The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-21

A sound 81 revelry. but not BY night.
The clock has Just struck twelve. and
the sun i shining vertically upon the
prctcnfions roof that houses Mr..
Humphrey Dawson and hmily. Be-
meath that roof are now complete the
extensive preparations for The marriage
ceremony that is 70 make the only
daughter II the house Mrs. Thomas
Winfield. The parLor i full Of guests;
the perfume Of an elaborate floral dec
Grafton pcrvades everything; and from
certain quarters Of the establishment
Drocccd the sayory 0iors Of = spread
least: for the wedding i 70 be IN event
Upstairs. in the downy environment
Of her own apartment. stands the pivot
of the occasion in bridal array. Inc
toilet Il marvel in Is way; trail en-
bodiment Of monumental expense and
labor. as such things are apt % b. but
petite Miss Alice Is 50 beautiful ia y
that only churl could bexail either ex-
pcnsc or labor in the presence of such
result. She i surrounded BY = beyy 81
ndmirinc friends of the same sex, who
chatter necessarily. and manifest their
anxious interest ~ sundry little touches
here and there upon veil Or drapery. Tor
Che groom has not yet arrived
Presently II Il quarter past the hour
and Re has not come vet. bnt Nd account
e taken az this circumstance foe who
ever heard II = wedding being ccle'
bratcd with anything Ike percussion n
regard % time?
Uncle Peyton pauses q the door =
remark IN jocular vein that this "seem'
~ be one of the occasions when ~
Ginger shivcrinc on the brink and fcal
10 launch away and % deliver him,
eelf az numerous maIign prophecies thu
are Iiatlv contradicted b. the look Of q
fectlonafe interest and unqualified ~
miration in his eyes.
Another quarter slips away. It
now half-past twelve and still che deIin
qucnt does not appear. Up the broa'
stairway comes the murmur a impa
ticnt expectancy. and the face undo
the filmv white veil wears shade
vexation. When Il i nearly one o'cloc|
Mr.. Dawson comes 70 the door an
eoffly calls his wife In the hall out
side thew hold consultation. 80
Alice. with alert eyes upon their facez
divines that something i wrong IA
moment she has separated the crow
about her like m arrow. and y bexor
them demanding the latest intelligence
whatever Il may Be. IL y postponed
NV DEAR says her mother, choking:
That's IL my dcar-po<fponed;.
echoes her father. ~ he stands ABSENT
twirIing . crunpled mote around "
finger.
Alice secs the note. and before he -
prevent her. has taken T. She opens
with breathleSs cagerncss a y 90
read, and runs thus:
sant g. ssxs = .s sss Scr sna wonder III
YOU could ever ASK II of me 10 - you Pc. ,.
vim the mooney. I'm On Hour ~neS'' ~ =
nephew.
Ii Il malicious. inhuman- crushing
WHY did he wait until this mcmcn'
She turns back % the room with . VIII
face. throws herself upon the lounge
reckless disregard 81 flowers ana Pe!'
ishable CONNECTIONS. and lies there W.
her face buried IN the pillow ~
agony Of humiliation.
Bye-and-byc che situation y comm
nicatcd TO the assembled friends. VI
take their leave. marvcling gfest'y- y
70 home 10 speculate TT GAY ~
greater or less accuracy upon Al NJ
has nof been given them V know
Where few hours ago there "
laughter. conrratulation and ant,cil
don. al Is now sorrow. Indignation n