Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-12
"THE NEWLYWEDS."

Two of the most delectable toys of
Cupid are the woman-hater and the
man-hater, and the anti-matrimonial
clubs are to him roaring farces. He
may play with you as a fisherman
plays with a trout, but you are hooked
eventually. Dick Harcourt was be-
trothed to little Alice Vance, and it
looked as if the villagers soon hear
the Naturalization of wedding bells
.reyerberating through the flower
clothed wells of Southern California;
The world is bright for Dick, the flow
ers take on brighter hue, the birds
sing sweeter and mental sunshine pos
sesses him, when suddenly he IS
seized with an ominous CONFUSION. He
asks himself Can this be indiges-
tion?" No. Little does he know that
it is a prominition of prank of Cupid,
for down the lane we see approaching
Alice To our question, alice, where
art thou going, pretty maid?p "To give
Dick the NIT, SIR" she said. This she
does, hurting poor Dick from the sew
enth heaven of delight into the depths
of despair by giving back the engage
ment ring. In the glorious country Of
oranges he has picked a lemon. At that
moment he becomes a wOman-hater
and. in resentment, joins the anti-mar-
riage club. Meanwhile similar trag-
edy is enacted at the home of Dora
Dean, who is cruelty Tilted by her
sweeth9 carry Here, of course
we havYsvhe manhater They are I'M
known to each other and by strange
coincidence determine upon a little
trip to induce forgetfulness. This has
not the desired effect, and a home
coming IS resolved upon. Aha Cupid
is still busy-that's the trouble, and
by fortuity the bruised-hearted couple
board the same train. Dora, with her
extreme loathing for men, refuses to
share a seat with anyone. Dick is
seen absent-mindedly sauntering to
the station and runs against a child
laden with grocery parcels, spilling a
bag of rice over the sidewalk Thd
child in anger throws a handful of the
rice at Dick, grains of which repose on
his hat brim and shoulders. After pay
ing the damage, he continues on to the
railroad station, entering the coach
wherein is seated d'sgruntled Dora.
Hers is the only seat with but one oc-
cupant, and although she has refused
to share it with others, a handsome
fellow like Dick has some weight. An
other laugh for Cupid Shortly after
the train stops, one of the passengers
discovers the grains of rice on Dicks
hat brim. A bride and CROMWELL!
Congratulations are in order. Denials
useless. On the train there happens to
be a member of the antf-marriage club,
telegraphs ahead the news that Dick
is a TRAITOR, requesting the club mem
bers to be at the station to give him a
reception. Oh, such a reception! Head
ed by rube band, the members carry
signs reading Another Good Man
Gone Wrong" Marriage is a Good
Thing, Nit" etc. A carriage, to which
is hitched a razor-back mule, is wait
ing. Into the carriage is forced Dora
and on the rail-back OF the mule is
placed Dick. Through the town they
parade towards Doras home. Two
things may be imagined-the conster-
nation of the Dean family on the ar
rival of the bizarre caravan; also poor
animated fence reii. This, however,
is not the worst of it, for when Dick
calls 20 apologize for the scene in
which he was an unwilling actor, he
finds that a wealth OF wedding pres
ents have been received by the groom>
less hide. He is blamed for it all
and her intention is to throw them out,
but Dick impresses her that such a
course would be hameful-Cupid still
busy. Well, the presents are not dis
Llrbed, nor are the address cards read
ing to "Mr. and Mrs. Richard Har-
court" changed. Cupid lands a
knockout.