The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-30

has danced the German a score OF times
and where one expects to dance again In q
few moments? Besides, the house was to
be crammed with company, and | was NOR
ally certain that everything would be In
in confusion. Charles family were com
ing; they are very aristocratic, and / was
more afraid of them then than | am now,
especially of his sister Adelaide. She Is
the most envious and spiteful creature In
the world did all she could to spoil the
match; wanted Charlie to marry some par
ticular friend of hers Then there was
aunt Sue Stockstill, for whom | was named
We were all very fond of her, and our love
was tempered with respectful admiration
which amounted almost to fear.
''The entire second floor was given up to
the guests, and we were hue died In the
little bedrooms under the n D3ard roof.
You and I had Bridget's room, and she
slept on pallet in the kitchen Charlie
had cot bed In the hall. All of our boys
slept in the stable loft Father swung
himself up in a hammock on the back We
randa; it was July, but he took horrid
cold all the same. Mother had the trunk
room until Isabel arrived with her two
boys, when it was given up to her, and
mother camped ON the lounge in the back
parlor. Now that is only the background
to the picture We had no city caterers
to provide the banquet Mother made every
cake, and had her hands quite full enough
toprovide suitable table daily for her guests.
Il had loads of beautiful flowers sent me,
and Isabel took the parlors off my hands.
That was really great help, for she has
exquisite taste and rare inventive genius.
She rugged superb wedding bell out OF an
old hoop skirt, and turned the old rooms
into bowers of beauty. But | had all of
the receiving and entertaining of the guests
upon nv hands, and all the little arrange
ments to make which are always left to the
last moment. Your dress came and had to
be altered; | sat up late into the night to
do it. Then you and your tiny grooms-
man had to rehearse your entree, and your
young nephew did behave abominably.
He caught your dress out of my hands and
raced with it down stairs into the parlOrs.
He got himself up at the last moment ike
a wild Indian, instead of dressing as he
should have done. He left the water run
ming until it soaked through the ceiling be-
low; he hung the cat over the balustrade,
and made bonfire in the wood house; he
sifted a quart of salt into the ice cream as
it was being frozen in the cellar. There
was no end to the pranks that fellow perpe-
trated. The wedding presents were su-
perb. | never expected anything so beau
tiful. But Adelaide whispered about, that
with the exception of one dozen spoons, 1t
was all plated ware, and that half of the
porcelain and bric-a-brac was hired for the
occasion"
Isabel repeated her remarks to me Just
in time to raise my angry passions to a
white heat, and to send me down stairs In
wardly raging on my wedding morn. We
were to be married at noon precisely, in
order to take the 3 o'clock train for the
city. I had a very elaborate and becom-
ing travelling costume which [ had decided
to wear, with the addition of a real white
Spanish lace mantilla arranged as veil.
Aunt Sue met me at breakfast. My dear
child she said, II can't bear to think of
your not being married in white. Moth
| ING else is suitable for a bride. Wear the
India muslin in which you looked olovely
at your graduation.
Il did not dare displease aunt Sue; but
the muslin was crumpled and yellow; it
would look dreadfully by day light. There
was still time, and [ determined to have
shutters closed, curtains drawn, and the
rooms lighted as for evening. Brother
Ned helped me arrange four dozen wax
candles on brackets among the flowers.
When they were lighted, the rooms made
me think of Victor Hugo's description of
the marriage of Corinne 1t was as bril-
liant and sparkling as fairyland, and the
tumbled muslin would look very well.
ran up stairs to dress. But first had
YOUR hair to curl, and then / must need
wash the vermillion from the face of that
boy. Then Charlie, who was vainly try
ing to tie his crayat without glass, Che
had dressed in the bath room, came to me
for assistance, and / saw the minister drive
up to the door before had begun my toi-
let. I was half dressed when Charlie
tapped at the door. "Sue-Sue, dear they
are having council of war downstairs
and they don't like the idea of our being
married by artificial light in the daytime
The majority think it an affectation, and il
rather strikes me so, too. Isabel asked me
to ask you to let her take down the can
dies. She didn't care TO speak to you
about it herself; she said you had so much
to fret you
ssTell her to take them down, | replied
in a choked voice, and then l burst into
tears. 1t was the last straw, and Charlie
and came nearer to quarreling then and
there than we ever did in our lives. ]
hadn't the heart to 60 on with my dress
inc. but sat and boo-hooed until Charlie
came to the door again to say that the
company was waiting. Then dashed In
to nv clothes. | had no time to comb my
hair, but Charlie pinned the lace veil ovel
it rather awkwardly, so that We deluded
ourselves into the idea that it did not show
and 1 stood up in my creased and second
hand gown, with unkempt hair, and face
and eyes swollen with weeping, and wa:
married, with the glare of MONDAY display
ing all defects. They say that the eonsci
business of being well dressed gives peac'
of mind which even religion cannot Inn
) part. Imagine, then, my torture to be ;
gazing stock at such time before all thos'
people! / had it In my heart to murdel
! them all and then Kill myself. Then af
. terward. We had thought, of course, tina
the company would remain and dine witt
our family, and then take the evening trail
for the city. But no. Adelaide though
it would be SO jolly for all to 90 down ell
masse Ned had to drive like mad to tn
livery-stable to get eonveyances for then
all, and Charlie and got to the station il
separate carriages The engine was dec
: grated with evergreen and flags in m,
honor, but the conductor thought Adelaid
was the bride, and gave her my seat, ant
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