The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
some WEDDING TRIP
An Enterprise that Would Save Time
and Weeks OF Nervous Tension
to Newly Welded Couples

Of the American mind is proverbial
and is in evidence in the many de-
vices for the saving of time and
labor in all the various arts. One
Of our local dreamers has in con-
temptation scheme that will not
only be time SAVIOR but also
great money saver to hundreds of
young people who are contemplating
matrimony, but who do not care to
incur the expense of wedding trip
as usually mapped out. The plan as
suggested is something about as fol-
lows: The clerk Of courts office in
the new court house, as is we'll
known, is on the second story OF
the building, and on an adjoining
lot only a short distance away is
one of the parsonages in the city.
Those who have ever visited any
Of the great pleasure resorts OF
the country and have enjoyed an
excurion on the scenic slides or rail
ways-aiw Us one Of the popular
amusemnets at these places-will
readily undels stand the proposition.
1t is to build one of these mechan-
ical slides extending from the clerk
Of courts room to the parsonage,
along the rot te have pictured syl-
van scenes Of river and dale, pretty
lakeside vi 4ws and quiet arbors in
the solitude of the forest, with
birds fitting from branch to
branch, warbling notes of love to
their mates as they build their
nests in the foliage, typical Of the
elysan life upon which the two
young hearts have themselves enter
ed For those who had a liking
ecr eecr water travel, a part of the
route could be given to the sea
with one Of the great ocean grey
hounds, plowing though the waves
with steam and sail. and the band
playing my bonnie lives over the
sea-" and as the car passed
through this part the mechanism
could easily be made to produce the
rolling motion Of a ship tossed by
the waves until a veritable sea sick
ness would result. For those who
would perhaps prefer stay in the
cities to either sea travel or the
country side, scenes from Minneap-
oils and ST.. Paul, San Francisco.
New Orleans, or even London. Par
is or any Of the world cities for
those preferring foreign travel. For
others fond Of mountain scenery the
great snow peaks Of the Rockies,
the Airs or the Alaskan ranges
would be along part of the route,
and as the car neared the parsonage,
pictures of domestic scenes, of the
home fireside, love in a cottage, and
prattling kiddies would be prettily
set forth, and at the end of the
journey q simple contrivance would
lift the young people from the seat
and they would find themselves
standing in beautiful bower
of orange blossoms and roses with
the parson in front Of them. all
ready to proceed with the ceremo-
ny and pronounce the fatal words,
after which the young people could
90 out and take up their regular
every day duties. without wasting
weeks or months on an expensive
wedding trip.
If this enterprise can be worked
out it will not only be saving OF
time and money to many worthy
young couples, but it will make
our city q Mecca for thousands Of
brides and grooms who would other
wise never know whether they liked
MiIbank or not. OF course it may
ibe urged by some objectors that the
wedding trip is usually made after
the ceremony and not before, but q
aittle thing like that shouldn't stand
between friends, for during the
whole journey the young man could
hold the young lady's hand, 30 that
she could by no means escape from
him, and when going over the diff
ficult mountain roads he could reE.
der still closer assistance as the
pressing necessity became more ap-
parent. and particularly during the
ocean voyage, when that awful sea-
sickness developed he could render
her still more direct and practical
yea, . sanitary assistance-an as
sistance that would prove his devo-
ton could Withstand the test Of fire
and water. and was not altogether
OF ice cream quality. After he had
thus given proof Of his devotion by
,nursing her through : seige Of sea
sickness, the parson could we'll be
held blameless for anything that
might afterwards happen. and he
could with q clear conscience ask
the usual question as to whether
there WAS any known reason Why