Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
OBJECTED TO HIS BLUE SHIRT.
And Because He Had Not Dressed in White
Shirt the Wedding Was of.

And Because He Had Not Dressed in Whit,
Shirt the Wedding Was OFF.
III will not marry man who would
not wear white shirt to his own wed
ding" emphatically declared pretty
Annie Boise over in Oakland Wed
nesday evening, and that is the reason
why Charles Anderson, hardy de.
scendent of the Morse kings, is without
bride today. That, likewise is the
reason why the wedding preparations
were very suddenly brought to halt
and the wedding guests dismissed. Ten
minutes before the hour fixed for the
ceremony Anderson appeared before
his expectant bride, wearing a blue
shirt. She at once took exception to
his attire and declared everything
ended between them. Anderson went
his way in confusion and the prospec.
tive bride donned her street garments
and went to the home of friendsIto re-.
late her tale of woe.
ut seems to me-" angrily declared
the injured bride, "that a man should
have enough respect for himself, let
alone the woman he intended to make
his wife, 10 attire himself in becoming
costume for the event of his life.'
well, there are Others, she senten.
tiously commented with toss of her
head that sent the brown hair flying
recklessly.
Miss Boise is comely young wo.
man, whose home is in San Jose. She
met her sailor lover few months ago
and he became very much smitten.
de proposed marriage and was &C.
cepted. Miss Boise resigned position
she held in Oakland and made prepa.
rations for the affair to be celebrated
at the home of her friend, Mrs. Smart,
of e35 Oak Street. The bridegroom
prospective did his share. He ordered
an elaborate wedding cake, which was
duly baked and sent to the residence.
1t was taken away last evening, bur
that is another story.
The guests were hidden to the feast
to make merry over the nuptials of the
pretty fiaxen haired bride and her stal.
wart lover. The hitch came and con.
fusion resulted. 1t all happened in
this wise: Miss Boise had arranged n
meeting with her lover for the after.
noon that they together might choose
clergyman who should unite them.
They finally decided upon a civil mar.
riage and celebration afterward. At
the appointed time and place Miss
Boise was awaiting the CO ming of the
bridegroom. When he appeared in
the garments which were objected to,
Miss Bohse very promptly tamped her
foot and spoke. The friond.- we're noti.
fed that no wedding would occur and
they were dismissed. The wedding
gifts were returned and everything
connected with the affair was dispersed.
The cup of evaporation of the de.
Jected maiden overfiowed when the
baker called late in the evening for the
cake, the piece de resistance of the
festivities. He demanded it's return.
He was breathless with anxiety, fear.
ing it might have been eaten. The
chef explained that the bill was not
paid, and he did not propose to allow
any jollification with his wares unless
the bridegroom to be settled accounts.
so the cake went back.
That settled it. All was then indeed
oyer. Cake on credit was too much
Once more pretty Miss Bohse an.
nonunced she was done, and done
forever with rash and presuming Mr..
'All am afraid of now," said the
independent maid, "is that he w ill say
that he did not want to marry me.
But it is all the other way. l do not
want him, and that ends it. t.n-San
Francisco Examiner.