Show W to bt is now the only episcopal church 1 t la st johns newfoundland aal here an hour before the alre broke ona of the prettiest of the st johns girls was married to a wealthy newfoundlander among their wedding presents was a house and grounds which waa furnished throughout and all ready for the newly comple to walk in and take possession they bad decided to go into the country for their honeymoon and they left on the one railway which runa out of st johns just a few minutes before the brindle cow gave that fatal kick to mr brien at the first station where the train stopped a telegram was handed to the bridegroom it said simply come back at once your house is burning A return train was leaving almost immediately and the bride and groom reached home in time to see the burning of both their parents homes their own little homo and all the brides trousseau which she bad ifft there having no ansa for it in her country outing had been in ashes for a good half hour by the first relief ship isaich arrived from halifax three days later the bridegroom received a bundle of old clothes with the bundle came a note from an old friend which said dear will I 1 dare say some of your employees or some other poor beggar who has been burned out will be able to make use of these old togs I 1 dare say you 11 ll be able to find some use tor them the bridegroom sent this note of thanks to halifax by the first mail dear harvey thanks immensely I 1 did find some poor beggar who was able to make use of these old togs of yours in fact my dear boy at the present moment these old togs of yours comprise my wedding trousseau rather a quick fit but im not just at prest ent I 1 only wish that some other obliging friend would send some equally good old togs to my poor wife montreal herald |