The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-18
A HUMAN CARPET.
Living Pathway Formed ss . compii.
Fnent to q Bride.

oescriDeS al eAtTafaSant compll-
ment which he witnessed some
years ago while travelling in the
Brazils.
The occasion, he tells us, was the
wedding of the daughter of the
commanding officer of a large mill
tary training college. The bride,
with her sisters, had from childhood
taken part in the entertainments
and concerts in the school and was
immensely popular with the stu
dents.
The wedding took place in the
college, and from the door bv
which she was to leave to the bridal
carriage, some little distance, a
bright strip of carpet had been
spread. This was flanked on either
side by wall of eager cadets.
As the bride appeared about for
ty-fve to fifty of these stepped for
ward and Immediately laid them
selves side by side, face down, upon
the carpet, thus forming living
pathway extending from the door
right to the carriage.
do not know who invented the
idea, but it was evidently COM
plete surprise to the bride, who
looked quite scared as she halted in
the doorway. The bridegroom,
however, laughingly took her hand
and, himself walking on the ground,
persuaded her to advance.
Once her surprise had been over
come and she realized the compli-
ment intended, the brides smile
was radiant as she slowly walked
over the line of men with care and
tenderness which were almost
caress, her little high heeled slip
pers treading daintily upon the live,
yielding bodies, which formed what
is surely the most luxurious path
way ever traversed by beautiful
woman.
Probably this incident is unique,
even in a country where politeness
is carried to such pitch that work
men and beggars in the street
gravely raise their hats to each
other.
That there is nothing new under
the sun is, however, shown by the
fact that the natives Of the Hervey
islands. in the Pacific, we're former
ly accustomed to provide in this
same manner an "ara tangata," or
living pathway, for the bride, ex-
tending from her home to that Of
her newly welded husband.
How Field Apolosizsd.
While III peculiar mood one day
Stephen J. Field severely reprimanded
Page Henry Mccall for an offense Of
which the page was innocent. But the
member Of the highest court in the
land could not be persuaded that his
course was not the correct one. Nc
Call left humiliated, but he was lit
tie gentleman and held his peace.
Later In the day Justice Field sent
for Mccall
"Come to my house ut Z o'clock this
evening"" was all he said.
With mingled feelings of doubt and
despair the page called at the Field
residence at the time specified, was
ushered into the jurist's library and
told to hold the books which Mr.. Field
began without explanation or cere-
mony to take from the shelves.
When the veteran lawyer had put
about fifteen volumes in Page McCaIrs
arms he gruflly remarked:
Henry, I'm very sorry for the way
treated you today. realize that my
conduct was unwarranted, and ] beg
your pardon. Here are some choice
books. Keep them as a nucleus for
your library. Keep them, young man,
and keep your temper, too, whatever
you do. Good nightw
Hs Consented Then.
Passenger ION pay-as-you-enter carr
Conductor. can't that newsboy get on?
Conductor-Not unless he pays. Pas
senger-Then how am going to get
q paper? Conductor-I guess If you
can't fish one through the window
you'll have to go without. Passenger
All right. If l haven't any paper to
read suppose l might as well sit back
here near you and see If you ring up
all the fares you collect. Conductor
Cmotioning to newsboy on back step
oh, boy, you can come inst. Louis
Post-Dispatch.