The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-09

| Virginny Reel The bride and groom led
off, and it was Swing your partner Down
the outside. and so on. Sich gay time
never was as we had that night, the house
fairly shook, and it was late afore the
company broke up, l tell you. The next
| day we all went to the Unfair Jerry s
father lived about eight miles from the
| 'Squires, and as buggies and shays WASH t
very plenty, we went horseback l re-
member 1 rode with Icabod Wilkins He
wore bran new suit cf clothes, and
mighty uncomfortable he looked in EN-
| too. The collar of his coat was so high
that he seemed to be tryin' to sink out of
sight behind it. As we was young and
bashful, 1 don't think word was said
between US the whole way. Well we
danced all the next night, at the Unfair,
and heard afterwards that several young
men concluded to pop the question that
very night. People are more apt to think
of sich things at weddin's and infairs.
Weddins may be grander nowadays,
but for genuine .tisn, nothin' could equal
that of Jerry Andrews and Tabitha Jen-
kins. As the school-master remark ed
afterwards. 1t was the very squintessence
of merriment
Splendid Magnificent! A step from
the sublimeI' exclaimed Conway with
we'll acted enthusiasm. What say you
dearest, to having ours something similar
to it?'
The young girl smiled. For those days
it was very pleasant dare say, but would
not suit my taste, nor do like what are
called fashionable weddings. 1 care for
no one to see me married but those l
l love best"
Kate was never like anybody else any
how" said aunt Betty. Now seems to
me if was goin' to marry I'd want it to
be like weddin and not like funeral.
There's another thing want to speak Of
I've got three great big feather beds and
lots of other things that l want to give
to Kate to go to house-keepin' with. Will
you take EN- with you when you go, or
shall send EN- afterwards p
Conway looked annoyed. "The fact is
aunt Betty, my house is already furnished,
and do not think it will require any
thing in addition"
lWell, you can very easy let me know
if you should happen to need EN-, and if
you ever want any dried fruit, preserves,
or anything of that kind, jist drop me
line"
There is poor, pitiful looking rose
down at the gate, ahat looks as if it wants
to come into the house this cold morn
ing" said Kate 81 am going to get it."
She left the room and was soon followed
by Conway, who hummed as he went out:
"'Soon in her early bloom and glow,
She is to be my bride,
where the sweet Water-lilieS blow,
Down by the river side.'"
"He must be crazy" soliloquized aunt
Betty, who overheard him. "For who
ever heard of water lilies bloomin this
time of year. But that's as much as these
city people know. I remember young
man from Albany staid here all night
once, and wanted us to have an apple
cuttin', and that too in the month of
February, when there was snow on the
ground. Kate amt lookin' we'll; she's a.
poor pitiful lookin' rose herself this
mornin'. When Mr.. Reynolds was teach
in her chemistry or some of them studies,
he put pink rose in jar where there
was some kind of an acid-I think he
said 'twas-and when he took it out it
was white as sn ow. / think of that flower
every time look at Kate. The first part
of the summer her cheeks were always
pink; but now they are pale. She never
sings around the house like she used to-
but is SO quiet person wouldn't know
she was about. She says she aint sick,
and it seems to me a girl that's SO soon
to be bride ortcr look livelier. But
then l never was married, and don't
know anything about it. Yes, Kate is
like Mr.. Reynolds rose. But he put it
in another jar and when it come out it
was its material color agin; so p'raps the
pink II come back to her cheeks some
time"
(To Be C5ntinued)