The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-09

Trousers of nondescript colors, leather
belts which held their staunchest friend
Ia pair of pistols in place-and slauch
hats completed the wedding dress.
A few tin lanterns fastened to the OPP
posite walls with reflectors in back.
shed a yellowish light upon the crowd
and its surroundings, alternately leav-
ing them quite in the dark of bringing
them glaringly to notice when caught
within the radius of it's rays. In one
corner beacon light to the shore of re-
freshments beckoned In the shape of a
/ tallow candle in bottle revealing
whskey and gin jugs placed on an up
| turned key.
Beyond, usurping a third Of the stuffy
apartment, smelling of a mixture of
kerosene, tallow drip and intoxcants, a
gawdy curtain was drawn hiding from
view the blessed invention that was,
anonymously enough, to appease the
sensitive conscience of Liza Jane, who
never knew she had a conscience until
she was to enter into real wedlock.
| A hum buzz then silence fell upon
| those assembled, as the happy husband,
| (for he looked upon himself as such,
even If she only ''felt half married. as
Liza Jane had whispered to him when
they left the "'torney's" together a few
hours ago, pushing his way through
the laughing and chattering group of
women surrounding his bride, pulled
her arm through his with a gesture of
proud ownership and proceeded to lead
her up to the drawn portiere, from the
obscurity of which there swelled forth
in festive strains the Wedding March
from Lohengrin. The graphophone was
doing double duty to-day, that of
church music and pastor.
When the wedding march came to
close the voice of Bob, in what he called
whisper, was distinctly heard In the
sudden quiet:
Now for the surprise that me and
Toms goin' to spring on We, Liza Jane
it said, as he gave her arm an affection
ate squeeze Beats the parson all hol-
low, never heard anythin' solemner in
yer life"
At this point Toms head appeared
from behind the drapery, scanned the
company to assure himself that all was
ready, and dropped as quickly out Of
sight.
The expectancy took on the stiffness
of awe-all eyes were riveted on the
curtain.
And then as on the Monday before In
the grog-shop--a noise was heard as OF
some one employed in preparation OF
something-then the we'll known blu
z-z-z became audible and a voice as
from sepulchre reached the wedding
party:
II am the Resurrection and the Lite,
saith the Lord, "he that believeth in
Me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live, and whatsoever liveth and believ-
eth In Me shall never die.
II know that my Redeemer llveth,
and that He shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth. And though after
my skin worms destroy this body, yet in
my flesh shall see God shall see for
myself and mine eyes shall behold and
not another"
A hysterical shrek broke from the
lips Of the terrified Liza Jane; tumult
followed the first shock Of consterna-
ton "Ye d--r rascal" shouted the
irate bridegroom, dragging his bride,
who held on for dear life, after him, as
he rushed to heap vengeance on the
head Of Tom. But Tom had vanished;
he had dropped under the table (the
celebration had been too much for him.)
The graphophone, like one possessed
of an evil spirit, for no one knew how
to stop IT. reeled off the burial service
to the bitter end.
20 spare me little that may recov-
err my strength before go home" was
distinctly heard above the din, as Bob
dragged his wife on to his horse and
swung himself beside her, amid the
cheers Of the women and the shouts
and pistol shots of the men as send
off.
Cant We stop the gall darned ma
chine, boys" he called back to them as
he rode away with his bride.
Limitations amt real articles any
way" Liza Jane remarked reflectively,
they're sure to be found out"
He was leading his horse down a
steep incline and made no reply.
J,IESA TAE