The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-07


There were new white cotton gloves
, upon her hands, and az she stood
staring about her she twisted them
together feverishly. II was almost too
much for her-you could see the pain
OF too great emotion In her face. and
oil the tremor of her form. She was
so y0ung-not quite sixteen land
small for her age, mere child; and
she had just been married--and mar.
ried to Jurgis, OF all men, to Jurgis
Rudkus, he with ths white flower in
the button hole OF his new black suit,
he with the mighty. shoulders and
the giant hands.
Ona was blue-eyed and fair, while
Jurgis had great black eyes with beet.
ling brows, and thick black hair that
curled In waves about his ears--in
short, they were one Of those neon
gruous and impossible married
couples with which Mother Nature 30
often Wills to confound all prophets,
before and after Juygis could take
up a two hundred and fifty pound
quarter OF beef and carry It into q car
without a stagger. or even q thought;
and now he stood In q far corner.
frightened as hunted animal, and
obliged to moisten his lips with his
tongue each time before he could an
swer the congratulations Of his
friends.
Gradually there was effected q sepas
ration between the spectators and
the guests--a separation at least suf-
fcientIy complete foy working pur-
poses. There was no time during the
festivities which ensued when there
we're not groups Of onlo0kers In the
doorways and the corners; and II any
one OF these onlookers came sum
ciently close, or looked sufiici0ntly
hungry, a chair was offered him, and
he was invited to the feast. II was
one Of the laws Of the veselija that
no one goes hungry: and. while q rule
made In the forests OF Lithuania ig
hard to apply In the stock-yards dis
trict OF Chicago, with its quarter Of q
million inhabitants. still they did their
best, and the children who ran In
from the street, and even the dogs,
went out again happier. "A charming
informality was one Of the charac-
teristics Of this celebration. The men
wore their hats, or. X they wished,
they took them on, and their coats
with them; they ate when and where
they pleased, and moved as often a.
they pleased. There were TO be
speechs and singing, but no one had
TO listen who did not care to-; IL he
wished, meantime, TO speak or sing
himself, he was perfectly free. The
resulting medley OF sound distracted
no one, save possibly alone the babies,
OF which there were present q num-
Der equal to the total possessed by ell
the guests invited. There was no
other place for the babies TO be, and
so part OF the preparations for the
evening consisted OF collection Of
cribs and carriages In one corner Ia
these the babies slept, three or four
together, or Weakened together, as the
case might be. Those who were still
older. and could reach the tables.
marched about munching contentedIy
at meatbones and bologna sausages.
The room Is about thirty feet
square, with whitewashed walls. bare
save for calendar, q picture Of q
race horse, and a family tree IN q
gilded frame. TO. the right there Is q
door from the saloon, with few
loafers in the doorway, and In cor
ner beyond II bar. with q presiding
genius clad in soiled white. with
waxed black mustaches and care.
fully oiled curl plastered against one
side Of his forehead. In the opposite
corner are two tables, filing third
OF the room and laden with dishes
and cold ylands. which a few. Of the
hungrler guests are already MUNICH
fmw a. Aha nanA ttry6.n-. "a. ts. !.