Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
+" And since you are SO busy sewing.


"Tell me about some of them,
please" said Mrs. Gray.
Miss Lane became very thoughtful,
:" Well, said she, slowly, {" [ have got
sixteen oversquirts, and II am going
to have-to have lots and lots of ham,
erchiefs, and-and-and-" Here,
fortunately, her eye rested on
the blue parasol, and her thoughtful
face relaxed into smile of supreme
satisfaction as she extricated herself
from her dilemma and concluded her
list with 'sand two free umbrellas.
Mrs. Gray had considerable Difficult
ready to break forth in hearing Of this
extraordinary trousseau; but she knew
Miss Lane would consider laugh
quite objectionable. She turned her
face aside and had recourse to her
handkerchief for minute. Miss Lane
waited with exemplary patience. AS
soon as Mrs. Gray could trust her
voice, she said, "And what is your
wedding dress to be,-sllk or satin 2"
It's going to be lavumder," 1e,
sponded Miss Lane with triumphant
promptness. Mrs. Gray had recently
had suit of lavender poplin, and
Minnie, hearing the word Lavender !"
several times had fallen in love with
it, aud added it to her vocabulary,
without understanding in the least
what it meant. In the same way the
word "hosanna had arrested her at
tention one Sunday in church, and she
instantly adopted it, believing it to be
something nice.
"But brides are usually dressed il
white" said Mrs. Gray. "Don't you
think you would prefer white bridal
dressa"
60 yes 'm,' said Minnie, serenely
cts going to be white,-white lavum
der!" By this time Minnie's blue
eyes looked so very sleepy that Mrs.
Gray did not think it best to attempt
0 explain the impossibility of dress
being at the same time white and Law
ender.
"And what is the name of the gen
tleman you are to marry 2"
A blank look spread over Miss Lanes
face. CT don't know" said she; CT
haven't made and here, in spite of
herself, the rosy mouth wonld open
wide, making perfect round O for I
can't tell how many seconds
haven't made up my mind yet"
Minnie darling" said Mrs. Gray,
" don't you remember, when Aunt
Mary was married, that her train was
carried by her bridemaids as she walk
ed up the church aisle? Let us play
that you are bride now, and I will be
your bridemaid and carry your train as
we go up stairs. And let us play that
this is the bridal dress.n And Mrs
Gray produced, with some trepidation
as to the result, a suspicious-looking
white roll that until now had been con-
cealed behind her.
80 yes" said Minnie, slipping down
from her chair, that will be so nice"
So Minnie was undressed, and the long
white nightdress put On. "But, NAM
ma, must have white veil, you
know" she said.
"Of course said Mrs. Gray, "and
this will make such a nice one," pro-
ducing, as she spoke, piece of white
mosquito-netting from her work bas-
ket, ard with couple of hair-pins she
fastened it to M1nnie's curls. Minnie
looked in the mirror and was we'll sat-
isfed as to the result, and seldom does
mirror reflect a sweeter, fairer, or
younger bride. Then the bridal pro-
cession moved out of the sitting-room
and up the stairs, the soft little white
hand of the bride clasping one balus
ter after another to assist her on her
upward way, while the bridemaid be-
hind bore the train of the bridal dress
with becoming grace and gravity.
When they reached the chamber,
Mrs. Gray lifted Minnie, and seated
her on the side of the bed to take off
her shoes and stockings.
I" 0 mamma, do brides be-" Just
there sleepy Minnie's mouth made an
other round 0, and she applied the
knuckles of both hands to her eyes in
a vain endeavor to hold apart the lids
that would keep drawing together. It
was SO long a pause that both shoes
and both stockings were off before she
completed her question with bare
foot 2"
"What is it, darling2" asked Mrs.
Gray.
do brides be barefoot?" repeated
Minnie.
Mrs. Gray laughed and, cuddling
both of the dimpled little pink feet in
the palm of one hand, she said she
had seen a great many brides, but
never seen one before who had such
cunning little feet, and she thought any
bride having such would not mind
going barefoot.
BY this time Minnie was too sleepy
to get through with CHOW I lay me-"
By herself, and her mamma had to help
her to what came next more than once;
and in just two minutes after her head
was on her pillow the dear little bare
loot bride was fast asleep. q.
Dutey.
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