The Washington times., 1902-07-06
EARLY BEGINNING OF
MARTIAL TROUBLES
Hubby Wanted to Appear
Nonchalant, But Got Left.
WIFE BECAME FLUSTERED
Both Got Together in the Depot and
Made Things Warm for Awhile, At
ter Which They Kissed and Made Up.
Promised to Be Good.

An incident that was amusing to the
onlookers while of serious nature to
! the principals occurred several nights
ago in the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton and for time it threatened to dis
rupt the marital relations of loving
couple that had within the hour plight
| ed their troth and sworn to love and
respect each other until death should
them part. The couple involved are
each extremely popular among their
companions in one of the most ex-
elusive sets of the city, from whom
every endeavor has been made to keep
the secret.
In the rush OF arrangements the
groom had failed to procure his rail-
road tickets until he arrived at the sta
tion with his newly acquired bride and
coterie of their most intimate friends
The esteem in which they held each
other was with difficulty suppressed and
occasionally did find expression in
furtive glances that told of the divine
feeling. The party was late arriving
and 1t required considerable hurry to Sc
cure the tickets to Baltimore attend
to the checking of the baggage and the
numberiess other little details that had
been put of to the last moment. Finally
the bride was carefully escorted to q
seat in the Pullman car while the groom
strobe up and down the platform in a
nonchalant manner endeavoring to avoid
looking like man who had Just taken
this most important step of his life.
While he was engaged with his friends
the train pulled out and had reached the
ON . H..
the start.
Dash for the Train.
With u mad dash, remembering that
he had the tickets and not knowing
what would become of his little wife
without him, the tickets or the pocket
book, he started after the train, which
was slowly gaining headway, and man
aged to scramble upon the last car in
an exhausted condition just as it was
passing under the bridge which spans
the railroad tracks across. the Mall.
With an air Of satisfaction he clambcred
aboard, and after short rest to regain
his breath he started forward through
the several cars which separated him
from the one in which he ha l seated his
wife
In that car quite another scene was
being enacted. The little woman had
seen her life's companion disappear
down the platform but moment before
the train started. and rightly surmising
that he had been left, set up a cry Of
CONSERVATION that brought the train
men to her side. In the goodness of
their hearts, upon learning OF the little
woman's difficulty. they stopped the
train and permitted her TO retrace her
steps 10 the waiting room and TO her
friends
The groom had not noticed the stop
OF the train in his excitement, and n
though he hurried forward to rejoin his
bride the train had regained its head
way and was making time to cover the
delay Of the stop when he reached the
car where he had left his bride and was
informed that she had returned to the
station. Despite his cntreaties it was
impossible TO stop the train before it
reached the Navy Yard station, from
which he managed 10 make his way back
to the main depot With somewhat dis
hcvcled clothing and a careworn face.
Exclamation of Joy.
The exclamation of Joy from the bride
as she saw him re-enter the waiting
room did not strike n responsive chord
in his breast, and he at once began to
berate her for the awkward position in
which she had placed him by leaving the
train.
How could l know that you would