Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-05-03

| hCCOIulHSlS INC DTludl preparations
were very much interrupted FRS
Deacon Pratt, then Or. Glough, ther
Capt. Rogers, then Parson French, Mr.
Aston and score more came dropping
in, one after another, and the burden
of each was: 'Don't do it. If you do
secure your money; but, best of all
give it up"
Now, Mahala, like the mule and like
many excellent people, could not b,
driven The result was that, will
many tears and lamentations over theil
prejudice, she was madly in love and
more than ever bent on matrimony.
And now came the auspicious day
The first to arrive were two of the
bridesmaids, Nellie and Amelia. Ma.
hala had said she didn't care what any
one wore so long as it was little nm
common. She begged the favoredthree
to wear something aesthetic, antique,
or symbolic" The latter idea seemed
to strike two of the girls favorably.
They talked of perSonating Night and
Morning, or all three representing the
graces, or Flora, Ceres and Pomona.
Finally, they decided to chose what
fancy and convenience dictated at the
time. Nellie, accordingly, appeared in
the character of fairy godmothcr, with
scarlet bodice, striped skirt, opening
over black petlicuat, high, pointed
hat and long wand. Amelia, in amod-
est suit of dove-cOlored cashmere, copi-
ed from painting of the Landing Of
the Pilgrims" presented really beau-
tiful type of the Puritan maiden. "
Alice the third bridcmaid, in her fear
of too far OutShining the bride. was
positively shabby in an old muslin.
with several darns in the skirt. and an
inkspot in the front breadth. Her cur
ly hair she had pulled back so tight it
made her eyes water. She was immc-
diately summoned to the brides bower.
"Alice, are there many in the par.
lor?"
Quite company, Mahala."
"Oh! Alice, | do so palpitate! can
never 90 through it before all them
iaundiced ewes. Alice, there's nobuIy
loves me but Brindle and old Major;
and lam going to take YOU three iris
and be married on the barn iloor."
"Why, Mahala Graves!"
"Why, yes, I'd rather be near Brin-
die and old Major, that I've driven
nearly thir-a longer time than folks
who hate him So
1t was in vain to expostulatc. Helen
Aston was installed nj the piano, with
instructions to keep the company GOOD.
natured ard assure them the bride
would soon appear.
Accordingly, Parson French, the
fairy godmother, the Puritan maiden,
Alice, in her shabby Gown. and Ma
hala, buried in an old waterproof, hur.
ricd to the barn. and there, with her
left hand on Brindle's side. opnositr
old Majors stall, Mahala "exchanred
vows" rs she phrascd il. and became
Mrs. Harrington. Then, LEANING ON
her husbands arm, returned 70 the
parlor, and received halliug conoratula.
lions and most por,entouslv dismal
good wishes.
Then followed rcpast of cold fowl.
frozen pudding, charlotte russo. cake,
ice cream, hot coffee, baked beans.
brown bread, pumpkin pie. stewed
oysters, pandowdy and everything else.
And then came farcwclls, hack,
trunk, satchcls, few flying slippers,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington were of
on their wedding tour.
About six weeks later Alice was pass
ing Mahala's old home at twilight.
She saw tall female form moving
slowly and stealthily along from the .
woods towards Mahala's house. 1t
seemed to go in; it looked like Ma
hala.
After that smoke was seen ascend |
ing from the chimney occasionally. y
!oTu many ne'ghoors tried the DOORS
ana raped loud and long; yet no one .
game" abundance.
ohe evening A'ice thought she would |
transplant a rose bush Mahala had
fiVeh her' She was buSlly engaged in
long so when she heard sob, and
men another anu another. She was
nSt outside the bedroom window, and
.hrough the closed bIlnd could easily |
see that the window was open.
"Mahala' let me come IN and com
ort YOU, she entreated'
And Mahala rclcnted, and let her in
,through the Window, and sobbed out
Ter pitiful story. Alice was sworn
o secrecy and never betrayed her
rust. But it was soon whispered
'ound that the abandoned bride was no
wife; that Harrington was already
The friendly remonstancps
lad induced Mahala to retain her
money, and that, foiled in obtaining
hat TO which end he had tried every
'rt, he had left her in disgust.
SO "she took up the burden of life
'gain, saying only: 1t might have
'een'
But now came another sensation, in
he form OF u large legal document,
addressed to Mrs. Mahala Graves
darlington. In it she was in
ormed by lawyer that Harting-
on had, indeed, been previously
married; that foresceing business fail
ire, he made over his property to his
wife. Then she had Immediately fled
o Em ope, and lived a life of freedom
md pleasure. That dying, June lG,
Ilmost Immediately on her return to
his country, she had left in is hands
! WILL giving her whole property to the
ul1re Mrs Harvey huntington should
uch person ever exist. ihat; since