Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-17
CUPID'S TALES.
Lot OF Odd Stories About Brides
and Brdegrooms.

amIIscd myself noting the June bridal
lcouples that boarded the train. Before
Elmira was reached two unmistakable
wedding couples entered the coach ana
a third couple kept me guessing. The
suppoyed bride was certainly not a de-
butantc and the groom was middle
aged. but there was an intangible
something about them that suggested
lrecent matrimony.
1--WE had gotten n little past Einira
when my attention WIS called to the
fact that the elderly pair. VINO had
changed their seats to the rear 81 the
car. were in evident troubIe-the bride
in tears and the groom's face siSht 10
behold | went to investigate the rea-
son and found the man had stepped
from the car at Elmira. had boarded
lanothcr car by mistake and did not
discover his error until the train was
in motion. Without waiting to consider
danger he Ieaped from he moving coach
land alightcd. face downse or 4 pile Of
stones. He had only time 10 scramble
to his feet and board the right train
when il also started. There was not a
square inch Of his face.-and ears that
was not cut and bIecding--Af bath
ing the wound | made canvass. Of the
tain and collected whatever court
plaster the men on~boaTd CHANGED 10
have IN their pockets. AS soon as one
per, on's supply was exhausted ! began
on another. and IL was only after the
Job was finished that bethought me to
consider 1t as whole.
"The court plaster used embraced
black. white. cream color. red and
tpink. and there was woeful lack Of
color scheme in its application. He
| combined four varieties on his nose.
and the human picture gallery Of the
| topical song Was commonplace in com
parson.- I laughed. the whole car
laughed. andaeven the fearful bride q
was not mistaken in supDosng her
such) could not restrain her mirth.
Some days after ] met them doing .
the Glcn--he still adorned With his fan
tastic tattooed effect"
"Apropos Of June brides said
prominent lawyer. several Junes have
elapsed since my own wedding. but |
win not soon forget my initial expert
ence as bridegroom.
My bride and were just congratu-
l8ting ourselves on having eluded
friends in escaping to the station. and
having outwitted nefarious ushers in
plots against our luggage when the
baggage agent on the express entered
the car In loud voice he requested
that the owner Of check 74l1 disclose
himself with All promptncss. as the
trunk thus labelled appeared to he on
fire.
| Every soul in the ear dvcd for his
check in an agony If apprehension. and
my wifcs check proved To be the fated
number.
IT did not take US long to precipitate
ourselves into the baggage ear. where
our worst fears We're realized on seeing
the unmistakable trousScau trunk with
smoke issuing from every crevice The
mystery IT the first was solved when
on opening the trunk instead Of the
lcxpectcd flames, volumes Of scented
tooth powder were waited into orr
lastoniShcd faces.
The accustomed tender handling Of
trunks 10y the cxpressman had effeCtu-
lallg reduced 10 pieces 2 glass jar Of
tooth powder. ana the provrrhiaI eff
forts NJ bridal parties IN reach the end
~ rice showers pGlcs before my wife's
Efforts u rid our garments If orris"
Speaking of wedding fees. said a
Presbyterian clergyman. whose wifi,
il tn daughter n cabinet minister al
Washington. lin the early days Of my
pastoral work was given 4 charge in
2 SIN" u town in the Cumbcrla nd valley
The tedium IF a rainy night was one
tim" interrupted by the appearance Of
Ia rustic couple 10 ~ married
| "-ts they were unaccompanied
called in my wifi" ana fashiona bic
gill from the capital rs witnesses. The
hft al
trem"ly nervous. ana their cmbarrass-
m"nt increased as the ceremony pro
ceeded When it Was ended the groom
asked ~" what he owed me for the lob.
When replied that whatever he de-
sired to give would be all right he
asked II 80 cents would cover it, and
thought it would He then began Ia
iaboriously count out the sum in pen
MES from several pockets his enh,r
iaSsment increasing with each coin \
ana eliminating when. as the last con,
Was rcckoned, ~ dropped the whol..
i"t IN transferring them to my hands
The finale If bride. groom. nv
stately wife and her Fashionable rues,
ail on their knees scrSmhling under
Solas and tables for pennies makes ne
laugh 70 this day"
oaid me rector OF d fashionable church
VIZ other day: The least excited hrids'
saoom can recall in my capaclty a.
n.iI,iatlhE clergyman was in New En-
,tnd; II was in the rural districts AMI
lnt pilie country belle was to hays
cute, gay home wedding The MA
dSptrctl.e groom lived mile ana 4 haIf
ON the night SIT for the wedding !,
laliNlns transform began. Norhin'r
aau'iled. all the countryside arrived IN
~" season, the feast was spread. Ill,
nrtue attired in hcr wedding tincrv ana
Only INC presence Of the groom wns
n.ttssarN to make all so merry ~ III,
IpioIcrpial marriage bell
| ihitcf several hours anxious w.itfnr
WIN II hint Of his coming 1ncsscnerr
49, SEM 70 sec If rcraivcnturc he hatl
pcIiShed ny the way
for tm found him. preparing to retr.
inf N" night placidly washing his fcet
II inot tIb and quite astnnshcd thst
NY one had expected his presence i,
nnInaN clothes on such an inclemant
nEh,-ind the funniest part was that
,"t hrlhc lnrcave him and took him II,
| Ctlef or worse. and. SO far as / knnw
'HcE hFed happy ever after
| , mere IS bride in Baltimore who has
| hau rccEoning with several OF her ush
ding journey "eu
o; n1e i J, girl Of sensitive turn and espc