The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-26
THEIR HONEYMOON.
Bv EsTELLE MARSH.
copyright. 1910. 81 American Press Assc
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Evan Wilder ives hard worker and
despiser Of every one who was not
wrapped IN his or her daily occupa-
ton. AI'm practical sort Of fellow, r
be used to say .'and don't 80 much
81 sentiment It did not occur to him
that there are two worlds-t the prae-
teal and the ideal one who could
look out far into space at a spiral
nebula-a forming universe-and be
allied with contempt fer a transaction
III cotton yarn Evan could not under
stand. He would cali such person
al iaiotic star gazer.
on Evans thirtieth birthday he said
10 himself: II have accumulated sur
fcient funds 70 have home There
can Be DO home without : woman.
She Is needed 70 run tie household. /
Will marry"
And 50 be married. lie was careful
II his selection to secure 4 practical
girl like himself, He asked her friends
II there was any nonsense about her,
and they ell replied Id tile negative.
He talked practlcaw to Der. and she
convinced him that she was more
practical than he ID planning for the
wedding be told Der that honeymoons
served no other purpose than to make
brides ard grooma tired II each other.
They would come home at the end of
their honeymoon's first quarter She
assented
They had no sooner settled them
selves ii their seats on the train after
the wedding than Mrs. wilder took
book out 81 her hand bag and began
70 read Evan turned and looked at
her euriouslY. She paid no attention
Ia him, but went on reading. and Be
turned away to the window. For the
first time III bis life he had felt 4 de-
sire 10 say something tender. But
there was little encouragement to talk
soft" to woman deeply interested III
a book. lie desisted on arrival at
their destination the newly married
wife told her husband that she was
very tired after the preparations for
the wedding and wished room 10
herself at the hotel There was some
thing 50 decided In the proposition
that the husband did not venture al
objection.
The place of their quarter Of hon
eymoon was at the seaside Evan
arose III the morning having lain
awake al night I'll d mental grumble
He went down To breakfast After
waiting halt 40 hour for Ills bride he
sent q servant to- her room To learn
when she would be down. lie receiY
Ed ID reply d Biz of paper on which
was written. Dear Evan Don't mind
me. I'm making IT'D sleep. Hope you'll
ind something To do To Kill time
Evan sat down to breakfast alone.
He had pictured that first breakfast
and wondered how be would ever ret
through it. HE would read hls paper
and his wife would object. He would
lay Il aside ana tFy to say something
agreeable to her and she would pout.
She had relieved him of her presence
at this undesirable first breakfast and
BE WIS 10 perfect liberty To read bis
paper as lie liked.
TIE strolled during the morning over
the bench thinking Of how differ.
ent was the reality from what be bad
conceived lie had expected to be
bored but II q different way. Al 0ld
Joke about the waning 81 the honey
moon wherein the bride had wished
for some friend and the groom even
for an enemy occurred to him. BE
caught sight at the same moment Of
one of his chums walking ahead Of
him. he turned and walked in an %.
posite direction.
At noon hts wife came down looking
refreshed and very pretty why,
Evan" she said. ahow dismal You
.ookT
= think ! have had cause. Am to
spend the whole time aloneg
Net all Of #. TFe some letters ID
write this afternoon, bus We can dine
logether."