The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-27

yours, Fitzhenry.''
"She is so-as being nearly con-
nected with my future wife"
Did anybody happen to be in a
house the day before wedding? If
50 they have Jeen in it-that's all.
Cutting up wedding cake; tying and
sealing up cards; burning old billet
do"x OF other suitors, and laughing
over their locks of hair; trying on
bonnets; twisting up wreaths; max
up favors packing trunks; writing
letters for the morrow'spost, announc-
ing the: happy event which will then
have taken place; cooking dishes for
the breakfast, till the house smells
like all the restaurants of the late Par
is Royal condensed into one: ejacu-
iating notes Of admiration at the ar
irving presents; overwhelming the
servants with confused mass Of d.
rectlons' who IN return are running
into every corner but where they ought
to run!
Caroline wrote lots Of letters, glad
enough to be able to do SO at last
she had waited for it for years. Her
! friends were numerous. and all were
favored with an epistle, conveying
the glad tidings.
Garry was far from being jealous,
that's certain, or she would not have
liked the whispered consultation be-
tween Fitzhenry and Lima all the
time she wrote, or that duet in the
other room. 1t was nothing to me;
but, upon my word, the captains
stolen intercourse with Lima looked
a vast deal more like love than his
paraded attentions to Caroline. Ny
private opinion was that he had
scented his brides flirting propensl-
ties, and was playing off bit Of re-
venge. However the morrow must erd
it. I'll be shot, too, if he did not kiss
her! 10 be sure he kissed Caroline
at the same time, and said something
about he and Lima being only few
hours of cousinship; but know this
that if Lima had been my lady-love
instead of my sister I should have
found my rest disturbed by visions
| of coffee and pistols.
1t was a beautiful day for We'd
ding. The sun shone and the bells
tinkled, and the carriages ratified up
with the guests. The first arrival
was DR.. Cram and his lady, the lat
ter's bird Of paradise nodding to the
wind as she alighted, all splendid in
a robe Of pea-green bugles and gold
wire. Sir Popperton Jefs dashed up
with outrlders. He bore splendid
case of pearls as a present for the
bride, and smaller set for Lima.
Mrs. DR.. Cram, who liked to have
finger in every body's pie, told him
it Was not etiquette to bestow upon
the bridesmaid like present to the
brides. But Sir Popperton, who was
a fiery man, observed that Lima was
his niece as we'll as Caroline and that
etiquette might be smothered.
! Everybody was in high feather
aunt herself like the rising sun-a
splendid scarlet dress dazzling to be-
hold, and white bonnet and scarlet
plume. Capt. Fitzhenry looked very
handsome-strange that he had not
chosen bride more worthy of him!
Coffee and tea were handed round, but
the breakf fast was to come afterward.
We were to set out for the church
at ten, but that hour struck before
Caroline made her appearance. DR..
Cram had twice looked at his watch,
when a rush of white satin and lace
proclaimedth the bride'spreseace. Sev.
eral ladies were in train, but next to
! her, as chief bridesmaid, walked my
gentle sister. The room fell into con-
gratulations, and Carry's grati6ed
eye told that they were welcome I
never saw her look so we'll. Her
dress, exclusive Of jewels, must have
cost what would keep me for six
months. Lima was in a quiet, pale
sort ofsilk, that unfortunately CALL
ed "stone,' upon which Mrs. DR..
, Cram Indignantly snapped me up
and asserted that it was "pearl gray" "
Her bonnet was the same as Carolineis.
except the orange blossoms, and she
wore no jewelrv. The whole of Car
oline's dress had been Lina's present.
| Captain Fitzhen1y advanced and
did homage to his bride in whisper.
She received it with genuine look of
timidity, and turned away to hide
her bushes behind aunt's fiery
} petticoats. The captain then spoke
to Lima in the same low tone, when
she burst into tears and nearly Sob
bed herself into Mysteries. Thinking
she was going into them out and out,
I got some Preston salts ready and
called out for can Of water. l did
not care for the Mysteries but l did
care for Lima and felt dreadful sus-
picion Of her misplaced passion for
Fitzhenry.
Never you mind, DEAR" said Mrs.
DR.. Cram, patting Lima on the shoul'
der; "it shall be your wedding next.
Shan't it, Mr.. Alfred?'
With great parade we sailed down
to the equipages. But elaborately as
the procession was planned before"
hand, the programme amidst the pus-
tie and excitement was not strictly
followed out. It often is not.