Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-12-15

tehSiV, a. the young coupe were a
unreasonably Happy as many anothe
couple has been before and will be a
, gain,
But one day Duke Bourne came il
with face full of tdings.
Faith, said he, have YOU heard tn
news
What news ? asked Faith.
'1onr uncle will get the start of u
after ALL"
: What do you mean, Luke
/ Why, he's going to be married.'
Uncle Naham.' cried Faith incred
N1nsly.
sszIes. L ncle Nahum. That accounts
for his being 20 willing to get rid o
ius-eh little one:'
! And who is the BRIDE questioned
Faith.
i Why, that's the mooted point yet
Nobody sssms to know Some sa,
one and som. say another, but the gen
sssl impression seems to be that it i.
the rich widow who OWNS the brown
stone block on the corner
I'm sure hope he will be happE
said Faith. with tremulcus lips and
eyes Sutinsed with tear., but | think
he might have said something 10 M
about it.
4, P,ople are not generally in hurry
to proclaim the fact that they are a.
bout to make fools of themselves. said
/ Duke Bourne bitterly
Why cried Faith, laughing thro'
her tears, rh.t is precisely what he
said about us.
But the next day letter from uncle
Nahum himself settled the natter
He wrote.
There is to be welding at NY
house on the 5, venteenth. and | want
YOU aud Duke to be here without tail
a Wedding, At his house, cried
Faith. i supposed that weddings
were celebrated at the brides home.
so they arc, dear, said Miss Smith.
but your uncle Was always so cccen-
tric,'
What shall We do:' asked Faith.
Nv by, 20 Of course, said Marina,
duke Bourne; TO show that We have
no malice at being disinherited if for
no other reason.
The seventeenth OF March arrived,
a co.t. clustering night, and the old
red brick house was all IN ghmmer
of lights 4. sse Young tetrothed pair
drove up 10 The door. Crcle Nahum
met them on ,he threshold in his old
fashioned swallow tailed coat, With n
huge white camelia in his bottom hole
aUd a pair OF SURPRISINGLY whit KID
aas tts rrs, Tr-.,rr ,v ~.. ....>--------
No. uncle. i
That won't do .aid uncle Nahum;
no one must cotIe 10 my Wedding
wlthou, A marriage garment. 1t 5 SO
lucky provided oHe for YOU. Come
up st -irs. qusck. and pur II OF. for the
iarsou Is waiIlu. a. d tie compaay are
here
But. uncle. lhe bride
.lou Il III see her BY and by. said
rlclc Nahum deslo;icaIIy. Come
up sslrs now and change your dress.
.But.unclr. "A v bite silk, crl'd Faith
locking IN dismay ut tie gIis'enine
dress laid ont for her u.e.
" hat then: lent ~hi!e silk The
thing for wedtiug: Put lton quick
and I'll send soRle one upto bf'ug!ou
down in five nluutes.
! And 80. with doubling hea't, she
rob. d h,rself III The " hits dress, With
mt. trimmings f ,alory blonde and
long trail.
/ Where's y,urs,ii : said Uncle Ma
hmm, " hen he came himself IL few sec
Iouds later to tie door.
.Upcle, can't wear - veil, pleaded
Faith.
But say YOU must" said incl
Nahum, Nobody comes SO my wed
ding without 4 vail And he place
the wreath !iyhtly on her head.
But Uucle Nahum, they will taxi
me for the bride.
.Iet'm. said the old gsntleman.-
Take my arm. Now come down wit
me and IN show you the iride. lher
she is.
Lifting her b,wiIdered eyes Falt
Nixon beheld her own figure reii' cite
! in a. full length mirror at the stan
a way.
Here's the BRIDE chuckled incl
; Nahum, leading her up to Marmaduk
> Bourne, "and here's the groom, tsI
). ping Bournes shoulder. And here
the parson, all ready aud waiting
@ Now, r.verened sir, to the clergyman
. marry 'em as fast as you can. An
before either of the young couple vel
able to demonstrate, they were mad
man AID wife.
Duke cried the bride, AS soon ;
the ceremony was over, did you kno
4 of this
y NO, | hdu t. said Mr. Bourne wit
= his arm very tight arourd his hit
y wlfe's waist. But | must say | a
- prove very highly of the whole pr
II ceeding.'
Uuce Nahum stood 10y rubbing h
m hants, With his whole face wreal h'
Id in one pr,digious smile.
e, SO YOU supposed 1t was who W
re- to be married, ell : said he. Not
bit of it-not Il bit Oft. I'm too o
: bird t. be caught with such chatf
al that. No, TO, hide Faith. Did y
think | was going to turn my "
N birdie out of her n,st after all the 10
RS wears she has been cherished there
~, No, | only wanted to assure mys
nv that your fancy was real fancy, a
that this young-young rascal her
g. smlttng Bourne on the shoulder oil
fa- more, loved you for yourself alone,'
,he for the money he thought the old n
let IVES going to leave you. And you
al to live here both Of you, and We'll