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WHAT THE BRIDE SAYS.

I dearest fellow in all the world and admitted
to myself that 1 loved him from the mo-
ment when l first saw him.
I remember him just as well, that first
evening. as though it were yesterday. He
was dressed in a suit of black that fitted
him perfectly and he wore a white shirt
and a black tie. l thought he was the
i. handsomcst young man L had ever seen.
and l think so yet.
As we got to know each other better l
grew to be more and more in love with him.
] found that he did rot dance, while l
would rather dance than take part in any
other pleasure. He was quiet. while l was
| never known to be quiet. He was philo-
s~ophical, and had a way of not wasting en-
ergy foolishly. l was nervous and worried
over everything. He seldom laughed out
loud. while that is the only way / do
laugh, and I laugh a good deal. He had
blue cyes-the %prettiest blue e~yes-and l
had brown ones. The only points of SIM
larity between us. it seemed. were that we
were both Presbyterians and we loved each
other.
When he asked me to marry him. and I
had consented, I was the happiest girl in
Belleville.
We decided that there was no necessity for
waiting. or putting father to the expense
of giving ME a wedding and mother to the
worry and work of preparing for one, when
all We had to do was to get on a car and
go to Clayton. he married without any fuss
and furry. and get back home before any
body knew anything about it And as an
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SLEEPING ON THE MARCH.

