Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-03

and ceremony. The AFFAIR was the talk
of the town, and the three leading
newspapers We'd with each other In
the important matters of woodcuts and
details.
Ralph had stoutly insisted on having
quiet wedding. He thought 1t better
form to be married in travelling cos
tune and to avoid publicity. They
could invite few of their closest
friends to n breakfast and then take
the train for the west. This custom
Of turning the social world upside
down just because couple Of Its mem
bers are to be married was very dis
tasteful to him. He found Il difficult
to express the depth and height of his
repugnance, but one could see In his
bearing and In certain heavy shadows
that gathered about his brow that he
was opposed to 1t in every fiber OF his
being. He had seen the folly Of II 10
many times that he proposed to steer
clear Of Its horrors In his own ease.
But Dora evidently wanted to see It's
follies. too. and didn't intend to allow
Ralph to have all this valuable iufor-
nation TO himself. II he was 40 aw-
fully learned In these matters. there
was no reason why she shouldn't nc.
quire equal knowledge by means Of
personal experience. AS for a church
wedding-why. II was the only proper
introduction TO the society OF married
people. A girls wedding ought TO be
an arch as tall as the clouds. some
In ha,
look back and see Its glorious proper.
lions until she got to the very horizon
Of life. If she had been two or three
times widow and the ceremony had
become stale through monoto nous rep
etition. that would be one thing. Or "
her father had committed some crime,
or her cousin german had been hanged
for murder. and there was good reason
for entering married life on the sly,
she would be the last to make objcc-
ton. But as affairs stood she wasn't
ashamed of Ralph. and she rather i'm
aglned that he wasn't ashamed Of her.
All this Is what she said to her
mother. and II she cfUgNtd her pretty
lips rather tightly we will not speak OF
that to Ralph. There were some things
"'twere better not to mention" and
where ignorance Is bliss enlightenment
Is curse. But the old lady and the
maiden Of 20 sat up very late one night
spinning the web In which to catch
Ralph's approval.
"Why. mother. I shouldn't feel half
married II ! went to the minister's
with railroad ticket In my pocket. Il
Is preposterous. You don't believe
In It any more than I do. dear, do
your"
The good lady assured her daughter
that she had her entire sympathy. but
thought Il well to remind her that
Ralph had will OF his own and II
wouldn't do to oppose him too bluntiy.
Oppose him. dcarT" replied bora.
II never thought Of such thing. He
Is very wise and very kind and knows
good deal more than do. oh. no; I
shall not oppose him. hut
"Ah. yes! But what, Dora2 That's
Just what's the trouble"
But I'm going to be married In
church all the same. and there will be
plenty OF bridesmaids and the mot
The mother looked at her offspring.
and there Were two Interrogation
points distinctly visible In her eyes.
swell. ! think Ralph will make the
suggestion himself In a day or two.
mother. IL will come from him as
happy thought OF his own. an original
Idea. you know, for the sake Of giving
me pleasure"
What legerdemaln Dora practiccd is
not known. or what spell she threw
over Ralph. but II was only week
later that he said: Look here. Dora.
! don't believe a man has any right to
air his authority over u woman until
the two are made one. IT you have
set your heart on n church wedding,
why, that's all right"
"Oh. no. Italph." was the reply OF the
arch conspirator, and she made a
graceful gesture OF depreciation. ~
have old fashioned ideas about a wo-
mans duty TO the man who marries
her and wouldn't Interfere with your
plans for the world"
"Yes, yes; ! understand all that. and
! honor you for your common sense.
but every girl thinks a good deal of
her wedding day."
"And well she might II she has my
rare luck In husband" broke In
Dora.
80 think, on the whole. we had
better mark the event In some special
way. and fashionable church wed.
ding will be something to remember,
Ralph. dear. don't want you to do
this for my sake" said Dora. with n
deal Of pathos. 1T IL my duty to yield
to your wishes. not yours to yield to
NINE"
"Oh, Of course understand all
that"