San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23

tue gas Whb Rotug, nuu We W"S soi"e
to take the baby But come to dress
the baby, l could not find its little
shirt. I'd laid clean ono ont OF the
drawer u purpose; | knew jest where
I'd put il, but come to look for it, it
was gone
For mercy's sake" says I, gals.
has any of you seen that baby's shirt"
o. course. none Of EN- had seen it,
and looked sgain; but it want no
where to be ionbd.
ats the strapgest thing 10 all
na,nre," says l; here had shirt in
ny hand not more'n ten minutes sgo,
aud ow i,s gone, nobody knows where!
Gals" said l, do look round, can't
YEP
Bnt fretting and Tuning wouldn't
find it; 10 I went to the bureau and
fshed up another shirt, and put it onto
the baby. and at last we were ready
for start.
Father had hernessed up the double
team, and the gals we're all having
good time going to see Mary Ann
married; but somehow couldn't get
over that bsby's shirt. 'Twant so
much the shirt, but to have anything
sperrited away right from under my
face and eyes, twas too pravoking.
What no you thinking about,
mamma?" says Sophronia. "Wha'
makes you so sober?" 0 e''
I'm pestered to death thinking
about that baby's shirt says l.
Zone Of you must took it, LIN
sartin," says l. .1..... .r .-I
Now, ma" says Sophronia-ssys
she, You needn't say that" .a
And, as l had laid it onto EN-
good many times, they were beginning
to get vexed, and SO we had it back
and forth all a about the babys shirt
till we got to the wodding.
Seeing company kind o put it out o
mind. and l was getting good natured
again, though l couldn't help saying
to myself. every few minutes. what
could have become of that baby'sf
shirt? till they stood up to be married,
and l forgot all about it. tg
Mary Ann was a zeal modest crca.
ture, aud was more'n half frightened
to death when she came into the
room with Stephen, aud the minister
told EN- to jine hands. She fust gave
her left hand to Stephen.
Your other hand" says the minis
ter, and poor Steve, he was SO bashful,
too, he didu't know what he was
about; he thought twas his mistake,
SO he gave Mary Anu his left hand.
They wouldn't do anyway, but by
this time they didn't know what they
was about, and Mary Ann jined her
lett hand with his left, then his left
with her right, then both their left
hands again, till I was all in fidget.
and thought they never would get
fixed. ...
Mary Ann was as red as a turkey;
and to make matters wuss she began
to cough-to turn it off, l s'pose-and
called fol glass of water.
The minister had just been drink
ing and the tumbler stood right there.
l was so narvous, and in such a
hurry to see it all over with, that l
ketched up the tumbler and run with
it to her. for l thought to goodness
she was going to faint. She under
took to drink.
l do not know how 1t happened,
tut the tumbler slipped, and, gracious
me! if, between us both, we didn't
spill the water all over her collar and
sleeve.
| was dreadfully frustrated, for it
looked as though twas all my fault,
and the first thing did was to out
with my handkerchief and give it to
Mary Ann.
1t was nicely done up. She took it
and shook it out. The folks had held
in pretty we'll up to this time, but
then such a giggle and laugh as there
was. | didn't know what had given
them such a start till | looked and |
seen. I'd given Mary Ann that baby's
shirt!
(Hara Mrs .Jopes who il n hip /