The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-01
Selecting a Bridal "Trossy."

One day last week powerfully
built young man, to whose right
arm was linked a tall, thin girl of
eighteen, with sharp nose, pale
blue eyes, and hair like the color of
an old knife handle, entered q Lake
avenue store, with both eyes full of
business. As the pair took seats, a
clerk intimated 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
for us" replied the young man,
casting sleeps eyes at the girl.
"That is to say-that is-yes,
ahemr' stammered the clerk.
''But l guess wen live through
it, Molly, and SO here goes. What
we want is a trossy for this girl-a
bridal trossy, believe, they call it,"
"That is exactly what they call"
replied the clerk, sand tell me what
article you want, and I'll give lowest
figures"
The pair looked at each other in
a half foolish way for q minute, and
then the girl hid her face behind Il
pile of goods.
"a little skeery, but she'll get
over it," mused the lover. "The
first thing. s'pose, is dress!"
From one to sixteen dresses, as
you like. You'll take a black silk,
perhaps?"
"And perhaps 1 won't. There's
no style about us, Mister. We
marry for love, and we've got to
make little money go a long ways.
Is calico purity lowY'
"Oh, Ecker gasped the girl, sud
denly showing her face.
"Well, we'll go little better then,
though calico is my motto. Hand
us down something about twenty
five cents yard. Give US dove
color, for doves are meek and lowly,
and so is Molly"
Twelve yards of dove colored
goods were cut off, and Zeke looked
around and said: LESS see. l
s'pose a back comb, two yards of
blue ribbon, a bunch of hairpins
and two or three collars ought to
figure in somewhereT
The clerk agreed, and they were
figured in.
"Less see. She'll wear her sis
ter's hat to stand up in, and her sis
ter's shoes won't show if she has q
long dress on. l guess that's about
all, isn't it, Molly?"
The girl blushed very red, beck
oned him closer, and, after a min
ute, he turned to the clerk and said;
Its kinder throwing money
away, but she's purity good and
gentle, and 1 don't mind. She
thinks she ought to have a fifty
cent corset aid two pairs of stock
ings."
The articles were brought, in
spected and, placed with the"trossy,"
and after the lovers held another
whispered conversation, Zeke oh
served:
swell, that's all. Figger up, end
there's your cash. We've got To go
and git some hair oil, and a dollar
gold chain with locket to it, and a
pair of 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.
ain about ten days. She's good
girl and loves me, and Pm trying to
do the fair thing by her. 'Taint
many young men who would put up
seven dollars on a bridal trossy for
his girl; but when J make up my
mind 10 marry any one I'm almost
reckless of wealth. She didn't need
the corset any more than ] need
suspenders, but she had a sister
married with corset on, and she
didn't want to be behind her"
81 hope you'll be happy"
awe shall be--can't help it. This
'er girl can fling more enthusiasm
into a mess of taters than 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