The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
Welded AT LAST.
A Postponed Ceremony Crowned
With Much Joy and More
Feasting.
TRUTH BELITTLES FICTION
Weeping Bridesmaids and a De-
mented Bride Made Very
Happy.

The gentleman who arose in his place
last week and was rude enough to remark
that California has no choice sensations
will oblige me by paying his dues and
Withdrawing from the club" remarked q
man with face full of humor who pre-
sides over coterie of Good Fellows,
who meet once week to gossip-and
smoke.
whats the latest, Jim?" queries a
man who smells in the atmosphere good
''spicy" story.
Now, boys, this must be on the dead
est kind of a dead level" muses. the story
teller. 81 would sooner eat my hat than
that this should get out, but it's gospel.
and the only excuse for telling 1t is that it
is about a fellow we used to chaff about
getting married"
Secrecy was sworn to all round, but, as
usual, somebody leaked" 1t is "always
thusly."
But to return. 4 prominent member of
the club had been attached to q highly
respected girl for more than a year. At
times 1t was nolsed about that they were
TO be married, and then in a month or
two the wedding was mot going to come
on, as the society reporters put it. A
vague suspicion arose that the gentleman
was triflng with the affections of the girl.
and war was threatened on more than one
side. But the wedding day was eventually
announced. Ushers were chosen alto
gether apart from this coterie of his old
friends, ana 1t was said that the prospec-
tive bride had willed it so. Every one
who knew him thought that to marry was
good safe thing for him to do, for, as
result OF thoughtless folly. he had become
nervous, down. hearted and sblue." but
as the girl was evidently fond of him. and
at the same time sensible and good
hearted, II promised TO be more than 'sa
happy match" The day came, the brides
maids were in charming toilettes, the bride
was expectant, and the priest as reaoy and
willing as is usual on such occasions. But
the groom came not messenger found
that he had left the house all ready for the
ceremony, and his absence became a mat
ter for comment which was scarcely favor
able.
1t seems that he had had feeling as
though he was not quite fiji for the married
state, and he put off from day to day the
matter OF going to ask some one who could
tell him the truth about the matter. But
at the very last moment his courage failed
him. He decided to be driven 10 the
great Hudson Medical Institute, at the
junction of Market, Stockton and Ellis
streets, and to get advice before going to
the altar. With characteristic truth and
no furry he was told there by one of the
senior physicians that in Justice to his
prospective bride he should put off the
ceremony for time. He went out and
sent message, but he could not bring his
poor brains to word it. 1t merely said:
Minnie-Cannot come; sick. Please post
pone ceremony.
Now, nine women out of ten would have
been disguised as well as disappointed,
but she simply had plain case or hysler-
les; her four bridesmaids wept copiously;
and the wedding party adjourned.
Ten days ago that little party reconvened.
One whole man was made happy: one
good girl became wife; the dinner which
followed was pleasant episode for every
one; the ball which followed that was
sweet enough 10 atone for an earlier dis
appointment-so said the bridesmaids
and tale of truth which seems mproba.
bic on it's face has got into print.
II will swear" said the happy bride
groom (if you won't print my name, of
course) there is nothing good enough for
me to say about how was pulled out OF
this hole"
But even then he did not say that
"Hudyan"-the splendid remedio-treat-
duced by the doctors of the Hud son
Medical Institute had cured him.
How was it discovered |? Why the
president of his social club, seeing how i'll
he was had written to the Hudson Medi-
cal Institute and asked them to mail some
circu ars about the great "Hudyan" to
this poor fellow. And strangely enough
he dropped "Hudyan" circular at the
altar when he was eventually married.
OF course the physicians at the Institute
decline to discuss the case. They always
do, but truth will out.
"Hudyan" has cured thousands of peo-
pie OF all classes of disease unquestiouabiy,
but is it to become immortal? Time will
tell.