Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-28
Anlnarnns department.
BUYING A BRIDAL .sTROSSY.v

eyes, anu nalr tne color OF an OlQ KnlIe nam
die, entered a Lake Avenue store with both
eyes full of business. As the pair took seats,
the clerk intimated that he was ready to
make 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 sheep 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, I believe they
call it."
"That's exactly what they call it," replied
the clerk. "And, if you please, tell me what
articles you want and I'll give you the lowest
figures
The pair looked at each other in half
foolish way for minute, and then the girl
hid her face behind stock of goods.
ga little skerry, but she'll get over il"
unused the lover. "The first thing, suppose,
is Dress"
"From one to sixteen dresses, as you like,"
replied the clerk. "You'l take black silk,
perhaps"
"And perhaps I won't. There's no style
about US, Mister. We marry for love, and
we've got to make leetle money 60 long
ways. Is calico purity low%
"Oh! Zekel !" gasped the girl, suddenly
showing her face.
"Well, we'll COLA leetle better, then; though
calico is my motto. Hand US down some
thing about 30 cents yard. Give US dove
color, for doves are meek and so is Molly"
Twelve yards of dove colored goods were
cut off, and Zeke looked around and said:
"Less see; s'pose back 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 the articles were fig
ured in.
"Less see; she'll wear her sisters hat to
stand up in, and her shoes won't show if she
has long dress on. guess that's about all,
isn't it, Molly?"
The girl blushed very red, beckoned him
closer, and after minute turned to the clerk
and said:
ats kinder throwin' money away, but she
is porty, good and gentle, and don't mind.
She thinks she ought to have ffty-cen cor
set and two pairs of stockings"
The articles were inspected, bought, and
placed with the "trossy," and after the lovers
held another consultation in whispers, Zeke
observed:
"Well, that's ALL Figger 'er up and there's
your cash. We've got to 60 and git some
hair oil, and dollar gold chain with lock-
ct to it, and 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, ask
ed the clerk.
"In about ten days. She's good girl, and
loves me, and I'm tryin' to do the fair thing
by her. 'Tain't many young men who would
put up seven or eight dollars for bridal
trossy for his girl; but when l make up my
mind to marry one, I'm almost reckless as to
wealth. She didn't need that corset any more
than need gallowses, but she had a sister
married with a corset on, and she don't want
to be behind her."
81 hope you'll be happy"
eve shall be-can't help it-this ERE girl
can sling more 'thusiasm into mess of ia
ters than any queen in Europe; an as for her
fried pork-yum! She can compose poetry,
chop wood, draw pictures, milk COW, build
suit of clothes, or spell down anybody that
stands on legs and when winter howls around
our little home, we'll sit with our feet in the
oven, chew apples, and remember that had
to take her old dad by the collar and jerk his
heels to the ceiling before he'd consent to this
marriage. We'll, goodbye. Come, gal."
O,GEoRGE! WHAT DAMsEL.-She was
young and fair, and tear glistened in her
eye as she laid her curly head on his shoulder
and exclaimed 20, George I think if
found you did not love me, should surely
die" "My darling" he answered, passing
his hand gently round her dmpled chin, Il
will always love you Do you think would
marry you if did not feel sure of it. In
few days at the altar I shall VOW to love you
all my life, and will keep my VOW" A
lovely kind of beati6c happiness played for a
moment like sunshine on her lips, and then
she whispered: 20, George! I like to hear
you talk like that; you have been so good to
me. You have given me diamond locket,
and gold watch and chain, and rings that
an angel might wear outside her gloves and
not be ashamed and if I thought that one
day you'd be sorry you'd given me all these
nice things and want them back again, it
would break my heart" He held her gently
against his manly breast, and answered with
quavering voice: 20, my darling there is
nothing on earth that could happen that
would make me repent giving you few to-
kens of my love, or make me want them back
again." She sprang from his arms like a
joyous deer she shook back her sunny curls,
and, with whole poem in her hazel eyes, ex.
claimed: 20, George! you have taken a
great load from my heart. I've come to say
that can't marry you after all, because I've
seen somebody like better, and l thought
you'd want your presents back again"
RB" A prisoner was being tried for sheep.
stealing, and he was asked by the presiding
Judge, an Irish Chief Baron, what he had to
say in his defence "Ah, sure, yer lordship,
didn't meself and me fawther and me grand
fawther all vote for your lordship when ye
put up for Tipperary? And, begorra, didn't
we carry yer lordship to the head of the
poll ?" "True, true" murmured the judge,
and he was visibly affected by the reminis.
cence. He looked kindly at the prisoner at
the bar, and in summing up directed the jury
to acquit him, though the evidence was very
strong for a conviction. The jury felt the
pressure put upon them, and the foreman, in
giving the verdict, said, "Well, yer lordship,
suppose we must call him mot guilty. but
faith, yer lordship, there'll not be sheep, at
all at all, left in the country" To which his
lordship complacently replied, "Ah, never
mind, gintemen-never mind the mutton.
Acquit him, and eat beef" And acquitted
he was.
R9~ A farmer went to broker to buy some
Government bonds. "What denomination
will vop bo 2" askad tho hroker The nues-