Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-28
4 UE MARRIAGE.
EVERYBODY on THE OUTSIDE CALLED
IT ~ RIDICULOUS IDEA

IT ~ RIDICULOUS IDEA
Bat the Two soarnaissss Carried ous ths
Programme to tho Letters As.sIss the FIau-
dts ana Good wishes Of Tie blades
Whole Force.
It was q most rfdiea Taus islaa, every body
said. to be married IN 2 newspaper office,
but all the gossip and ridicuIe had no e.
feet, ard it was decided that the wedding
was 70 take placa on theeyenIng OF the 9Th
of June and IN the editorial room Of the
H0sstown Blade.
Why wasn't it aH rights' argued the
prospective benedict. RE was the COM
Inercial edisor, had grown up to the niaee,
having begun as q reporter on SIC q week
as soon as be had graduated from collage,
end had worked hard till he had wen his
present position and rrincely salary Of SIS
week, with prospects OF more after be
was married. He was On the bess terms
WITH every man On the editorial staff and
bad q nodding acquaintance with many
rore Of the men ia various departments,
and they 4 II fels an interest in him. He
had heard, too, that 3 quiet carEpaign had
been carried on for him among bis friends,
and q valuable gifE was being Prepared 50
che boys ought TO be considered. He was
going hack 10 tho same desk after the
nuptial journey, and he knew he would
feel guilty to have enjoyed 50 much from
them ard not be able TO return anything.
Then, too, ''shes' was willing, and that
was enough.
She bad coed reasoBs for being Will
ing. for wasn't shs the editor OF the von-
ans department Of The Blade, and hadzf5
she toiIsd up and down those stairs for
three years, receiving tho GREETINGS Of the
reporters and the side long Elancas Of the
composis0rs as they passed on that thor
oGgbfaTes Hadn't she made friends On
her door with all the meH by having Q
needle and thread handy 70 stop truan5
bEttnn and court plaster enough to mend
Ehe injured whom $40 mess Then. too,
they had sharpened her pencils, brought
her flowers. cut ous miscellany ard jokes
for her o0iumn and On certain occasions
escorted her to the Z o'clock car when she
felt she could not venture ont alone.
So it was absolutely settled.
There were plenty CO details to arrange,
but the ONCE seemed 70 provide every shIng
needful. The time set was at $3.50 ?. n.
The last edition was of then. and the re-
To-ters woCld uot be leaving fer their
night assignments till later. The editorial
room bad been placed at their disposal,
and it was decided that the ceremony was
20 take place in the room Of the editor IN
chief They would stand Just under the
patroniziBg glances Of the portraits Of the
leading editors Of the United States, and
the knot was TO be tied BIZ the religious
editor, who was q retired Episcopal clergy
man. Tho editor in chief lad 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 70 NEST her at the door, and tbs 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 OF right.
Al things being aEran zed, tia evening
Of June Z came. There lad been eoasid-
cradle ezcitemans In tie Office. Tha fore
man OF the stereotype room had suggested
a hope that the wedding would uod be -
stereotyped affair, p and he and his men
were al ready.
Down or TIE street the crane whilG
lifted into the pressrUol TIE Eraa5 rolls
u e-as-E liz -A-A- -zt-sli-Llals-44
men with festCons Of white tapes ready ID
rope OF q passage from the building TO the
street, where the brightest wagon Of TEs
Blade, driven by hotel and Railroad news
boy, was to take the Wssded pair to the
railroad station.
The business manager was rushing
around putting into envelopes Easzes for
the journey, and quite On his own hook
the bulletin painter had prepared al eIab-
crate bulletin, which he Was goiag 70 put
oct as soon rs the knot vas tied, an
DoaGcing the remarkable fact.
The maIlroom boys said they did not
feel they would be in proper form ct a
wedding, for they were obliged TO reeog-
nizs onIy males fmaiIsl.
The hour sat arrived. In the roozn Of
the editor in chief were gathered the func-
tiOnaries Of this occasion The managing
editor and his assistants were there, each
rsmarking that this was mono Of their
planning, although they were glad Of such
free special Yes, said the city editor,
this bright couple have 'scooDed' is IN
On our own territory
u should like 60 be assigned 70 the next
joe Of this kind, - remarked the head Of
the art department. 90 You % his associates
all hooted. You'll Why, it would be q
case OF nothing but cuts.
Well, I think could sketch Il al
right, he replied.
Shut up Here they come, - was the
order from the city editor, and the happy
couple appeared.
The cermo1y was quickly performed.
who gives this bride aWay2' asked the
religious editor I do, " said tina editor
in chief, adding, but I feel condemned,
for she never gave ne away" And then,
repeating the remainder Of the service, the
two were pronounced one.
Congratulations followed 'eThe WON
ans department. always nceds a financial
one" remarked one OF the advertising So
licitoEs who had the reputation Of being a
bachelor, .'far reasons not bis owu. "
But finances are best managed when
in q woman's hands, CALAMITY replisd
the managing editor, whose home vas
known 10 be a marvel Of happiness.
The freight elevator, which carried the
plates to the prgssruom, was waiting a5
the dJ0F where the ceremony took place.
and it WIS remarked as it went down that
it carried the best locking ferns then shat
it ever did.
As the welded pair passed cut between
the lines Of tape held By the pressmel and
were getting into the mail wagon a show
or Of old type rainad down from the win
dows Of the composing room, and, amid
the cries Of Latest 'diliou Of TIE BiadeIiF
Of the neWsboys, rode away the pair who
had been married il q newspaper Office
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