The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-27
Mary AIMS w edding.
AS RELATED By MRS. JONES.

Mary AIMS Wedding.
AS RELATED By MRS JONES'
I'VE were all preparing said Mrs. Jones,
''to go to the wedding. was going. father
was going the gals were going, and We were
going to take the baby but come to dress
the baby, couldn't find the babys shirt Id
laid clean one out of one of the drawers on
purpose. know'd jst where had put it Z;
but come to look fort twas gone"
For mercy's sake :" says |, gals" says I,
has any ON yc seen the baby's shirt 81
"Of course none of IN had seen it and |
looked, and looked, and looked again. but
'twant nowhere, to be found. It's the
strangest thing in all nature" said |, "hcrc
had the shirt in my hand not more than ten
minutes ago. and now its gone, and nobody
can tell where. l never seed the beat
Gals. says |, do look around, can't We q
But tretting wouldn't find it so | gave it
up and went to the bureau, and finished up
another shirt, and put it on to the baby. and
at last we were ready for start Father
harncSSed up double tcam-wc drove the
old white mare then, and the gals and all was
having good time, going to see Mary Ann
married but somehow couldn't cit over
the shirt Twant the shirt so much but
to have anything spirited away from under
my face and eyes so, twas provokin =
'What We thinking about mother 2" saws
Sophrony. what makes YOU look so sober ,"
says she.
I'm pcstcrred to death. thinking about
that ere shirt. One of YOU must have took
1t. | am certain" SAYS l.
"Now, ma. says Sophrony "you needn't
say that. and as Id laid onto her good
many times. she was beginning to get
vcxcd and SO we had it back and forth, and
all about that baby's shirt, till we got to the
wedding
Seeing company, kinder put it out of nv
mind. and was getting good naturcd again
though could not help saving to myself
every few minutes, what could have become
of that shirt ," till at last they stood up to
hc married. and forgot all about it.
Mary Ann was real modest creature. and
was MORN half frightened to death when She
came into the room with Stephen, and the
minister told them to jinc hands She frs,
gave her left hand to STEPHEN. "Your other
hand >als the minister and poor Steve.
he was 50 bashtul. too he didn't know what
he Was about: he thought twas his mistake,
and that the minister meant him. SO he gayc
Mary Ann his left hand. That wouldn't do
any way, a left handed marriage all round (;
but by this time they didn't know what they
were about, and Mary Ann joined her right
hand to his left. then her left with his right,
then both their hands again, until was all
Of a tidgct and thought they never would
get fixed.
Mary Ann looked as red as IL turkey. and 70
make matters worse. she began to cough to
turn 1t OFT. suppose. and called for a glass
OF water. The minister had Just been drink
ing. and the tumblcr stood right here. and |
was SO nervous, and in such hurry to see
it all over with, kctchcd up the tumblcr
and run with it to her. for thought she was
gong to faint. She undertook to drink
don't know how it happened, but the tumblcr
slipped. and gracious me if we didn't spill
the water all over the collar and dress.
| was dreadfully ilusturcd. for thought it
looked as though it was my fault, and the
first thing did was to out with nv hand
kcrchicf and gave 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 a gigglc and laugh as there was.
| didn't know what had given them such a
start, till | looked and see that Ta gre Mary
-1'tn MM duly', shirt -