Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

to the parlor; and there he had been stand
ing in corner, handkerchief In hand,
fully five hours, for now it was quarter
of three, and, as Tate said, " almost late
enough for the wedding to begin"
She had got together all the old dolls
she could find about the house and had
just ranged them on the sofa to represent
Luella Eiola's poor relatives come to see
her married, when Jenny ellison rushed
in quite out of breath.
40 later cried she; didn't you
mean to ask little Minty Mozier? She
feels awfully because you haven't sent
her an invitationr'
''Why, Jenny Gilsonl l did send her
one-l certain djdF' cried Tate, hopping
about on her crutch in great excitement.
Toney must have lost it. o deari
what shall do?"
I'm carry her one and tell her about
it, sha'n't II" said Jenny, eagerly. i
most knew it was mistake"
But they're all gone. ToneY only
printed miner said Tate, fairly crying.
" I'd write her one, right off quick, be-
fore the rest come" cried Jenny, who
was born peacemaker.
But folks don't write wedding cards
on just bare paper" sobbed Tate, drag
ging her writing-desk from beneath the
what-not; and I'm afraid Alinty won't
like it,"
There's her invitation, this minute, 1
do believer shouted Jenny, joyfully, as
Tate opened the desk. And there, to be
sure, it was, half-hidden by a package of
envelopes; but so plainly directed to
Minty Mozier that the Postmaster HIM
self might have read it.
Jenny darted off with it, and at the
gate met the rest of the wedding guests,
all dressed in white, who, of course, must
know the whole story.
Let's go with Jenny, and take Tate
along!" they cried. And in twinkling
the two largest girls had joined hands
and made a sedan-Chair for Tate, and the
entire party was hurrying on after Jenny
1t was amazing how Minty could have
dressed herself so quickly! think her
| mother must have helped her, for when
the sedan-chair arrived at Mr.. Mozier's
door she was all ready, even to her coral
beads. Jenny and Lottie Prince would
make chair for her too; and the little
white procession, on its way back, with
Minty and Tate riding at its head, made
such gay appearance that Bobby
Wright got out his drum in great haste,
and trOtted behind it as fast as his club
by legs would carry him, having a misty
notion that the Fourth of July had come
again.
But this was small excitement beside
the wedding which followed. Jenny
ellison played minister, in a water proof
cloak and white handkerchief necktie /;
and Tate had to make the responses for
the bride and bridegroom, as Luella
Viola could only say papa" and IMAM
ma" which would not have done at all
on this occasion, and Clarence Osborne
was too much stuffed to speak a word.
After the ceremony Minty led each doll
up in turn to kiss the bride and offer con-
gratulations; and then Tate passed
around little waiter heaped with brides
cake and slices of wedding-Cake folded
in white paper.
And all the while the wedding presents
were lying in state on the chess-table.
There were spoons, and knives and forks,
and napkin-rings, and salvers, and
card-reCeivers, and / can't begin
to tell you how many other
things cut out of silver paper. The
bride herself couldn't stay to examine
them. She and her husband were whisked
off on their wedding tour in a baby
carriage. Tate threw an old slipper after
them for good luck, and then turned to
kiss Minty for the sixth time.
ooh, Minty, my wedding would have
been spoilt if you hadn't comem
1--WE had the spIendidest timer said
Minty, swinging Jenny Gilson's hand;
land you made me, Jennyw
And of them all, ] think Jenny was
the happiest girl at Tate's dolls wedding
st. NictOlas.