The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01
Chldmns Department.
ny MRS. FANNIE n. HAxELriNA, =

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I t4is) ~ hsd ! wedding a. bic house
He 10 . little boy Nellie and 1 play with.
II was his big sister that Was married 10
ID nice man-all but bic moustaohs hs-tha.
wasn't nico.
Eddie said wedding is the very bss.
time be ever had. There were lots Of
people there, oil dressed up; but his
sister looked the prettiess Of them all.
There we're some others standing right
BY her, most 40 pretty.
guess they cut down oil the gardens,
that room Was % full Of flowers. Az
sny 7fate, they cut down ours, all The
bcst Of il, only Nellie's and mine We
wanted ours to keep on growing.
Eddie says his sister Minnie Is bride,
now. The minister came and talked TO
them whom tboy were standing up to.
gstber. He had them take hold Of
hands, and then he said they wero hus-
band and wife now. don't see as they
look any different from what they did
before. Eddie's sisters name was Min.
ME Wilson before the wedding, and now
he says it is Mrs. Rodgers. don't be.
Iieve it. Standing up there with that
man wouldn't change her name. l sban't
call her Mrs. Rodgers; 1 shall call her
Miss Minnie, and she is Miss Minnie,
and she'll to MISS Minnie.
They had ever 90 many nice presents,
all bright aud shining, and they belong
To- Miss Minnie. They get them At
weddings, Eddie says. I mean to have
my mother married, so she can have such
shiny teapots aud everything.
The tables we're piled full of oil kinds
Of goodies, cakes and ice creams and
everything, ever SO much nicer than
Thanksgiving. Eddie says he had some
Of all of them. Nellie and l wanted to
be invited. Papa and mamma and suntie
were invited, but We only had some Of
the good things afterward.
We must have wedding at our house ;
We always have whatever Eddie does.
But we haven't any big sister that wants
to get married. Mamma says Nellie and
l Amt big enough yet, besides We want
to see the fun, just as Eddie did.
There's grandpa and grandma, but they
are 80 old they won't like to dress up as
grand a. Miss Minnie did; besides
srandma's face is wrinkled, and grandpa
hasn't any roustache.
Papa and mamma says their wedding wa.
good while ago. and they don't want to
be married again now. Then there's
auutie, and Maggie, who helps in tn.
kitchen, but they don't feel like it. c
dear l wish they did. Besides, Eddie
says one of them ought to Re man.
The wedding at Eddie's house wa
yesterday, and We haven't had any yet
We must have one at our house thi
afternoon. Nellie and I are going t
get up one right away. We have talket
It all over with Star, the barn kitty, ant
Miss Rosebud, tho house kitty, and the!
are going to be married SO We shall
have wedding as we'll as Eddie.
We must hurry and get ready. W.
are going to have real 'freshments, mic
ones mamma says we may. We hav'
invited q good many kitties. My twt
grandma's and auntie and Eddie ar
coming to tho wedding. Maggie is goinI
to be the minister.
Its going to be as soon after dinner a
Nellie can get the kitty folks dresse
Up. Mamma says We may have cake an
cream, instead Of ice cream we shal
have . good many other things. an
some flowers. I'm going to ask Eddi
to cut down his garden, because We war
it for the wedding; shall ask hi
mother to cut hers, too, because sh
asked my mother to cut ours.
Each kitty is going to have plato o
goodies, and they are going to eat at tt
table. Mamma says they won't behav
if We pass things around, as they did
Eddie's. The have got to sit like pc
pie. Mamma says they won't do it; b.
can manage, guess.
Nellie aud I are in such 90 awi
hurry TO begin the wedding, that
don't want any dinner; besides
aren't hungry. There goes the be
veil eat ever 90 fast, 90 as to have
begin.
We had 90 much to tell At dinner, Il
u took ever 20 long TO ost. Papa
grandpa have so much to do, thoy On
come to the wedding, they are real SOL