Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-15
DIARY OF A BRIDEGROOM
Picturesque Account OF the Emotions
of People Troubled that


way.
September 15-Ah. the happy day draws
nigh. In a few hours she will be mine-my
own forever. Oh. my darling, my darling!
How slowly the moments drag. We have
decided to spend our honeymoon far from
the maddning crowd. when we may be
alone together-where she shall hear no
voice but mine and ] shall see no face but
hers. How splendid II will be to have her
thus all to myself for three glad, heavenly
weeksl
September 1s-we were married yesterday.
cannot realize as yet that she is actually
mine. that only God can take her from me
now. Our plans have worked out beauti-
fully. Not one Of our friends succeeded in
finding out what was to be our destination.
And here we are in a veritable Garden Of
Eden, as much alone almost as II we were
| the only people on earth. This hotel is
situated half way up a rugged mountain.
II was practically closed for the season
| two weeks ago, but the man who owns II
consented to remain for our special accom-
| mediation. He has Last his veicA, and his
wife who does the cooking is deaf. So my
darling and have the place all TO our
selves and are at liberty TO be affectionate
without attracting attention. She is calling
me to come and button her waist down the
back. All how gladly go to render this
| sweet service
September 1--we have Just returned from
long walk. Evelyn has gone TO. dress for
| dinner. Dear girl, 1 am afraid took her
too far. She seemed weary when we got
back. Heigho! l wish 1 could get up a
game Of billiards with somebody while I'm
waiting for her.
| September 22-I wonder why 1 didn't think
to bring along a book or two. II / hadn't
l not NnWa
| believe I'd suggest to Evelyn that IL might
be good idea to spend the rest of our
| honeymoon down at the seashore some
where. This place doesn't seem to grow on
one, as they say. 1 wonder how much
| longer 1t is going to take her to do up her
| hair. II only had some old clothes I'd
go out and help the landlord chop wood.
| We will have been married week to-
morrow. 1t seems longer than that. There
she wants me to hook her up again. Some
! how she seems to always want me TO do
something for her whenever l sit down to
write. All, but l love her, dear little girl
and I'm going to be very kind to her.
| September 25-Yesterday was Sunday
| what long, long day It was, too But
| every day Is long out here. 1t seems as
II wed been in this God-forsaken place for
six months. II 1 were not afraid EVELYN
would misnterpret my feelings I'd suggest
to her that we cut it out and 20 to some
place where we might at least see other
people now and then. even If they were
| strangers. We had a little quarrel this
| morning. simply because l insisted on
going up certain path. while she wanted
to take another I'm afraid she's inclined
TO be rather fiery when she finds that she
can't have things her own way. Oh. we'll
! IL served to break the monotony for a few
minutes, and that was something. I cant
see why anybody should ever think ne
coming to this place in search of Measure
I'd be willing TO let what I've paid for the
other two weeks go If could only think
Oh some excuse for packing up tomorrow
and getting out.
| September 26 - It's raipfrS ,os
! Eveleyn has a headache. She's living dou,,,
and crying about something. She refuses
to tell me what II is. 1 believe I'll 90 cut
| side and stand under the caves ana Iot
the water stream down on me- 1t will ba
| thrilling for minute or two ANYWAY
| had great piece of luck this morning
The landlord found a deck of cards that
somebody had left in one of the rooms
I've played twenty-one games of solitaire
since breakfast. Don't know how I should
otherwise have managed to get this far
through the day. 1 suppose 1 ought to go
In and see Evelyn Poor girl, she cant OF
course, help noticing how depressed 1 am.
ana thats probably what is making her
miserable found her reading a news
paper three months old yesterday after
noon
September 27-I wonder what time II tsp
There's the office clock striking now, OnIv
10! 1t seems week from breakfast till
noon Evelyn's head is better TODAY. hut
she has something on her mind haven't
heard her laugh once during the last three
| days. 1 wonder II she's sorry that she's
mine? But, of course, she isn't. Why
should she be? I've been as kind to her
as any man on earth could have been under
the circumstances. And she told me this
morning when l was buttoning her waist
that she was glad we were married, and
that If 1 died first her soul would soon
come to me in heaven. Oh, If somebody
would only get lost and stray into this dis
NAL old place what relief it would be-
wish 1t would burn down. Then we'd
have to leave, and Evelyn would never
need to know that I had felt as do about
1t. I'm doing my best to appear cheerful
when I'm with her. but I'm afraid 1 don't
act the part very well. Perhaps she sus-
poets the truth, and this may be the cause
of her unhappiness.
September 8-Hurrahl We're going awayl
We're going back to civilization, where we
may again look upon other human beings
and hear the voices of other people. 1t
came about through happy accident. 1
was talking to the landlord this morning,
asking him If he hadn't an old novel
around the place that I could borrow, and,
without thinking, l added that I'd die be-
fore our three weeks were up II something
didn't happen to break the monotony.
Evelyn had slipped up behind me, and,
overhearing what l said, she flung her
arms around my neck. saying she was so
glad l felt that way, too. We're going in
twenty minutes. But can't see why she
should have found It tiresome, as long as
she had me here with her. woman is a
mighty hard thing to understands, E.
Kiser in the ord-Herald.