Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-02-03
THE BABYS SHIRT OR AIMS
WEDDING.
AS RELATED BY MRS. JONES.

We was all preparing to go to the we'd
ding. I was going, father was going the
gals was going, and we was going to take
the baby. But come to dress the baby, /
couldn' find Its 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.
"For mercy's sake,' says "gals, has
any of you seen that baby's shirt 7"
Of course nohe of 'em had seen it, and
I looked and looked again, but twan't no.
where to be found. ''It's the strangest
thing in all nature" says I "here I had
that shirt in my hand not more'n ten min
utes ago. and now it's gone, nobody knows
where Gals" says [, "do look around,
can't YEP" But fretting and fuming
would Mt find it, so [ went to the bureau
and 6shed up another shirt, and put it onto
the baby and at last we was ready for
start.
Father had harnessed up the double
team, and the gals was all having good
time, going to see Mary Ann married
but somehow, I couldn't get over that ba-
by's shirt 'Twan't so much the shirt,
but to have anything sperrited away,
right from under my face and eyes, twas
so provoking.
"What be you thir king about, mother?"
says Sophrony. ".What makes you so So
Der p says she.
"I'm pestered to death thinking about
that baby's Shirt" says [. Zone of you
must "a took it, I'm sartain," says I.
"Now, ma" says Sophrony, says she,
''you needn't say that" And as l laid it
onto 'em good many times, they was be-
gining to get vexed, and SO we had it back
and forth all about that baby's shirt, till
we got to the wedding.
Seeing company kind O. put it out o my
mind, and | was gettin' good natur'd
again, though I couldn't help saying to
myself, every few minutes, what could
have become of that baby's shirt? till
they stood up to be married, and l forgot
all about it.
Mary Ann was real modest creature,
and was more'n half frightened co death,
when she came into the room with Ste
when, and the minister told 'em to jine
hands She fust gave her left hand to
Stephen-"Your other hand" says the
minister, says he; and poor Steve, he was
so bashful, too, he didn't know what he
was about; he thought twas his mistake,
so he gave Mary Ann has left hand.
That wouldn't do, any way but by this
time they didn't know what they was
about, and Mary Ann jined her right hand
with his left, then the eft with his right,
then both their left hands again, till was
all in a fdget, and thought they never
would get fixed Mary Ann looked as red
as a turkey; and to make matters wuss,
she began to cough-to tnrn it off, |
s'pose-and called for a glass O water
| The minister had just been drinking, and
the tumbler stood right there. [ was so
narvous, and in such hurry to see it all
over with, that | ketched up the tumbler
and run with it to her for thought to
goodness she was going to faint. She
undertook to drink. I don't know how
it happened, but the tumber slipped
and grac.. Gus me, if between US both we
didn't spill the water all overher collar
and sleeve. | was dreadfullv frustrated,
for it looked as though twas all my fault,
and the first thing did was to out with
my handkerchief, and give it to Mary
Ann. It was nicely done ap she took
it and shook it out. The folks had held
in putty well up to this time, but then
such giggle and laugh as there was. [
didn't know what had given them such a
start, till I looked and see. Fdgive Ma
ry Ann that bahy'S shirt!
There Mrs. Jones, who is a very feshy
woman, unduiated and shook like a
mighty jelly, with her mirth and it was
some time before she could proceed with
her narrative,]
"Why," continued she, while tears Of
laughter ran down her checks, "I'd tuck
ed it into my dress pocket, instead of {
handkerchief. That came Of being alb
sent-minded and in fdget."
"And Mary Ann and Stephen--wefe
they married, after all %
''Dear ne, yes" said Mrs. Jones, "anc
it turned out the gayest wedding I eVel
tended.