Equal to the Occasion

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 109, 16 April 1883, Page 3

Equal to the Occasion

Among the passengers who got into the London train at Three Bridges the other day were a bride and bridegroom of the regular,; '* hollyhock " order. Although the long third class carriage was full of passiengers^the pair began to squeeze hands . and hug as soon as they were seated. This, of course, attracted attention, and pretty soon everybddy was and winking, and several so far forgot themselves as to' laugh outright . By-and-bye- the broad«shouldered and red-handed groom became aware of the fact that he was being ridiculed, stretched himself to the height of six feet, looked up and down, and' said : "There seems^ to be considerable nodding and winking around heie, because I'm-hugging the girl who was married to me this mdrning. If the rules of this railway forbid a man from hugging his : wife after he's paid ful. fare, then I'm going: to get out at the next station ; but if the rules don't, lindthis winking and blinking isn't bitten right short' off when we pass the next ielegraph-post, I'm going to begin on the front seats, and create a rising market for false teeth and crutches 1" If' there Were any' more winks and blinks, m that carriage the groom did Iddt'isee^tiie'm 1 . ' •