Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

horse Of his betrOthed ~ on impressed uron
MISS FOND my wish that IA fair should he
cor duc.ed in the quietest manner pos BILE
40 cdr1S, no presents, no brideSma q = no
bell-ringing, or any rubbish of that : T ."
Miss Bond, sir, desires tn meet your wishes
M this as IN every other respect. By the 10Th
OF next month she will ha We com pletei MI her
preparations, ana comedies with your SuG-
geStion that the marriage should be cele-
orated on that day" responded Mr.. Ferrars
AS the church Is only a quarter OF a miIa
from the house we shall walk, you know. |
want TO do the thing rs cheap as can. l
have no money to waste upon absuriitipS
Whatever the affair comes to Mrs. Bogglc-
berry that is tO be will have to make il up
afterwards out OF the housekeeping money. >
Mr.. Ferrars ventured al observation. that
the costs depended upon how many were to
be invited.
First ofalI there's myself then there's An
ME, her faith eT,-yOu will act ~ nv he It
mainland Ann les two cousins who are to
be the bridesma ids-girls don't like a bit,
for they always seem To be laughing at me;
are compelled to have that hard mass OF indi-
gsstiOn commonly called a bridecake
There's six of US altogether"
But wouldn't you invite any Of the Yes
why, Tom you must be mad to think OF
such thing. But there you don't know what
the Nestry can accomplish in the matter OF
eating and drinking. / do"
Mr.. BOggleberrys duh, Spirittess eyes here
set To winkinS with such rapdity, and his
face assumed such an extraordinarily comic
| and Knowing express ion, that Mr.. FerrarS,
on a pretense OF wanting TO sneeze, was com
PEELED to turn aside his head in order to con-
CCal a laugh.
After the church ceremony" continued
Nicholas, eve shall have just a simple
breakfast. and then return here. There's no
ne2eS> itE tn close the shop. | won't have any
fdsS or else. perhaps, we might find the rough
music waiting for us on our common home.
As il is, expect shall be called an old fool
for marrying when I've passed 30; hut don [
mind that, for | tlatter myself know my
/! own business best I'll go tomorrow and
give directions for the banns to he published
Tor the first time on Sunday next. AS for all
the other arrangements, | shall leave them To
you; only must beg you'll not tell the Gus
toners or anybody upon what day the we'd
staring ut me and wanting Ia drink my
health Ii Miss Bond likes to incur frivolous
expenses. she have to pay the bill; shan't I.
uSt bear that in mind"
Mr.. Ferrars nodded and observed, envy
general instructions, then, are to exercise as
much economy as pOssiblc"''
Exactly; and the cheaper the thing is done
the better shall be pleased"
With this the discussion closed; and Mr.
BOgglebcrTy devoted the rest Of the evening TO
studying "a complex question OF parish law
relative To the right of a certain pauPer To
enjoy the Luxurious hospitality of the District
WOrkhOusc. st. Patrick the Nertant had at
tempted to throw the unlucky man upon the
tender mercies of the adjacent parish of st.
benjamin the Bountiful; but the NeStry of
st. Benjamin failed altogether to the
point of the argument. st. Patrick was resp
ing that work accrued for the lawyers, and
that St Benjamin was shortly summoned
Ito show cause" etc, whereby both pa
riSheS ran up bill for legal expenses in
amount quite sufficient to have given the un-
fortunate pauper liberal life pension.
Certainly BOggleberrys wOOing was con-
Quoted in q daringly original manner He
but seldom saw his betrothcd, and, when he
did, never lapsed into that enthusiasm of at
lection which young ladies are apt to expect
from their lovers. During this time the ser
Mr. Org In Rfrt
Tor the aid he rendered, the marriage must
certainly have been postponed until the great
case of st. Patrick the Verdant VS.. st. Ben
Jamin the BOuntiful was settled, and Heaven
and the lawyers only knew when that would
be.
March went out. and April-the month of
the intended nuptialS-came in. On the
evening of the ninth day Boggleberry re-
turned to his residence in high spirits. Upon
his face bcamed a triumphant smile, and his
manner partOOk of certain jauntineSS
highly becoming bride groom, but scarcely
adapted TO BOggleberry's pOrtly frame. No
wonder that Mr.. FerrarS, then engaged in
serving a shOpful of customers, seized the
earliest opportunity of following his en-
piOyer into the back parlOr, and inquired the
cause of his citation.
Mr.. Ferrars had no sooner closed the half
glass door opening into the shop than Bog
gleberry slapped him upon the shoulder, and
said, tom, my boy, I'm so pleased as
though the borough had elected me an NJ 7.
free OF expense, and were getting up a teSti-
mOnial to me for my services"
Perceiving he was expected TO speak, Mr..
Ferrars observed, that man on the eve of
being welded to such a charming and SenSi-
Bile young damsel as Miss Bond must neceS-
sarily feel some degree of eXhlaration.
Wharfage be blOwed! Numbered Mr. Bog
Sleberry; faint that, but great victory I've
won in the Nestry. Jones and the opposition
thought to-day to catch me in a trap. With
out any preliminary notice, they brought on
motion that it was Unwise TO press our
case against st. Benjamin any further. At
ter what's passed, did you ever hear any
thing SO mean and contemplate? Then up
got, and, as you may guess, my temper was
up too. But beat EN-, sir. beat 'em hollow.
| Halter myself twas one of the best speeches
ever made. You should have heard il,
stand on when I'd finished. It's true the
case will cost the parish lot of money, but
then, you know, the rate-payers will have to
meet the bill"
Flushed and exhausted with his success.
the great Boggleberry here dropped into a
chair, and set To winking at his assistant
with much vehemence.
NOW" continued BOggieberry. when he
had recovered himself somewhat, chow
about tomorrow? The banns were out last
Sunday. Are all the other arrangements
"Everything's settled" answered the dut
ful Ferrars. ~ told Miss Bond We should
call for her at IL sharp"
Tom, you're capital fellow. shall make
you handsome present one of these days
A gratified smile appeared upon Mr. Fer
rar's face, but he manifested no further token
ness, having learnt from experience that,
with BOggleberry, zone of these days" was
even a more indefinite period than with other
people rich in promise, but poor in perform
anc2
"There's a vestry meeting tomorrow morn
lng,' continued Nicholas, "but only Il little
formal business is to be transacted, SO | shall
not trouble myself about that Goodnight,
Tom" And with that Mr.. Boggleberry re-
tired to his apartment to enjoy the sleep of
the just.
Exceedingly Respondent did he appear the
next morning, when as O'Clock struck he
descended to breakfast. He had taken some
time in dressing for the claims of the parish
had until now prevented him trying on his
new clothes. He selected shirt which was
found to be minus sundry buttons; the ma
genta tie he had chosen for the occasion could
not be persuaded to set fiat; and upon the
ironing of his collars his laundress seemed to
have bestowed less care than was her wont.
Then, as though the vexations he had under
gone in dressing were not enough, he discOv-
cred on raising his windOw-blind, that even
the elements were against him. steady,
driZZling rain had commenced, and, if the
dull leaden aspect Ofthe sky could be trusted,
meant to continue all day. On descending to
breakfast, he found Mr.. Ferrars attired with
becoming SmartneSS, and as that gentle
mans spirits were even more buoyant than