The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24
ALL II: The WORLD ! !. ! !. !.
LOVES E! J. A A. LOVER 10 &:
Marvellous Change Wrought BY
Advent ola ewly-Wcdded
Couple. #
ALL LIES ILLS FORGOTTEN
lll-Telnpered Passengers On a
Delayed Train Grew Cheer
ful.Agaitl.
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. September 3d.
The train was late at Barboutsvillc,
where j had been waiting to catch 1t on
my way back to Washington from tho big
Democratic barbecue up III the noun
tains OF Greene, thirteen miles away. 1t
WAS several minutes moro behind time
when we reached Orange. AT Warrenton
there was delay OF ten or fifteen min
utes, due to having to take UP an extra
car from the Wnrrenton branch line.
Everybody was in bad huli1or An anemic
looking traveller, in tweeds and wearing
rakish tourists cap and uncompro-
missing side whiskers, had sworn three
times in fifteen minutes i to my certain
knowledge. A fat drummer was explains
ing the defaults In the management Of
the railway, which caused such delay.
and assuming to know all about the in
trlcacies of railway service. Across the
nisle was tired mother-why are mothers
travelling proverbially tired? With this
che were two children, one Of them un-
able TO utter an Ineligible sound yet
unless the usual accompaniment Of sob
bling re comprehended by that term.
Everybody was in bad l1umor. was not
smiling myself. for l had not had time
for food in fourteen hours Even the
usually equally tempered conductor was
mad and he yanked on the bell rone
every time like it was knotted around
the neck Of his worst enemy.
A SHOWER OF RICE.
'.Nokesville," sang out the brakeman.
and the train began to slow down for
gtrA AZ 1.
on the Southern between charlottesville
& and Washington. y minute before the
train stopped it was evident that there
was unusual excitement at tho STATION.
Cow bells were ringing, a crowd was
yelling, and, occasionally, a small can
non or large firecrackers were being dis
charged.
u There was languid interest manifested
BY the tired an dill-humorcd occupants or
e the car and several windows were raised
to ascertain the cause OF the noise and
Is the nature of the demonstration. ! had
the tenerity to raise my window. The In
]. slant the train came to a standstll
young man and young woman sprang
z aboard. He was dressed In some kind
OF conventional garb. such MS well dress
ed men affect, but she was the sweetest,
duintiest appearing little maiden had
seen In many day. CARRIED IN white, and
wearing the quaint bonnet Of the Dunk
1. ards, made of fine straw, and fitting
closely over the ears like the nght-caps
of our grandmothers. On his face there
was am unmsakablo expression of an
ger, but on hers there was shame and
"a fear. She was trembling, her cheeks were
flushed, and her bosom was hcaving.
5 She sank into seat and tried to hide
her face with her hands. Hc sat beside
her, and as he did so, a shower of rice
came hurting through tho window and
struck her In the face with singing force.
She bowed her head lower and fairly
( covered in her place. He sprang up and
brought the window down with Ia bang.
A second later a handful of rice struck
me full In the face, and l was SO blind
cd for moment that I could not SEQ to
get the window closed. BY the time got
the window fast shut, the little bride was
almost sobbing, and the sturdy young
I. fellow whom she had just promised to
honor and obey was trying somewhat
awkwardly to comfort her. You see, he
felt embarrassed by the presence of so
many spectators. Hc had not been used
to soothing n girl in a crowd and that
j girl his wifesof" .but4a few minutes
ALh' 1EL=HtMoR FLED.
me temper OIL the passengers unueT-
went the most phenomenal change. The
fat drummer strnightway began to look
and laugh, and then to swear ut the
rough treatment TO which the couple had
been subjected An old maid took the
keenest sort of interest In the matter
and saw distinctly a bright flush OF
pleasure come to her cheek, while she
observed the couple, unmindful, appar-
emily, OF the fact that the two were
being mortified BY the roughness OF the
crowd, but interested solely In the fact
that bridal pair was starting on the
Journey OF life together. The babies who