Man on His Wedding Day.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 34, 26 January 1884, Page 7

Man on His Wedding Day.

" When a young man gets the craze on," an old spinster said recently, " he is g)od for nothing — nothing except ln\s girl. His mind runs on his c'mrmer. His inetids are bored to death with the narration of her perfections. The j os'manof her district swears mentally as lie leaves her two or three letters a day. Married relatives are annoyed with his frequeut questionings in regard to the cost of housekeeping. In fa tf.. when a youth has a craze on, as say, he is good for nothing. If you want him to take you anywhere he has a mysterious engage ment. We all know that it is some appointment, but he maintains an air of mysterious superiority comical in the extreme. If he quarrels with his girl he comes home with the blues, and the next morning appears at the brea'tfast table surly and cross,, loo'dng seemingly on all womankind as moital enemies. They are no when in that condition, and the sooner they get married the better. Why girls marry, thou .h, I can't see. I wouldn't tag myselt on to the best man in fie world — r ally now I wouldn't, for I think they are horrid mean anyhow. They are perfecl fools— the more flighty a girl is the quicker they are caugnt, and if there are two or three after the same girl they seem to t ike gro it pleasure in cutting each other out. I wouldn't have any one of them looking to me for eai # c and comfort," she paid, as sho edg d her chair closer to the reporter to impres the fa :t on him. " Jome, Aunty," baid Gus, a member of the family, "you know that when you were young you had more beaus running to the house in one evening than any oi the girls of the present day have in a week." The old lady laughed merrily as she gazed fondly at her nephew. " Perhaps I was foolish when I was young, but if the ' Morning Journal ' representative wants a good account of an intense courtship and marriage, C*leave him to you. Tell him the truth, Gus," the old lady said, as she left the room, \vitn a merry twinkle in her eye. 44 Well, I declare," said the victim, "I suppose I am in lor it. When I commenced courting I was as crazy as the rest of tiem. I visited my girl nightly, and wr >ie her at least once a day. It is true 1 of,en did come home in the blues, for all women have the habit cf teasing and toimenting a man, and the more devoted ho is, the more they tease him. However, it is pleasure to them, and I suppose they enjoy putting their beaus on the rack, as they seem to like to fee) the power they have over them. Conjrtships, however, I think are pretty much the sumo all the world over, bub' I tell you, as the wadding day approaches, the man gets nervoufc. He has all the arrangements

to make with the minister. His tailor occupies .a great dual of attention, for wedding suits, you know, must be faultless. A single wrinkle willrni.se n hubbub, and even if the suit is made to perfection il hardly satisfies the expectant groom. It genorally takos tho united persuasive powers of the groom's friends, the tailor and his assistants, lo prove to the young man that the suit is becoming, and without a Haw. 44 At last the day arrives. The ceremony is probably set down foi 4or 5 o clock. In order to get ready in time the expectant groom arises at 5 o'clock in tho'morning. Ten to one on dressing he finds that he has sonfc all his things to his future bride* house to be packed in the trunk for the wedding trip. He is naturally angry, and desiringtowearentirelynewclothing.awakes one of his sympathizing relatives and sends him outforan outfit. When itcomesitmaybe too largejfliirl it may be too small. It lias to answer, however. Dressed, the young man hastens to a florist's, and sends his future wife and the best lady flowers enough to decorate a parlour almost. Then he goos to hunt up his best friend to make sure he won't fail him. lie is astonished to soe his friend so cool about it, and thinks his friendship not sincere. Finally the hour comes, andtheyoungcoupleareunited. Areception is tendered them and then they depart for their train, followed by an avalanche of dilapidated shoes and expressions of good will. If the young man is wise ho has arranged his wedding trip in advance and has secured his railroad tickets. Here is where I could give some good advice to your interested inquirers. Many young people start out and go to Niagara or Saratoga and in one week spend a sum of money sufficient to last them for a month's trip. How to do the tiling and have a first-class time is what the uninitiated Avant to find out. I could toll of a reasonable trip for seven weeks, and it did not cost mo over §600. I could havo easily saved .$3OO of that and had a good time, but I invested in Canadian goods, and, by the way, this is a great foolishness. Won't do it."