The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09

%Blt 10 IS met You will like him very
muehS' ti1nuIc w n-d.-l. ehi,'N
ZiaOh, yes,' said Meta. Crumpling q lace
fill n her flngers. "He's very nice.
Half the girls In town would have been
glad to tear my eyes out when tne s Sel
Sagemcnt was announced. There's t4e
bell again, declare!" And of she hew;
while Daisy, with G'sigh, closed her eyes,
and lay back in the chair, her mind as
tired Us her body She had never been
at wedding before this upsophtsdcated
little maiden, and somehow her sense OF
fitness had received Q shock. !; y.Ng-s 81
She recalled Metals letters at the time
Of the engagement How differently they
had sounded ! Meta, In, fact, had been DIFF:
ferent. As far as her feeble nature would
permit such o thing, she had fallen In
love. For some days pulsatiOn from the
great universal thrill hadstirrcd hcrblood.
She was happier than ever before in her
life. "The light that never yet, on sea or
shore,'' tailed TO cast itsglealn on tho truly
loving, irradiated her, But this new Joy
soon died away cclipsed, rather than OK
tinguished, in tho Joy, Of her new clothes
and now honors. Like the war-horse, who
says aha ha !" wien he scents the battle,
did Mrs. Grfnnell rise 70 the occasion. The
lover disappeared in the wedding, Dress
makers claimed their victim, What with
lingerie and lace, silk and velvet, dentists
to be visited, millinCts propitiated, and
shopping, shopping, shopping, poor Freds
star vanished below the horizon. 4teta
was utterly engrossed. Her sd0ylight
hours were inaccessible; evening found her
on the sof6, too weary and languid. TO 90
more than smile in response tOhts love-
making. Did he propose drive or a
stroll, she was too tired, or she had got TO
try on something, or mamma thought she
must save herself for tomorrow, 1Vhen
they had got to go all over town.. Fred
grumbled q little, but the state OF things
did not strike him as unusual, His sisters
had gone on ia the same way. AS Tor
Metals looks, even when DR.. Green was
called in to,prescribe tones, and Madame
BORNE began TO hint darkly at o high cor
sage, neither phe nor anybody else felt
alarm Brides were always thin. He
had "stoOd up, with half dozen dread
fully skinny ones himself in the capacity
OF sroomsnan, and knew that 1t was Gus:
t6flafv. After the wedding he should
have Lis. Meta again the pretty, merry
creature who had fascinated him-and all
would go right, and they should be happy,
like the rest Of tho world Meantime,
Meantime neither he nor Meta dreamed
OF Ill that, In the midst Of this hurry and
bewilderment, was lost to them forever.
AL those ''dewy ewes, delicious cves,"
those fragrant nibrns-those mornings
full Of song and scent-the happy chats,
the tender, stlencCS, the thousand invisible
links between heart and heart which
should have been theirs, had missed
them, and they knew itno The SPRING
time Of their love was over, unheeded and
unknown. II a sense of this visited Fred,
be shrugged his shoulders. Engage.
.ments were never satisfactory times"
people said. It did not occur to him TO
ask Why not?" Tho heavy wheel Of
fashionable routine rolled on and crushed
tile yiolets that were ready to bloom in
his path, and he made no complaint. Jug
gernaut Is best confronted in ignorance.
"Another tea-set!" cried Meta, as she
came back, and dropped into her chair.
I" / didn't bring It, because 1t was Just like
all the others, and am %, tired y :, IN
eHerGpsTcre actually white, Daisy
was fFisiltneds gab asE sy9SE
9" Oh, rs nothing f''sho gasped::' "I I've
been on my, feet all day, that's all You
can't think how the solGs burn like fire;
ana my back aches drcadfully."
"Lic down on the sofa, and I'll ask
Fclicie to bring cup Of tea"
"Coffee, please. And, Daisy, tell her
to put tea-spoontul Of brandy in it"
@Brandyp' Gncredulously) ...,.
eyes. It's horrid stuff; but nothing
else has seemed to 60 to the spot these
last few days: I should never lave kept
up n tho world withoutit." =. ~
Daisy shook her head, but gave the
order. Revived by the stimulant, the
bride began to talk Of dressing, a
"Its getting dusk, I declare! You
must have your hair done right away, for
the carriages arc coming at halfpast
seven, as soon as we've got through din
ner."h ''.t' nv N' Won 'i''r t"H
"CarriagesT' H 10
ITO 60 10 tho church, you know. Eve
Matlock and Fanny Strong IRE to dine
here, and, after the rehearsal, they are all
coming back for dance. must have
ono last German, 1 told Fred"
"Rut,H said Daisy, "you said church.
Why, DOVE go TO q, church S"-.-.,~-o-.-..
"Why, to rehearse, Don't stare so,
child rive hive to go, Of course. You
can't think How difficult it's to get a party
up one Of those. long aisles, with the girls
trains and all. we should make q iholTid
botch lof, ii IL VIC didn't practice first
One comfort is, we have got DIR. Smith
church instead of ours. told ma that
never would consent to be married in a
church with two aisles. 1t spoils all the
effect, and makes endless trouble. So pa
spoke to DR.. Arnold, and he arranged It
with DR.. Smith, and borrowed his church
Eortle evening, and heis TO marry US oil
the same. Isn't 1t niCe?"
"But, JOHNNIE. Thornc-was coming
this evening to seeme." 1880 +
"Well, dear, Jolln-Mr. Thorne-lnust
lust 20 along with Us. It isn't quite On
reg!e 10 have any body present except THE
bridal party, but le Is o connection, we
WIN say. So It don't matter. And now
do go and dress; and, Daisy, put on some
thing very pretty"
II never thought wedding would Ibe
like this," mcditated Daisy, as she smooth
cd her glossy braids. "John laughed when
I said / should get nil sorts Of ideas tot
ours out Of this. What ioM he say when
ho hears that We arc going to rchcarse in
churchG" a
a wedding eve ought 10 be. She had
thought Of It as a time Of sweet and SOL
cmn preparation, Of tender farcwclls,
happy anticipation, Of love, Of confidence,
Of prayer. She had dreamed of bride
IS "a gfafi 6tisl presence; a creature breath.