The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-04
CHAPTER 2.


front chambers had each a quilt on
the frames, all marked out, ready for
the nimble fingers to set the dainty
stitches. Thirty young girls were
invited to assist; they were to come
as soon as possible after breakfast,
and the young men were to come in
time for supper, and have frolic in
the evening.
AT ten O'Clock in the morning Mr.
Warrenton drove up to Mr.. Ray
burne's gate and left his three eldest
daughters, while he proceeded to
Woodstock on business. AS he start
ed off, he said: "Girls, l may pos
sibly be detained till late; if am not
here when the party breaks up, one
of you can probably ride home with
the Shaws, and William can take two
of you in his wagon"
1t was gay company of girls that
assembled that day. Tongues and
needles flew quickly, and amid much
laughter and competition the last
stitches were set, and the clicking
shears and scissors cut the completed
quilts from the frames. The girls
caught them up to give them shake,
to clear the chalk marks and the bits
of thread from the surface, when one
of them called out; "No; that can
not be done yet That is the right
of the gentlemen Wait till they
come!"
So they gathered up the quilts and
carried them into the hall, and COM
menced smoothing their hair and
arranging their ribbons, in anticipa-
ton of the arrival of the young men.
Before five o'clock the tables were
set, loaded with all the varieties of
choice eatables that a farmers house
could furnish. Soon the sound of
many wheels was heard rumbling
from both directions, and every avail
able hitching place was occupied.
Every description of vehicle was rep.
resented, and quite number of visi-
tors came on horseback, with pill
: lion attached to the saddle. Supper
over, the sound of two violins started
the company to their feet, and such a
scrambling to get the tables cleared
as there was They had a right
merry time, and their feet kept time
to the lively music till midnight.
Just as they were getting ready to
disperse, the cry was raised, "Where
are the quilts? We must shake the
quilts = and there was a rush to the
hall, where they lay. They carried
them into the yards, which were bril-
liantly lighted by the rays of full
moon, and some eight or ten men
took one between them, and such
rumpus as there was The horses,
wearied with long standing, reared
and pranced as the billowy waves
foated up and down and peals of
laughter filled the air, as the girls
undertook to catch the bride-elect
and seat her on one of the quilts.
She was too agile to be caught, and
so at last they folded up the quilts
and carried them into the house, and
the young men went for their horses,
while the girls put on their shawls and
bonnets and made their adieus.
Jason Shaw approached Jenny War.
renton on his horse, a high-spirited
colt. 81 see there are three of you
here" he said. evil you have
seat on my horse, Miss Jane ?"
81 am afraid to ride on the colt,
JASON the girl answered. elias he
ever carried doublee''
"Lots of times" he replied, driving
him up to the horse block at the cor
ner. 81 never thought you were
afraid of a horse"
"No more | am, if he is steady;
but he does act mighty skittish," she
replied.
"Jane, you had better not ride on
apillion, the colt isn't used to it,"
called out her brother as he drove up
to the door.
But Shaw was persistent. "Oh,
Jane Warrenton thought you had