Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-23
oUTFITTING IN PULLMAN.
Newly Married Couple Visits Pullman
Merchants.

in bright little village in Missouri.
Surely nothing but a wedding could make
such an excitement among the female
portion of the population, or draw such
throng to the little church on busy
week day as gathered there on that bright
November morning. And wedding it
was Miss Polly Summers and Charley
whom every young man in the
church regarded as the luckiest fellow in
the county, had decided that this was
the best day, inasmuch as it was the ear
hest possible under the circumstances, in
which to take each other for better or
worse.
But slight cloud rested upon the
groom's brow that morning even as he
stood up beside his pretty bride to re-
ceive the minister's blessing.
AFTER this little business is over, what
am to do with this little wife of mine?
Where are we going to live, and how are
we to subsist?'
After the ceremony, just as Charley was
bordering over how he might best pierce
the crowd and land his precious freight
upon the outgoing homeseekers' excur-
sion train for Washington, a persistent
little youngster with head ducked low to
avoid the hailstorm Of rice which en-
veloped them, sided up to Polly, slipped
an envelope into her hand and was in the
crowd again, emptying his pockets as he
ran.
The letter was from "Dear Uncle Josh"
(the Hon. Joshua Tompkins) a rich pio-
neer of Whitman county and a resident
of Pullman. The letter briefly extended
an invitation to the young couple to
settle i'll Pullman and he would start
them out in life as a wedding present
A few days subsequent to the above in
cident travel-stained party arrived i'll
Pullman. Our friend Joshua Tompkins
was i'll charge, and he conducted the
party straightway to True's Artesian ho-
tel. "We'll go to the Artesian hotel, -
said he, land take rooms until your own
house is in readiness, and at the same
time you'll have good opportunity to
learn for yourselves what a splendid ho-
tel our city is permitted to boast of-iust
about the best conducted hosiery in the
state. Pm quite we'll acquainted with NJ.
I. True, the proprietor, and he is mine
host after my own heart. Every guess is
made to feel at home, comfortable, con-
tented and in mighty good luck"
Mr.. True soon assigned the party to a
coy suite of rooms, after which thev re-
paired to the dining room for a sumptous
breakfast
after breakfast" said the old man,
81 am ready to buy your outfit To ex-
pedite matters l have ordered carriage
from Oscar Hill, our enterprising livery
man." When the handsome carriage
with elaborate trappings and prancing
horses drew up in front of the hotel
Polly declared it the "fnest turnout she
had ever SEEM Eyes Stree" replied
Uncle Josh, "the three SIS, Speed, Safety
and Style, are Mr.. Hills coat of arms,
so ooung folks when you want to take
drive, either for business or pleasure, go
to him for rig every time" 1t was III
this stylish turnout that the rounds of the
city were made.
What's first on the program?" asked
Uncle Josh.
Ff(Ah 1rnnAnEec l. -, -.
buy replied Polly.
"rhen suppose we buy she furniture
for the house first, quoth Charley.
Hereupon Polly energetically declared
that she had heard so much about c. NJ.
Waters, the furniture dealer, that she had
decided to go there. The result was that
they were ushered into such a bewilder-
ing display that the girlwas at loss how
to select But she soon yielded to the
seductiveness of a magnificent parlor
suite, dressers, chiffonier, and a hand
some brass-trimmed bed for each room.
To this she added an easy rocker for
Uncle JOSH and didn't forget most con
venient and ornamental writing desk for
hubby After the furniture had been
selected, Mr.. Waters took the party
through the carpet department.
Il waut to take you now to an institu-
ton that lhe citizens of Pullman and the
people of Whitman county are proud Of
l speak of J. I. Lobaugh & Co. This
house was founded by one of our honored