Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 172, 15 April 1891 — The Reason Why. [ARTICLE]

The Reason Why.

It was a matter of puhlie eommentL a few days ago, when iwo popular happenea at a short interval one from the other, that in the columns of the self-styled u leading" Engn&h daily, the most modeāt wedding was honored by a fu)l 7 engthy and eulogistic descripI whilst the other one,— the most high-toned and aristocartic of the two, to yyhich all the "cream and elite" of our society was present only obtained a brief notice of a few lines. This surprising differrencef quite unaccuntable, so excited the curiosity of the Leo, that we determined to try and ascertain the reason of it, and this is now the result of our investigation. The city editor of the above alludc.d paper, who was personally present at the modest wedding, had the misfortune ot being physically incapicitated on the other occasion, andconsequently had assign the duty of attending the to!ny wedding', to the sporting who promised to write it up, V4 it first class style"; but the following was the the sporting man gentup his report: u At an early hour, th« church had been previous!y decorated with evergreens, and the two tracks leading to the altar covered with flowers as bright as jockey colors, was filled with a largecrowd of people who were anxious to see the great matrimonial race. Soon the minĪ9ter ascended the stand, looked at his watch and whiie he was d|>ing so the bell tapped and the bijidal party was seen coming up for the start. u The bnde was a beautiful filiy, with a broad smooth foreliead, on whieh '>sted a forelock of Bofttlaxen hrvir, whieh iudicated gentlenesB and rnettJe. Her eyes showed spirit, and althougU she was ooupLkl ra'her short, her ftfrm, fnvm lntr well- [ ei»ed head Aowii to her slender

fetl«cks, wae sin;Dly perfect, By her side as eame up the nia n track to tne inimster , s stand pranced an old bald-headed staliion sightly sway-baeked and stiffin the joints, who wa.s evidently * her sire. He looked as if he had been 011 the turf for a great uiany years and had made a good record. The bridegroom Was a splendid iooking fellow, and stood about harids high, deep in tho hreast, broad across the hips and > small aronnd the flanks. His hair was a chesnutTbrown, and he had a preud look, which cieariy proved that his was §n?. When the cereniony \ was over he spnrred ' up to his bride, and as he escorted her down the ilowered traofc he stepped high, with tiis neek bowed and the vast concourse of peopln ex*pected every minute to hear him whinny with delight and see hiin reached' down and bite the bride back of the ear." The *city editor, whtn he recovered from! his tem}orary low &pirits. concluded that this descrij)tion needed §ome alteratifn, and henee the report of the great weddmg was oaiitted.