Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-08-09
TWO WEDDING DAYS.

Everything had been duly and prop
erly arranged for our wedding. Theen-
gagement of Miss Nell BARLEY 10 Mr..
Bertram Langley had been duly an
nounced IN the fashionable column of a
leading society journal, and the wedding
day had arrived
| am Bertfam Langley-commonly
called Bertrand, while I confess to be
the most sincerely and entirely In love
with my little Neil, [ must add I had
been quite annoyed about our marriage,
first at the persistence with which she
insisted upon grand wedding. 5
/ hate fuss and praade, and have an
old-time notion that marriage rehear-
sal giddily and eventually solemnized be-
fore crowd of gossiping, gaping peo-
pie, is robbed of all its sweet purity.
Then, too; the trousseau The whole
business is nuisance Excuse the big
word, but my feelings are strong on that
point. What on earth woman wants of
clothes enough to last her five years, and
gewgaws more than she can ever hope to
use, never could see; unless, indeed,
she entertained horrible suspicion that
the new firm may refuse to furnish
fresh supply. ,-.-, =
q" It's all right, [ suppose, since they
all do it (no slang intended), but it was
a trying time for me, / can tell you. [
could scarcely get glimpse of Nell, she
was SO busy with dressmakers, milliners,
etc.. and when | did see her she was In
such rafting. hurry to be off to keep
an appointment with some workwoman
or other, that [ actually grew a little
savage. 'ssNtA- aIt& g 20 t.5@
For month before we were to be mar
ried believe never entered the house
once but. Kate, Nell's sister, rushed into
the room with an -
Excuse me, Bert, but Nell is wanted
a moment" Or, "Don't look cross,
Bert but Nellie must see Madame This
or That, /" till lost all patience.
There was another cause of annoyance,
too; Nell's father was a rich man, and as
able as he was willing to furnish his
daughter with as much fnery as she
might desire. While I, on the contrary,
was a man with his way to still make in
the world. sI
True, [ had fan income and fair
prospects, but / could not hope to give
Nell as luxurious home or as elabor-
ate a wardrobe as her papa provided, at
least, not for some years; but could af-
ford to support wife, and loved Nell
with ell my heart.
When I asked Mr.. Bartley's consent
TO our marriage, he was at first just a
little inclined to>ind fault With my fnan-
cial condition. An older man, with a
weli-secHred fortune, would have suited
him better. He had a most unwhole-
some dread OF fortune-hunters, and even
went so lar as TO have mild suspicion
that | might be just bit interested in
that way; but all that wore off in time,
and we were on the best of terms.
I only mention this to show how sus-
picion once entertained viii return on
the faintest invitation, and not infre-
quently on none at all, for the time came
when Mr.. BARLEY not only entertained
this unjust surmise, but eagerly Rugged
this fou thought to his heart, and grew
murderous in that vital organ toward
me-Bertram LaDgley-as innocent a
man as ever stepped.
The day before the one fixed for our
marriage Nell and had our first tiff. ]
called to inform her OF the smallest pos
sible hitch in the church machinery.
The regular sexton was obliged to leave
town, but had secured the services OF
LIS UIOtHSA "a NCAy uCdA dIIu STU ptu u1d1,
at it turned OUT. Possibly she might
have some instructions to give him.
I waited full half an hour In the re-
ception room, cooling my heels and
warming my wrath, before Nell rushed
in.
"What is it, Bert?" she asked, breath.
lessly, at am awful busy"
A spark is enough to ignite whole
city if it only falls upon highly imham
mable material, and a word is quite
enough to raise furious temper in 6
man who is aching to get mad; so [ an.
-swered CURLY: