Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-15
HER WEDDING JOURNEY.

TEX W EUUiiNO JOCNA'
It was 4:3O. The September sun heat
down on the crowds which thronged the
county fair grounds. The final heat OF
the last horse race had just been trotted'
and the perspiring spectators, who had
been packed four deep about the track,
turned their steps toward the center o.
the grounds. where the silken mesh OF
a biz balloon was filling out symmet
really over hickory ire which cracked
in hastily dug pit.
The event of the day was scheduied
for o'clock. and the patrons OF the fair
were evidently of no mind to mss any
mart of it. From a fiat, shapeless mass
that Law inert on the ground there grad
uaIly rose a glistening dome OF simmer
inc silk, enmeshed i'll a splderilKe weo
of ropes. The dome grew and rounded
steadily. 1t became a huge ball; its
silken bag was stretched smooth and
taut with much rustling and many
smotnered EXPLANATIONS from the onlook-
ers 1t trembled and strained like a
thing alive, and at last it iloated upward
and pulled and tugged at its moorings
while the wicker ear was adjusted be-
Meath it.
Meanwhile in stutfy little room back
of the managers office, near the entrance
gate, heavy-built young man stalked
nervously up and down. mopped his red
face, and now ana again pulled out an
ancient silver watch and anxiously
marked the approach of 5. His white
tie, his patent leather shoes, his long,
black cutaway coat with the white chry
santhemum in the buttonhole and his tan
gloves of an obvious newness, all pro-
claimed the approach of an epoch in his
life.
Near the one little window in the room
sat plump pleasant faced young wom-
an. In one hand she held an ample
bouquet of white pinks; the other hand
restlessly smoothed the folds of her white
muslin gown Now and then, as she
glanced up and caught the young mans
eye she gave him a quick smile of per-
feet confidence
The young man paused before her and
took one of her white gloyed hands in his
own.
You don't feel scairt, do you. Nellie"
he asked in grave concern.
mot mite" she replied, cheerfully
He leaned over her and looked out the
ing in the breeze and the sea of upturned
faces watching it.
81 sorter wish we warn't goin' to do it
on your account. Nellie he said.
Look a-here, jim" she said gaylv.
''you needn't feel uneasy on my account.
I'd rather marry you hangin' head down
from trapeze than to go on the way
was, aworkin' there at the Jones. We
couldn't get married for years. if this
chance hadn't come along, an | call it
flynn in the face OF Providence to talk
about not wantin' to go on, now every
things all fixed"
There's an awful crowd out there"
said he.
POOH Who's afraid of crowd?" she
shifted. Il amt
He looked at her with admiration
plainly stamped on his face. His big hand
pressed hers tenderly.
We'll. 'twon't take long" he said. as
II bolstering a waning courage, It'll all
be over in jitiy.'
She picked a thread Off his coat and
ahScntly wound it about her finger.
Il should sorter liked To gone up &c
Cousin Sereny's after twas all over
she said, little wistfully "She bein
about the only Twin relation | got. Ii
liked to gone up there an told her al
abouo it"
"Praps we can 20, Nellie" he began
but she cut him short.
No, we can't, lir,. 1t would cost
lot Tor two of us to 80 Up there. an wei
need all the $500 q git ont Of this t
start M with IN the spring. | don't know
Just where It's that Cousin Sereny lives
a. Il