Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
Buying a Brida, .rrossy. >,


hi ago Evening Journal. a'AsslI
One day last week a powerfully
built young man, to whose right arm
was linked q tall, thin girl of eighteen
with a sharp nose, pale blue eyes, ano
b air like the color of an old knife han
lie, entered Lake avenue store, witt
both eyes full of business. AS the pal,
took seats, clerk intjmated that he
was ready to take bottom price on any
goods in the store, from the finest silk
to the glaziest calico.
This is kinder delicate business ufor
u.s. replied the young man, casting
sleeps eyes at the girl.
That is to say-that is-yes, ahem !
stammered the clerk.
| But guess We'll live through it.,
Molly, and so here goes. What we
want is trossy for this girl-a bridal
trossy believe they call it,
That is exactly what they call it,
replied the clerk; and tell me what
article you want, and I'll give the low.
est figures
The pair looked at each other in @
half foolish way for Minute and then
the girl hid her face behind a sack oi
goods.
"A little skeery, but she'll git over
it, unused the lover. The first thing
1 s'pese is dress
From one to sixteen dresses, as J ou
like. You'll take black silk, per
haps p
AND perhaps 1 won't. There's nc
style about US, mister. We marry fol
love, and we've got to make. little
money go long ways. Is calico purity
low p
oh, Zake 2 gasped the girl, sudden
ly showing her face.
well, wen go little better, then
though calico is my motto. Hand u
down something about twenty. cent,
per yard. Give US dove color, for dove:
are meek and lovely, and so is Molly.
Twelve yards of dove colored good.
were cut off, and Zeke looked around
and said: Less see. l s'pose black
comb. two yards of blue ribbon, a bunch
of hair pins and two or three collars
ought to figure in somewhere sf..ss
The CLERK agreed, and they were fig
ured in.
Less see. She'll wear her sister.
hat to stand up in, and her sisters shoes
won't show if she has long dress on
1 guess that's about all, isn'tit, Molly!
The girl blushed very red, beckoneC
him closer, and, after minute, hi
i turned to the clerk and said:
It's kinder thrOwin' money away
but she's purity good and gentle, and
1 don't mind. She thinks she ought t.
have fifty cent corset and two pair
f OF stockings. tftS5~A
Tho ortioloc xrora ofl
4 and placed with the 'trossy,' and afte
q the lovers held another conversation
Zeke observed:
, We'll, that's all. Figger up, ant
/ there's your cash. We've got to e
and git some hair oil, and dollar gol,
chain with locket to it, and a pair Q
o sleeve buttons and some shoe strings
> and you see the outfit is going t
, squeeze me bad.' 10 Q
When does the marriage come off
!. asked the clerk. -..
: In about ten days. She's goo
n girl and loves me, and I'm trying t
do the fair thing by her. 'Taint man
!, young men would put up 81 on brida
trossy for his girl, but when make u
my mind to marry any one Pm almOs
O reckless of wealth. She didn't NEE
4 the corsets any more than ] neede,
. suspenders but she had sister Margs
). ret with corset on, and she didn'
want to be behind her.
., Il hope you'll be happy a.5 J.
, 'We shall be-can't help it. Thi
q 'ere girl can sling more enthusiast
into a mess of taters than any queen i
> Europe. had to take her old dad b
!. the collar and jerk his heels to tn
9 ceiling before he'd consent to this maj
riage. Well, good-by.'