The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24


know what you are doing. II you
really want me 10 marry you, I'll do
it."
"When ?r asked Enoch.
1.-TWO weeks from to-day y" an
swered the practical Peggy.
"All right I'LL be here then good
bye ~ said he.
"GoOd bye ~ said she.
1t was the day OF the wedding.
Busy hands ana feet had endeavored
to assist in the preparations for
Peggy's wedding during the two
weeks time. The town gOssips had
given free license. to their tongues,
and while they covertly held Peggy
amenable for ensnaring the honest
Mr.. Goodsense, they were of one opin-
ION regarding the match, and that
was that it was ''a good thing for
Peggy .rSal
As usual upon such important occs-
sions as a wedding in the country,
there were plenty volunteers to assist
in the work of getting ready. Aunts,
cousins and neighbOFs were Jealous in
their proffers of assistance, and du-
ring the entire two weeks the old farm
house had been topsy turvy with
cleaning, baking and dress making.
Amidst all the hustle and stir, how
ever it was good deal as Uncle Silas
remarked, "nobody seemed to know
what to do or how to do it except
Peggy" She had plodded on the
same as ever, merely adding to her
i Il @f al
tasks necessary to her personal prepa-
ration for the event which was to
raise her from dependent trudgery to
the dignity Of wife and mistress.
The day was beautiful one, glow
ing with sunshine ana warmth and
permeated with June's sweetest vege-
tstIon. The little birds, with SEEM
ing intent to instill at least one CLEAN
of poetry into Peggy's heart, at the
dawn of day came chirpingly before
her window, and, fitting from tree to
tree, made the balmly air resound
with their marriage mathis. And
Peggy was cOnfessedIy happy; who
is there with conscience clear, that
would not be happy on their wedding
day
Nearly every member of Uncle
CLEAN of daylight. There remained
much to do, and relatives and friends
were expected from all the country
around. Besides. the ceremony was
! to take place at twelve o'clock.
peggy! Peggy :" rang through
the old house as q comfortable, square
topped carry-all, drawn by pair of
sorrel horses, stopped in front of the
/
s'N nat rs ftF- answered Une brIue
expectsnt, emerging from the dairy
where she was disposing the morn
ing's milking in pans arranged in
glistening rows on the shelves.
"Aunt Mariar has come r' shouted
little Timothy, his face all aglow,
''and Cousin Jimmy and Cousin Mag
| gle and Uncle Enos and Nick jolly
one too. Shall take 'em in the par.
lor ?"
"Yes; and tell them,n said Peggy,
that as soon as l get through with
the milk I'll be in there.n
"Peggy p screamed q childish voice
from the top of the stairs, "Grandma
is here and wants to see your new
dress. Mayn't show it ?'' -
"No, no, child don't touch it. PHI
be up there in minute" sT
Aunt Lucy aud Cousin Angeline
had come into the kitchen for the pur-
pose of making plum pudding, with
out which no festive country gather
ing would'be completes. ''ry ,st.'
As cousin Angeline laid the linen
bag that she had finished making on
the table, and proceeded to take from
the cupboard the boxes of spices and
other ingredients, Aunt Lucy, with
characteristic volubility, ran over the
list of necessary materials; "Six oun-
ces of s1et, chopped fine.n said she,
"six ounces of raisins, stoned, three
ounces of bread crums, three eggs, a
little pounded cinnamon, and, let me
see, eight ounces of English currants,
three ounces of flour, half pint of
milk, quarter of teaspoonful of salt,
an ounce of candied lemon, some cit
ron, four ounces of loaf sugar"
"No,n interposed Cousin Angeline
''six ounces of sugar." e'
"Four ounces will be sufficient"
answered Aunt Lucy, proceeding to-
break the eggs into bowl.
"But always use six ounces; that
makes exactly two eupfuls,n insisted
Cousin AngeIine.
''Well, my dear, 1 fatter myself
that 1 know how to make q plum
] puddine," replied Aunt Lucy, stiffly.
POSSIBLY you do" tartly respon-
ded Cousin Angeline, "but l tell you
you will spoil it if you don't put in
more sugar."
T. "Then perhaps ycu had better
make the pudding YOURSELF" retorted
/ Aunt Lucy, now really out of patience.
THANK you, don't care for any
puddingIn maliciousIy answered
Cousin Angeline.
"Nor 1 either.n
"WelI, then, what's the use OF your
all getting mad about it ?'
ST am not mad" .s d.
"Yes, you are"
mo amt it is you that is mad"
"I don't care, Aunt Lucy, you are
Just as hateful as you can be-" and
AnReline's lips began to culver.
Every well, Angeline, you shouldn't
meddIe with what doesn't concern
1 youw
ST didn't meddIe ~
"Yes you did"
The ladies were getting angry, and
the prospects of the pudding were be-
coming rather dark, when Peggy
quietly steppd to the table and har-
monized matters by mixing the in
g 'edients herself.
"See here, Peggy, do make Eddie
60 away; he's picking the meats all
out of these nuts" complained Bob
Buckwheat, who sat curled up in a
corner, with q fat-iron in his lap
cracking butternuts.
"There you little witch, see what
you have done % next exclaimed busy
Cousin Alice, as she appeared in the
pantry doorway, leading fat, rosy lit
tie Irene toward the woodshed
"Just look here, Peggy, this child has
gone and sat down in one of those
custsrd pies;n and while Alice pro-
ceeded to scrape the remnants OF pie
from the child's white dress with q
chip, Mouser, the house cat, stretch
ed herself from under the stove and
sidled knowingly towards the pantry
door. 3,
nSay, Peggyl mumbled a half
dressed young girl coming to the door
of the dairy, energetically working 8
large bone comb through the tangled
folds of her long HAIR, "Ma wants to
4 know where the picked plums are."
take those hair pins out of your
mouth, Sarah" /" quietly replied Peggy
as she gently pushed the hair comb
ing girl away from the milk pans,
land tell your mother that l will
bring in the plums."
"All right p' responded Sarah NOV
ing across the room to chat a mo-
ment with the loquacious Mrs. Neigh
, borly, who, on this especial occasion,
: had thoughtfully 'just run over to
! wash the breakfast dishes.'t
Peggy, won't you come here and
; help me pin this collar ?" whined
} another youthful scion of the House
OF Buckwhest, who had been unwill-
3 innlu fnrnad fn Keen naaa with the