From the Youths Companion.
Some philosopher has said that a man
with a strong mind can sleep or keep awake
at will. Perhaps that philosopher never
tried forced marching in a tropical coun-
try. owen s. Watkins. who was in the last
Soudan campaign with General Kitchener.
tells of seeing an Adjutant and a Senior
Major riding side by side on long marches,
so that if they fell asleep they could lean
on each other and not fall from their sad
dies.
Mr.. Watkins repeats some queer stories
that were told him. without saying that
they are true. But If truth is stranger than
fiction. one of them at least is strange
enough to be true.
1t is about n TRANSPORT master. who rode
in the rear of his train OF camels. He had
been very busy. and had slept little for a
week. The day was hot and for comfort
he had removed his helmet and belt.
Then he fell asleep. Pretty soon the JOLT
ing of his camel unseated him. and he
rolled to the soft ground unhurt. In fact.
lie was not even awakened. When at last
he did wake. the caravan was out of sight
and he could not tell how long he had been
sleeping. There he was. the master of
that column of transport camels. alone in
the desert. harmed. and with not even a
covering For his head.
As nothing was to be gained by stay
ing where he was. he started to follow the
trail. and had hurried along for some time
before ne noticed by the fast setting sun
that he had started back. instead of ahead.
on the trail of the camels. He turned. and
fortunately a camel and driver soon met
him. They had been sent back from the
caravan, not TO search for him. strangely
enough. hut to look for some article that
had been lost by the way.
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anything else, and any other subject was
embarrassing. But after n time this friend
spoke.
Say he said.
well" / said.
THAT %sirl-Nliss Ncllic-hasn't she got
the cutest laugh you ever hcard?"
You know she has a peculiar laugh-one
that begins IN a ripple like that of running
water. swells 10 the fullnoss of a soft
treble tone from an organ. and then dies
away in the same kind Of a ripple as that
which distinguished it a; the start. 1t is
the first thing about her that any one ought
to notice. But until my friend spoke of it
l had never observed anything especial
about her laugh. TIE truth of the matter
is, ! was so completely in love with every
movement. every snund she uttered. every
| glance she gave. that none of them. stood
| out with any prominence. | was not in
love with Il laugh. or 4 smile, or a word. or
a walk, but with the whole girl. But since
| then l have never heard that laugh with
out wondering why l did not notice it at
first. and fall in love with il, all by Itself.
at once. l never hear it hut l delight in
II; its echoes ring in my heart. as the
original sound rang sweetly in my ears.
But. while l thought more of the laugh
than l had done. l thought none the less
of the whole girl. l continued to love her
more and more, and expect to continue to
do so.
For a long time / was afraid she did not
love me. / did not see how she could single
me out from all the rest of the young men
whom she knew as the especial one for her
happiness. But when | found out that she
did love me. | was the h%appiest fellow you
ever heard of. And then when she promised
TO marry me, ] was still happier. The
only time l was any happier was when she
really did marry me-. ard l haven't got over !
being happy on that account yet.
Cora was promised that she should
be bridesmaid, and she was very much
tickled at the prospect. She is only l6, ana
of course all weddings are interesting to
her. And, besides, she was really entitled !!
10 the place. Had it not been for her,
Nellie and | might never have met. So
Cora, to he good and ready. had planned a
dress for the occasion. II was a pretty
thing. but | do not remember any Of the de-
tails. Sunday before the wedding she was
telling me about the dress. ] was in a
pretty good humor, and felt like having
a Joke: 80 I told her | did not think she !
would get to wear her dress at our wedding. !
The POOR dear took it differently from what
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intended. She asked her sister after
ward If she had invited some other girl TIC
be bridesmaid. and seemed very much dis
tressed. Nellie told her she alone should
be bridesmaid. and not to pay any attention
to what l said.
got a day of for the elopomcnt. and
began to carry out the plans that had been
agreed upon. l went to the house. AMI
got Nellie and Cora to so with me for an
outing leaving the impression that we
We're to go to Forest Park and then to one
of the theaters. Bill Guiton was in the
game, and his part was to join us at the
bridge and invite us to go to Clayton with
him first. Cora did not know we were to
clopc. Bill played his part well. and Cora
did not suspect a thing for some time: and
thtn. as She appears to have been pretty
much interested in the affair, she did not
say a word; she played ignorant of it all
the way.
IT was not a serious matter with me at
all. | felt like ! was walking on air. Every
sound was changed by the magic of love
into sweet music. Tire river, the build
in%s. the fields. the strce.s-all werct parts
of the scenery in an Elysian play. ! was
the hero. Nellie was the heroine: Bill was
tie villain. and Cora was the soubrette. 1t
was a jolly party: l never enjoyed one so
much in my life. | kept my eyes on Nellie.
Of course: with all the beauties that nature
held out for me to look Upon. not one of
them had the charm that Nellie's face had.
| wouldn't have exchanged one glance at
ii for 4 lingering look inside the gates Of
heaven; | would not have missed watching
one of her smiles come and grow and pass
for a pings ransom: / would not have lost
one of the soft, sweet notes of her voice
II / had been assured that in its stead l
should have heard the rarest music that
God ever inspired or man ever performed.
And that is the way l felt. Bill laughed
AT everything. l thought he was foolish.
hut | was in a frame of mind where l
would have forgiven even a greater piece
of foolishness. and even Joined in 1t. That
is why | laughed at his bum jokes, and
laughed also at my own bum jokes. Now
and then l thought Of Mr.. and Mrs. Long,
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and felt half sorry that they were not with
us. But it would have been Il poor ejopemert
with the father and mother along. So /
made the hest of that. Anyhow. 1 thought
Nellie and Cora-and ~myself-were a pretty
biz part of the family.
The car was going fast. but it seemed
Slow to me. It's best speed WAS but!a lazy
run in my impatient frame of mind. and
| felt like going out In front and urging the
motorman to max" better time. But l
didn't. ! just sat inside. and looked at Mel
lie, and listened to Bill and Cora.
After awhile we got to CLAYTON. wasn't
excited. My principal feeling was one of
complete happiness: my only fear was that
somebody in Clayton-where knew every
~hody-would recognize me. recognize Mel
lie. and telephone over to Rclleyille that we
were clipping. But none OF this happened.
and we got our license withou, trouble.
Then we went to the home OF the Reverend
Is. II. Charles. pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church there, and whom | know well. and
were married. | don't know what was said
IL the ceremony. Nellie says she answered
all questions plainly and said yes with
Il decided accent; but | dent know; I was
too busy with myself. and in too much of
a hurry to get the marriage ceremony oyer
with.
After the wedding we had dinner. I don't
know what we ate. but it was all very
good. 1t was just Il o'clock when we We're
married, so We had a long time ahead OF
US. We passed the hours Very pleasantly
at Forest Park. and then all of Us went
back to st. Louis. Nellie and | stayed at
Il hotel in the city. while Bill and Cora
went back to East ST. Louis.
Next morning. while we were at break
fast. TIE walter handed us a paper. 1t
vas The Republic. and was folded so that
the article telling of our clopement was
exposed to view. | thought We were
marked, and turned around quickly to see
what friend of mine was in the room. But
all | saw was the waiter wiping at d table
very demurely. and a score of people eat
Ing breakfast, and paying not the slightest
attention in the world to Nellie and me.
WALTER KEETON.
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g. WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
: All the lights and shadows Of an elope-
g nent are thrown upon the canvas by the re-
cent marriage of Walter Keeton and Nellie
Long of Believilie, at Clayton. The happi-
ness of the principals furnishes the warm
orange: the p~hlegmatic philosophy of the
girls father and the mother and brother of
the groom furnishes the gray tints; the Ella
r. ton of a. sister of the bride and the best
4 friend of the groom over the part they
q played contributes the dash OF brilliancy;
, and the grief of the mother of the bride and
: her disappointment that Nellie should have
Z married without her knowledge furnishes
the dark shadow of the background.
Keeton formerly lived in st. Louis. In
May. 1899, he went to Belleville. Two
/. months later he met Nellie Long. 1t was a
{ case of love at first sight, and they deter
mined TO marry. n wedding might
!. follow. Cora, the third of Mr.. Longs daugh-
: Iers, was 10 be bridesmaid; w. H. Guiton, a
! particular friend and fellow-employe of
3 keeton. was to be best man.
E The love of the young people was impa-
: fient, and the future seemed a long way off.
s And, also. they did not like the idea of a
public wedding. with all its expense and all
Ats glamour, and they did like the idea of a
quiet wedding and a surprise for their
friends. So they decided to elope. Mr.. Gull
ton, as a person of discretion, was let into
the secret; Cora, as a girl of Is. was not
considered certainly discreet, and while it
was settled that she was to be bridesmaid,
It was deemed wise to keep the secret from
her until there was no danger of 1t escaping.
When the day set for the elopement came
Keeton was ready with a holiday for HIM
self and a wonderfully wrought story of an
outing in Forest Park and afterwards a
visit to a theater. Cora was to go along
with them. Mrs. Long consented. She did
not know that the outing was to follow a
wedding, and that Mi. Guiton had a day off
also and was to meet the party at the
bridge and go with them to Clayton. But
all these things were parts of the plan, and
The trip to Clayton was made. Walter Kee-
ton and Nellie Long were married, Cora,
let at last into the secret, was bridesmaid,
and the conspiring Guiton was best man to
the bridegroom.
Mr.. Long received the news with a shrug
OF his broad shoulders, and a determine
the mother of the bridegroom. welcomed |
her new daughter with a huge hug and
many kisses when the couple called on her
in the evening of the wedding day. But
Mrs. Long, the mother OF the bride. would
not he conforted. Her disappointment
drew her perilously close to the verge of
Mysteries, and for three days she was an
able to leave her bed. In her scmi-dellrium, !
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WHAT THE BRIDEGROOM SAYS.

