The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-25
Apropos Of Weddings.
HT'HERE's bridal couple forward"

said the Stranger from Alichi-
gan, returning from an investigation of
abe front end of the train.
low do you know them for newly
married pair?" queried the Man OF
Lower l. 'Rice?"
Nonsense"
Are they tender and cooling then?"
"By no means"
lis she asleep with her head on"
Look here, did you ever see a we'd
ding couple on their tour?"
NO." the Man of Lower confessed,
'but there's a distinct rule about such
things. Why, it's as traditional and
firm-rooted as the multiplication table.
They should be-"
Yes, they should be-" the Michigan
der interrupted. They should be TO
conform TO the articles of faith as pre-
pared by people who do not know.
Now, as matter of fact, people who
have gumption enough to want to go on
a 2,00O-mile bridal tour also have "A suf-
ficient knowledge of affairs to keep
from making Indians of themselves
when they go a-marrying."
We'll, then. tell us how you judge
your two of whom you spoke"
"They were behaving with immense
propriety, but noticed the young wor.-
an had fieck of black upon her nose.
month from now her husband will
have become sufficiently acquainted
with her to tell her of any such little
thing. Now. however. he looks at the
spot nervously; for he is afraid of hurt
ing her feelings by telling her of it..
He wishes he could wish it off. For
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 there. that's it-just a little
higher. Now it's Off But as yet he
feels that even such criticism of her
appearance as this would be unkind and
objectionable"
Once, said the fourth member of the
party, II was travelling westward, and
at little mountain town n bridal
pair got aboard. Maybe il was because
they were going lint 20 miles to the
next town that they openly demon
strated their affection. 1t was very
amusing TO everybody else in the day
coach. and at last one tourist, who hap
pencd to he riding forward with his
camera, decided that il would he
first-rate thing TO take some snap
shots at the two. So he focused the
thing, and while pretending to be TAX
ing a 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. He came forward in three
jumps. and, reaching over toward the
tourist. he seized him and lifted him
up very hurriedly among the Pintsch
gas fixtures. Then he let him fall
rather abruptly to the floor. Then he
doubled him up in n sort of coil. like a
kcy-ring, and heightened him out to his
ordinary stature. He did few things
which | do not now remember, and
when he had thoroughly satisfied him
self he said:
Mister, in general ! am accommo-
iatin' an hosptable to the stranger.
but, dog you, want you to understand
that me an this lady amt scenery
The tourist said he thought he would
be able to remember that fact, and so
the bridegroom took his fingers off the
Offenders throat.
Kiss me. good an hard. Mrandy.
ne said. Mirandy did so. and there was
not passenger who smiled or looked
otherwise than intensely respectful"
Did you ever belong to a wedding
tour club?" inquired the Man of Lower
Z, addressing anybody who might care
to answer. Nobody had.
We'll, did once" the Man said. 1T
was very nice"
oh, tell us about it," the Lady in
sisted. 1T must have been a sort OF
mixture Of an insurance policy and
sothern romantic comedy"
Not at all. You mistake my mean
Ing. II wasn't a club Of people who
sworc to take wedding tours to a speci-
He'd number in specified time. n \!
wasn't . marriage bureau enterprise q