Sharp County record., 1910-03-04
So They Were
Married

Hostess NJ her lrSt DOStnupllal Yea,
the brnndncw matrOn sOlcmnly eyes
the girls wh2 clustered about the
table and her tones were weighty and
p0rtcn0us,
"Girls," she said, "the most agon.
i2cd morning Of my life was my bridal
morning-and Georges. It's really
quite long story You see, Just as
soon as my wedding day was decided
upon and publicly announced, all my
friends seemed to feel that It was up
| to them to help celebrate. Forthwith
| began n succession Of showers, card
parties, dinners and thcatcrs, which
was harder physical work and big
ger mental strain than anything I'd
ever known,
81 would reach home about two
O'Clock in the morning from some
northern suburb to meet myself start
ing out for luncheon down near the
Indiana line, During the salad course
Of that luncheon ! would have to ex.
CuGo myself to my outraged hostess
ana make tracks for Evanston, there
to grace with my presence n library
shower given In my honor, At six
O'Clock ! was due at Oak Park, where
distant cousin was to give n dinner
for me and following that ordeal was
tho0tcr party, A midnight supper
downtown came next and the hour
ana half that were left to me out Of
the "a were passed with the hair.
dresser, who repaired the ravages OF
the days hilarltIcs,
at was very evident that II I con.
tinued at the samo rate reefs would
have to be taken In oil the garments
OF my troussoau," went on the brand.
new matr0n, George wanted mo to
30 to s0nitarium he's 40 unsolllsh.
You know It would have killed him II
! had gone away from him
"Tho night before we were mar.
ried," won't on the brand,new matron,
mother gave The bridal party dinner,
Tho crowd OF us danced and had mu-
sic and talked TIL most three. And
at nine next morning | was to be
mnrriod-and George II couldn't be
bit later, for the only train we could
take left Mt ten, And | was detcr-
mined, and so was George, to 80 no.
whore but to Bots Rouge, Canada,
where we had the dearest little log
,nlln yiutt IL, "A Lnnpt ny
81 was too exhausted when tum.
blod into bed to realize that on the
morrow | was TO be married to
George fell asleep like Clod, with
no more romance about me than II |
had been lump of mortar was dc.
torminod to got every minute Of my
allotted hours Of sleep, There would
be plenty Of time TO dream beautiful
poems up Nt Bols Rouge with George,
Perhaps you girls can imagine my
CONSERVATION at feeling myself
yankod ruthlossly by tho arm In what
seemed TO be about ilvo minutes after
I had gone to sleep and then seeing
mother bending over me,
"'Child It's eight o'clock!" she
gnspod,
The words were like an electric
shock, loapcd into my old shoes nj
one bound, nobbcd my comb and
wound my hair In m antique coil at
the nape OF my neck, though my hat
had boon specially designed for the
latest style of turban hNlrdrossing"
The girl guests appreciated the ca
tNstropho and looked profound sym
pothy,
"My od.rose color suit was the
hNNdieat" went on the brnnd.ncw ma
thon, "nnd | slipped into II without 80
much M n glance IN the mirror, !
slld down the stairs, gulpod swal'
low of coffee IN the kitchen and then
rushed down the street, putting on n
pair OF soilcd white chomoIs gloves,
which had grabbed In my excite
mont QuOkod Os nCNrcd the
church, but with the courage born OF
desperation | pooRod IN nj the door.
hlIlN, ln'l' W'I' Nv NNI'IN w 'N'
doneo, but sCNttcrcd about the church,
oven IN the ten front seats on the
middle aisle, were vlslbly excited
spectators The organ was playing,
and NoNrly had NJ ON the spot for
fear some one would recognize me
and give the signal for the wcddine
mNrch'
II wonder yet how had the
strcngth TO get around TO the roctor'a
office, which ndjoinod the chanccl
However, when accomplished the
feNt, there found George, dIshevccd
and Wild eyed, Nrrayed In shiny old
blue serge suit and spotted tan
epring ovorcont with an automobile
cap on the back OF hls head and
crumpling In his hands gray glove
| and n roddish brown one, llo nearly
expired from pure rcliet when he saw
me,
"ny that time II was quarter tt
nino and II wNs evident that thcrt
was no timo TO lose, We called IN n
4 nnsvlnp pxnrpSRmnn and "A mnld Whp