The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-04-06
The Adventures Of a Wedding Day
"Oh, James dear! look at those roses,

aren't they sweet!'
| "Would you like some, darling?"
AS bridegroom of couple of hours
standing it was to be expected he would
regard her slightest whim; therefore,
as she pointed to the basket of flowers
that lad was handing on the up plat
form main line, Working station, he
jumped out with alacrity to buy roses.
He might as we'll have called the boy
to the carriage window, but at such
eager moments one does not think OF
these little things; besides, he was of
nervous temperament and had not yet
recovered from his bridal pert urbation.
He picked out the biggest and, freshest
half sovereign.
"All right, sir; I'll give you change in
a minute" said the boy, and the mag
nitude of the financial operation being
beyond his province, he ran off to the
senior partner, a stolid country nur-.
Iseryman, who sorted a f1stful of pence
and small silver with deliberation..
Take your seats, pleased" shouted
1.-THE guard. James looked round; he had
a drop of Scotch blood from his mother,
and it protested against the abandon
ment of Is. cd.
Look sharp, there" he called to the
boy. =
Take your seats, please?' shouted
the guard second time.
James turned, took step forward
hesitated, and was lost. The express
h1~ 10 {o%1 md rr,ifH
ostentation, but as irresistibTy as Fate.
James started to run, but his bride was
at the, far end of the train. and before
he reached her; the express hs.d picked
up her speed. "Stanf away there!"
bawled a porter. James made snatch
at the door, but a couple Of stalwart
officials flung themselves UPON him. I
"Oh,. james," cried the bride, leaning
out of the window with despair4oh her
pretty face.
James struggled desperately; there
was fire as we'll as thrift in that drop
of Scotch blood; but the officials, stolid
and dutifully attentive to the risk of
his neck, held on. His hat fell off: and
the last the bride saw of him was a
sight painfully undignified his langU
She began to cry; excitement had made
her fearful this twentyfour hours, AND
here was reasonable excuse for water.
floods. Poor. dear James! she was quite
sure those great savage brutes of port
ers had hurt him-James MulhollariC
was spare man of no more than mid
die Observation-Disclosures was she Il
do?
."Oh dear, oh dear!" lamented thu
bride, as the train drew up at Vaux
hall, my wedding days spoilt." AND
{ then, that confusion might be worse
COMPOUNDED, the inspector opened th'
I door and said, Tickets. please!"e
81 Mrs. Mulholland flushed scarlet witt
I dismay aid apprehension. -
81 "OhLI haven't got mine,' she gasped
I "Eh?"' said the inspector. - Il -:
81 "Oh dear, what shall do! I quite
? forgot said the girl, 'I-I-m!
81 friend''-she was too shy of the wore
Il to say my husband''-"had them, ant
we wanted someroses at Voking, AM
s my friend got out to get them, and tn
! train went on, and I haven't got m!
Sltickets."
81 The inspector looked at her sharply
but he was a man of experiences; be
sides, he had daughters of his own, an
) it appeared to him to be just the sill:
! sort of thing girl would do.
81 'All right miss. I'll take your nam
land address, please" And in the agita
ton of the moment the bride not un
I naturally forgot her new dignity, an
gave her maiden name.
Il Between Vauxhall and Waterloo he
I course became CLEAR to her: with tn
81 sudden light of inspiration he realize
3 that she must return to her husband
81 She smiled to herself. and put he
|jaunty hat straight. How silly she ha
) been to get in such state of mind
2James was at Working; she would g
back to him-he knew she would b
much too frightened to remain in Lo1,
don afone-and then they could com
=. back to town together. She felt quit
Xdignified and resourceful as the trai
- pulled up at Waterloo, and a porte
touching his cap. with his eye on tn
brand-new dressing-bag, opened tn
door, saying. Luggage. MISS
oh" exclaimed Mrs. Mulhollan'
1"Pd forgotten the luggage. :I-I-wa1
q 10 80 DdCk u "OhllS, yOu SEE,
left something there" And she blushe
I Where did you leave 1T, miss?
hope it worn't no value" said the por
err. who was friendly person, and lii
others of his class, took a paterral il
terest in young and inexperienced ira,
ellers. r: 49, =.
= "Oh, left it on the PLATFORM" "Po'
n dear James! fancy calling him it, 81
said to herself. -,
You must telegram for it,. sugges
ed the porter.
A party of young men, none too sobe
went shouting down the platform. Mr.
Mulholland shuddered.
I'D rather go back" she said. has
lily; but the luggage? Oh, I can p'
it in the cloak-room. can't 1?'
AS she stepped out of the carriage
few grains of rice fell out of the fol,
of her skirt, and caught the observa1
eye of the porter. He looked at tt
pretty creature in her new costum
with her new bag and travelling cloa
and shade Of dubious inquiry crosse