Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-01-14

ing SURPRISED again. YES" says the DOC
tor, laughing, "I am the terrible Doctor
Graham that the ladies are all afraid Of"
And by that judged he was given to preach
against fine dressing, and wasting Of money
4 on useless things when there was lots OF poor
to he helped. noticed Mr.. Batchellor
didn't introduce himself nor the ladies', but
he said they would like to go over the church
and see Il. The Doctor was quite hgreea-
BILE, and then Miss Warburton insisted on
carrying Miss Sanderson upstairs TO see the
galleries. Miss Carrie asked to be excused,
but Miss Florric told her she couldn't go
alone; and though Mr.. Bachelor was very
anxious 10 go too when he found Miss Car
rie was going Miss Hattie was so tired she
said she couldn't possibly attempt II, and
she was sure Mr.. Bachelor wouldn't mind
taking care Of her till the other two came
back. She did look so handsome and speak
so uncommon fair that believe poor Mr.
Bachelor had his head little turned. He
stayed anyway, and rs soon as the others
pulls Mr.. Bachelor forward and says to the
minister (mind you, nearly dropped when
| heard her), MARY us at once! quick, or
IL will be too late" The Doctor started and
stared, but Mr.. Bachelor went deadly pale
and seemed speechless. He tried to say
something, but Miss Hattie pressed his arm
and looked into his face with the best put
on expression l ever saw. 81 love you and
Carrie does not" she said; ''do not forsake
me!u DIR. Graham saw and heard, and
the truth when he was so placed2 DR.. Gra-
ham looked frightened and asked Miss Hat
tic II she were twenty one, and she answered
"Yes. Please hurry" And l knew for fact
| she was seventeen and six months! But
she looked older and was generally taken
for twenty. Lsaw the minister, poor man,
was going to give in, and made my last ef-
fort for Miss Carrie; I stepped forward;
"Miss Hattie" says /. Mrs. Carter,'"'
says she firmly, .'rcmember your places"
and with that she put the book into the Doc
tors hands and implored him to begin.
Well, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, my heart had
like to have broke, just sat down in the
pew and cried. The minister didn't see
nothing in that except what was natural in
n friend OF the poor girl, suppose, and II
had plucked up courage to make objection
| to the marriage when the question was ask
ed, ! had nothing serviceable to say. Mr..
| Batchellor was not engaged to Miss Carrie,
rs far MS knew. And 1 was certain Miss
Hattie was marrying him for the money and
nothing more. But neither OF these facts
| would have been of much use, SO DIR. Gra-
ham finished the service and they were man
and wife! The GOODNESS of that young
| wretch! When 1t came to the time for the
ring, she pulled one off her finger, plain
gold band that had belonged to her mother,
Mr.. Bachelor was obliged to put 1t on
the proper fingerl bad seen Miss Hattie,
when we first came into the church, take off
her red roses and pretend to fix them over,
but when come to look at her after the GER
emony she hadn't n bit of color near her, and
it's likely that what with the white dress
and the white bonnet the minister thought
the marriage had been arranged between
| the two all along, and that the couple had
intended staying after the concert to be
| Joined together.
Well, the last blessing had hardly been
! said when down come the others, and Miss
Hattie-I mean Mrs. Bachelor, bad luck to
her-made one rush for them before had
| finn m xyar rp m
wish me Joy this minute! Pm married, Pm
marriedw Miss Carrie looked turned to
stone, and drew her to seat to try and
hide her faintness: believe her silence was
certain that the wedding was unexpected to
Mr.. Batchelor, for when Miss Hattie's hus-
| band saw how Miss Carrie looked he sort of
groaned and said, "What have L doneW
very low. Miss Hattie heard him, but she
wouldn't notice but went on chattering to
Miss Florrie, and laughing good deal When
Miss Warburton called her by her new name.
| Then / knew Miss Florrie had been in the
secret al along, and had really kept her
promise to help Miss Hattie all she could,
and can tell you Just wanted to choke her,
/ did! 1t was all along Of her Miss Carrie
| was dragged upstairs. 1 never, no never,
| did feel so outrageous in all my days; and
do to this moment when l remember Miss
| Carries expression and Mr.. Batchellor's
white face, when their gances come across
| one another.
Well, DR.. Graham, he seemed to get more
scared, and he spoke most solemn like to the
bridegroom, and began asking great many
question which he ought to have put before
he married the two; but Mr.. Bachelor, he
pretended to be very happy and satisfied
and all that, and began to hurry the party
away. did think that Miss Sanderson
would never have strength to walk, she
seemed to have lost the power Of her limbs;
and wasn't n mite sorry when Mr.. Batchel-
n, bat co.
riage anu take Miss Florrie and Miss Sander
son home with me, and then slipped the fare
into my hand. He told me to do the best
could for him and his aoUe Che said the word,
| Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, looking like death all
the while) with her family, and had to
promise would, though not overjoyed, for
though the Wellses were wild for her to
marry Mr. Bachelor, they had no notion
nor wish for anything but regular grand
wedding, with Mr.. Bachelor to pay most of
the bills. Then he shook my hand and bade
us all good-by; that is, all but Miss Carrie,
for with all his spirit, he hadn't the face to
speak to her separately. Then he put Miss
Hattie into carriage, and she leaned out OF
the window to see us as long as possible.
She made believe she wanted 10 hurry her
husband off, because she couldn't live If he
spoke to anybody else; II he had handed over
his entire fortune to her that instant, doubt
but she'd shown him some of her fine tam
trums pretty quick. She could have done
| WITHOUT MIN easier tnan Wlunouu nHe clOtnes,
I'll warrant.
Miss Carrie, when we got her in carriage.
she kept up splendid and tried to look civil
when Miss Warburton Dragged about her
knowing of it all along. And 1 just says
right out, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, | says,
"Then you've no call to boast, Miss Warbur-
ton, no more you haven't, OF fixing up the
most disgraceful affair in town." l says.
Sand you know well enough what / mean,'
l says, getting sharper and sharper, and says
l, '1t'll be living roproach to you forever
and everW l says. Then don't you think
that humbug of u Miss Florrie burst out cry
ing, and she let the tears roll down SO sim
cere- looking that anybody but me would
have been taken in. When we got home Mrs
Wells she went off into real, violent hyster-
les, and Mr.. Wells he weren't much better.
didn't see Miss Carrie again that night, and
In the morning when / come to look for her,
Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, she wasn't there
She had gone into Protestant sisterhood
You may be sure, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear,
the Wellses were sorry for these freaks, fol
the talk they made was wonderful. You
may be certain got my walking-ticket, fol
they couldn't stand having anybody around
to put them in mind all the time of disa.
greeable things Then Wilson and me was
married, and come to live here. Miss Hat.
tie she spent all her husbands money thai
he could be cOaxed out Of, and ilirted witt
, every man that was fool enough to let her
A pretty dance she leads him.. wouldn'
} be in his shoes for something! And tina
reminds me that Ive my new boots on ant
, you haven't said word about them
They're only eights and worth six dollars
! That's better than spending your money OF
publishing bonnets, Mrs. TOmkins, my dear
Mary M. Cohen, IN Good Company.
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