Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

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BILE cares intent" and exploding over
Wayne's performances. There was no
time for a formal reception. proceed
ings' had been delayed well nigh an
hour as it was and the east bound train
was reported unaccountably on time.
Bride and bridegroom, bridesmaids, ush-
ers, bachelors and benedicts, maids and
matrons--Fort Frayne seemed surging
tumultuously up the colonel's step, sur
rounding and bedeviling poor Wayne to
the verge Of distraction. He laid the
blame on his spring overcoat, venera-
BILE garment of the fashion Of 90 years
agone, but that he had 20 seldom worn
as to cause it to seem to him ever new
and available, and for this garment he
darted into the adjoining quarters while
the laughing guests came tripping up
the steps in the wake Of the bride, who,
totally ignoring Helen and Leale now,
who were gazing into each others eyes
in the deep bow window, rushed at her
uncle with characteristic explosive
abuse.
"I'll never be married at Fort Frayne
again as long as live! What on earth
did Major But she could go no fur
ther, for the shout of laughter that
greeted her sally and the ordinations
which resulted from the discovery Of
Leale and Helen silenced her complete
ly. And then the bride was rushed away
to doff her finery and reappear in trav-
cling garb, and then Will was hustled
to his quarters to change his full dress
uniform to the conventional garb of civ
il life, just as Wayne came in, dazed,
half dernented, overcoat in one hand
and package in the other that he now
dreamily held forth to Ormsby, who
took it, as wonderingly opened and be.
gan slowly counting over number OF
greenbacks, sole contents Of the wrap
per, but he dropped them as Of little
consequence when the bewildered major
produced a moment later another-a
little note from the depths Of an inner
pocket. They were all crowding around
him now, but OF sight Of this missive
Ellis made a spring and captured it, on
ly Just III time, and was seized in turn
by Ormsby, who pleaded for possession
of what was plainly addressed to him,
and then came renewed uproar, for
Will reappeared in uniform trousers and
unfastened blouse and towering rage.
"Of all things that could have hap
pened to man, think Of thisH' be cried.
major Wayne, didn't you promise me
from the field to send that dispatch to
Hatfield .: the: the moment you got to the
posfT''
IT did, and pledge my solemn word
that kept it. sent it the very first
post I'struck. "
"You did, for fact, you moonstruck
oh, but just listen, all Of you! In
stead of my travelling suit here's what /
fnd-a letter from Hatfield, forwarded
from Fort Washakie. Dear Sir: In &C.
cordance with your telegraphic instruc-
tions, we have this day forwarded to
you a cutaway tweed travelling suit by
American express and trust the same
is, etc., also statement of'-um, never
mind .that-'We are'-now, mark this,
all of you, good people-'we are some
what at loss to understand your sud.
den change of address, but are compelled
to act on your telegram, copy Of which
is inclosed. "Fort Washakie, May 25.
Have tweed cutaway travelling suit here
by 18th prox. without fail. W. Far
rar. r"' Fort Washakiel Gracious pow
ersl Think of my travelling suit at
Washakie and I here and the train COM
ing!"
"But, Willy, DEAR" said his mother
soothingly, "surely you can wear for
just day or two last years suit. "
"That? Now? Why, heavens ablazel
Rorke couldn't squeeze me into it with
a shoehorn. I'll have to travel in my
pyjamas. Oh, couldn't murder you,
Major Percival Waynel"
Poor Wayne's cup was indeed full to
overfowing. Martin and some Of the
youngsters lugged Will off to squeeze
him into last years garments, made on
cadet measure, and then down came
Kitty, the bonpiest Of brides, IN the
daintiest and most coouettish Of cos
tunes, and while Rorke and his satel-
lites were passing the champagne, and
everybody-no, almost everybody-was
about the bride, there stood
poor Wayne still diving into those long
placer mines of his pockets
and fetching up bills and billets and
odds and ends, while Lucretia tremu-
lousy and Fenton, Farwell and Amory
delightedly watched him, and then
came a new excitement. Enter Will,
squeezed at last into the light gray
tweeds he had SO complacently donned
q year before and that now fitted him
like the skin Of a sausage. A sudden
move of one arm carried away the
breast button.
"It's no use," be cried. "I'm worse
off than Peggotty. Every jumps but.
ton" And then Kitty caught sight OF
him, and then there came scene.
"What's that?" she exclaimed. "That
isn't the man I married. I won't stir
step with him in those things."
"But I haven't any other" pleaded
Will in despair.
"Who wants you to wear such
things?" she fairly screamed in almost
hysterical laughter. Il married a SOL
dier. Your uniformr sir, your best
blouse and trousers and forage cap, and
don't you dare wear cits till l tell you.
And, as it was manifest that ne
couldn't wear those now incasing him,
the groom third time hastened away
to the upper regions, and, while dozens
clustered as before about Kitty, an ab-