The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-05
DELAY OF THE BRIDE
CAUSED GROOM ANXIETY
Failed to Come on Train Scheduled, Nor
The Next, But me Waiting MIN
lister Who Was to Wed Her
Finally Made Happy.
Finally Made Happy.

~ q. VI ~
The Lyndonyille Jonrnal tells the
story Of waiting At the station not
tlle churcii-in that town early this
week.
Z "a minister, who does not live in this
town, or have a church ilere, passed a
few anxious hours here last Monday,
and was very much relieved on the ar
rival Of the s:i5 train In the evening to
sec come from car the lady who was
that evening to become his wife. He
expected the lady on the afternoon ex-
press and was here In good season, very
early in the afternoon, 70 meet the same.
Any delay, Of course, Il irritating under
such circumstances. III would be To any
man, and the minister was no exception
to the rule on tins occasion Letters
had made him firm IA the conviction
that his future happiness was to arrive
OF the 1870 p. M train and he was at
the station on time, with few minutes
to spare, and was feeling Id wen that
bc wasn't able to keep from explaining
to one or two people why it was he
smiled SO widely
The 1890 train was nearly an hour
late--a long, long hour. But it came
al last, aud the lady did not appear,
and could not be found on the plat
form after the train left. The minister
couldn't understand it, and SO expressed
himself TO several Of the bystandets,
who in turn expressed much sympathy
and told him 10 be d good courage, as
there were two more trains vet due
from the south that day, either one oil
which might bring To him bis happiness.
but e was anxious, couldn't understand
it, and after walking up and down the
platform two or three times, trying to
solve the whyfore of an unkind provi-
deuce that should 50 trifle with nis
happiness and delay the blissful moment
thst should make two hearts beat as
one. he concluded to sit down hard and
smile until the arrival Of the next train,
but II was noticed that the Wilderness Of
his smile WAS somewhat diminished.
The mail train was also late, and
though there were several near him most
Of the time, all expressing sympathy by
alternating the belief that she would
and that she wouldn't come, keeping
The IninisteF'A face la sort of cross be-
tween q ray of sunshine and cloud
tho time dragged slowly.
The mail train came but did not
bring the lady The smile was gone
entirely and the mystery increased. He
couldn't nOg begin To understand II, but
decided To wait for the last train. The
number Of those Interested in the affair
gradually increased, the minister being
willing to tell Of his trouble, and when
the Sis train came quite crowd had
gathered at the station to see whether
the minister finally realized his great
happiness or was cast into the gloom 81
despair. The train came and 50 did the
lady, and the wide smile returned in
the enthusiasm Of the greeting. The
crowd also was enthusiastic in III
creating. The compile went 10 the
iewelry store, the crowd following, and
81 il increased the minister passed out
a dollar bill and told them to 20 after
g smoke. But = dollar was hardly
large enough 10 keep the crowd smoking
and il didn't apparently diminish They
naa become interested and desired ID
see the romance through to finish.
The two were eaon IN team and
on the way home, leaving the bows
who had 80 kindly sympathzed with
the minister, and kept him company
during the most Of his anxious time he
spent here in wondering whether w0st
be had so fondly hoped for was or was
not coming.
They were married that evening and
all wish them much happiness All who
watched with the minister for the
trains also ope that there may not
come to them in their future life any
such anxious hours as the groom spent
that afternoon at the Lyhdonyille sta
tion.