The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-18
In the Maid Of
Honors Carriage

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fluffy white. The young man removed
his high hat and mopped bis perspir-
Ing brow. He adjusted his tie and
brushed the dust from his coat sleeve.
The carriage ratified briskly over the
Sayements. Outside the early afternoon
sunshine flooded the streets With a
mellow glow.
"Weli." said the young man.
STRENGTHENING himself and smiling at
the girl, another good man gone
wrong. Every time / assist at the
weddings of these reckless youths l
Seel somehow Hike an executioner."
"We're getting to be arch conspir-
ators In the wedding line, aren't we?'
the girl laughed. ut seems of late
that we are thrown together at every
one"
Lets see," he unused; this is the
third so far this month. We're nc
cumulating a great weight Of respon-
sibility."
"Ali my friends to De going IN
for matrimony," she said.
mine. too" he returned cheerfully.
"Eymen Is an lndiscriminate old bur-
glar. He gobbles 'em right and left.
And when a mans married he's as
good as lost to his friends-at first" he
added.
"But they all come back to the club
and-anu the old life, don't theyY she
said testify.
AMost OF them," ne admitted.
~That's the man or It," she said.
Marriage Is a lottery" he said.
lacking momentarily a original
Observation.
.sPieasant the snafies of courtship.
improving the manners and carriage"
she quoted.
".But the colt who Is wise will re-
frain from the terrible thorn bit Of mar
riage.'" he finished.
There seems to be d great many
colts lacking wisdom" she remarked.
land lots more willing to hck that
commodity" he laughed.
Doesn't a wedding ever impress you
as rather patheticT' she asked.
Always" he replied. "Oftefi heart
rending."
.well, mine shan't be-" she SAID at
shall be very. very cheerful"
That's the kind l should prefer for
myself" he acquiesced.
..The service should be short" she
aJust long enough to be legal" he
agreed oheerfully.
And 1t would be a very quiet at
faff-just q few friends, the cheerful
kind, not the weepy sort"
Second the notion" said he.
She looked up quickly. then turned
her eyes and watched the hurrying
crowds on the sidewalks.
"At high noon ana at the house, she
unused. 'The church is too big and
gloomy and solemn. Surely at the
house. And for decorations a few sim
pie orchids"
ITS amazing how you voice my SEN
timents,' said he.
The carriage swung around a corner
and entered a more quiet street. The
young man ficked an imaginary bit of
dust from his coat.
That would be a wedding" he said,
You'd have an orchestra behind SOM
palms on the broad stairs. wouldn't
your"
YES; a string orchestra" she re-
turned.
LOT course, Of course-a string orches-
tra," said he.
"And a jolly informal wedding break
fast and punch" she went On.
That's the idear' he said approV-
ingly. H..
aAnd every one who wept should BE-
fined S." she said.
make it $10," he suggested. "ot thir-
ty days in the house Of correction. The
crime would warrant It,"
She laughed gayly.
.It Wouldn't be d sombef affair, I'll
warrant you," she asserted.
'Pll bet 1t wouldn't" he said enthu-
slastically.
He mopped his brow nervously and
looked covertly at the girl opposite him.
Her eyes were still turned from him.
I'D like to try a wedding Of that
sort" he said.
There wouldn't be driy ushers.' she
remarked polntedly.
Certainly not" he said. Il fully
that. I'd like to try II as-as
bridegroom"
"Why don't your she asked family.
"Well. I would IL I were sure Of the
girl" he said. You see He paused.
Pm afraid l don't see." she said
laughlngly.
You see. there's only IN girl I
want. and I don't dare ask her." he said
plaintively.
"Indeedr she said colby.
There's OILY one girl | want" he re-
desperately. land she's the n
who has heard me rail at weddings
time immemorial. I'm afraid she
wouldn't believe l was serious"