The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-07-17

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Mary Ann married. but ome
how could no, get over that baby
thift, "Twant 20 much shirt, bat 10
have anything spefited away right
from under my face twas too pro
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"Whai be you thinking about
mama ?" says S%ophrony. "Wha,
makes sou 80 sober ?" says She.
"l'm pesiercd 10 death thinking
about that baby's shirt" says /
"Oue Of you must a took il, I'm sat
tain" | says.
Snow, ma" says Sophrony
,ays she, ''you needn't say that
And as hal laid it on 10 'em q
good many times, they was begin
ming to be yeNcd, AMI 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 ! was gcttin'
good natur'd again, though |
couldn't help but say TO myself,
every few minutes, what could
have become of that baby's shirt ?
till they stood up to be married,
aud forgot all about it
Mary Ann was a real modest
creature, and was MORN half fright
ened to death, when she came into
the room with Stephen, and the
minister told 'em to jine hands.
She fust give her left hand to
Stephen, "Your other hand"
says the minister, and poor Steve,
he was 40 bashful, too, he didn't
know what he was about; he
thought twas his mistake, SO he
gave Mary Ann his left hand.
That wouldn't do; any way; butby
this time they didn't know what
they was about, and Mary Ann
jined her left hand with his left,
the left with the right, hen both
their left hands again, till J. was all
in a fdget and thought they would
never get fixed. Mary Ann looked
as redas a turkey;and to make mat
tiers wuss, she began to cough--to
turn il of; Is'pose--and called for
a glass Of water. The minister
had just been drinking, and the
tumbler stood right there. | was
SO naryous and in such a hurry =
see it alloyer with that Iketched up
the tumbler and run with it to her;
for | thought to goodness she was
going to faint. She undertook to
drink. | do not know how it hap.
pened, but the tumbler slipped, and
gracious mel if between us both
we didn't spill the water over her
collar and sleeve. | was wonder.
fully frustrated, for it looked as
though it twas all my fault, and the
frSt thing | did was to out witt
handkerchief and give it to Mary
Ann. 1t was nicely done up; she
took it and shook it out. The
folks had held in putty well up tc
this time, but then such a gigglt
and laugh there was. | didn'
know what had given them such
start till | looked and see. T.,
S'ren Mary Ann that bdby's shirt!
(Here Mrs. Jones, who is a bi,
feshy woman, undulated and SHOOT
like a mighty jelly, with her mirth
and 1t was some time before sh,
could proceed with her narrative.
"Why," continued she, Will
tears of laughter ran down he
cheeks, "I'd tucked it into m
dress pocket instead o. a h mdke,
chief. That came of being al
scnt.minded and in a fdget'''
"And Mary Ann and Stephen
were they married after a
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