Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-10-19
TWO WEDDING DAYS.

i"s1 "i''o"' p',"e''h,''"''
Everything Iau Oceh uulS alu prop
cry arranged ior our wGoulilg, inc
engagement oi MisS Nell Darticy 10
nertram Langley hau peeI uuiy an
nounced IN the iaSIloh columns OF u
leading society journal anu the we'd
uing daJ nad arrived ....,.
am bertram LanglGy-commohly
called bert|ahu' Whlle CONFESS 10 DC
moSI sincerely anu ehtlrc'y ~ Ii iovG WIN WIN
my liltle Nell; l must auu hau pech i
quite annoyed ABOUT our marriage IfSt
at thG persistence WIN Whlch She III
Sisteu upon grand wcGulng'
l natc iuss anu paraue' anu nave ah
old-tlme notioh that marriage re-
ncarSal Slddlly anu eVehluaily solehih-
ized before a crowd OF goSSlplnS' gap
ing people, IS robbed OF all It's sweet ,I,
purify; linen, 100 ihe lrouSseau. Inc
Whole pusihesslS nuisance Excuse tnc
DlS Word, Dut my ieelihSS are SlrohS on
that point what on earth a woman
wants OF clothes enough TO last hVe
years, ana gewg;tws more IMAM Slic can
ever hope TO use, l never coulG ScCci
unless inueeu' she entertalhS a horrl-
bic suspicion That The new lirm may re-
iusc TO iurnlsh a ircsl supply.
III s all right, suppose, since they
all do 1t (no slang lntendcd)' 6Il' 1t was
trying tlmc 1or me, can tell you: i
could scarcely Sct II glimpse Oh Nell
she was so busy with dressmakerS, NIL
liners, ctc.i ana Whcn dlu sec hcr She
was IN such a rafting hurry to be oil
to Keep an appointment with some
workwoman or other that actually
grew little savage.
For u month before we were to be
married J. believe l never entered inc
house once but Kate, Nells sister
rushed into the room with an ,
Excuse me, Bert, but Nell Is wanted
moment. Or, Don't look cross,
Bert, Dut Nellie must see Nine lhS
or that, b" till ! lost all patience.
There was another cause OF annoy
ancc, too; Nells father was rich
man, and AS able and as willing to FUR
nish his daughter with as much llnery
rs she might desire, while l. on the
contrary, was a man with his way to
still make in the world.
True, had fair income ana talr
prospects, but could not nope TO give
Nell as luxurious nome or as eiaD0-
rate wardrobe as her papa provided,
at least not for some years; but | could
Afford to support II wltc' ana loved
Nell with all my heart;
When asked Mr.. BARLEY 5 consent
to our marriage, he was at ilrSt Just a
little inclined to lind fault with My IL
nancial condition: Anolder man witll
weli-Secured fortune; would nave
ted him better. lie had most un-
olesome dread OF iortunc-hunters,
ID even went so tar as to have mild
terested in that way but all that wore
of in time, and we were on the best OF
terms.
l only mention TINS to SHOW now n
suspicion once entertained Will return
on the ialhtest ihVltalioh,,, anu hot III
frequently on none at all, for the time
came when Mr.. bartley not only enter
tanned tins unjust stlrmise, ana eagerly
hugged this foul thought to his heart
sr yrew murdcrous III that vital or
gan toward me-Bertram Langley-as
innocent man as ever stepped
The day before the one liked for our
marriage Nell and had our ilrst Till.
called to- inform her OF the smallest
possible hitch in the church machinery.
The regular sexton was obliged TO
lca'e town, but had secured the SER
vios of his brother "a very deaf and
stupid man; as 1t turned out.l Posi-
bly, she might have some instructions
to give him.
waited full half an hour IN the re,
ception room, cooling my heels and
warming my wrath, before Nell rushed
in.
"What IS 1t, BERT she asked breath
lcssly. 4 am awful busy"
A spark is enough to ignite u whole
city If it only fall upon highly inilam-
mable material, and n word is quite
enough to raise n furious temper in a
man who is aching to get mad; so |
answered curtly:
"lf you are in such hurry, it is no
matter what wished to say.
Nell opened her brown eyes in sur
prise.
I've gov 10 sGiTet some laee' she
exclaimed lana MAZE can wait.
Nelther can 1, l retoTIeu, shorlly'
puihng on my gloves linen after n
moment au9eu' 1ou think great
deal oi iur2eiows' uon I your