Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-10


that Stuart said was the best and most
becoming for her to wear. She took
his arm. and with Eric and the doctor
and Andrew marching behind, they
stepped over to the hall.
The army was in great excitement.
1t had Daraied the streets. held its
outdoor meeting ana was back at the
! hall to welcome the bride and groom.
! The little band stood just outside. and
! what it lacked in numbers it made up
/ in muscle. The big drum had never
/ received such a vigorous beating as it
received that night. The tambourines
would certainly have been knocked in
to small pieces if they had not been
made Of very tough material And
'ScaIy Joe" now known as Witness
ing Joseph would surely have blown
himself through the holes of his flute
if he had not been possessed of Il
pair Of lungs that could be almost in
definitely expanded
Outside the hall. standing about in q
great crowd, were the miners of Cham
pion. They greeted the little bridal
party with hearty cheers as it came
up anu ClS SUN IIlt tlllOl ItiNl lILINlI-
ed and Stuart and Rhena. Andrew and
Eric and Che doctor had gone in they
crowded after, filing up the old room
until it could not hold another person.
There were a good many brief
prayers and several rousing songs as
the army took its place on the plat
form. The major, also carried away
by the greatness Of the occasion. made
rafting speech, puncturpd with fire.
Qucnt amens and halIeluiahs from the
rest Of the army. The collection was
not forgotten. and as it was an occa-
sion out of lifetime and the men
were g:..-AE wages again the tam.
bOurinos were heavy with silver, and
the major began to think of putting
up suitable headquarters at once.
Finally the noise ceased. and Andrew
read the marriage service, Rhena and
Stuart standing in the middle of the
platform. Eric and the doctor little
one side anG behind Stuart. This part
Of the ceremony was not strictly ac-
cording to Salvation Army rules, but
''everything goes tonight" as wit
Messing Joseph" said in a few remarks
after the collection. Andrews prayer
was full of beauty and power. THAT
was almost as good a prayer as some
we have here in the hall confession
nights" said the major afterWard. The
whole ceremony was very impressive
to Stuart in spite Of the surroundings
and the army exercises that accompa-
MED them. for he felt in il all that this
NV cid fhiS
costume. which had become dear to a
sin sick and body suffering humanity,
was the woman who was TO walk hand
in hand with him through life with all
these people now crowded into the
> hall. the largest factor in both their
experiences, and it seemed to him
specially appropriate that they should
, SOlcmniZe the most sacred event OF
their lives in the presence Of those
whom they had begun to help and re-
gard as truly belonging TO the great
brotherhood in the family which is one
in God the Father.
! They had planned to remain some
: time after the service was over K
, shake hands with the men. But the
crowd outside was clamOrng to get in
and finally. at the majors suggestion
>, the men filed up to the platform. shool
. hands. offered their greetings and wen
: down the other \side of the aisle anC
= out OF the hall. The men outside sOOl
learned Of this arrangement and form
ed a line that reached out into tn
: square, past the band stand, and befOr
u Stuart and Rhena knew what the ma
jor had arranged they were facing
e stream of miners that babe fair to kee
IT them standing there two or three hours
Can you stand it, Mrs. Duncan?
l. asked Stuart, looking into the bluShin
II face, which never looked so beautifl
1t in its army bonnet as tonight.
You fol get, sir, that | have stood i
u this hall a good many long hours thi
20 winter. | feel quite confident of trim
IL you out. Isn't it beautiful of them
o This is worth more. Stuart, than a
D. the fashion and parade of society, fC
II these people love us, and we know it. y
)e AYE, aye" replied Stuart proud,
y happy Of his wife's health and strcngt
n. and Christian beauty. THAT belong
III to be- 1t is worth a million time
0t more to us than all the gingerbread
re trimmings of society fashionable WEE
" dings"
OF Meanwhile the doctor, Andrew an
IS Eric disappeared. When Stuart az
Ihena finally came out after receiviI
5 the men and after a closing vOlley
10 shouts and drumbeats from the ann
It they found the three men by the siC
of a two seated cutter trimmed wit
It, spruce bOughs. The doctor mOtiOne
a them to take the back seat
rd "What," cried Stuart, you here ye
doctor? l thought sure you had bee
eir called away"
be It's a wonder I wasn't" replied II
doctor. "All through the ceremony
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