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Wedding Trip \
By HOWARD CROSBY WARREN £
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There was a fire in the electric-light
station on Forty-sixth street one even
ing last June—not a very serious one
but just enough to throw the whole
plant out of gear. The company set
to work energetically and had every
thing in full running order again by
nine o’clock. This incident the or
dinary householder and pedestrian
•would have regarded merely as a
nuisance, but, singularly enough, it
•was but a few minutes before the fire
that the discovery of a serious leak
in the gas main had necessitated cut
ting off the gas, thus plunging that
section of the city into total dark
ness for nearly two hours. Then every
body criticised both companies im
partially and forgot the matter next
day. Hut there are at least two
families who will not soon forget the
episode.
When the lights went out at Cart
wright & Taylor's livery stable, Mr.
Taylor was in the act of giving direc
tions to several of his drivers. Two
large church weddings were sched
uled for the same hour, and a number
of carriages had been ordered from his
establishment.
“Hurry up, boys, or you'll be late.”
be cried. "Won't do to keep them
weddin’s waitin'. Here, Mike, you go
to Judge Soto's on Fifth avenue. They
are the groom, you know. And you,
Tom Baker, hustle round to 87 West,
Thirty-Blankth street — that's the
other groom. And say, Tom, you're
to—"
Just then the office was thrown into
litter darkness. Several men at once
scurried off after lanterns. Mr. Tay
lor waited a few moments and then
Impatiently struck some matches and
peered at the list. The second match
burned his fingers and he dropped it
with an emphatic remark. Then he
continued in the darkness: “You're
to drive them to St. Basil’s church,
you know. And you, Mike, you’re to
take Mr. De Soto to St. Job's. Be
lively, now!"
Lanterns now appeared, the bustle
and confusion subsided and Mr. Tai
lor proceeded to give out the remain
Ing directions.
Tom Baker was kept waiting ir
front of Xo. 87 some time. Henri
Gaines was making his wedding toile'
when the lights went out and his
progress was somewhat impeded b\
the occurrence. Being a stranger ir
town, he was uncertain how to meel
the emergency. At last lie managed
to summon help and a lamp from the
parlor was temporarily secured. His
Cousin John, who was to act as best
mail, had fared no better; and so
by the time botli were ready to start,
they realized they were already due
at the church.
"Touch her up lively, driver." said
John as they leaped into the vehicle.
Henry was too preoccupied to ob
serve the church, but some things
about the gathering in the chancel
puzzled him not a little. What was
that peculiar pose of Alice's? Whc
was that usher there at his tight
whom he did not recognize? Why was
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I — But, there. He was only to oe
► married once—better attend to the
* ceremony, and not let his thoughts
| wander in that style!
“Wilt thou have this woman to
i thy wedded wife?” the clergyman was
saying.
"Wait a minute, Dr. Gould.” shout
ed Henry, to the astonishment of
i every one. “This is not Alice Fos
ter, 1 am sure. No, I will not have
this woman to my wedded wife!”
“You’d better not try!" cried an
excited voice from the rear of the
church. And then every one burst
out laughing, for the voice was unmis
takably that of George De Soto, and
his friends realized all at once that
the man who stood beside the bride
was a stranger.
Explanations were necessarily brief.
De Soto and his friend had discovered
their mistake immediately on entering
St. Job’s and had hastened at once to
St. Basil's.
Henry and his cousin hurried down
the aisle amid a renewed ripple of
| laughter. in his confusion Henry
seized the overcoat De Soto had just
j left in the vestry and flew out with it
into the street. The carriage that had
brought De Soto was standing where
they had left their own a few mo
ments before. They jumped inside,
calling out to the driver: "St. Job’s
church, corner of Fifty-Blankth street,
you stupid fool;" and sank back on
the cushions, snicket'ng.
Arrived at St. Job's, the delayed
I ceremony was completed without fur
: ther mishap, and Henry and Alice
| soon passed down the aisle together,
man and wife. They entered the car
riage in which Henry had come, and
drove away.
Now. old Mike, the driver, was not
the quickest witted man in the world.
On the way to the church he had been
told by De Soto, who was always very
| exact, that after the wedding he was
to drive him and his bride to the
I Tweedy mansion.
Henry and Alice were so absorbed
in each other that they were only
slightly surprised to find so many car
riages at the house before them. They
walked up the steps quite uncon
sciously and entered the crowded hall.
The electric lights were still unrespon
I sive and the servants had placed can
dles and lamps of every sort and de
j scription about the rooms. Alice was
in a dream and it all seemed like fairy
land to her. Arrived at the end of the
| hall, Henry paused. The guests were
| looking at ihem in no little astonish
I inent. Suddenly the situation dawned
1 upon him.
“Alice!" he exclaimed, “this isn't
j your house!”
“Why, no, it isn't!" she replied, wak
ing up to reality.
But by this time the throng of en
I terin.g guests was pushing them on
| ward, and there was no stopping.
"This way, madam." “This way,
; sir."
Their wraps were taken away and
they were fairly borne along to the
; reception room, where Mrs. De Soto
I caught sight of them.
"Who are they, George?" she whis
) perea.
"I'm sure I don’t know, Maud,” he
! replied. “She looks like a bride her
| self, and he— Oh, I do believe he's
i the man who got into our church by {
j mistake and was going to marry
| you!” And George De Soto burst out
laughing. Then he beckoned to j
j Henry.
'j “Following me up again, sir, 1 see.” j
, he said, smiilng. W ell, you're too
| late this time; but you are welcome J
to stay and help us entertain. Only j
I suppose you would prefer to receive j
your friends at your own—at your
wife’s house.”
A few words served to explain the !
situation. The outer garments they j
had worn were soon found, and they j
were shown out with marked po- 1
liteness.