time-longer than l intended to do when I
went UP there-and when l left l knew l
was in love. 1t was a pleasant feeling.
Everything looked better after the visit
than before. The time of the year was
July. and l had been feeling the heat all
day. but the heat did not bother me now.
I was all in a tingle; the air was fresh
and sweet: the noises of the street were
soft and pleasant; the stars seemed to be
winking goodnaturedly. and especially at
me. and 1 felt like Winking back at them.
Well. that was just the first spell. 1
progressed rapidly. Nellie attracted me
more and more. / did not know of any
special characteristic that had especially
drawn me to her until one evening after 1
had taken a friend to call on her and an
other young lady. While We were going
home my friend was very thoughtful for
awhile. 1 was willing, for 1 felt like be-
ing thoughtful myself. 1t was always my
after ! had been to see her:
l didn't want to talk or think Of
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To the Editor of The Sunday Republic.
MET Nellie thirteen months ago. Just how
il happened. ! do not know: l suppose
Fate had a great deal to do with it. Any
how. L was out for a walk and stopped at
Mr.. Longs store. l knew Cora, Nellie's
sister. hut / had never seen Nellie. Cora
was downstairs and / stopped to talk to
her. 1t was early in the evening and Cora
asked nc if j would 60 upstairs for awhile.
! was willing, and up we went. Nellie was
at home and Cora introduced me to her.
That was the beginning of it. l felt from
the first that she was the girl for me. /
had had sweethearts. of course, but j had
never been really in love until that night.
u don't know what she wore. 1t might
have been pink. or red. or blue. Anyhow
1t was a dress that fitted nicely and was
becoming. l thought she was the p~rettiest
girl | had ever seen. / didn't tell her 80
then, for / was. too serious 10 try a f1irta-
tion or to take any risks of losing her
good opinion. / stayed upstairs for some
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And MIR. Guiton1

