Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-07-19

One day last week O powerful
young man TO whose right arm was
linked tall thin girl of eighteen,
with 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 init
mated that he was ready to make
bottom prices on any goods in the
store, from the finest silk to the gla-
ciest calico.
''This is kinder delicate business
for us, replied the young man, cast
ing sleeps eyes at the girl"
THAT II to say-that is-yes,
ahem 7, staInmered the clerk. \ III
s'But I guess wen live through it,
Molly, and so here goes. What we
want is trossy for this girl-a brid-
nj trossy, / believe they cali it.r
''That's exactly what they call it,
replied the clerk. And il YOU please
tell me what article you want, and
IN give you the lowest figures.
The pair looked at each other in a
half foolish way for a minute, and
then the girl hid her face behind
stack of goods.
"a little skeery, but she'll get
over it, Unused the lover. 1.-The
first thing. I suppose, is a dress"
From one to sixteen dresses, as
you like, y replied the clerk. You'll
take black silk. perhaps"
And perhaps / won't. There's
no style about us. Mister. We mar
ry for love, and we've got TO make q
little money-go long ways. Is cal
leo pretty low 2''
''Oh ! Zekel 70 gasped the girl
suddenly showing her face.
sWe'll so leetle better, then,
though calico is my motto. Hand
us down something for about thirty
cents a yard. Give us dove color,
for doves are meek and lovely, and
SO is Molly.
Twelve yards Of doYe colored goods
were cut off and Zekel looked around
and said:
LEES see, Isuppose black comb,
two yards of blue ribbon, a bunch of
hair-plns, and two or three collars
ought TO figure in somewhere.
The clerk agreed, and the articles
were figured in.
LESS see, she'll wear her sisters
hat to stand up in, and her shoes
won't show il she has long dress
on. / guess that's about all, isn't
it, Moll ?''
The girl blushed very red, beckon-
ed him closer, and after a minute he
turned To the clerk and said /:
''It's kinder throwin' money away,
but she's purity, good and gentle, and
Idon't mind. She thinks she ought
to have a fifty cent corset and two
pair OF stockings"
The articles were inspected, bought
and placed with the ''trossy," and
after the lovers had held another
consultation i'm whisper, Zeke obServ-
ed:
swell, that's All. Figger Ter 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 buttons and
some shoe strings, and. you see the
outfit is g DING to squeeze me bad"
"When does the marriage come
off 9n asked the clerk.
'sIn about ten days. She's good
girl and loves me, and I'm trying to
do the far thing by her." ''Tain't
many young men who would put up
seven or eight dollars for a bridal
trossy for his girl but when make
mp my mind to marry any one I'm
almost reckless an to wealth. She
didu't need the corset any more
than / need galloyses, but she had a
sister married with a corset ON, and
she don't want to be behind her."
II hope you'll be happy"
""We 81 all be-can't help it-this
ere girl can sling more thusiasm in
toa mess of 'taters than any Queen
in Europe, and as fur her fried pork |
yum She can compose poetry, |
chop wood, draw pictures, milk a |
cow, build suit OH clothes, 0l- spell !
down any body that stands on legs;
and when winter howls around our |
little home, wen set with our feet |
in the oven, chew apples. and re-
member that had TO take her old |
dad by the collar and jerk his heels !
to the ceiling before he'd consent to |
this marriage. Well, goodby. |
Come GAL"
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