The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
jamie ThompsOn's Lovers.

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jamie ThompsOn's Lovers.
Mildie Faunce and John Graham
were married up in Detcon Faunce s
great gabled mansion in the early
October sunset. For full four weeks
the old house had groaned in spirit
at the drubbing and scrubbing it had
been compelled to go through. Hard
ly n speck of good old fashioned cob
web but had been irreverently swept
by the mercilcss broom from its cozy
corner; and soap-suds and soda and
whitcwasl had been so outrageously
spirited and dashed and swashed into
its very face and eyes that the good
old mansio hardly knew itself as the
fine mouldv. rel aud white, bcgrimed
and rusty dignitary OF so many years.
Rachel Watkins, the houseieeper OF
fifty years standing, when she heard
the day set for the wedding, was seen
to sink on the threshold of the kitch-
ell in an attitude Of despair, then sud-
denly to unite her apron, and, bind
ing it around her head, rush wildly
to the barrels ofsoIt soap in the wash
house, cxclaiming beneath her breath.
"Lord massa, four weeks and no
white sand ~ The small pancs of
glass looked like mirrors after the
polishing they received at the hands
of the houscmalds, and blin,ied mer-
rily in the sunlight rs though con-
scions of the jolly times to come
The old set of India china was busted
OF, the tassels of the window shads
united from their fat little baggy COW
crings, tie furniture rubbed down
and waXed, and the hall floor scrub
bed till You would have thought O
small snow storm had fallen--so white
and glistenng it looked. Anc; thro'
all the hustle and preparation Mildie
moved quietly and brisk!y', putting
in n word here and there about pet
arrangements, and rgood old faith
er smiling and approving all, wishing
only one wish to make all perfectly
happy-that his honored wife was
yet alive to see the happy hustle.
Mildie appeared even more truly to
hold the palm rs ''the belle of the
village on the eventful evening than
ever before; and as she stood in the
centre of the old back parlor leaning
on her husbands stalwart erm. re.
ceivng the congratulations of her
friends, she really looked like little
fairy. "A quiet white muslin dress
and gracefully hanging veil, fastened
with white rose-buds, made up all
her wedding fnery; and / question
if it occurred TO any in the room that
rustic of satin or glitter of jewels
were wanting to make more beautiful
the effect. 1t certainly did not to
John Graham, who looked down on
his young wife with as proud lool,
rs though "he had all the riches OF
the Md'ans," rs Goody Collins ex.
: pressed it. For you must know
Goody Collins was there. In deter
ence to Johns wishes some of the
"second stratum had passed the so.
cial barrier, and were shining in the
room in all the glory of regularly re
ceived invitations. First and fore.
most among the beauties, blushing
deep red as she grasped Mildie's
hand, was jamie Thompson, dimpled
and sparkling as ever with the gay
autumn leaves hanging from her dark
hair over her white shoulders, and
with her was no less parsonage than
our old friend Tx Bryson, who could
hardly look the bride in the face, his
ewes were so fully occupied in admi
ration OF his own companion. And
Peggoty Plimpton, too, with hcl
goQd hnmored face, wishing Mrs
John Graham" "all the happiness on
earth" and whispering in Jonn's ear
as he passed TO make room Tor 9th
ers, 'twas q right good stroke that
carried you into a singing regiment
And Mrs. Thompson (excepC once
when she was heard to murmur under
her breath, with her eyes fixed on
the bride, "two tucks and no cores"
replied nothing but "yes" to every.
thing that was said to her till she
was asked by Tx Bryson in joke ''il
1t really was her hundredth birthday2'
when she suddenly came to her senses
and talked like other people. And
sitting over in one corner was old
Dame Graham, with quiet happiness
beaming over every feature, saying
to her various wishers, "Ah
yes, and kenned well he was true
lad IL he was ofttimes forward wee
bit"
All went smoothly till the first
dance, when Henry Foster, to the as
tonishment of all, asked anie Thomp
son TO be his partner. jamie colored,
and said something simply enough
about Tx Bryson, but took his prof.
'fsred hand 5s q ,obfm