Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-07-25

We we're all preparing. said Mrs.
Jones. TO go to the wedding. l vas
going, father was going, the gals were
going, and We were going 10 take the
baby; bn, come to dress the baby.
couldn'. find the baby's shirt. I'd hid
clean one out Of one Of the drawers
on purpose. | kuow'd jis, where |
had put il; bat come to look for il was
gone.
For mercy. sake. gals. says 7, has
any one Of ye seen that baby'- Shirt
OF course none OF EN- had seen j.:
and | looked and locked again. bu.
'twant nowhere to be found. It's the
s'rangest thing in all nature. said I.
Here l had that shirt in my hand nor
more tan ten minutes ago. and w
it's gone, and nobody can. tell where
| never seen the beat--Gals, says /.
do look around. can't ye? BIT fret,inc
wouldn't find it. so gave i. up. and
went to the drawer and fshed up
another shirt and put it on the baby.
and at last we were ready to start.
Father harnessed up double team.
we drove the old white mare then. and
the gals and all was having good
time going to see Mary Ann married.
but somehow I couldn't get ever that
shirt. .Twant the shirt so mach. but
TO have anything spirited away from
under my face and eyes so, twas pro.
v"kin.
+ What 70 thinking about mother?
says Sophrony; what makes you look 80
sober? says she.
I'm resfered To death thinking about
fh't hirt One Of you must have took
it. I'm sariin. saws |.
Now. ma. says Sophropy you needn't
say that, and rs I'd laid it onto her a
good many times, she was beginning te
get vexed, and so we had il back and
forth. and oil about that baby's shirt
till We rot to the wedding.
Seeing company kinder put it ont Of
mind, and | was getting good nature,l
agnin, though / could not hclp -ayine
to myself every few minutes. what could
have become Of that shir !? till at las,
they stood up to get married and | for.
got all about it.
Mary Ann was real modest creature
and was more'n half frightened TO 'ea,h,
when she came into the room with
Stephen and the minister told them tr
ljinc hands. She first gave hcr left
hand to Stephen. Your other hand
says the minister; and poor Steve. h.
was so bashful. to. he didn't know
what he was about; he thought twas q
mistake and that the minister mean,
him. 80 he gave Mary Ann his left
hand. That wouldn't do. any wav, .
left hand maria 0 I'll around; but z
this time they didn't know wha, they
were about, and Mary Ann joined he,
right. then both Of their hands until
was all Of fidget. and thought tina
they never would get fixed.
Mary Ann looked as red as turkey
and to make matters worse she bega,
to cough and turn it of, l suppose, ant
called for glass Of water. .lhe min
lister had just been drinking. and tn,
tumbler stood right there and I vas Al
nervous and in such hurry to sce i
al! over with I ketched IN the tumble,
and run with il to her. for l though
to goodness .he was going to faint. Sh,
undertook to drink don't know how
It happened. bnt the tnmhler slippe,,
and gracious me! If. hetw en- us. v,
didn't spill the water all over her cola
and dress.
| was ,lreadfnlly Aust,rcd. for
thought It looked as though i, was m,
fault. and the FIRST thing did was I,
out with my handkerchief and give !
I" Mary Ann. II was nicely folded M
and she took it. The f,lks had held i,
rretty we'll up to this time. but such
girgle and laugh as there was. didn'
know what had given them snch
start, till | looked and seen that T.,