The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-05-18
AS HE SAW IT


20 AY. Pete," said the city editor
- to the horse editor, who was
engaged in writing feature story to
be headed ''Good Things l Have Got
That Are Still Running" you're the
only man I've got handy, and 1 forgot
to assign man to cover that big we'd
ding up at the Umptieth Street church
to-night-you know, that cookbook
ing Bigcoin girl and young Mutthead.
Suppose you run up there and get the
story. Want spread-two columns
ut least. Never mind names-I've got
all the names we'll use, and the names
of the bridesmaids, and the grooms-
men, and the society editor wrote the
descriptions of the costumes before
she took sick. just you cover the
weeps and the soft, low music, and the
brides pallor, and the perfume of the
exotics, and that sort of thing. You
know the kind of story want, Pete"
Say, scratch me out o. this, won't
you?" said the horse editor. I'm not
trained for that kind of sprint. It's
2 to that I'll quit in the stretch"
Cant help it. Pete--got nobody else
TO send. Go along, now, and turn the
copy in early" said the city editor.
The horse editor went after the
story of the wedding with an open
mind, and here is portion thereof as
he turned it in to the copy reader:
THE thoroughbreds had another
inning at the Umptieth Street church
last night, when Miss Bertha Bigcoin
and Mr.. Willie Mutthead, both of them
well known to students Of form in
these parts, hooked it up in try for
the matrimonial stakes. Talk of this
match had been in the air for some
time, so that when the bars were let
down at half-past seven o'clock last
evening large number of the talent
of both sexes were on hand to size up
the contenders and speculate upon
what the future holds in store for
this pair of hign-class thoroughbreds.
Many of those who presented them
selves at the gate had never seen the
contestants before, and not few of
them were minus admission badges, at
that, but the crush was so great that
within 20 minutes after the turnstile
began to revolve the ushers were COM
PEELED to throw open free field IN
the left-hand side of the church for
those who would not be denied the OPP
portunity to see the running off of the
match.
"The track was soft and holding, a
lot of rag carpet having been spread
along the middle aisle to Offset the nat
urai slipperiness of the course, and
there was also a top dressing of
flowers spread along the path by little
girls logged out in white. Festoons'
of flowers were nailed all over the
sides of the grand stand, and the whole
outfit looked in perfect condition for
the running on of the swagger event.
Every seat below and aloft was taken,
and it was one of the biggest bumper
crowds that ever turned out in this
vicinity to see similar event decided.
Before the pair entered in the
match came out of the paddock the
band up in the gallery played lot of
trembly, fluffy stuff. which visibly in
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the two entries arrive at the post. The
event was carded to come OF at eight
o'clock sharp. but the pair of thor
oughbreds hadn't arrived ut the post
at quarter-past eight, and it began
to look like an even money shot that
the match wouldn't come on. Outside
the church bets were freely offered
that Mr.. Mutthead had bowed tendon
or gone amiss in some way, SO that It
would be impossible for him to face
the starter, and the disappointment
of the spectators when half-past eight
rolled around. and still no response to
the call to the post, was manifest in
every c0untenance.
At rs minutes of nine, however, the
anxious walters in the seats were re-
wsrded by seeing the two entries enter
the gate. The bride, who was led by
old man Bigcoin--whol looked as il he'd
be able to pick up third money occa-
eionslly In the hunter class, II he was
pointed that way-sppsared. to the
critical eye. 70 b overtime. and there
Wos some decided comment on the sub