Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-01

adays," sighed the young woman in blue
"What, you a bride and saying such
things cried the girl in the chiffon hat
What would Harold
please do not suppose that confound
Harold with the world" said the young
woman in blue. with great dignity. But
in days of old the knights were wont to
face-er-lions and that sort of thing for
fair ladies. Now they
Marry them and face the tax collector
and the janitor. | don't see any great
difference" returned the girl in the chif-
fon hat
81 shouldn't keep on being sarcastic if
were you, dear. Men think it funny in
a debutante. but they are suspicious aft
er ones first season.
81 know it, dear, but L am perfectly
safe in allowing myself freedom of speech
among feminine friends, at any rate.
They are so careful never to repeat ones
clever remarks, with credit given. at
least"
But, as was saying, there is no ro-
was married. all the ushers were men
who had wanted TO marry her. There
was romance, if you like"
HIN. Has she any proofF' asked the
girl in the chiffon hat. Somehow it
does seem that all the women of the last
generation claim ut least 10 offers of
marriage apiece. | don't see where such
q superfiuity of men came from. Then,
all the stout women remind one constant
ly that their waists when they were mar
ried measured only IS inches, and
'Why, that is truer' cried the young
woman in blue. Il never thought of that.
Dear me, Laura. the very sight of you is
comforting
"Mercy ON US, is my hat SO unbecOm-
ing as all that? But tell me, do, what
has caused all this pessimism. One would
expect BRIDE
'Oh, Harold is ever so much nicer now
that the ordeal of introduction to my
friends and relatives is safely over and
the ceremony thing of the past. He'-
Him, was just thinking, Mae, what
horror men have of appearing publicly
in the role of bridegroom. I've often
wondered hom polygamy ever gained
foothold for that reason. One ceremony
seems to reduce a man to such an abject
state that
"Oh, / suppose he gets accustomed to
it after one or two weddings. The thing
which caused me to lose faith in human
ity was this: l had heard Aunt Marian
talk so much about the excitement her
wedding created that l thought I'd try
to have little romance about my own.
You remember George Saphed, don't
you?"
Il do. He used to be such an imagina-
tive person. | was never sure whether
he would turn ont poet or just Il COM
mon everyday liar. But &hat of him?"
"Well, you remember that he said he
would die if refused to marry him?'
II do. I also remember telling you
that you both would die--of starvation
if you married him.
''I-er-I don't remember that. | do
remember that l lay awake for several
nights expecting to hear pistol shot un
der my window. On, papa was SO heart
less about it, When | wanted him to
notify the police or the newspapers, he
said he'd do nothing of the kind. He
limited that it would be the best thing
poor George could do, unless be chose the
new front steps as his scene of opera
tions. He didn't want them all spotted
up. He actually wanted me to tell
George that
"How horrid of your fatheri Bit
George didn't kill himself after all"
"N-no: not exactly-but he went west
to live. Now. when I was sending out the
invitations to the wedding, l decided to |
send one TO George-it would show the
poor fellow that | remembered him in the |
hour of my life
'"True And his detected presence might |
be sort of comfort to Harold if he |
stubbed his toe coming out of the vestry |
or couldn't find the ring"
''The ring was all right, dear. l knew
the clergyman was more accustomed to
than Harold, and l gave it to
him to keep until it was needed"
"What clever ideal l wonder that
Harold dared to marry such resourceful
girlw
81 didn't mention to him what l had
done until he had gotten the license,
lear. Let me see, where was /? Oh! /
Knew George would come, however pain
'ul it might be, because he had always
said he would do anything in the world
might ask of him
"Humph! | wouldn't put too much
'aith in that, dear. Nowadays the men
Ire demanding their rights. and the priv
lege of changing their minds seems to be
,ne of them. Dear me, l am so sorry
hat I was away from home when you
we're married. But of course you told all
he girls beforehand that George was
coming. 1t would make it so much more
to watch him
81 know. | even showed them a pho
ograph of him, so they would be sure to
now in case he had learned the Indian
labit of concealing his feelings am
orry now that did it."
"You don't say so? Was his grief so
as all that? oh. how delicious :
y picturesquew
an, no. but-you seq
"Oh. then he didn't come after all?
ust because you changed your mind and
Touldn't marry him he felt himself justi-
ed in breaking solemn promise! Some
nen will seize any pretext to-
"Oh, no. He came. but :
ooh, see. He was so changed from
ears of sorrow that nobody recognized
imp"
.'He was not changed at all. He kept
is promise and came to the wedding.
III the girls recognized him as soon as l
hey saw him, and q
'"Then | don't see how you can say
here is no more romance in
His wife and little boy were with him.
hat is all!"-New York Journal.