St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
Apropos Of Weddings.
M MrT1HERE's bridal couple forward,

hrTHERE's bridal couple forward, y
said the Stranger from Michi-
gan, returning from an investigation OF
the front end Of the train. .
s'How do you know them for newly
married pair?" queried the Man OF
Lower Z. "Rice2" -.. -.-.....5..
"Nonsense!"
"Are they tender and cooling, then2''
"By no means.
''Is she asleep with her head on"
"Look here, did you ever see we'd
ding couple on their Sour?"
"No," the Man of Lower Z confessed,
''but there's distinct rule about such
things. Why, it's as traditional and
frm-rooted as the multiplication table
They should be-"
eyes, they should be" the Michigan
der interrupted. "They should be to
conform to the articles OF faith as pre-
pared by people who do mot know.
Now, as q matter Of fact, people who
have gumption enough to want to go on
al2,o00-mile bridal tour also have assuf-
ficient knowledge OF affairs to keep
from making Indians Of themselves
when they go a-marrying."
s'Well, then, tell us how you Judge
your two of whom youspoke."
"They were behaving with immense
propriety, but noticed the young won-
nm had feck of black upon her nose.
"a month from now her husband will
1aave become sufficiently acquainted
'3geyEh her TO tell her Of any such little
thing. -. hovv"-"r. he looks at the
spot.neryously; afraid Of hurt
ing her feelings by y.
He wishes he could wish it SIR.
himself, he tells himself that he loves
her fondly, splotch or no splotch. A
month from now he will say: Darling.
that beastly old locomotive has thrown
BIT of CRIME upon your cheek-the
right one-there, that's it-5uss o little
higher. Now it's off, But as yet he
feels that even such criticism OF her
appearance as this would be unktnd and
unpardonable."
'sonce, said the fourth member OF the
party. II was travelling westward, and
as b little mountain town bridal
paIr got aboard. Maybe IL was because
they were going but 20 miles TO the
next town that they openly demon
strated their affection. Il was very
amusing to everybody else In the day
coach, and at last one tourist, who hap.
,pened to be riding forward with his
camera, decided that it would be q
.first-rate thing TO take some snap.
shots at the two. So he focused the
thing, and while pretending to be taxi
ing general interior view of the coach
he took care to get the bridal pair
square in the middle. He was very
stealthy about it, but the bridegroom
observed his motions and came for
ward 81 He came forward in three
jumps. and, reaching over toward the
tourist, he seized him and lifted him
upsyery hurriedly among the Pntsch
gas flxturea3 Then he let HIM fall
rather abruptly to the floor. Then he
doubled him up In sort Of coil, like
key-ring. and heightened him out 70 his
ordinary stature. He did few things
which / do not now remember, and
whdn be had thoroughly satisfied him
selfhe said; - Ill
'sssMister, III genera I nm accon1ao,
datin.~nn' hospitable to the stranger
aMbnt, dog you. want you TO understand
thasasne an this lady ain't scenery
: htourist said he thought he would
. ba obldEto remember that fact, and 90
the Bridegroom took his fingers of the
offender throat IS
'fsziss me, good an hard. Mirandy,
he said. Mirsady did SO. and there was
notsa passengsr who smiled or looked
otherwise thai2 Intensely respectful"
"Did you eyRr belong to wedding
tour c.1ss' inquired the Man OF Lowei
q, addressing an body whoHight care
TO answer, Nobody had. 3
'Well; I did once" the Man said. "It
was very nice"
"Oh, tell $us about it." the Lady In
sisted. at must have been q sort o.
mixture of an insurance policy and q
Sothern romantic comedy"
'sNot at oil. You mistake my mean
ing. It wasn't club of people whc
swore to take wedding tours TO speci
fed number in specified time. 4
wasn't marriage bureau enterprise at
all! It was the outgrowth of httk
private poker party-a party that sva.
almost club itself, for 1t was In almost
continuous session for two years
There were Ave. bachelors Of us, and
CRANKY, who was married and lived Il
a house, Hike Christian The five Q.
Us who had no ss1ves had all known
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