The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-06-23
What Came of
Throwing Rice
lOrig1nal.l

looking maiden sat III inc shIue scal
waving adieus to party Of young
people outside As the train started
a shower Of rice came in ut the open
window, and shouts OF merriment,
mingled with adieus, died away in the
distance. The young man looked
sheepish; the girl biushed crimson.
| The train wns an express, which was
not scheduled to stop for two hours.
and that hundred miles from the
starting point; consequently the con-
duct6r did not hurry to take up the
tickets The young couple said little
! to each other, and what was said came
mostly from the young man, who was
trying to pacify the girl about the rice
throwing. Nothing more noticeable
than this occurred till the young man
was heard to exclaim:
"By Jimmy"
He was plunging his hands into his
pockets, one after another, and when
he got through them all began over
again.
"Whntever In the world is it?' said
the girl.
"Pocketbook gone. with all the mon
\ ey and the tickets
The voices IN this part Of the young
couples dialogue were not suppressed:
indeed they could be heard by the
whole car
Il believe it was Bill Slocum did it,
said the swain. "lIe was monkcying
around me in the depot. Ele must
have donc n for iOkeo
HIN. Joke. He did it for spite.
He was jealous"
jealous Of whom"
The girl made no reply to this In
deed, the passengers sitting near need
ed no reply to judge of the situation.
The couple began to talk over their
loss In lower tones, and the more they
talked the less they liked it. TO be
left on train speeding far away with
out cent to pay their fares was u
very uninviting condition. The young
man looked rueful. and the girl began
to cry. Presently the door OF the car
opened and the conductor entered and
began to take up tickets. AZ he ap-
preached the young couple the young
man went through his pockets again
though this time he WAS doing 1t to
} give the conductor some Fremont
ti0n Of what was to come, The girl
sobbed aloud. When the Official stood
in front of the couple and reached Out
for the tickets the young man told him
his story and begged him to pass then
through, but the heartiess conductor
said that they must get off at the iirsl
stop and went OH punching tickets.
All this was too much for II benevo
, lent looking gentleman sitting near
who arose, took his hat in his hant
and walked through the car taking w
u collection. All the world loves &
lover. and 4 bride and bridegroom
, placed in such situation just startlns
on their wedding trip appealed to th'
sympathics Of every one in the car
When the benevolent gentleman hat
, visited all he went to the girl ant
poured u lot of bills and coin into he
, lap. She looked up at their benefacto
with happy smile that should hav,
repaid him amply for what he hat
r done. But be wanted something IN ore
"A kiss from the bride, please
The girl colored up to the roots o
her hair, and the benevolent gentleman
bent and. taking her pretty young fac
{ in his two hands, raised it and i'm
! printed kiss, whereupon there wa
9 a spontaneous burst Of laughter. accom-
: > panied by clapping Of hands, from TIN
r other donors.
/, Any bride and groom under sucl
, circumstances would be embarrassed
; and the passengers did not think har,
4 Of this youthful couple that they di,
not respond to the friendly spirit b.
r which they had been relieved from u,
unpleasant position. Their fare wa
. paid, and there could be no reason 70
! further worry. and yet there SCENE
. something unsettled. The youth wa
: whispering to the girl. apparently er
I dcayoring to obtain her consent t
a something he had proposed. Severa
hours passed, during which the trai
! kept up it's monotonous clatter. and tn
I young couple, seemed still uneasy. A
! last the girl was observed TO put he
hand into that of the young man an
e say something softly. In few mil
! ates he arose and, going to the ger
I tleman collector. said something I
him which seemed to surprise hill
greatly.
You don't mean it! Why didn't 70
say 500"
The young man said something more
the gentleman rose and asked
is there clergyman present."
There was no response
This young gentleman and lady ar
very conscientious. They have accep
ed help under the assumption that the
!. are bride and groom. They are Nc
: married"
J. There was moments silence, an
e then some one shouted
Then they'd better be right off,
Z That's the point The lady has COZ
G scented to what she never dreamed {
when she entered the car--a wedding
!. One of the passengers went from ca
| to car for n clorgvmop ond ot Ia.