The Overcoat.
The young couple were noted as soon as they entered the railway carriage, and immediately put down as a bridal pair. But they were remarkably selfpossessed, and acted just like old folks, so that after a short time the other passengers began to doubt it after all. As the train moved out, however, the young man rose to remove his overcoat, and a shower of rice fell out, while the passengers smiled broadly. But even that did not affect the youth, who also smiled, and turning to his partner, remarked audibly, ‘By Jove, May, I’ve stolen the groom’s overcoat !’
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 737, 11 May 1894, Page 6
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101The Overcoat. Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 737, 11 May 1894, Page 6
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