The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-28
Ihe rIr.l bal, Of TheIr Weddlnc min.

and YOU mustn't call me FOOTE'S"
"Of course not. Why they'd find US out
at once. FOOTE'S, dear
ITO be sure-I say. Popsy. darling"
My own FOOTE'S, what Is it:'
You must be on your dignity, you
| know. Try to feel as il we'd been mar
| rled half a century
"Footlos. dear Just think Of half
| century Of Kisses
The idea was too much for both of US.
| Articulate speech was suspended, and for
! the next five minutes nothing was audi
bio save a series Of sounds like the click
ing OF billiard balls-still We were not
playing billiards
L think. and Ethel thinks. that there IS
no spectacle on earth so foolish as a now
| ~ married couple; so we determined not
20 give ourselves away IL we could help
it,
We were the first people in such cir
| cumstaucos who ever thought Of such
| thing We are nothing if not original
! That is how we came to chrsten each
other Popsy and FOOTE'S. We invented
| these names ourselves.
| Wei, the ceremony was over, congrat-
ulations had been lavished on US. tele-
/ grams had come showerng IN like au-
! mmn leaves. the brides health had hoan
drunk. and I had responded IN short
| but appropriate speech; which was also
original 1 said:
Ladies and Gontlemen-On behalf OF
my Wife and myself very firmly-loud
| applause / beg 10 thank you most heart
! ily for the kind way In which you hnve
/ drunk the health-cr-ot my wife and my
/ SELF applause followed by pause of
breathless oxpoctaton) We arc both ex-
| tremeiy grateful % YOU for-er-the-er-
! kind and graceful way in which YOU have
! quickly and with dccision responded TO
! this toast with cmotiOm. I trust 1 shall
| always do my duty (sympathetic muir
MUIR one Old lady, feeling hysterical, &C
! cidentally drank OF a glass Of cham
! payne belonging 10 some one olse) in the
/ new sphere upon which we have entered
/ to-day 0athor-in-law approvingly. Very
/ good. very sOodi). which IS the happleft
/ day OF my life. Applause) Ladies
! and gentlemen again ! thank you Wery
| earnestly from my heart. for your good
/ wishes. in tho name of my vito and my
/ SELF" loud applaue. The old lady so
| overcome that She makes the same mis-
/ take asain)
THE START OF TT.
! Then We went or % change our clothes.
and presently. amid confusion OF hand
| Shaking. kissing, showers of rico and
! tears. VIC got somehow down the stair
/ case and across tho red cloth on the
pavement. between tTo rows OF er-and
| boys and nursery-maids, and so into the
/ carriage and OFF TO the station.
] Wo observed 10 each other that It was
/ Ike a dream. and we didn't believe We
I were really married and made one or
two moro remarks OF n similar chaiac-
| ter. which nobody before ever thought
OF making under such circumstance, and
| then l said:
Now, my dear Ethel, let us pull our
selves together. and be serious. remem-
| Der our contract"
Eyes, FOOTE'S. dear TN be serious
| LOCI. at all those boys running by tho
side OF the carriage
so they are" said l uncasily. Il Won
der what they're doing that for2'
ITS very funny isn't IL? Never MIND;
! they'll soon get tired"
But they didn't One gentleman in
long-tan coat persisted I'm turning cart
wheels ALONGSIDE Of us the whole distance.
it seemed very odd
The carriage stopped. and porter open
cd the door. lie gTlnned. l never saw
n porter grin before. All the boys were
round the door when we got out. l hand
cd Ethel ont in the most odhand waY
could. Whereupon the acrobat in the
long coat. Who was a little red in the
face. from his peculiar method OF loco
motion, observed IN stentorian tones
Eh. guv'nor-be kond 10 'er."
/ withered him with a glance, and l ex-
meet ne has never been well since. But
would YOU believe IL? that ass or n coach
man had forgotten 70 take the knot or
white ribbon of hts whip.
Raddineton Station is a somewhat large
place. but everyone seemed 10 spot Us.
People came and looked az our luggage
and walked of staggering. and that, Of
course was through Ethers new dress
inc bag. She said it was my new Glad
stone and the ticket collector said, Cor
inc. SIR" AMI clipped our tickets with
knowing air.
The guard observed Compartment re-
served. sir?" and was most ofhcious ABOUT
the luggage. When l tipped him ne
vbispered. Hope 10 went Off all right.
SIR" Hang him!
I was thankful 10 get away when we
o,rived M Gorlng ! felt comparatively
she Having inspected our rooms -
the hotel we went ont for walk in
the cool Of the late afternoon.
W., v-ero hoth rather quiet mcditating
On the bawir1ering events OF the day
when was aroused from brown study
by Ethel putting her hand upon my
sleeve
.tT-ooffn- eha Whispered. III an aNf-
strrick tone. what are they following Us
o.'yvbo-what-where2' said 7. startled
ard wondering II there were bloodthirsty
lricands dOaglnc our unsuspeCung steps
"Ciuck cluck-clucK, cluck-cluck. clucE
a sSie~t PROCESSION OF fowls was fol-
t,,,.trg ms and apparently enjoying tho /
,,rolegs WHY ala they do it2 Surely
~ didn't know, Something dropped
sro,, my coat and two old has made a |
dart FOR II. Well ! do think that fash
ion OF throwing rice Is ridiculous In the
extreme. r.,.r, "a, Ut
We are sCCiatlo neople, ana We Ike 10 |
dino en- companv. We We're therefore de- !
cide1lv taken aback when. as we were |
eoferi1c tho coffee room, not unconscious !
~ our striking appearance and not un- |
,-,iifr,- - ba admired. we were promptly !
stoned bv tho head waiter a - in-prmedt
that dinner was laid for US IN our pri- |
"Thcuehtt you'd prefer to be alone. sir" |
said he. knowingly. | believe the brute |
winkcl It's Impossible 10 argue with !
head waiter. and. with longing look az |
the crowded room We went. OF 10 our |
private room
Ne eaid nothing Tor ten minutes. with |
tv,o y-re-ohes OF walters watching US like |
lvnxes. and then Ethel must needs re-
mark with Sign.
Il do hope they'll be careful in pack
Ing the presents.
I frowned at her and shook nv head |
But | didn't lose my presence OF mind. |
I said:
You mean our. presents to Tom and
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