Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

and dOublet-looking like one of those
advertisements. Neither can he climb into
a suit of armor and get away with it.
! Hence the automobile. And that reminds
me of story.
| There was a young man and a maid
and they were deeply in love with each
other, and were, by all the rules of logic
and common sense, to be married in June.
Every body was glad of the coming mar
| rage. The parents of the bride and
bridegroom were old friends. Even the
| brides kid brother didn't seem to have
quite as much contempt for the young
| woman as kid brothers usually have.
| so everything was merrily planned for
| the coming wedding. Invitations were
sent out and people accepted them joy
ously. and presents began to arrive The
brides trousseau was nearly finished.
The wedding was to be Monday.
| Saturday night friend of the BRIDE
asked for fast machine that would hold
about five people.
| Where you going?' / wanted to know.
Annapolis he said.
You've got to leave a fund to cover
possible breakage, 1 announced. It's
| going to rain tonight and l don't pro-
| pose to have my machine smashed up
without being paid for it
| He left the extra money and went
away.
well, learned that the bridegroom
to-be and his fancee climbed into the
machine, with the best friend and a girl
| friend of the brides. Then my prophecy
came true. 1t did rain. 1t not only
| machine got stuck in the mud, and the
| eloper and his friend had to get out and
| have to win the chauffeur.
| Then it got stuck a second time and
| this time there was no getting it out.
$50 the party started to walk And
while the young man was trying to get
his wife-to-be across puddle they slip
| ped and she tumbled fiat on her little
| nose In the mud.
Then the chauffeur gave out. He
said he was married man himself and
didn't mind doing anything to accommo-
date young people, but he would be
blamed If he was going to get pneu-
monia for anybody. 1t was unreason-
pneumonia. He went back and curled
| up In the rear seat of the automobile
and waited for the rain to subside.
| We'll, about l o'clock in the morning
| the clerk of the court at Annapolis, at
| tired in his nfghtie and carrying a shot
gun, came downstairs and was besieged
for license Heroically restraining his
natural homicidal desires. the clerk made
out the license and directed them to the
| home of q minister with a patient tenn
permanent and a strong heart
| AFTER they were married they returned
| to Washington by trolley Both of
them had terrific colds. But as the young
man said:
cit was a splndid adventure
| The Observer took this adventure under
| ad Illf oil "a
| conclusion that nothing will ever worry
that couple If that elopement was their
! idea of a splendid adventure, then the
burning down of their house or the in
toxication Of the cook would be consid-
cred merely mild fun.
People who want to get married the
| worst way usually pick out the hardest
| way-in June. They would rather run the
| risk Of being mistaken for burglars by an
abruptly aroused justice Of the peace than
have a quiet ceremony. attended by a
! few relatives and friends"
I
One young couple devised an idea that
ought to stand pretty near the top Of the
mark for ingenuity. There was down
river excursion given by a syndicate of
Sunday schools. and naturally there were
a number of ministers along.
The particular couple that the Observer
has in mind waited until the boat had
safely landed at the river resort and
then they sprang their marriage license
on the first astonished minister.
| wait, my dear children" urged the
minister.
4 They refused to wait. They wanted to
be married during the picnic. But they
had to wait, after all, for none of the
ministers would take a chance on per-
forming a ceremony in Maryland with a
District Of Columbia license
+ When the Observer ran into the apart
ment house man that happy individual
was grinning like a newly appointed
offlceseeker
why this exhibition Of face?" asked
the Observer The apartment house man 8
grin subsidized until 1t was not more than
a yard wide.
"Just thinking he explained.
Nobody. began the Observer
\ about couple" pursued the apart
ment house man, speaking in loud voice,
Chat IL living across from mo-
"A couple of what?' asked the OBJ
server.
j "wRa young married couple. They've