The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24


had lasted through - gay seasons ana then
fallen victim to blond tlobutanto
On tho hridaa tour tho mature groom
and tho girlish bride stad over one day
ut Niagara. They found themselves on
speaking terms with some people at the
hotel, One of tho women asked the groom
Is this your daughters first visit to the
falls?''
The groom thought it was good joke
but tho bride went to her room and wcpt
all evening. 50 that the tour came very
near being failure
Il don't believe that story" said Bel
mark. ANY woman of tho least porccp-
ton could recognize newly married pair
at II distance of mile.
Sho probably knew they were bride
and groom and merely said that to make
it pleasant for the girl, Suggested Tai
mage He was unmarried hut no know
all about tho heartlessness OF women.
81 know when was married every ono
was on II me, - said Belmark. about 80
people followed us down to tho train to
bid us soodby, and before we started cv-
crybody on the train bad us spotted. Most
Of the passengers in the othor slcepers
walked through orr car Just to get il look
at us, and finally vo had tn close tho state.
room door, although it was fcurfully
warm day. The porter grinned every time
he spoke to MS, and when we went into tho
dining car l could hear dozen people
whispering.''
What foolishness it is anyway to make
tour Immediately after tho marringe, 8"
said Franklin. "Tho man is nearly al
ways OH the point of physical collapse lie
hasn't recovered from his bachelor dinner
yet-necds bromo and sleep. Why, it's
something terrible He's been pitched in
to new clothes, new shoes, now hnt-cv-
erything new. His new clothes are enough
to bore him to death, leave alone getting
married. The girl has been pulled and
hauled around, too kissed and wept on
until she is in historical condition. and
then to finish it all, she is put on II train
with this distracted man and sent away to
find more excitement
That's right" added Belmark, "and
it's just as you say-thcy always give
themselves away by having everything
new.
''Do you know how fooled 'em when
made my trip" asked Davidson. II al
lowed my wife to carry ono of the valiscs :"
Il don't believe you fooled them ut all, :"
snid Tnlmngc. did you hear about Bert
Carroll and how smooth lie tried TO he:
OH KNOW Eo went TO Washington first
and whom he got there he said to his wife
Now, if we call carriage and go I'D to
tho hotel with al this stuff every one ut
the hotel will know we have just been
married. so ho sent the baggage to tho
hotel by u wagon and he and his wife rode
on IL stree: car. lie knew that the hotel
people wouldn't expect bridal couple to
arrive on street car Well, when they
got up to the hotel, hc took his wife in mt
the side door and left her in the Indies
parior and lac went in and registered. The
clerk assigned him room and sent boy
up to show it to him. 1t was rather
small inside room with single bed and
TWO chairs. Carroll came bacl, to the Of
lice ana lie was mad. He said To the
c'orN. Look here! My wife will never be
satisfied with that room. The clerk
looked mp and said. Is your wife with
you: OF course sho is, says Carroll
Then the clerk says, Why didn't you reg