The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-16
THE BRIDAL HANDKER.
CHIEF.


We all prepared to 20 to the
wedding. L was going, father was
going, the gals was going and
we was going to take the baby.
But come to dress the baby, l
could not find it's little shirt.
Id laid q clean one out of the
drawer a purpose; l knew jest
where Id put it, but come to look
for it, it was gone.
For mercy's sake,' says l, gals,
has any of you seen that baby's
shirt
Of course, none of 'em had seen
it, and [ looked again; but it
want nowh here to be found.
Its the strangest thing in all
nature says l; here l had a
shirt in my hand not more'n ten
minutes ago, and now its gone,
nobody knows wherel Gals said
l, do look round, can't YEP
: But fretting and fu min g
wouldn't find it; so I went to the
bureau and fsbed up another
shirt, and put it onto the baby,
and at last we were ready for a
start.
Father had harnessed up the
double team. an9 the gals were all
having good time going TO see
Mary Ann married but somehow
l couldn't get over that baby's
shirt. 'Twant so much the shirt,
but TO have anything sperrited
away right from under my face
and eyes, twas too provoking.
What be you thinking about
mammal says Sophronia. What
makes you so sober?'
I'm pestered to death thinking
about that baby's SHIRT says l.
'One of you must a took it, I'm
sartin,' saysI I.
Now ma, says Sophronia-says
che. you needn't say that
And, as l had laid it onto 'em
a good many times, they were
beginning to get 7exed, and so
we had it back and forth all about
the baby's shirt, till we got to the
wedding.
Seeing company kind O put it
out of my mind, and l was get,
ting good natur'd again, though
| couldn't help saying to myself,
every few minutes, what could
have become Of that baby's shirt
till they stood up to be married
and 1 forgot all about it.
Mary Ann was a real modest
creature, and was more'n hall
frightened to death when she
came into the room with Stephen
and the minister told 'em to jine
bands. She fust gave her left
hand to Stephen.
Your other hand says the
minister, and poor Steve, be
was so bashful, too, he didn't know
what be was about; he thought
twas his mistake, 80 be, gave
Mary Ann his left hand.
That wouldn't do anyway, bu'
by this time they didn't know
what they was about, and Mary
Ann jined her left hand with bis
left, then bis left with her right
then both their left hands again
till 1 was all in a fdget. anc
thought they never would gel
fixed.
Mary Ann was as red as a tur
key and to mako matters wus'
she began to cough-to turn i
off, I s'pose-and called for glass
Of water.
The minister had just beer
drinking and the tumbler stooe
right there.
l was 80 narvous, and in such
. hurry to see it all over with, tha
, l ketched up the tumbler and ru1
, with it to her; for l thought t.
goodness she was going to faint
, She undertook to drink.
. Ino not know how it happened
, but the tumbler slipped, and, gra
3 cious mel if, between US both
. we didn't spill the water all owe
, her collar and sleeve.
i I was dreadfuI!y frustrated, 70
r it looked as though twas all n.
8 fault, and the first thing l did wa
to out with my handkerchief an
give it to Mary Ann
] 1t was nicely done up. Sh
: took it and shook it out. Th
= folks bad held it pretty well up t
2 this time, but then such a g1ggl
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