"oh. / Just went along and did the best
I could. Maybe I'll need help some day
myself. And, besides. Tn a generous sort
of fellow. and would just as soon help a
friend into trouble as help him cut. 1t
wasn't my fault. / didn't suggest it. And
after they had made up their minds. I
couldn't have turned them. What's the
use. anyhow? 1 remember that it was a
very jolly day. and a very jolly party. and
l never had as much fun in my life"
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TIL marriage of a former American. Lady
Randolph Churchill. to Lord Corvallis
West has called forth the following from
the London Express:
The news that Lady Randolph Churchill
will travel with her husband Sin China.
japan and other Eastern countries" proves
not only her courage. but also her catho-
liCity of taste. 1t shows that she appre-
ciates the East even in the midst of her
devotion to West.
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she ravef at her daughter and her son-tn-
law; at Cora, who had played an entirely
innocent part; at Guiton. who was guilty,
and knew 1t; and at all those who had taken
part in the elopement. and all those who
she imagined had been parties to it.
You ibbed to me,'' she said at her
daughter and at her son-in-law. You have
disappointed me-you ran away from me,
You did not say to me that you were 10
be married! You left me, and ran away:
Ingrateful! Ran away from me-me-your
mother! 1t will all come back to YOU.
You will live to see the day when you will
regret that you did so."
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And Mrs. Keeton, the Bride
groom's Mother?

II did not know a thing about it until
Walter sent a message that he would be
out that evening with his bride. / had
never seen her, and lad scarcely heard of
her. So I did not know what to expect.
But when they came I found she was a
pretty and sweet girl. and looked like she
would make Walter a good wife. So that
suited me, and 1 welcomed her into the
family"
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PICTURESQUE STYLES IN HATS.

The tendency toward quaint old forms and revivals of hafforgot-
ten fashions increases as the summer begins to merge into fall. This
charming model hat is made of crimson chiffon, shirred and ruched
with numerous wings caught among its soft folds in front; two
wide streamers coming from the back of the hat tie in front below
the chin and form a drapery somewhat in the effect of one of the fash
ionable neck arrangements.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
FOR THE EARLY AUTUMN.

The craze for wearing boas and every sort of fancy and fluffy neck
arrangement has reached it's height this summer, and the crisp autumn
touch which is now creeping into the air furnishes a pleasing excuse
for cudding in the becoming clouds of these pretty affairs. They are
particularly smart in combination with these dainty swirling toques
Of gauze and flowers.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
SENT FREE TO MEN.
A Most Remarkable Remedy That Quickly Restores Lost Vigor to Men.
A Free Trial Package Sent by Mall to All
 Who Write.

Free trial packages of a most remarkable remedy are being mailed to all who will write the State Medical institute. They cured so many men who had battled for years against the mental and physical suf- fering of lost manhood that the institute has decided to distribute free trial pack ages to all who write. It is a home treat ment and all men who suffer with any form of sexual weakness resulting from youthful folly, premature loss of strength and mem- ory, weak back, varicocele, or emanciation of parts can now cure themselves at home.
 The remedy has a peculiarly grateful ef- feet of warmth and seems to act direct to the desired location, giving strength and development just where it is needed. It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years of misuse of the natural func- tions and has been an absolute success in all cases. A request to the State Medical Institute, 455 Elektron building, Ft. Wayne, Ind, stating that you desire one of their free trial packages will be complied with promptly. The institute Is desirous of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will enable them to see how easy it is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper remedies are employed. The institute makes no restrictions. Any man who writes will be sent a free sample, carefully sealed In a plain package so that its recipient need have no fear of embar- rassment or publicity. Readers are re- quested to write without delay.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
THE SITUATION
 MUCH IMPROVED Galveston is Slowly Resuming
 Normal Conditions. MORE BODIES RECOVERED Morn Than Twenty-Five Hundred Sub- stantial Houses Were Destroyed
 by the Storm m-Legislature
 to be Asked for Relief
MORE BODIES RECOVERED

Galveston, Tex, September 22.-There were sixty-four bodies recovered today, fourteen being taken from one building at Twenty-second and Beach streets.
 With the exception of the abolishment of the temporary hospital which was estab- lished in the United States custom house directly after the storm there were no new developments in the health situation today. All tn sick and injured who applied for treatment received attendance. There have been few deaths since the storm. So far but fourteen have been reported, all of which were directly or indirectly caused by hurts received during the storm.
 The Southern Pacific Company completed its tracks to Virginia Point last night and resumed train service into Galveston this morning. The company lost twenty miles of track between Galveston and Houston. Inspector Youens has finished his canvass of buildings lost in the storm. He finds that there are 2536 destroyed, that is, resi- dences and stores. This does not include stables sheds or outhouses. In the Kinkead and Colorado additions at least seventy-five buildings were carried away. Mr. Youens estimates that 1000 buildings were destroyed In the district outside of the line of total destruction. The Western Union Telegraph Company has finished laying a nineteen conduit across the bay and, has almost fin- ished stringing a new cable from the bay to the Galveston office The Postal Telegraph Company has picked up the cable across the bay up to Bolivar Point The other end Is embedded In twenty five feet of sand and will have to be dragged out. The Postal will lay submarine cable across Galveston Bay and underground cable from the main- land end of the submarine cable almost to Houston.
 w. J. Johnson, chief operator of the Pos tai, who lost his family in the storm, work ed for eighty-six consecutive hours at the key and then collapsed
 Ex-Congressman Walter Gresham has made the suggestion that the people of Gal weston apply to the State for relief from State taxation for two years under pro- vision of the constitution made to fit such emergencies. The Legislature is also au- thorized to appropriate money to temporar- fly administer the affairs of a city which has been storm-swept. The Central Relief Committee authorized the opening of sa- looms between the hours of a. m. and p. m., beginning next Monday. The con- tractors expect to put 2000 organized work men and several hundred teams to work on Monday morning.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
PERMISSION GRANTED
To Take the Dispositions of Taylor and
 Finley

Frankfort, Ky, September 22.-On motion of L. J. Crawford, attorney for Henry Youtsey, Judge Cantrill entered an order this afternoon permitting the defense to take the depositions of ex-Governor w. s. Taylor,j ex-Secretary of State Charles Fin ley and other fugitives from the State to be used in evidence in the trial of Youtsey at Georgetown in October. The Kentucky criminal code provides that the dispositions of persons outside the State who refuse to attend as witnesses may be taken by per- mission of the court Youtsey's attorneys are confident Taylor and Finley will con- sent to give their deposiuons
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
Southern Racing Dates

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 22.-An attendant at the recent meeting of the American Turf Congress at Chicago is authority for the statement that the secretaries of the Southern tracks have agreed on the fol- lowing racing dates for their meetings next spring:
 Little Rock, March 25 to 30; Memphis, April to 20; Nashville, April p to H; Louisville. April % to May 12; Latonia, May IA to 25; Newport, May H to June 8.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
stockhoiders' Meeting

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the North Birmingham Land Company will be held in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, at the office of the Alabama Trust and Savings Company, FOOT First ave- nue, on Wednesday, the enth day of Octo- Der, 1900, at the hour of Il o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year, to amend bylaws and for such other business as may come before the meeting. D. N. CULLOM,
 President.
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