St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-04-02
Apropos Of Weddings.

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h hTHHERE'S bridal couple forward"
said the Stranger from Michi-
gan, returning from an investigation of
the front end of the train.
'How do you know them for newly
married pair?" queried the Man OK
Lower Z. "RiceT ''''E#> =.
'sNonsense!" 1 ~#- n. #g.s
..Are they tender and cooling, then"
"By no means" ....,..-.....-- :
s.Is she asleep with her head On
e z'Look here, did you ever see we'd
ding couple ON their tour?" I:
r ss'No," the Man of Lower confessed,
s.but there's distinct rule about such
things. Why, it's as traditional and
Arm-rooted as the multiplication table.
They should be-
ayes, they sholld 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 matter of fact, people who
have gumption enough to want to 60 ON
o 2,000-mile bridal tour also have suf-
flcient knowledge of affairs to keep
from making Indians Of themselves
when they go a-marrying."
"Well, then, tell us how you judge
your two of whom you spoke.
"They were behaving with immense
tpropriety, but I noticed the young wom-
an had q feck of black upon her nose.
IA 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
apot nervously; for he Is afraid OF hurt
ing her feelings by telling her OF It.
He wishes he could wish it OF. For
sx5himself, he tells himself that he loves
~tondly, splotch or no splotch. 4
sfiotsy....-. .-.-arn nov Ne will say: Darling,
.&hot beastIy on tive has thrown
q bit Of CRIME upo4-r.7~-sg
right one-there, that's IT,, .llrss~
higher. Now it's off, But as vet he
feels that even such criticism OF her
appearance as this would be unkind and
Iunpardonable." .S.. ".
s "Once, said the fourth member OF the
party, 'sI was travelling westward, and
s 4 at q little mountain town bridal
{pair rot aboard. Maybe 1t was because
they were going but 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,
{pened to be riding forward with bis
camera, decided that 1T would be o
: ifirst-rate thing to take some snap
shots ut the two. So he focused the
thing, and while pretending to be tals
stng o general interior view of the coach
he took care TO get the bridal pair
4 square In the middle. He was very
.stealthy about 1t, hut the bridegroom
observed his motions and canae for
ward. He came forward IN thres
jumps, and, reaching over toward thu
i tourist, he seized him and lifted hin
.,,p very hurriedly among the Pintscl
y. Gas fixtaTea Then ha let hin fal
Z father abruptly to the floor. Then h
doubled him up in sort ofccfl, Hike
,key-ring, and heightened him out 70 hi
ordinary stature. He did few thing
) which do NOT now remember, ant
when be had thoroughly satisfied him
u self he. .sasa.-S a.7ss
...hfister, Ii general i aHf accemIao
datin' an hospitable to the stranger
but, dog you, want you to understan,
I that me nm this lady amt scenery.
''The tourist said he thought he woul,
aay be able to remembaE- hat fact. and y
the bridegroom took his fingers Off th
s;a offenders threats @sS
aEs-. sss s.sKiss me- good an hard, Mirandy
.a he said. Mirandy did so, and there wa
not passenger who smiled or locke
otherwise than intensely respectful
"Did you ever belong to wedding
tour club? ?" inquired the Man OF Lowe
%, addressing anybody who might car
TO answer Nobody. had.
'sWell, did once" the Man said. u
was very NICE"
ooh, tell us about IT. the? Lady ir
sisted. sIt must have been o sort {
mixture of an insurance policy and
Sothern romantic comedy
"Not az all. You mistake my naeer
~ ing. 1t wasn't club OF people Fvh
ewore TO take wedding tours TO a spec.
fled number In specified time.
wasn't a marriage bureau enterprise
iall. 1t was the outgrowth of a littl
private poker partya party that wa
IVY almost d club itself, forit was inalraos
continuous session for two year
There were five, bachelors OF us, an
-Granby, who was married and lived
a house, like Christian. The five
.us Who had no wives had aIl know