The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13
OLE genpsha Uelegraph,
WIS, APRIL 10, 1871.
STORY OF A WEDDING.


We was all prepared to go to the we'd
ding. was going father was going, the
GALS were going, and were going to take
the baby. But come to dress the baby, l
couldn't find its linen shirt. I'd laid a
clean one out of the drawer on purpose;
knew jest where | put it; but come to
look for il, it was gone
"For mercy's sake," says /, "gals, has
any of you seen that baby's shirt ?"
Of course none of 'em had seen it,and /
looked again, but it wasn't nowhere to be
found.
otis the strangest thing in all nature"
says | {; "here | had that shirt In my hand
not more'n ten minutes ago, and now It's
gone nobody knows where! Gals" says l.,
''do look around, can't ye?"
But fretting and Tuning wouldn't find
it, so went to the bureau and fished up
another shirt, and put it onto the baby,
and at last we were ready for start
Father had harnessed up the double
team, and the gals were all having good
time going to see Mary Ann married /;
but somehow, I couldn't get over the
baby's shirt. Twan't so much the shirt ;
but to have anything sperrited away
right from under my face and eyes, twas
too provoking.
'What be you thinking about, mamma?"
says Sophrony What makes you so So
ber?" says she.
"Im pestered to death to think about
that baby's shirt" says /; lone Of you
must took it, sartin," | says.
Now, ma, says Sophrony, says she,
"you needn't say that
And, as had laid it onto 'em good
many times, they was beginning to get
vexed and 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 ont O.
my mind, and was getting good natur'd
again, though 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 forgot
all about it.
Mary Ann was real modest creature,
and was more'n half frightened to death
when she came into the room with Stephen
and the minister told 'em to jine hands
She fust gave her left hand to Stephen
"Your other hand" says the minister ;
and poor Steve, he was SO bashful, too, he
didn't know what he was about; he
thought it was his mistake, so he gave
Mary Ann his left hand That wouldn't
do anyway but by this time they didn't
know what they was about, and Mary
Ann jined her left hand with his left,and
then the left with his right, then both
their left hands again, till was in
fdget. and thought they never would get
fixed. Mary Ann looked as red as tur-
key, and to make matters worse she be-
gan to cough--to turn it off I s'pose-and
called for glass of water. The minis
ter had just been drinking, and the
tumbler stood right there. l was SO ner
Vous, and in such hurry to see it all over
with, that ketched up the tumbler and
ran with it to her, for l thought to good
ness she was going to faint. She under
took to drink I do not know how it
happened, but the tumbler slipped and
gracious me! if between us both we
didn't spill the water all over her collar
and sleeve.
l was dreadfully frustrated, for it look
ed as though twas all my fault, and the
first thing I did was to out with my
handkerchief and give it to Mary Ann.
1t was nicely done up. She took it out.
The folks had held out putty well up to
laugh as there was. didn't know what
had given them such start till looked
and seen I'd given Mary Ann that baby's
shirt
(Here Mrs. Jones, who is big, feshy
woman, undulated and shook like mighty
jelly with mirth; and it was some time
before she could proceed with her nara
tive.)
"Why," continued she, while tears of
laughter ran down her cheeks, I'D tuck
ed it into my dress pocket, instead of
handkerchief That came of being alb
sent-minded and in a idget."
6 "And Mary Ann and Stephen-were
they married after ALP"
Dear me, yes" said Mrs. Jones; and
it turned out the gayest wedding ever
attended,"
BLESSING ON AND THANKS FOR a