Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

the daV. He engaged the only DrdSS pdnu' "Aoh
was vet in the stage of first practice for begin
ners In his whole-hearted and wholesale way
he did the whole thing and then, through @ tne
press invited every man, woman ana cnliu chaC
could read or hear of it, to come to the receptlon'
eat, drink and be merry, and he would pay tne
freight and handling. -, - +
The appointed day arrived as did the guests,
and both elements were smiling-tne foiks anu
the weather. o.1,.
Tommy and his fancee were good Cathohcs
and they were married at the cathedral early IN
the morning, by the bishop OF the diocese anu
with all the pomp and circumstance necessaly
and proper Then the party went to the notei
and the reception was Immediately on. IN,
The feast was a continuous performance WI, WIN
the box-ofice closed and the free list limltless.
The three bars flowed freely and the men IN
white. on the other side, worked in refers Win
largely increased contingents. Anything from
beer to bourbon and all the way down the Vlnt
ages still or frothing, Sec. or Cliq, Dublin or
Milwaukee, poured a plenty same Win Cne
tables in dinng-rooms, on the portlcoes ana III
the parors. -, ,,,oa 80
HeIena9many of them exiles from far-eastern
homestead called with their husbands ne
bridal pair received them in the main drawing
room amid a forest of potted plants and nusn
of flowers There continual stream OF
congratulating couples and "Injun-file" folks;
When noon arrived so had the effects OF booze
and hilarity. The ladies, except those OF the I'M
mediate wedding, had disappeared and Things
were getting far beyond the temperate zone
they were tropical
all the carriages in town burst forth effulgently
AS soon as a bibuous guest began TO get TOO
heavy on his underpinning he was lapeleo ana
freighted to his quarters, or Wherever ne "lsneu
tn eo-if he could designate his destination,
otherwise he slowed according to the Judg
ment of the jehu.
All sorts and conditions of folks were there
the banker and the barber, the millionaire and
the moneyless man. The courts had adjourned
and doctors had deserted their patients All
were at the wedding-except the patients. Tom
my's treat had caught the crowd.
1t was nearly nine at night. There had been
twelve hours of jollity and high jinks. All the
champagne in Helena, domestic and imported, mad
gone glimmering and there was dearth OF other
dampness. The poor little bride was tired and
frightened and Tommy at a loss what to DO
A goodnight speech was suggested, but Tommy
was speechlesS, because speaking was not IN MS
line. One of his friends, man Of national repu
tation and commanding presence, who for many
years had represented the territory in Congress-
volunteered to speak some and help Tommy out
and Off
It was hard work to herd the crowd but it was
done and the band and the boozers were rounded
up in front of the hotel, the band essaylng to
play one of the three pieces that it knew and
which it had been performing with decreasing
success, at intervals throughout the blowout, hav
ing divided it's time between the intermittent
tunes and the flowing bowl.
The men of the bridal party appeared on the
front balcony and the man of fame and power
of speech buttoned up his coat, threw out his
chest raised hand for semblance of silence and
started in for short string of eloquence.
Fellow Citizens" said he "On behalf of my
esteemed friend the Honorable Thomas Cruise"
"Hooraa! Whoopee! Whooee!" roared the
sovreigns "Umpah! Oompah! Boom!" went the
band each player striking a different key note
and blast-there was no tune.
When the cheers and chiveree had abated a
bit and Tommy's party had bowed and bent
WHILE like so many ducks a-diving the man with
tha