Show not fanny to them recently as a young couple stepped aboard the train to start for their honeymoon a long box of flowers was handed to them it bore the name of a well known florist on the cover and was daintily tied up with white satin ribbons they looked askance at the box the white bows made it too evidently a wedding favor and had they not feared to hurt the feelings of some tactless friend by refusing the gift they would not have taken the box into the car however they did take it presently the bride decided that it would be better to take the flowers from the box and wear them then the pretty little bride trying hard not to look conscious held the big box in her lap and untied the silken fastenings As she undid the last bow the cover jumped off with a report loud enough to attract the attention of the whole pullman and out from a bd of flowers sprang a rosy cheeked checked cupid stretching his bow ready for a shot it was a species of jumping jack to the passengers on the car the joke seemed funny but the poor little itte bride broke down in a storm of hysterical tears new york journal |