Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12
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alary Ann,s Wedding
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2 Ewe were pairing, said Mrs. Jones, g to go
to the wedding Twas gotpgs father was going the
gals were going, and were going take the baby
but to dress the baby couIdnt find the baby's
shirt I'd laid clean out Of one of the drawers
on purpose. II know.d jist whereI had put it, but
come 70 look for 1t twas gone. 80 So ~
@Formercyss sakeI" says ], " gals, has any ON yea
seen that babyls sh:rt3FV7 ,-.l,sG $50 -
cor course none of 'etn had seen IL; and Hooked
nd,l00ked nndIooked again, but twant nowhere
to Do ould It's the strangest thing in all nature,p
said5t here Lhad the shirt in my hand not MORN
than ten minutes ago and now ITS gone and nobody
can ten where. I never seed the beat. Gals" says
J. O'Clock around, cast ye n But fretting wouldn't
find It; 80 I gave itfuP, and went to the bureau,
and fShed up smother shirt and put onto the baby,
and'atlasf We were ready for a start. q.
Father harnessed up a double team-we drove
the oidswhiie mare then, and the gals aud all was
having agood time gSing 10 see Mary Ann married,
butsomehow ,eonIdht get over that shirtl Twant
tbs shirt so much but to have anything spirited
away from pnder my face and eyes so, twas pro-
vokintEsss,ls d d. Il. - -.
HWhat yethinking about mother7" says Sophro
ny, sWhat makes you look so sober?" says she.E
''Fna pesteFed, to death thinking aboutthatere
says ]. g" - sd ..-is -.
Now, smai" says sophrony, "you needn't say
that5-and Pd laid it onto her good many times,
she was beginning to get vexed and SO we had it
back and FORTH and all about that baby's shirt till
we got to the wedding. 49,
Seeing company kinder put it out of my mind, and
WAS getting good natured again though could
not help SAYING to myself every few min 1tes "what
could have become of that shirt 2" till at last they
stood'up TO be married audaI forgot all about it
Mary Ann was a real modest creature, and was
morn half frightened to death when she came into
the room. with Stephen and the minister told them
to join hands She FIRST gave her left hand to Ste
phen, Yous other hand says the ministers" and
poor Steve, he was so bashful too, he didn't know
what he was about, he thought twas his mistake,
and that the minister meant him, so he gave Mary
Ann his left hand. That wouldn't do any way, a
left handed marriage all around but by this time
they didn't know what they were about, and Mary
Ann Joined her right hand his left then her left
to his right then both their hands again. until was
all,ofa 6dget and thought they never would get
fixed
Mary Ann looked as red as a turkey, and to make
matter worse, she began to cough, 10 turn it off
suppose, and called for glass of water. The min
lister had just been drinking, and the tumbler stood
right there, aud was so nervous, and in such a
hurry to see it all over with, ketched up the tum-
bier and run with it to her. for thought to goodness
she was going to faint. She undertook to drink-
! don't know how it happened, but the tumbler
slipped and gracious me if between us we didn't
spill the water all over the collar and dress
Twas dreadfnlly fiustered for it looked as though
itwasmy fault, and the first thing did was to out
with my handkerchief and give it to Mary Ann; it
was nicely done up, and she took it The folks had
held in pretty well up to this time, but then such
giggle and laugh az there was. Idida't know what
had given them such till looked and seen
that I'd giUe Mary .Ann that baby's shirt ~
Here Mrs Jones who Is very aeshy woman un-
dulated and shook like mighty jelly, with her
mirth, audit was some time before she could pro-
coed withsher narrative. ~
Whyysaid she, with tears of laughter running
down her cheeks. aid tucked it into my dress for
Kerchiet. Thatcome from being absent-mindeo and
land Mary Ann and stephen-were they married
after all ?'ptz
"Dear me, yes" said Mrs. Jones, and it turned
ont to be the gaEest wedding that ever attended,
And The babys shirt, Mrs. Jones2"
La me-" said Mrs. Jones e how young folks do
ask questions. Every body agreed ought to make
Mary Ann present ont"
" Well Mrs. Jones2"
"WelL," said Mrs. Jones, "'twant long fore she
had use for it" And that's the end of the story.