The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

barn and hidden there. The day before
the wedding, the bridegroom brabed
Colorcd man TO take them to tie station
and check them to the city.
With shrewdness worthy OF his role
he made a visit 10 the NJ ation that afternoon
to ask the baggage man to send the next
day tor the trunks! While there he casually
looked the trunks over, spotted his ana
Mar,ha's and verified the checks the colored
rnan had gwen him. These III ngs are
pose. ble IN the stat IONS OF smell towns.
so the u gilt OF the ceremony came and
John and Martha were marri, "a and were
as gay and happy az a BRIDE ana bflde-
groom ought TO be Martha cro~ed u
lttle about her Cleyerness IN GLIDING her
trends and John crowed good deal, as
beitttd a man who had proved himself too
mart Tor anybody.
fla. h9'" .sid ne Il fooled YOU all this
time Tho trunks are in the city already
ana IN" checks ar" in my pocket
Il don't be- icrr 1t, said the WHY frlends'
Joha put his hand Ia hi pocket and clinked
the check, together.
-Pshaw!" said the best man, Those are
not trunk CHECKS. That's the money you
t. rroTed of M this morning.
John joined Ia thu laugh, hut nevertheless
pulled ia" checks out of his pocket and held
th"m aiily mp, ready 10 PIT them hack
agail if anybody Jumped for tl"ln. There
wa palsc. Then the maid OF honor
siifud
-Oh. you can't fool US that way she
remarked. Those are just old checks ~
imitation ones Of come sort.
of course they are. said everybody,
with superior air which was very tantaIi%-
ing.
Are they" triumphantly demanded the
bridegroom holding th"m 80 that the ihaia
Of honor could see, bat hot snatch. them.
With a lightniIg glance she took III the
numD.'r~ and t.vo mi ,lt's later had gone
into the next room and writer. tne II down
The rest vas easy. some OF III" guests
wont to the city On the same train Nilh me
bridal couple B'forC the 81 '-ts .elt the
ion, they vi,i;ed the baSgag" room,
found the trunks. decorated them with
several bolts of white ribbon, il iiaming
hearts AID other pictorial referee. cos and
saw them later on druy bound Tor IN" motel
The uiyht before, tho bride groom had dis
played more uf mis- &" ia FOR detective work
He had engaged carriage {" come up lhe
alley and wait IN the rear of the barn Inc
family carntke "ss to drive up to the 'roit
Of the house,
When the two young folks had dressed for
the Journey they c.utchod tn, II bags. slipped
dos II the back stairs and were about 20 steal
ou; the back door to the carriage alley.
Again there Wa a hitch. The back doors
bad been LATED up and there remained only
the front and side entrances. both oil when
were guarded.
So they had to give up and ride TO the
station, escorted by score OF hilarious
friends armed With piacards, big white bows,
odd shoes, a small pantations crop OF rice
and 80 on Some of the pacards we're nailed
To he outsid. Of the car below the windows
of their section. Others we're hung from
the bell rope on the interior.
The ent re car was decorated. inside and
outside. with white streamcrs. just before
the train started, one Of the wedding ushcrs
walked tho length Of the sleeper shouting:
Look out for the couple in section 5;
they've just been married.
And so, with nothing to disturb them.
nothing 70 mar the JOY Of the great event,
the modern bride and bride groom begin
their Honeymoon.