The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14
What Came of
Throwing Rice
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window, and shouts Of mcrrlment,
mingled with adieus, died away In the
distance. The young man looked
sheepish; the girl blushed crimson.
The train was m express, which was
not scheduled to stop for two hours.
and that a hundred miles from the
starting point; consequently the con-
ductor 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 pncify the girl about the rice
throwing. Nothing more noticeable
than this occurred till the young mar
was heard to exclaim:
"By jiminyv
He was plunging his hands into his
pockets, n after another, and when
he got through them oil began over
again.
"Whatever in the world is it7' said
the girl.
"Pocketbook gone. with all tho mon
~ 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. "He was monkeying
around me in the depot. He must
have done 1t for a joke"
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 tho less they liked 1t. To be
left on a train speeding far away with
out q cent to pay their fares was q
very uninvitins 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. AS no 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.
ton 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
bis story and begged him to pass them
through, but the heartless conductor
said that they must get Off Mt the first
stop and went or punching tickets.
@ All fhlo uyoo tNn v,,,,ch por n $50.
lent looking gentleman sitting near,
who arose, took his hat In his hand
and walked through the car taking I'D
q collection. All the world loves q
lover, and n bride and bridegroom
placed In such a situation just starting
on their wedding trip appealed to the
sympathies Of every one In the car.
When the benevolent gentleman had
visited all he went to the girl and
poured q lot of bills and coin into her
lap. She looked up ut their benefactor
with q happy smile that should have
repaid him amply for what he had
done. But he wanted something more.
"a kiss from tho bride. please"
The girl colored up to tho roots Of
her hair, and tho benevolent gentleman
bent and, taking her pretty young face
In his two hands, raised 1t and i'm
printed a kiss, whereupon there was
q spontaneous burst Of laughter, accom-
panied by a clapping Of hands, from the
other donors.
Any bride and groom under such
circumstances would be embarrassed,
and the passengers did not think hard
Of this youthful couple that they did
not respond to the friendly spirit by
which they had been relieved from an
unpleasant position. Their fare was
paid, and there could be no reason for
further worry, and yet there seemed
something unsettled. The youth WIS
whispering to tho girl, apparently en-.
d%eavoring to obtain her consent to
something he had proposed. Several
hours passed, during which the train
kept up its monotonous clatter, and tie
young couple seemed still uneasy. AT
last the girl was observed to put her
hand into that Of the young man and
say something softly. In a few min
ates he arose and, going to the gen
tleman collector. said something te
him which seemed to surprise hin
greatly.
"You don't mean 1t! Why didn't yor
say sof"
Tho young man said something more
the gentleman s and asked:
.Is there a clergyman present"
There was no response.
This young gentleman and lady ar
very conscientious. They have accept
ed help under the assumption that the!
are a bride and groom. They are no
married"
There was a moments silence, an
then some one shouted:
'.Then they'd better be right Off"
That's tho point. The lady has con
sented to what she never dreamed 0
when abe entered the cara wedding.
One Of the passengers went from ca
% a for q clergyman n at las
found one and brought him to the seen
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