The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-11-29
THAT BABY's SHIRT.


l was going, father was going, the gals
was going, and We was going to take the
baby. But come to dress the baby, l
could not fnd'its little shirt. I'd laid
clean one out of the drawer purpose; |
knew jest where I'd put it, but come to
LOOK for it, it was gone. 4
For mercy's sake" says I, gals, has
any Of you seen that baby's shirt?''
OF course, none Of 'cm had seen it, and
| looked again but it wasn't nowhere to
be found.
Its the strangest thing in all nature"
says /; there l had a shirt in my hand
not more'n ten minutes ago, and now its
gone, nobody knows rherc! Gals"
said l, Edo Look round, can't ye?''
But frOt;ing and tuning wouldn't End
1t, SO went to the bureau and fshed up
another shirt, and put it onto the baby.
and at last VIC were ready for start.
Father had harnessed up the double
team, and the gals were all having good
time going to see Mary Ann married
but somehow I couldn't get over that
ba'ys shirt. 'Twant SO much tue shirt,
but to have anything sperrited away right
from under my face and eyes, twas too
! provoking.
Whatbe you thinking about, nam
ma 2 says Sophrou;a. "What makes
you so sober 2"
I'm pestered to death thinking about
that babys shirt" says I. One of you
must a took it. I'm sirtin," says l.
Now ma" says Sophronia-says she,
you necdu'tsay that"
And, as l had laid it onto EN- 4 good
many times, they were beginning to get
: vexcd, and so We had it back and forth all
about the baby's shirt, till we got to the
wedding. .
Seeing company kind o put it out o
my mind, and 1 was getting good ratur'd
again. though l couldn't help saying tc
myself, every few minutes, what coult
have become Of that baby's shirt? till the,
stood up to be married, and l forgot al
about it.
Mary Ann was real modest creature
and was morc'n half frightened to dealt
when She came into the room with Stcph,
, en- aud the minister told 'em to jine hands
She fust gave her left hand to Stephen
That wouldn't do anyway, but by thi.
time they didn't know what they wa
about, and Nary Ann jined her left hant
with his left. then his left with her right
then both their left hands again, till
was all in fdget, and thought the
never would get fixed.
Mary Ann was as rcd as turkey, aut
10 make matters wuss, she began to cougl
to turn it of, s'pcse-and called for
glass Of water. ~
The minister had Just been drinking
and the tumbler stood right there.
l was SO narvous. and in such q burr,
to see it all over with, that l ketched u
the tumblrr and run with it to her, for
thought to goodness she was going to faint
! She undertook to drink.
l do not know how it happened, but tn
E tumblcr slipped, and, gracious me: if
; between US both. We didn't spill the water
! all over her collar and sleeve.
I was dreadfully frustrated, for it looket
as though twas all my fault, aud the frs
:: thing did was to out with my handkcr
chief aud give it to Mary Ann.
1t was nicely done up. She took it ant
, shook it out. Tie folks had held it prett,
well up to tbs time, but then such gig
gle and laugh as there was. I didn'
! know what had given them such star
, till I looked and see, I'd give Mary AMI
that baby's shirt!
(Here Mrs: Jones, who is a big, flesh,
woman, undulated and shook like
mighty jelly, with mirth; and it was som,
time before she could proceed with he
narrative.)
Why" continued she, while tears 0
mrth ran down her cheeks, IA TUCKED
it into my dress pocket, instead of hand
kerchief. That comes Of being absent.
minded and all in fdget."
And Mary Ann and Stephen-wert
they married after all %
Dear me, yes" said Mrs. Jones
land it turned out the gayest wedding
ever tended"