The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-06-08
Buying:a a Bridal " Tressy.

One day last week powerful young man
to whose right arm was linked tall, thin
girl of eighteen, with a sharp nose, pale
blue eyes, and hair the color of an old knife
handle, entered 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 gla-
ciest calico. ...s
This is kinder delicate business for us, :"
replied the young man, casting Sleeps eyes
at the girl. ... 4z s
"That is to say--that is-yes, ahem n'
stammered the clerk. III ~ .s-
"But / guess We'll live through it, Molly,
and so here goes. What we want is tros-
sy for this girl-a bridal trossy, believe
they call it, sd&
That's exactly what they call it, +" re-
piled the cierH. rlaasa tell
me what article you want, and I'll give
you the lowest figures" l} .s8i
The pairlooked at each other i'll a half
foolish way for minute and then the girl
hid her face behind stack Of goods.
GA little skerry, but she'll get over it, "
unused the lover "The first thing, sur
pose, is dress.''
g From one to sixteen dresses, as you
like,'' replied the clerk. "You'll take
black silk, perhaps az
'sAnd perhaps won't. There'sno style
about us, Mister. We marry for love, and
we've got to make little money 60 long
ways. Is calico pretty low?" ~ ...-
sOh! Zekel Y gasped the girl suddenly
showing her face.
"We'll go a 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 lovely, and so
is Molly 2'
Twelve yards of dove colored goods
were cut off and Zeke looked around and
said $3.50
60 Less see I suppose a back comb, two
yards of blue ribbon, bunch of hair pins,
and two or three collars ought to figure in
somewhere"
The clerk agreed, and the articles, were
figured in.
FL g Less see; she'll wear her sisters hat to
stand up in, and her shoes won't show if
she has a long dress on. guess that's
about all, isn't it, Molly ?'' ys
The girl blushed very red, beckoned him
closer, and after minute he turned to the
clerk and said /: %al
"It's kinder throwin' 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 pairs of stock
ings."
The articles were inspected, bought and
placed with the "trossy," and after the
lovers held another consultation in whis-
-pers, Zeke observed #zs9
Well, that's all. Figger'er up and
there's your cash. We've got to GO, and
get some hair oil and dollar gold chain
with a locket to it, and a pair of sleeve but
tons 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 good girl
and loves me, and I'm trying to do the falr
thing by her. 'Tain't many young men
who would put up seven or eight dollars for
bridal trossy for his girl; but when make
up my mind to marry any one Pm almost
reckless as to wealth, She didn't need
the corset any more than need galloweses,
| but she had sister married with corset
on, and she don't want to be behind her."
81 hope you II be happy" I.
| - We shall be-can't help it--th's ere
| girl can sling more thusiasm into mess oi
'taters than any Queen in Europe, and as
| fur her fried pork-yum She can com.
pose poetry, chop wood, draw pictures, milk
a cow, build suit Of clothes, or spell down
| anybody that stands on legs; and when
winter howls around our little home, well
sit with our feet in the oven, chew apples
and remember that had 10 take her Ole
dad by the collar and jerk his heels to The
ceiling before be d consent to this marriage
Wen, good-by. Come gal. = S ssa.s
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The Darlington Hasoksye Thinks if syor
! hadn't gone to the Centennial yon NIGH