Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-04-12
A Railroad Reporters account Of Wed.
ding.

spread before him, was busily epgag-
ed in projecting. on his own RESPONSE
bIlity. a hue to connect the j. G & L.
and ". K. & N. roads. and to form
an important feeder for both. While
he was thus enerossed, the city editor
wheeled around in his chair, hitched
up his Italian suspenders, and said:
Are you much of a ladies man 2"
Eyes, l am replied the railroad
reporter, with a emile. although |
NAV not look it. AT one time | was
a regular standard gauge, steel rail,
stone ballast swell, but of late years
l have upcoupled from that strt Of
business and have been running on a
different line"
DO you think you can handle a
rechurcher affair among the high
lifts and do justice to the tout ensem-
Bile of the soiree p
Il think | can"
well, if that is the case, go up to
the residence of old Col. Jirglesex and
report the wedding OF his daughter.
Paw strict attention to the style of the
brides costume and write up reada.
bic description of it.
The railroad reporter rubbed up
his eyeglasses, took his cofiu-lld coat
from the bottom of his escritoire, bor-
rowed fresh collar from the death
editor and went to the wedding.
When be returned his report read as
follows:
"Last night quite large number
of guests were present at the residence
of Col. Jinglesex to witness the mar
rage of his lovely daughter with our
esteemed young fellow.citizeD Major
Reoul Baptist Michigan. Col. jim
glesex was the general manager of the
entire guest system, and had his head
quarters established in the dining
room, and only left his post and the
side board, where the gentlemen were
often side-tracked for repairs, to 60
through the parlors on tour of in
apection. Mrs. Col. Jinglesex acted
as superintendent and yard-master,
and most of the time was employed
in the kitchen, where she had the
supper courses made up and saw that
they lett on schedule time. The
whole thing was real ten-foot driver,
Miller platform affair, and will long
be remembered by those who were
fortunate enough to receive invita-
tions. A few moments before the ar
rival of the preacher who was to pull
the bell cord for the matrimonial
train, old Col. Jinglesex left the side
board, and started up grade with a
heavy load. The consequence was he
slipped an eccentric, and came into
the parlor running on one side, but
was tagged down in time to prevent
him jam ming his headlight through
bay window. The old gentleman, in
stopping to fill his tank so often, lost
the right of way and did not witness
the ceremony.
1.-THE bride was slender beauty land
her eyes were of peculiar pea BIOS
som blue color, and when her lips
parted in a smile they looked like
some one had opened a red pocket
book. She was dressed in a flowing
robe of yellow tinted bobbinet muslin
la ecru looped up at the sides with
a Hungarian pompadour of blue gren-
adine and fchus of Queen Anne imp.
The dress was cut on an incline of
forty-eight degrees across the should
ers, and curved around under the left
arm. The bosom of the fair bride was
covered with a trestle work of Louis
XIV lace, and her waist was sur
faced up and filled in with artificial
fowers, made attractive by several
narrow guage short lines of red trim
mings, which skirted around and cen.
tered at a common terminal point on
the crest of her polonaise. Down the
front of the robe was a midland route
of antique buff serge infersected by
numerous feeders of costly fez marino.
"The wedding was bon ton-every-
thing moved on schedule time, and
along the whole line, not low joint
or high centre jolted the gentle glide
of happiness.
Living indnors co much during the