It was some time before everything j 1
was straightened out and the prog- j
ress of the reception and dinner at the |
j Fosters’ was consequently much de- j
laved.
Alice and Henry had planned a mod- j
est trip to the old Gaines homestead
near Saratoga. They were to spend
the first night at the latter place.
When all was ready they made a dash
for their carriage, and, amid the usual
shower of rice and old shoes, drove
off to the Grand Central. This time
the lights were lighted, and the driver
had been carefully instructed before
hand.
“There are the tickets, porter,” said j
Henry, when they reached the station. ,
“Get these things checked quick, for
we're late. I'll be in the waiting- ^
room.”
In the station they found Mr. and
Mrs. De Soto. George smiled as he
recognized Henry, and said to him:
“You're following us up still, I see.
Going to the falls?”
“No, to Saratoga,” replied Henry.
Mrs. De Soto spoke to Alice, and
the latter was proud of her first op
portunity of referring to “Mr. Gaines"
with that peculiar tone of possession
that only a new wife can assume.
Then De Soto's man came in with tick
ets and checks, and they parted. A
moment later Henry’s porter came
i in. too, and he and Alice started for
the platform. They were stopped by
t.
! :*■ gateman.
“The other door, sir,” said he. “This
is not the special."
Henry glanced at the signboard over
the door in some surprise, but went !
obediently through the other gate. He j
looked at his seat check, and found |
the car.
“Why, this is a sleeper," he ex
claimed, as he entered it.
“Yes, sir; yes, sir." said the local ,
despot. “Just what your ticket calls j
for, sir. This train don't carry on
| day coaches, sir.”
Soon they were comfortably seated.
! and forgot the world, the train, and
i the porter in thoughts of each other.
“Anything 1 can do for you, sir?"
I asked the porter, coming back some
I time after.
“No,” answered Henry, shortly.
“Oh, wait," he added. “What makes
the train so late in starting? We've
been waiting here half an hour al
most. We are due to start at 8:30.”
“Eight thirty, sir? No, sir; nine
o'clock, sir!”
“What, the special?" returned
Henry, repeating the word used by
the gateman.
“Yes, sir; the special, sir.”
“And when are we due at Sara
toga?"
“Saratoga, sir! Why, we don't go
nowhere near Saratoga, sir! First
stop is Rochester, sir.”
"Good gracious, Alice!” exclaimed
Henry, “we've got in the wrong train,
somehow; and our train must have
gone long ago!”
Then he pulled out his tickets and
looked at them. To his amazement
they read: “New York to Montreal,
via Niagara Falls."
At that moment a messenger boy
entered the car and began calling out:
"Gaines! Gaines!" in a dismal voice.
"Here!” said Henry, beckoning to
The boy handed him a telegram,
which he read aloud:
Gaines, Buffalo sleeper, Spc-i tal Eimlted
Mail,
Grand Central Depot, New York
Overcoats and tickets exchanged. Stop
at my rooms. Cataract Hotel. Kails.
Where shall we stop at Saratoga? Wire
train, Troy.
GEORGE DE SOTO.
Alice burst into a fit of hysterical
laughter. Henry read the telegram
over again, thought an instant, and
then made a sudden resolution.
"We'll do It, Alice!" he cried. “We
must do it! Our baggage is going
there, anyway; it’s too late to stop
that. There's really nothing else for
us to do, you see. And really, it will
be awfully jolly!"
He kissed her before the whole car.
and she responded gleefully. Then
he scribbled off a message and gave
it to the boy. It read as follows:
George Up Solo. Saratoga Express, Troy.
Stop at Congress Hall. Will hold your
rooms. Error regretted.
HENRY GAINES.
And so it came to pass that Henry
Gaines, after failing to steal George )
De Soto’s bride and bridal reception, !
succeeded in stealing his wedding
journev.
A New Temperance League.
In the city of Denver, Col., there
has lately been formed a new temper
ance organization, which, without di
rectly embodying the principle of total
abstinence, aims against inebriety *
and the treating custom. It is called
rhe “Anti-Treating league,” and be
gan with an enrollment of 12 mem
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ship has already increased so largely
as to leave little doubt of the popu- j
arity and success of the new move- ,
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A Good Move. ^
The recent arrest uf a Pullman car (
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)f Avoyelles has resulted in the Pull- ’
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A SUFFICIENCY.
Fondmar—Wish to marry Jennie?
Why, she is my only daughter!
Fargorn—Well, what of it? Thai's
ail I want, one!—Chicago Journal.
German Public Schcci-'.
According to the list official n - ort
there are 61,1 US public schools in 0>-t
many, attended by 9.779.S56 pumls. or
94 per cent, of all German children of
school age, leaving only six per cent
of all other schools, including, home
training. Since 1901 the school attend
race shows an increase of 9.1 nor cent
During the fame time mal - touche"
-how an increase of 10 6 per cent an
female teachers an increase of 30 5 pet
cent. The annual ave a ■■ co t , e
pupil for public school education ha
increased from $11.20 in 1901 to $!2 8:’
Iti 1906. The average niin.l-r of po
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some having as high as 85 pu; Us and
at hers as low as 33.
Forgets Names of Sisters.
Santa Barbara, Cal.—In a will filed
here Mrs. Mary Ryon leaves the bulk
)f her $50,000 estate to three sisters,
whose names and residences she had
’orgottcn. Two of the sisters, who !
lave boon found by the executor, are
Mrs. Kute Whitney and Mrs. Anna
:>oud. both of Brooklyn. The where
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ru known.
Poisoned With Matches.
The 2-year-old son of Abner Me- |
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light from the effects of eating the.
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s. The child secured the matches j
iy climbing upon a chair and taking j,
box containing them from its
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Little Hells Closed. E
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