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

Putting down milk pail, JUST
emptied, Percy fastened to little
Jacks assistance, and smoothing
both bis collar and MS temper with
touch and a word, she got the pickles
p!ums and left them in the dining
room as She pushed through the pzr-
lcr, where she went to shake hands
with the newcomers.
The greetings being over, all of the
folks were invited up stairs to see the
new dress which Grandma was wait
ing 50 impatientiy to examine.
sob, how handsome :" "Why,
Peggy, you'll look like a queen "
fHow becoming the collar Is 20 your
complexion 20 and kindred expires
sions ofsimilar import were ELECTED
by the exhibition of Peggy's wedding
dress, which had required the CON-
bined taste, skill and labor Of the viii
lage dress-maker, Aunt Hannsh and
Peggy herself to construct.
After the dress had been duly ad-
mired, Grandma very ceremOniously y
drew from her pocket = parcel which
she banded to Peggy, with the re-
mark ::
sit isn't much, Peggy, but it is
your Grandma's wedding present"
'Let me see il, Peggy let me see
il In chimed in the children, catching
hold of her dress and reaching up ia
feel OF the parcel. Before she could
open it, one OF the boys had pulled it
out of her grasp, and running away
to the most remote corner of the
room, tore off the wrsppings aud held
up to view a pair Of white kid slip
pers.
tfOh, Grandma r' said Peggy.
"Ain't those bully ~ shouted the
boys.
"What did them slippers cost ?'i
was the practical inquiry of maiden
aunt.
"Four dollars, !" said grandma COM
plaeently "they came from town."
"Umph did they ?" replied the
maiden aunt, scanning the articles
more closely. ''Well, now, it pears
to me have seen kid shoes just like
these at Lowpfice's store in the viii
lage for three dollRrs.n
Grandma was about to utter an an
swer to the last remark, when the
stopping of the bridegroom's new
spring wagon stopped at the gate at
tracted everybody to the front Win
dows. Hastily laying aside her slip
pers with the new dress, and stopping
TO wipe little speck OF crock off her
nose with the wrong side of her apron,
Peggy descended to the parlor to re-
ceive her husband to be.
Enoch was attired in plain suit OF
black, with q high standing collar
and yellow necktie.
"GoOd morning." saluted he, some
what cOnstrainedly, as Peggy entered
the parlor.
"How d. do ?'ireplied she, blushing
somewhat. --.
you're well, 1 'spose ?" was his
next Interrogation.
"0h, yes % answered Peggy. and
then looking out of the window, she
added, 'Isn't this nice day ?'
"Yaas splendid for hayin'," re-
Joined Enoch.
The couple sat looking at each 9TH
er in nervous silence for brief Pc
riod I; and they might have grown
restless in their Embarrassment had
not the tall clock in the corner re-
minded Peggy that it was fast near
ing time for the ceremony, and she
was not vet dressed. Bidding Enoch
to walk out and take q look at the
fine brood of chickens she had in the
hennery, she hurried up to her room
for the purpose of donning her we'd
ding attire.
Soon the minister arrived, and the
guests began to assemble in the old
fashioned square parlor. The piOus
Rev. Mr.. Filthy sedstely shook
hands with the grown people and
glanced sternly at the quleted group
of little boys and girls who bad
squeezed into the apartment with the
other people and stood with their
minds occupied-partially with the
novelty of the situation, and partially
with expectant speculstions as to the
part they would be permitted to per-
form in the disposition OF the grand
dinner that awaited the guests after
the marriage was over.
There was no delay in the ceremony.
Exactly as the hands of the old clock
indicated the appointed hour Of
twelve, Enoch and Peggy stood be-
fore the minister ready to be made
man and wife. The words were pro-
nounced, the greetings were said, the
dinner was eaten, and the glowing
huc5 OF the sinking sun, invading ttIe
swift-mOving car, shone on two hap
py faces as Mr.. and Mrs. Goodsense
were whirled away from Maple VAL
ley toward the great, bustling, smoky
city.
III.
The Interior of the large Music Hall
was fast filling with the votsries of the
tuheful music. Dazzling was the
scene, for the sparkling of the thou
sand and one gas jets found fitting
eompsnionship in the responsive gilt