The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Al the little station an exceptionally
large number Of P~lainyilie.s citizens
we're assembled 10 honor Of the Dc.
parting bride and groom neTvously
waiting the arrival Of the east bound
limited Special directions had been
teIesraphed to the porter 90 suitably
decorate two chairs IN the parior car,
aad upon the arrival OF the train al
PlainF lie to give the neHIy married
couple marked attention The novelty
Of this arrangement vas highly 10
teresfiRg and furnished the whispered
conversation for groups aud pairs who
fatty reared with laughter III antici-
patton Of the embarrassment in store
for the unsuspecting couple.
"Ati aboard" rang out the vibrant
voice Of the conductor, hardly waiting
FOR the train 10 come to q stop
With II mad rush for the platform Of
the train the passengers instigd and
Etimblpd Ia Needless disregard, aud In
the midst Of a shower Of rice aud a
VglleY OF verbal well wishes the last
passengers tuok their share OF the I'll.
directed missiles good natnredly and
disappeared inside Of the coaches.
inadvertently the bride and groom
followed close IN the wake of u young
naa and woman who were entering
the f'atl0r car, The ~gFinning face Of
the porter as the door opened met
With A speedy retreat, aud the bride
wheeled about and entered the second
coach, leaving the peFplaxhd husband
with no choice but e follow, Hurried
instructions followed which resulted
in the man occupying a seat In u
end Of the coach and his wife in the
other, thus enureIy olading the public
respecting their newly acquired rela
tionsbiB
The face OF the porter ~brpadeHed
with d radiant smile as he osteHta.
tIoesly ushered the entering couple
into the decorated chairs bearing IN.
mistakable evidence Of premeditated
design.
The young womau's pFeoccupatioB
In struggling with a febeIuoIs veil
prevented her from noting the daeoFs
tons. while the mas. eager for nov.
city. was ready to play the game,
An unusually mirthful lot of pas
tonight" commented the
woman, surveying the aggregation in.
and collectively.
Her eyes caught the ends Of q rib
bon dangling from a poorly made bow
to the back vi her compan.
chair,
Mr., Reed" alarningly. her face
flushed scarlet. what can we do?
They are~that is~~they think we arc
the bride and groom"
But We are not, are we?' replied
the man, iBdiHereutly.
But MIR"
"gail me Don" he interrupted. as
be leaned forward touched by her az
we can do but one thing"
What"
play the game. Look like n
bride. act well your part, /
will mine" His enthusiasm increased
II he continued Her questioning look
met by the unanswernhie argu.
nent: TO make explanations would
DnlE acc~entuate our embarrassment,
besides, who would believe US? The
and groom are undoubtedly In
he rear coach happy In their treason
able act and reveling In the thought
u embarrassment" he concluded,
secretly pleased with the arrange.
nent.
"But, Mr."
Married people call each other By
heir given names, | believe" he In.
.errupted dryiy.
"oh, this Is horridl" she exclaimed.
Minerva decided that to reconcile
her pr%edicanieut with the proper main.
snance Of her dignity, her only course
was TO play the model bride.
do you know" he began. pulling
'ut his watch and replacing # again
looking at It, whence the
Of rice throwing originated
In China, | suppose, among the
ieathen,' then added: lis the game
90 strenuous?"
ne. not too strenuous" he ex.
Il was wishing our destiua.
ion was New York, and not Evans.
why not Japan, Don, or Rome"
laughed coquettishly, her bright
Eyes flashing with interest.
Or 4 trip around the world" he
ON two hours acquaintance"
y have known YOU several years"
se yentured, looking into her eyes.
MY memory fails me on that
,oint, she replied, my first ~recollec.
lon of meeting dates back less than
wo hours; | believe we were intro.
at Mrs Moultun's dinner party
.o-day. As you see, MIR. Don, | must
with YOU on that point"
Il did no mean to quarrel with
'ou, n bride and groom should not
quarrel, az least not till their honey.
noon Is over. You are original, and
hat is refreshing"
you are clever" he almost throw
Il her,