The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-01

pensing with the shawms, the
timbrels, ther ebecs, the psalt and
psaltery, the trump and trumpery
and the instrument Of ten strings,
let the pianos martial blast rouse
the echoes of the past. TO this is
our orchestra reduced. After these
nuptials, We shall have the full
music of the grand sweet song
Like Prince Agib of Gilbertiar
story.
We will diligently play
On the zoetrope all day,
And blow the loui pantechnicon
all night
Forward! March!"
The wedding march from Lohen-
grin tinkled feelingly forth from
the piano. The minister stood in
the narrow cirque left open by the
crowd. Craighead, like a new
ducked usher, bowed grandly at
the door to let them through.
Theodore took VIrginia's plump,
print-covered arm, end whispered
in her ear promises which instinct
told him would break down the
last res.Atance. All things went
roseate sad purple and golden
and pink before Virginia's eyes;
her feet mechanically paced the
short way. and she stood before
the man in waders, the most di-
yinely shamefast bride ever led to
the altar. The short service went
on, as remembered by the priest.
who gives this woman away?"
And who but Finley Shayne,
broke through the press, to take
her by the hand and respond
heartily: 81 do"
And when the ring was called
for, who but the captain of the
life-saving crew, true to the ira
ditions of the service, came for
ward, and took 1t from his chain,
and saved them?
And when the minister asked
do you, Virginia, take this man
to be your welded husband?" and
the dear old remainder of it, who
but Theodore Carson turned dizzy
at the brides pause before an
swering, and VINO but Virginia said
sweetly and clearly, 81 do?
And there was a whirl of con.
gratulations, in which Mrs. Shayne
Joined, weeping most properly;
and Carson Rugged Craighead pur
pie again; and the world revolved
back to the old haleyon days, when
no storms blew, and there were
bowery joys-the joys, thank
Heaven, that are open to the
young and good, no matter what
their station in life! And even
Craighead's statement that the
minister's waders were ominous OF
the deep water into which the
happy pair was getting, failed Of
effect save to make the wedding
dinner-at which the Shaynes sat
down-more foolishly hilarious.
The scuppernongs were ripen
ing in the arbor at Carson's Land.
ing; the carpenter-bees were still
at their carpentery; the myrtle
was fragrant; the oleander was
in full bloom; the Satsuma oranges
glowed golden from the trees;
and the woodpeckers still woye
their festoons of fire from tree to
tree. Captain Harrod, removed
for life from the solitude and
temptations of the dunes, was busy
mending fences. Aunt Chloe was
scuffling about as of old; when a
whistle blew in the river, and a
vessel put off at the landing Mr..
Theodore and Miss Virginia. The
captain and Aunt Chloe stood in
wonder-for a change had come
over the two they most loved.
Virginia was clinging to Theodore's
arm with both hands; and as they
passed up under the cedars they
saw Theodore make occasional
udIlS W Mss net. w hSh Lllty Cdl
to the door, Theodore paused, and
picking Virginia up in his arms,
carried her up the steps and over
the threshold. And then Aunt
Chloe knew.
"Mah sweet chile!" she cried.
"Mah deah honey! All knew
'twould come. All knew it,"
Aunt Chloe" said Virginia,
I'm not to blamel He abducted
mel"
"Ah'm powerful glad" said Cap
tain Harrod. You two sho' be-
long togethe'. All wush you much
JOY"
We're having that now!" cried
Virginia. "And we're down here,
Aunt Chloe, not to make you any
trouble, but to live. To live a
thousand ytars in month, that
won't seem but a minute! To be