The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-04

be abandoned, for when tho ambulance
got Ill thcro wcrO no remains ut all-at
least there were, but they weren't ready
for burial because they'd revived and
were sitting up and saying shocking
things. Why, l think IL wedding with
out a brido is ten times worso than u
funeral without a-without a.
But here it must be admitted tho
burst Of laughter in which Rorkc i'll
dulgcd was too much for her dCtcrmina-
ton to weep, and, blazing through her
tears, tho maiden demanded explanation
of his unsC"mly conduct. Rorko WAS u
! permanent member of the coloncl's cs-
tablishmunt now, but nc could not risk
Miss lIucrctias diSplcasurr, and WAS
wise and knew his danger and fled to
the Kitchen, there to tell cock and
Chinman the lady's plaintivc mono
loguc, while Amory, equally conscience
less, ran out to convulsc with it the
party on the porch. And then in tic
midst Of all tho laughter came tlclirious
news from tho 'bcst man. sent tomcet
the bride and Ormshy at the station and
break to them the dircful news that
"tho bridegroom was late" The train
had passed Fcttcrman Bend The bride
"oulu DC tncrc Ill ~ minutes.
And she Camc, and what Il scene there
was! And how she was huggcd and
kissed and mauled and pulled about
and how she strovc to tell Of her tribu
latiOnS and could not for the volume of
welcome, exclamation and intCrrUga-
tion, and not until trunks, boxes and
what alls had been whisicd away to her
room aloft and somebody said il was al
most IL o'clock did she find breath and
opportunity to say: "Gricicus heavens!
And ~ to be married at neon! And
nos Il thing dono yet! Wby-why--
where's Willyt'
-\rhast they looked at one another.
Was not all this to have been explained
hy Wayne? Hadn't Wayne told her?
T"lu her? Told her what? All Major
Wayne said to her about Willy was that
h" WAS almost frantic with impaticncc
To meet her, but hc'd-ho'd 'd have to take
his bath first. What did ho mean by
sending such ridiculous stuff? What
wrro they all laughing-cryiny at?
Isn't here? Couldn't cross? Can't he
swim? Why, tho man sho thought ho
was would swim Niagara rather than
miss his wedding day! And thcn-oh,
day Of days-pcrhaps her words an
nlhilatcd space and reached tho cars of
the maddcncd lover for at tho very mo-
mcnt came an Irish howl from tho porch
without. 'Oh, fur the luv Of God shtop
him! Don't let him! Oh, mother of
Moses, it's drownin he isl" And then,
all Shrlcks and terror did most of the
party scatter for the balconies, while,
al shricks and terror and prOtcstations
| that she'd never speak to him again if
he dared to, kitty collapsed upon Il sofa.
Was ever there wedding day to
match it? Soaked to tho skin, dripping,
but triumphant, viii Falrar rode out
of tho floods and up the heights amid the
| frcnZicd acclamations Of tho garrison,
and throwing himself from the saddle
at tho coloncl's cato demanded to see,
if not to squeeze, his bride. There were
they gathered, the elite of Fort Fravnc,
some III wedding Eurb, somc in travel.
ing dress, and what u cheer went up rs
he spr;ng to the porch and his Other
wanted TO clasp him, dripping though
he was, to her heart Of hearts Not sc
Kitty. "Don't you come near me, you
dreadful thing!" she cried, and, laugh
ing and protesting, he was led away tC
be caparisOncd for tho ceremony. Lr-
crctia's spirits wore once moro in
cbulition Wayne WAS back, the re-
mains had come; SO Why longer delay
proceedings?
vbcv ,r,ro rot Tho,o woo O., ,li,ho
and bright and iovous u soldi,r wcddjnp
that perfect noon,lav as ever was seen
within the walls Of cid Fort Erovnc. md
Kitty made q bcw;tchinr h,.;dn and
there was II wo,u. 49,, u,r...I,,s, of
sorrow from hcar; .,I ...,n tho
shoulders Of one lucNl,s,. so,,,, trirG
, man, Major Pcrcivul W%ya". OH, Mad
Anthony! But here wa,, One of INV do.
srcndaMtS ten Times worthy thy rnmcl
, In tina! on" day there came crushing in
, upon linn the cons, ,ucucrs of Il genera.
tlon of miSdoing.