Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-03-27
MARY ANNs WEDDING.
as RELATED By MRS. JONES.


we were all preparing said Mrs. Jones
'to 60 to the wedding. was going, faith
er was going, the gals was going, aud we
was going to take the baby. But when we
come to dress the baby, we couldn't find
the baby's shirt. I'd laid clean one out
Of the drawer on purpose. | knowed list
where Id put it, but come to look fort
twas gbne
For mercy's sake, gals says l, shas any
on ye seen that baby's Shirt
i '0f course none on 'em had seen it; and
looked, and looked, and looked agar, but
'twant nowhere to be found. It's the
strangest thing in all natnr, said l, here
had the shirt in my hand not mor'n ten min
utes ago, and now it's gone, and nobody
can tell where. | never seed the beat
Gals, says Do look around, can't yel But
frettIng wouldn't find it-so give up, aud
went to the bureau and fshed up another
shirt, and put it onto the baby, and at last
+ VIC NeFe Etduy Ior start.
/ Father harnessed np a double team-we
drove the old white mare then-ard the
gals and all was having a good time, gong
to see Mary Ann married, but some how
couldn't git over that shirt 'Twaat the
shirt SO much, but to have anything spirit
ed away right under my face and eyes so,
twas provoking.
1 what ye thinking about, mOthera' says
/ Sophrony, what makes you look SO soberl'
says she.
| 'I'm pcstered to death, thinking about
that are shirt. One of YOU must have took
it, am sartin, says /.
/ Now, ma, says Sophrony, says she, 'you
needn't say that says she, and as I'd laid
onto her good many times, she was begin
ming to get gexed, and so We had it back
and forth, aud all about that baby's shirt,
till we got TO the wedding.
Seeing company kinder put it out Of my
mind, end was getting good natured
again, though could not help saying to
myself every few minutes, what could be-
ccme of that shirt ill at last they stood
up TO be married. and forgot all about it.
AIarp Ann was real modest creature, aud
was MORN half frightened to death, when
she came into the room with Stephen, and
the minister told them to jina hands. She
/ first gave her left hand to Stephen. Your
other hand, says tae minister, says the min
ister, says be, ana poor Steve be was so
basbful too, ha didn't know what he was
about, be thought twas his mistake, and
that the minister meant him, so he gave Ma
ry Ann his left hand That wouldn't do
anyway, a left handed marriage all around.
bat by this time they didn't know what they
was about, aud Mary Ann ined her right
hand to his left, then her left with bis right
then both their left hands again, till was
all OF fdget, and thought they would new
er get fixed.
Mary Ann looked as red az turkey ,aEd
to make matters worse, she began to cough
to turn it off, suppose, and called for
glass of water. The minister had just been
drinking, and the tumhler stood right there,
and | was so nervous, and in such hurry
to see it all over, thar ketched up the
tunbler, and run with ii. to her, for tho't
to goodness she was going to faint. She
undertook to dnnk-I don't know how it
happened, but the tumbler stopped, and
gracious me, if between Us both, we didn't
spill the water all over her collar and
dress.
war dreadful fustered, for it looked as
though twas my fault, and the fuss thing ]
did was to out with my handkerchief, and
give it to Mary Ann; it was nicely done up.
and she took it and shook il. The folks
had held in putty well up to this time, but
then such a giggle and laugh as there was.
didn't know what had given them such
start, Till looked and seen that had giU
en- Nary finn tint tabys sdut
Here Mrs Jones, who was a very Aeshy
woman, undulated and shook like mighty
Jelly, with her mirth, and it was some time
before she could proceed with her narra-
tive. % s4 ssas
Why said she, With tears Of Laughter
running down her checks, I'd tucked il IN
to my dress for 'kerch;ef. That came
from being abseat minded and iu fdget.'
'And Mary Ann and Stephen--veFe they
married after all!'
Dear me, yes, said Mrs. Jones, ana it
turned out to be the gayest wedding that |
ever tended
And the baby's shirt, Mrs. Jones!'
LA me- said Mrs. Jones, how young
folks do ask questions. Everybody agreed
tnat ought to make Mary Ann present
ont
'Well, Mrs. Jonesp
'Well,' said Mrs. Jones, 'twant long be-
fore she had use for it. And that's the