The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-27
A UNIQUE MARRIAGE.
EVERYBODY ON THE OUTSIDE CALLED
1T "a RIDICULOUS IDEA"

But the Two Journalists Carried Out tn,
Programme TO the Letters Amid the Plau
dts and Good Wishes of The Bladei
Whole Force.
1t was a most ridiculous idea every body
said, TO be married in a newspaper office
but all the gossip and ridicule had no eff
feet, and IL was decided that the wedding
was TO take place on the evening of the ltf
of June and in the editorial room of The
Bosstown Blade
"Why wasn't IL all rightf" argued th'
prospective benedict He was tho com
mercial editor, had grown up to the place
having begun as a reporter on $40 week
as soon as he had graduated from college,
and had worked hard till he had won his
present position and princely salary of S25
week, with prospect of more after he
was married. He was on the best terms
with every man on the editorial staff and
had nodding acquaintance with many
more of the men in various departments,
and they all felt an interest in him. He
had heard too, that quiet campaign had
been carried on for him among his friends,
and valuable gift was being prepared, so
the boys ought TO be considered. He was
going back 10 the same desk after the
nuptial journey, and no knew he would
feel guilty 60 have enjoyed so much from
them and not be able TO return anything
Then, too, "she' was willing, and that
was enough.
"She" had good reasons for being will
ing, for wasn't she the editor of the wom-
ans department. of The Blade, and hadn't
she toiled up and down those stairs for
three years, receiving the GREETINGS of the
reporters and the side long glancCs of the
compositors as they passed ON that thor
oughfareY Hadn't she made friends on
her floor with all the men by having a
needle and thread handy TO stop truant
button and court plaster enough 10 mend
the injured whom she metz Then, too,
they had sharpened her pencils, brought
her flowers, cut out miscellany and jokes
for her column and on certain occasions
escorted her to the IL clock car when she
felt she could not venture out alone
So it was absolutely settled.
There were plenty of details to arrange,
but the office seemed TO provide everything
needful. The time set was at 80 p. IN.
The last edition was off then, and the re-
porters would not be leaving for their
night assignments till later. The editorial
room had been placed at their disposal,
and it was decided that the ceremony was
TO take place in the room of the editor in
chief. They would stand just under the
patronizing glances of the portraits of the
leading editors of the United States, and
the knot was to be tied by the religious
editor, who was retired Episcopal clergy
man. The editor in chief had consented
TO give the bride away.
The bride was TO be attended by the
stenographer of the editor in chief and was
TO come from her room. The bridegroom
was TO meet her at the door, and the best
man, who In this case was the shipping
editor, was TO be on hand The shipping
editor said he wanted TO see this craft
started off right.
All things being arranged, the evening
of June came. There had been consid-
cradle excitement in the Office. The fore
man of the stereotype room had suggested
a hope that the wedding would not be "a
stereotyped affair, " and he and his men
were all ready.
Down on the street the crane which
lifted into the pressroom the great rolls
of paper had been decorated by the press
men with festoons of white tapes ready TO
rope off passage from the building to the
street where the brightest wagon of The
Blade. driven by hotel and railroad news
boy was to take the welded pair TO the
railroad station.
The business manager was rushing
around putting into envelopes passes for
the journey, and quite on his own hook
the bulletin painter had prepared an elab-
crate bulletin, which he was going 10 put
out as soon as the knot was tied, an
nouncing the remarkable fact.
The mailroom boys said they did not
feel they would be in proper form at a
wedding, for they were obliged to recog-
nize only "males" (mails).
The hour set arrived. In the room of
the editor in chief were gathered the func-
tionaries of the occasion. The managing
editor and his assistants were there, each
remarking that this was none of their
planning, although they were glad of such
a free special. Yes" said the city editor,
this bright couple have 'scooped us in
on our own territory"
II should like TO be assigned to the next
job of this kind" remarked the head of
the art department. "You!" his associates
all booted. "Youl Why, it would be
case of nothing but cuts. /"
well, l think l could sketch 1t all
right" he replied.
"Shut upl Here they come" was the
order from the city editor, and the happy
couple appeared.
The cermony was quickly performed.
who gives this bride away9" asked the
religious editor. II do, I" said the editor
in chief, adding, "but feel condemned,
for she never gave me away" And then,
repeating the remainder of the service, the
two were pronounced one.
Congratulations followed 1.-THE wom-
ans department always needs financial
one, remarked one of the advertising So
licitors who had the reputation of being a
bachelor, "for reasons not his own"
But finances are best managed when
in a woman's hands" CALAMITY replied
the managing editor, whose home was
known to be marvel of happiness.
The freight elevator, which carried the
plates to the pressroom, was waiting at
the floor where the ceremony took place,
and it was remarked as it went down that
1t carried the best looking forms then that
II ever did
As the welded pair passed oAt between
the lines Of tape held by the pressmen and
were getting into the mail wagon n show