrawny arn1S around the brfdegroom's
ineck, sobbed Historically, now and
then t1irusting her glovelass' right hand
at M1nnieIs face In manner well cal
culated to- make the poor girl tremble
for the safety IF nor eyes, aOll saul.
SAUL" ag'rin walled the yronron. GLOW
could YOU re'vo mo anil ro"r. dear
|'cliildren for that creature? BIT como
hack with RIO now md MI shall Il"
forgotten The children w,nt trnit
DaDa: Don't you. da"]ing~?' ard he
leser+"T vito wiD"1 Nor streaming
eye$ with Il corner cf 1rrr vr,,n.
"Iou go TO Haiifav. arr the 1itris
inns: too. for Ill 7 carr broke fro,r
Tcremfah's pafr Fps. eff this is 0r,s
" Your internal city lodges I shall. lw
glaf when I'm out Of it again. thntt
an"
(which wGo't be tonight. my p,ett,
bird" said tire officer: clrtly. "Com,
this way. We know what is soot
For such cove as your"
With a Cry between shrek md
moan, the woman unclasped her arm
tfrom Jeremiah's neck and sank dow
ION the steps Of tile church. Thus a
piberty. Jeremiah quickly put 11imsel
in defensive attitude. and Minnie
covered with share and confusion. NJ
treated 10 the side of her father. wh
now recovered from his astonishmen