The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-22
A GRi{D WEB3iSG.
By ADELAIDE :. HILL.

lh2d been sent down TO grandmother
that summer, while father aud moihe
were ia Europe. | had never been ava,
from home alone before, aud was rathe
homesick until Rob came down 10 spcn
his vacation. Even then ! was afrai
l was going 10 be- for no was Just til
a2e when boys consider themselves s.
much superior 10 girls and pride them
selves upon it. | think he was rathc
inclined 10 plague me but -randmoihe
came TO nv and, and after that we go
along nicely. Rob found some new
amusement every day. remember
thought him remarkable boy, 10 b.
able TO think up so many plays. w
rode homo from the fields on the hay
we hunted hens nests we picked Der
rlcs we drove the cows home from
pasture We made boats; we wen
10 mill with grandfather. All this OF
pleasant days; and rainy weather W,
resorted 10 the garnet, where the treas
ures OF haif a century were stored. W,
seemed 10 have exhausted the list %
amuscments until one day ! happened
10 think we never bad made use o.
grandmo;her's cats.
1t came about tins Way. Belinda
Paige was over spending the afternoon
with grandmother and | heard hcI
telling about grand wedding that wa.
20 take place at the Squires the next
wnol R-l,.I ,stIV or tirv.,O I~, ...
who, having met with "dIsappoint.
ment' IN youth, bear about the cvidon-
ces ever after. She could give you a
minute account or every wedding or
funeral that had taken place in tho vii
lagc tor the last twenty five years. Wed
dlngs were her special grievance.
''Grand wedding at the Sqaire's, next
week, Miss Thompson" said Belinada,
in hearlrendlDg tone. Twenty
loaveF Of wedding cake Just think Of
Il, All frosted, too! They'd better
save the money, and give it TO them
poor tenants of his. Larry Aun Can
field told me there were TO be Ii &c brides
minds, oil in white gowns"
j did not stop 10 hear the rest of her
story but ran cut to find Rob. had
got an idea, md must tell it TO him.
Now VIC would have a new play. We
would have grand wedding, too. Rob
was in the woodshed, constructing an
other ship 10 add To the all eady large
fleet that had been wrecked on Little
Pond. Somehow Rob's ships always
keeled over and went down, ike the
Royal George.
ooh, Rob, let's have wedding" said
/.
"A what z" no queried, sull intent up
on bis work.
"a wedding, Rob, you know. Marry
somebody To somebody else"
al don't sec how we cam" picking up
nail from the floor. Il can't be mar
ricd to you, because you're my cousin
and I'm sure won't marry Old Belinda
Paige" This last very emphatica,l,. /
every one else in the house is mar
ried"
81 don't mean a truly wedding, Rob;
bnt play one" Ircplied. ave will mar
ny the cats"
"Marry the cats! Let's sec you catch
them first"
"fou can catch them, Rob. Please
do. Take them up in the shed chamber.
and Ia get something's 10 drcss them
in" continued. "Well have real
nice time. Please do Rob"-seeing that
he hardly appreciated The "real nice
time"
"WelI, III do As you say" he answer
cd. 81 20 home to-morraw morning, and
] want to leave a good impression with :,
all my friends" bowling condescendingly
10 hisGltle cousin.
So off Rob started IN search Of the
pussies, whisting "rhe girl lett be-
hind me" as no went, while | went to
the house for the wedding feast aud rar-
ments. procured slice of ginger.
bread for wedding cake, spoonful Of
sugar with which to frost it, and
saucer of milk. A search in the rag bag
secured TO me green barege veil aud
an old black silk handkerchief. then
hurried TO the shed chamber, where |
found Rob, with the five eats ,ie,. up in
an empty-mea bag singing new YER ;
sion of Saint Iues:
''In etcl sack were w. cats"
"l'vc caught them at last. But didn't
/ have fine chase 2"
As rule Grandmoiher's cats were
well-bohaved animals, hut they were not .
used to such close confinement and
made known their disapproval 40 hearth
y lhAl INoD WAY ElaI u TelcASa thom.
"Now we must get some wedding
presents" | said.
"l'msur don; sec what YOU can
give cats" Rob replied.
"Why, rats and mice. and-and lots
If good things to eat. That's what yuu
would want if you were going to be
Rob understood mo, for there never
vas boy who liked good things 10
at any better than he. Wa left the
'ussies IN the chamber and went in
search of mice, two of which we found
n the trap. Rob caught six grasshop-
'ers as his present. | said "No; tor
hey make kitlieS poor. aud grandma
wouldn't like H." So he conten,ed
himself with arranging hugo bouqust
Jt s"rrel blossoms and white weed
3 fore proceeding to the wedding
es,ivilics | must tell YOU something
lh'ut these cats. There were five of
hem, Jenny Deans, the mother of
-iossv Whileioot, WAS the oldest. She
anne from England. when a kitten, on
ship commanded by nv great uncle.
always had great reverence flr ihat
nj. Greai-uncles were such terrible