The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
"BuYing a Birdie TrOSSY.v


On Tuesday of this week, powerful
ly-built 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. en-
tered Court Square 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 slaziest calico.
This is kinder delicate business for
u.s." replied the young man, casting
sleeps eyes at the girl.
That is to say-that is-yes, ahem"
stammered the clerk
But l guess we'll live through it,
Molly; so here goes. What we want is
trossy for this girl-a bride trossy, be-
lieve they call it."
"Thats exactly what they call It,"
replied the clerk; " and now tell me what
articles you want, and I'll give you the
lowest figures"
The pair looked at each other in fool
ish way for a minute, and then the girl
hid her face behind a stack of goods.
"a leetle skeery, but she'll get over
it, mused the lover. The first thing,
l 'spose, is dress"
From one to sixteen dresses, as you
like. You'll take black silk, perhaps?"
And perhaps l won't. There's no
style about US, mister. We marry for
love, and we've got to make a leetle
money go long ways. Is calico purity
low"
go Ecker gasped the girl, suddenly
showing her face.
Well, Wen go leetle better, then,
though calico is my motto. Hand us
down something about twenty cents per
yard. Give US dove color, 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:
Less see: l 'spose back comb, two
yards of blue ribbon, bunch of hair
pins and two or three collars ought to
tigger in somewhere"
The clerk agreed, and they 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. l guess
that's about all-ain'tlt, Molly?"
The girl blushed very red, beckoned
him closer, and after a minute he turned
to the clerk and said:
Its kinder throwing money away,
but she's purity good and gentle, and I
don't mind. She thinks she ought to
have tifty-cent corset and two pairs of
stockings"
The articles were brought, inspected
and placed with the trossy," and after
the lovers had held another whispered
consultation Zeke observed:
Well, that's all. Figger'er up and
there's your cash. We've got to 90 and
git some hair-oil, and dollar gold chain
with locket 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,
| asked the clerk.
Z" In about ten days. She's good girl
and loves me, and am trying to do the
fair thing by her. 'Taint many young
men who would put up seven or eight
| dollars for a bride trossy for his girl;
DuS "hCu ludhC up my HliHu W marry
anyone Pm almost reckless as to wealth
She didn't need that corset any more
than l need suspenders, but she had a
sister married with corset on and she
didn't want to be behind her"
Il hope you'll be happy"
owe shall be-can't help H. This
ere girl can sling more enthusiasm into
mess of taters than any queen in Eu-
rope; and as for 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 bowls
around our little home We'll sit with our
feet in the oven, chaw apples and re-
member that had to take ner old dad by
the collar and jerk hisheels to the ceiling
before he'd consent to this marriage.
Well, good-by; come, gal."-Ala5ama
State Journal