The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-08
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YOUNG COUPLE GOT A LirTLE
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY. y
situation Not Altogether Delightful!
When All the Diners In the Rec.
taurant Turned to Stare at i
the Newlyweds.

A good looking young woman, fol
lowed by young man who evidently
took a great deal of pride in her ap
pearance, wandered into the restau
rant early before there was much Of d
crowd there. They steered for a table
on In one corner. He helped her of
with her coat carefully and with an
air of being willing to protect her
against the world in general.
The orchestra started up, playing its
first number of the evening. There
weren't many folks in the restaurant
then, as has been said, and when the
two young folks, just naturally pleased
with everything, applauded the selec.
ton, the leader turned to smile and
bow toward them. This seemed to
give the young woman an idea She
leaned over and whispered to her com.
paanion.
AS she did so one of her hands was
placed about in the middle of the ia.
BILE cloth. For answer he smiled fond.
ly and then reached over and squeezed
her hand. Then he called the waiter.
He tore little piece off an envelope
wrote something on 1t and told the
leader. 1t was plain that he gave this
instruction. because the waiter walked
over with it.
The leader read the paper, smiled
very broadly and passed the slip to
one of the violinists. The latter
grinned, and was about to pass 1t on
when he caught the eye OF the young
man, who obviously wasn't at all
pleased with the exhibition that was
being made of his note. The violin
list tossed the piece of paper on the
floor and then bent over to search
through pile of music. He got the
pieces he was after and distributed
orchestra, who put them underneath
the regular second selection, for which
they were tuning up.
Meanwhile the restaurant was filling
up, so that by the time the second
piece was done with nearly all the
tables were occupied. Those in the
near neighborhood of the young couple
were taken too. Then the orchestra.
after the usual pause, began to tune
up for the special selection. The
leader put up the by Request" sign
and then tapped on the rack before
him.
The orchestra broke into the well
Breathes Ger Eden" which general
ly is spoken of as THE Wedding
March," 1t was a restaurant which
late in the night. or rather early in
the morning. isn't just the quietest
place on earth, and some Of the din
ers belonged to the all night class,
Just dropped in for breakfast.
There was a broad smile on the
face of some and there was a general
search for the persons or person who
might have asked for that selection.
The young folks who didn't count on
attracting so much attention. kept
their faces turned toward their plates
food.
II Is the custom for those who call
for a selection to applaud the conclu-
sion of the same. but these two did
nothing of the sort BY this time both
were rather red in the face. The or
chestra leader, however was not to be
cheated of his acknowledgement.
When the selection was through
with he waited moment. as If for
the applause. but it did not come from
the young folks. So the leader, with
malicious inspiration, turned in their
direction and paused until the young
man with a guilty feeling that some
one was staring at him looked up.
Then the leader bowed deeply.
OF course every one else in the
place followed the direction of that
inclination of the head, and the secret
was out. There we're more smiles
and even some laughs. while the co'or
could be seen mounting swiftly up the
neck Of the young woman as she re-
manned bent over her plate.
Gee, that's pair of honeymooners
for fair" said one man to his table
companion, another man, as they
looked toward the young folks
Some of the women in the place
looked sympathetic and others sneered
slightly. 1t was with feelings of relief
apparently that the young people fin
ished their meal, paid the check and