Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-08-09
ZEKE AND MOLLY.
A Trip to Chicago to buy the Bridal
"Trossy."
[Chicago Even'g Journal,j


One day last week powerfully built young
man, to whose right arm was linked tall,
thin girl of eighteen, with sharp nose, pale
blue eyes, and hair like the color OF an old
knife handle, entered Lake avenue store,
with both eyes full of bushes. AS the pair
took seats, clerk intimated that he was
ready to take bottom prices 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, ahem!"
stammered the clerk.
''But guess We'll 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 it," replied
the clerk; ''and tell me what article you
want, and Ill give the lowest figures"
The pair looked at each other in half
foolish way for minute, and then the girl
hid her face behind a stack of goods.
"A little skeery, bat she'll get over it, y
mused the lover. 1.-The first thing s'pose is
dress?"
''From one to sixteen dresses, as you like.
You'll take black silk, perhaps p
''And perhaps won't. There's no style
about us, mister We marry for love, and
we've got to make little money go long
ways. Is calico purity low?"
''Oh, Zeke!!'' gasped the girl, suddenly
showing her face.
"Weli, we'll go little better, then, though
calico is my motto. Hand US down some
thing about zoe per yard. Give us dove col
or, 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
Lessee, s'pose black comb, two yards
of blue ribbon, bunch of hair pins and two
| or three collars, ought to figure in some
| where
The clerk agreed, and they we're figured in.
LESS see. She'll wear her sisters hat to
stand up in, and her sisters shoes won't show
if she has long dress on, guess that's abou,
all, isn't it. MolIy?"
The girl blushed very red, beckoned him
| closer and, after minute, he turned to the
| clerk and said:
1'Its kinder throwing money away, but
she's purity good and gentle, and don't mind.
She thinks she ought to have fifty cent cor
set and two pairs OF stockings.
The articles were brought, inspected, and
placed with the ''trossy," and after the lovers
held another whispered conversation, Zeke
observed:
"Well, that's all. Figger up, and there's
your cash. We've got to 60 and git some
hair oil, and pair of sleeve buttons and
some shoe strings, and you see the outht Is
going to squeeze me bad"
"When does the marriage come off p
asked the clerk.
I'm about ten days. She's a good girl and
loves me, and l am 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 make up my mind to
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 a corset on, and she didn't want to be
behind her..
Il hope you'll be happy
:'We shall be-can't help it. This ere girl
can sling more enthusiasm into 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, good bye."