West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-05-24
A RAILROAD REPORTERS
ACCOUNT OF A WEDDING.

spread before him, was busily en-.
gagged in projecting. on his own re-
sponsibility, line TO connect the ].
c. & l. and w. X. * n. roads. and
to form an important feeder foi
both--While he was thus engrossed,
the city editor wheeled around IN
his chair, hitched up his Italian sus.
penders, and said:
care you much of ladies' manp"
eyes, l am" replied the railroad
reporter, with a smile, "although |
may not look it. At one time | was
regular standard gauge, steel rail,
stone ballast swell, but of late years
have uncoupled from that sort of
business and have been running on
different line"
"Do you think you can handle a
rechurcher affair among the high
lifts and do justice 20 the tout en-.
semble of the soiree1"
al think | can"
"Well, If that is the case, 20 up
to the residence of old Jinglesex
and report the wedding of his daugh
ter Pay strict attention to the
style of the brides costume and
write up readable description Of
it,"
The railroad reporter rubbed up
his eyeglasses, took his coffin-lid
coat from the bottom of his escri.
toire, borrowed a fresh collar from
the death editor and went TO the
wedding. When he returned his
report was as follows:
Last week large number of
guests were present at the residence
OF Col. Jinglesex to witness the mar.
riage of his lovely daughter with our
esteemed young fellow-citizen Major
Raoul Baptist McGilligan. Col.
Jinglesex was the general manager
OF the entire guest system, and had
his headquarters established in the
dining-room, and only left his post
and the side board. where the
gentlemen were often side-tracked ed
for repairs, TO go through the par.
lors on a tour of inspection. Mrs.
Col. Jinglesex acted as supeiintend
ent 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
left on schedule time. The whole
thing was q 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
arrival of the preacher who was to
pail the bell cord for the matrimonial
tram, old Col. Jinglesex left the side.
board and started up grade with
heavy load. The consequence was
he slipped an eccentric, and came
into the parlor running on one side,
but was Jagged down in time to
prefent him jamming mis- 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.
The bride was a slender beauty,
and her eyes were of peculiar pea
blossom 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
flowing robe OF yellow tinted bobbi
net muslin la ecru looped up at
the sides with a Hungarian pompa.
dour OF blne grenadine and fchus
Of Queen Anne gimp. The dress
was cut on an incline OF foriy-eight
degrees across the shoulders, and
curved around under the left arm
The bosom Of the fair BRIDE was
covered with trestle work Of Louis
XIV, lace, and her waist was sur
faced up and filled in with arti
fetal flowers, made attractive by
several narrow guage short lines of
red trimmings, which skirted around
and centered at a common terminal
point on the crest Of her polonaise.
Down the front Of the robe was
midland route Of antique buff serge
intersected by numerous feeders Of
costly fez marine
The wedding vas bon ton-every-
thing moved on schedule time. and
along the whole line, not a low
joint or high centre jolted the
gentle glide Of happiness"
Last year the Republican
politicians were admitting that the