The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
MURDER WILL OUT.

Aho hoAO q hhtioh pCSohhSS
the more careful the newly-married
couples are to hide their happiness
from the public gaze"
So said an experienced married man
whose hotel ON upper Broadway is one
of the best known In the country.
sand yet," he continued, ''how fool.
ishly they 60 about it. They might
Just as well brand themselves the way
they do in Central Africa. where the
bride knocks out all her teeth directly
she Is married, and otherwise as
sumes markes Of distinction which
cannot be mistaken:
Before l went into the hotel busi-
ness" he went on, II married. AL
though l was young, looked older
than my age, and determined l
wouldn't be taken for a newly-married
person. My wife and l talked 1t over
before we left the house for the train,
for we were not strong-minded enough
to be sensible and stay at home; and
we agreed upon just what we would do.
She was to avoid the traditional gray.
in which all brides attire themselves.
She was to Danish that trustful cling
ingness from her face; and, when l
went out OF the car to have smoke,
or take a drink OF water, she was TO
refrain from following me with her
eyes; and, above all things, she was to
keep her hands off me. 1t was de-
cided that was to leave the car fire.
quently and 60 into the smoking-room.
We had both observed that this was
the way old married folks conducted
themselves; and, to avert suspicion,
these rules were carefully considered
and unanimously adopted.
so far, so good. After the we'd
ding ceremony we were driven to the
depot, where l had engaged section
in a parlor car We were married in
the morning. We reached the depot
half an hour before the train started.
We had Just got nicely settled, and
were Gongratulating ourselves upon
having made good beginning, when
who should come in out four Of my
most intimate bachelor friends, who
knew of my intended departure, and
called to bid us goodbye. This was
annoying for the car was getting pref
ty well filled up. l sat in one seat
reading the morning paper and Mrs.
Smith sat in the other glancing over a
book. The young men broke in on
our meditations like private cyclone.
"'Well!' shouted one of them, with
a well-intended, but unfortunate face
tiousness. This is pretty how-do-
you-do! One would think, from look
| ing at you, that you were an old-mar-
ried pair, instead of bride and groom
just starting out on your wedding trip
II don't know how / managed to
drag them out Of the car to the plat
form, but l did so; and in d few min-
dtes the train started off. OF course
that spoiled our plan SO far as this
part of the trip was concerned. Our
first stopping place was New York. We
were married in Cincinnati We went
direct to the old St. Nicholas, which
was then the fashionable hotel of the
city. There we stayed three weeks
and during that time we pursued oul
plan with immense success. Every
one was deceived. One day l found
my wife in tears.
"'Oh, George! said she.
WHAT said I. What can hav,
happened?'
az g-g-o-t letter from m-nn-mam
ma
"'Well,' said l, nothing serious ha.
happened?'
"'N-n-o!' she sobbed.
"'Then, calm yourself, my dear, an,
tell me all about it.
"She was unable to do so, but hand
ed me the letter to read. AS nearl,
as l can recollect 1t ran as follows:
Darling Margaret:
l have just got
letter from Cousin Frank. He ha
been stopping at your hotel for fey
days; and he writes that he fears you
, marriage is unhappy. He says he nev
er saw such brute as George is;
| lll-IIcdlS you uOlIlDly III oil
he thinks that you look the perfeC
picture of misery. II this is SO, com
home to your mother at once. Don
delay for an hour. We will love 70
just the same. We always suspecte
that Mr. Smith was wretch. 70
recollect what your brother said abor
him, and how we all warned you; bl
t it is now too late etc., etc.
} at made me laugh in spite of tn
. incidents connected with my cour
q ship which it revealed. The laug
| seemed to jar against my wife's tende
feelings, though; and l was obliged
, argued with her for an hour or so b,
fore she could see the humorous sic
of the affair Finally she compose
I herself, and wrote long letter to h.
d mother, explaining matters.
I I'VE left New York that week II
z Washington, and registered at tt
Riggs House. By this time we consi,
q cred ourselves old married folks, ar
;, had, in measure, become more sci
y possessed in public. We were new
taken for bride and groom, and fla
q tered ourselves that no one could ha'
|, detected the newness Of our relation
e ship. After we had been at the hot
for about fortnight we noticed Il
7 arrival of large number Of newl
q married couples. Perhaps there we
no more than usual, but we motto,
% them more than we would now. Or
day, at dinner, after had just tipp
l. our old waiter to procure me an ext
nice cut OF meat, leaned back in u
n ohoir ond caid RI NV uy{fo
u There appear to be lot Of brid
, and grooms in town just now
" YES she replied; and don't tn
;, act silly?'
."'Of course they do, replied, wi
4 L. l.