The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-04-06

troll Of that fund, OF partofit-th,
church and the minister would b
lfvresto profit greatly. 3ssRsa III
" In tile end Aunt Nabby told Iii
deacon that she Iswould have him,
and the day was set for the wed
ding, Of course such aethinga a
! that took wings and few. One day
lin at tile village store, the larges
and foremost store, wherein the Pos
Office was, one Of the citizens spok,
with the deacon on the subject Of til,
marriage, and asked him if it was
true, And upon being answered II
the affirmative, he remarked upor
Mlabby Pattcu's general appearance
and asked the good deacon what hat
inluced him, with two grown.ur
daughters at home, to take such 7,
Iwife. The deacon looked mysteri
Gus. He India finger upon bis
friends shoulder and nodded sig.
|ni6cantly.;,s ~.v .m@ss~ssaea
S"My7dear Old friend, I will confess
toyou-privately, mind you. You'll!
never breathe it2"
"Of course not" -
'srhen, the truth, ! am rather hard
pushed in making out my payments
for the year. III fact, .I-haye not
been free from debt since the moth
sert of my children-my beloved wife
left me. But this marriage will
put me on my feet. Nabby Patterns
old money bags are plethoric, and ]
must have the handling Of them
They are the attraction -, ~.
The deacon had told it in conf.
dence, under the ban Of secrecy, but,
somehow, it leaked out and came to
Aunt Nabby's ears. 80. ,.ls
The days passed on; the autumual
crops had been garnered; Aunt. Nab
'by's rents had all been paid, swell
ling her. bank account more and
more; and, in. due curse, came the
day appointed for the wedding. i.
had been arranged that the ceremony
should be performed in the church,
and, Of course, in public. Tie bride.
elect bad refused to be brought to
the spot by the groom, preferring.
to come alone and met him there.
And she came, came in her usual
Sunday garb, with a small parcel in
her hand, which she carried very
carefully. She entered exactly ON
time, and proceeded directly to the
chancel, where the deacon stood,
ready TO receive hers; an ~.
4 The minister, when he saw the
twain standing side by side before,
him, arose and stepped forward; and
having kindly greeted them, he d..
rected them to join hands. But the
bride, instead of offering her hand,
held out the neatly folded parcel so
that the groom was forced to grasp
that. He tliedto gain her hand, but
she plainly signiaed that she would
not have it so. He must take what
she offered; and he took it; and the
did not see that they were
not holding one another by the
hand. sas ss.'s R'' saR IS
"Elnathan Stubs, fyou take this
woman, whom you now hold by the
hand, to be your welded wife; and
do solemnly promise, that unto her
you viii cleave, etc" =
+ 'rhe deacon answered with a low
10" ana yes. H.'ass
Abigail Patten, you take this
mar, whom you now bold Ivy the
hand, to be your lawfully welded
YOU 10 .aa gwoB&
! '''No, no!' broke Aunt Nabby, her
voice shaking At first, but gaining
strength presently. 'Ob, no-not
so my dear sir. He does not hold
my hand, sir! nor is it my hand he
seeks. He has hoped to marry my
money bags, that be might, be set
upon bis feet and hold up his head.
Ob,no! 1T is not poor old Aunt Nab
BY he would have; nor shall he have
herw S,sa an e 1l'1iss - $50.
Then she lifted the package which
she held, tore of the brown paper,
and shook outztwo OF. three.
canvas bags such as are used to th,s.
- Z =. =
day for combining large amounts Of
coin-she shook them out, exclaim.
ing as sue did so:l ~ .ss,A 81
'Parson Butterworth Here are nv
money-bags and you may marry