Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-07

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FuRGElFCL BRIDE.
Ono-a li.,e blonde. with light hair that
would fly in al directions, dancing blue eyes,
full Of iniscA cf, and s mouth that would per
peiuslly break Gus into the the most begtching
smiles-wls entertaining the others with some
ct her adventures she had the most vivscious
way Of telling them, and the rest were much
amused At listening to her. She made just the
pre,tiest picture in the world as she leaned care
lessly against the railing Of the biic5py, her
white csmbrc morniug-dress relivei By ka5;s
Of lilac ribbons
&c les, girls, 10 like my new name ever so
much, only I can't get used TO l.. ! never think
suyboiy means me when they sly Mrs Heuier-
son. always fancy they must be talking to
Chrlie's mother and forget sn about it until
Chsriie nui-e me. then | get dreaifully red in
the fsce, and try very hard TO remember what
was said, but it's no use, and | always end with
laughing and protesting that never caa re-
member. You see I've always been SO usel to
being ca .cl Kate, CT Kate Mansfield. that
never seem 20 think sny other name belongs 70
me, But the very funniest thing happened At
West Point. You know we've been staying
there uesrly week. Wei, one morning was
going out upon the hotel piazza, and l saw the
clergyman sitting there who married US You
know he chrstcnei me, and I've always been TO
his church, and Of course l seem like a child 70
him, and wondered to myself as watched him
whether he'd call me Katie, as he always had,
or Il he'd DO Ike the rest Of the world and give
ne my new title. Just then he saw ne and
came towards me. AMI 1, rushing up 70 NEE;
him sccostei him very warmly with How
do you do. Mr Henderson, | wish you could
have seen him, he laughed until he was tired,
holding on 20 my hand sli the time. At last he
managed TO gasp out
I'm glad my dear, you are so well pleased
With your new name"
" was awfully ashamed, bat couldn't get
awsy from him and hai to stay there while he
tod Charlie all about 1t, and | never shall hesr
the last of it, I'm afraid
'' That's just like you, Kate answered an
other who Was leaning lszly back in lounging
chsir. don't believe any other girl in New
York would have made such blunder For nv
part ! think II ie splended TO be called Mrs, and
Gus says answer 10 my new name ss though
had always borne It. don't believe any body
would suspect it hadn't belonged TO me but FIVE
days
"Well, I ought to be used enough to mine,
for did nothing hut write Kate Henderson
on every scrap Of psper could find for month
before was married but it Wac all to no pur-
pose, ss discovered afterward."
So they went en- discovering the fact that in
heart Affairs and girlish follies practiced On the
sly, New York girls are much like the rest
Of the world. But all sweet conidences
must have an end, and this was abruptly ter
minated by the entrance Of the bridegrooms,
They were Sll after the same type, as young
New Workers who patronze the same tailor and
hair-dresser usually are Their hair was parted
little on one side, quite high on the forehead
they all have brown moustaches, differing q
little in shade, and they lounged indolently on
the balcony where their respective brides were
seated, and after a little conversation, all be.
took themselves in different directions for the
sightseeing. Letter TO Boston Post