The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-07

me pair than 70 can think, particularly, ye
see, because the sweetheart has aye been
limiting to me that it wadna be lucky for me
no to hae biuid relation for e1gt man.
For that matter, indeed, lock be-, luck
there, no care the &oss up q q harsnsy
about omens myser; but now 2af llfSe
fortunately come, Tn great dsH 6s4
an 1t will be ne crsik out o. the way. Tor II
viii please her an ye may gusss, between
you an me, that she's worth The pleasin', or
I wadna bad her 90 I'm Just step over an
| tell the ither Lao that hae cousin come 10
be my best man, an he'll think naething o
On che morning Of the third day, the bridt
and her friends arrived. She was the only
child Of LAmmermoor farmer, and was in
truth real mountain hower-a heath blos-
som Tor the rude health that laughed upon
her cheeks approached carer the hue Of the
heather bell, than the rose aud vermillion of
which poets speak. She was comely, withal.
possessing appesrsnee OF considerable
strength, ana vas rather above the middle
Sse-in short, she was the very belle ideal
OF milisr's wife.
But ogo on. Twelve couple accompanied
the happy miller and his bride to the manss,
INDEPENDENT OF the married, middle-sged,
and grey-halred visitors, who followed be-
hind aud by our side. We were thus pro-
cseding onward to the house Of the minister,
whose blessing was to make Q couple happy,
and the arm Of the blooming bride was
through mine, when heard . voice, or ra-
ther let me say . sound, like the croak Of q
raven, exclaim-
Mercy on usl saw ye e'er the like O
that 1.-The best man, I'll declare, has black
coat on -
"An' that's no lucky !" replied another.
Lucky u responded the raven voice
just perfectly awfu' wadna Il had hap
psned at the weddin' o. BARN O. mine for
the kings dominions."
observed the bride steal . glance at my
shoulder felt, or thought | felt, - IL
she shrunk from my arm /; and when spoke
TO her, her speech faltered. found that my
cousin. in avoiding one omen, had stumbled
upon another, in my black coat. / vas
wIOth with the rural prophecies, and turned
round to behold her. Her little grey eyes,
swinkling through spectacles, were wink,
winkinE. upon my Inflated coat. She was
o crooked, (forgive me for saying an usiy),
little old woman she Was bearded like q
pard," and walked with q crooked stick
mounted with silver. (On the very spot
where she was, the last witch in Scotland
was burnsd.) / turned from the grinning
sibyl In disgust.
On the previous day, and during part OF
tne night' tns ram nad ialisn nsAvl'y, ana
s1e Dtoxoern was swollen 20 tne masulteos
n't:. I'vs.; toe M.nse 'Ay 90 tne SP-
PosNe soc ., soe ourn, wn'cn sss geners.'y
CROSSED oy tne ao OF ssepp'ns'stones, out
On sne osy 10 qaestion tne tops Oh soe stones
were barely visible. On crossing the burn
the foot OF the bride sliPp ID, and the BRIDE
groom, I'm . eAgerness 70 assist her, slipped
aleS-koee-oeep in sne water. 1ne raven
vo'ce "As again nearo -'' va a0otoef
..
- A"cosn - tne on!! Soom 'u sne
.s3ss nske enough 70 contain sne specta-
- eessoeSee - witness the csrenony,
.ee - 80 a1eotniy enouahs sass
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| !ne onoss motnef mac possteo Oh Asr
osegnsers douole sst o real CHINA" during
sne e"ernoon ; ana sne female part OF tne
psay svoeu'Iy 'e" snA'ous % exAmlns
..s: you.s "oM.n wAs
sccshss .;nn.,i- 80, "s so,H,wc s;,a
80 r.. "...o2n ~ -. 49,. go. -.
hs.a,. - 49, "a 80 - go.
-.;,;~. .;S 80, n, ~. 81, .,.,.,sd 80
cownaSioc-.hc;r fat became sn,.ncled-
bosb embraced the aoor. md the chios from
thousand ah.nes and nxesI This Was an
omen with 4 vengeance could not avoid
stealing q look at the sleeve of nv black
coat. The bearded old woman seemed in.
spired She declared the lnck of the houss
w.a hrokeoI or the donnie s., ~ r..r ,h;n.
not . en- 80 lsf,N~ =" ~ "a ..n. ..
IT,
80 Iue uIs'o. 'uue
." Anu, sen'y u.Awns tue neaa Oh MS
I" N.ver min them hinnv-Is., than can.
l-we'l Get mair.v
The bride. Door thing. sbsd . tear hu.
the miller threw his arn round Der neck
atole 4 kiss. an / aha blushed and smil.d
-.;d.-. h.- 49,.
.. -. es.uen1 nowess', mat every one Oh
TO-. % TU ",II %y .: rss.'uso s .n's Is rsa' omen.
d.n.s. h,, ....os III ~ M 1 J'yous
1.oms of than -. ~. ,,sh. aa..1 hs.,,a .s .
mo,s ,hronsh % ,ns m.., - % 1870. S Ses " 49, =
loft Aoor hroks dovo hsns.th ~. hoona;ns
fsst Of the haDdv-beaI. .ed miller for M.
Fortunately. ne con.;darad NOT ,hs, hi.
scodIv hodv w.s h.sv;., thar h,s .n;r;,.
n ~ oms. nno, om.n~,h. 80 - S.a.I
n. h.d h..rar n. :" ,u.Im - -" .o.'n.
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