The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-07-31
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Buying a Bridal !" Trossy- y

One day last week powerfully built |
young man, to whose right arm was link
cd tall thin girl of eighteen. with a
sharp thin nose, pale blue eyes. and hair
like the color of an old knife handle, en-
tered Lake avenue store, with both eyes
full of buiness AS the pair took seats,
clerk intimated that he was ready to
take bottom price on any goods in the
store, from the finest silk to the glazicst
calico.
This is kind of deidate business 70
u.s. replied the young man, casting
sleeps eyes at the girl f4
That is to say-th that is--yes, ahem )"
stammered the clerk. ,g,Ia.
"But | guess we'll live through it,
Moll, and so goes. What we want is a
trossy for this gifl-a bridal trossy, !
believe they call it, 5a
.That is exactly what they call it, re.
piled the cleark land tell me what article
W. ,vuut, INIT I sff f,t--s -. l~...s-i fyn~4
es."
The pair looked at each others in a
half foolish way for a minute, and then
the girl hid her facs behind a stack Of
goods
"a little skeery, but she Il git over 1t, !"
mused the lover. "The first thing,
spose, is a dress 7 'ass N
.From one to sixteen dresses, as you
like. You'll take a black silk, pcrhrps =
"And peroaps | won't, There's no
style about us. mister. We morry for
love. and we've got to make little mon
ey 60 long ways. Is calico purity low 7"
t.Oh, Zeke!' gasped the girl, suddenly
showing her face. B, s baa
1--WE, We'll 60 a little. better, then,
though calico is my motto. Hank us
down some hing about twenty cents per
yard Give us dove color for doves are
meek and lovely. and SO is Molly"
Twelve yards of dove. colored goods
were cut off, and Zeke looked around
and said: "Less see. l s'pose back
comb, two yards OF blue ribbon, a bunch
Of hair-pins and two or three collars,
ought to figure in somewhere" Tho
clerk agreed, and they were figured in.
LESS see. She'll wear her sisters
hat to stand up in, and her sisters shoes
won't show il she has a long dress on,
| guess that's about all. isn't it, Molly =
The girl blushed very red aad beckon
ed him closer, and after minute, he
tuaned to the clerk and said
ats kinder THROWN money away, but
she's purity good and gentle. and don't
mind She thinks she ought to have a
fifty cent corset and two pair of stock
ings.
The articles were brought. inspected.
and placed with the "trossy,' and after
the lovers had held another whispered
conversation, Zeke observed:
swell, that's all. Figger up, and
there's your cash. We've got TO 60 and
git some hair oil, and dollar gold chain
| with = laolsat la it. and a pair Oh sleeve
buttons, and some shoe strings. and you
see the outfit is going to squeeze me
bad
"When does the marriage come OFF,
asked the clerk.
In about ten days. She's a mighty
good girl and loves me, and I'm
trying to do the fair thing by her. faint
many young men who would put up seven
dollars on bridal trosse for his girl I;
but when make up my mind 10 marry
any one Pm almost reckless of wealth.
She didn't need the corsets any more
than need suspenders, bat she had a
sister married with corset on, and she
didn't want to be behind her.
II hope you'll be happy
eve shall be--cau't help it. This ere
girl can sling more enthusiasiasm into a
mess Of tatcrs then any queen in Europe
had to take her old dad by the collar
and jerk his heels to the ceiling before
he'd consent..to this marriage. Well,
goodbye" Chicago journal.