Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-05
Sister Sues Wedding.

engaged to Mr.. Travers for three years
and she bad TO refuse los OF offers TO
20 to The circus with other Young men
| haye wanted her 10 get married so
that l could 60 and live with her and
Mr.. Travers. When [ think that il it
hadn't been for mistake | made she
would have been married Yesterday, l
find il dreadully hard to be resigned.
But we can't help it. Before 90 any
further must tell about my printing
press. 1t belonged 10 Tommy McGinnis
but be got tired Of 1t aud sold II to me
real cheap. H. was going to write 10
The Young Peoples post-ofice box land
offer to exchange it for a bic' Gle, 81.
Bernard dog, aid twelve good books.
but he liually let me have it for dol
lar aud half. 1t prluts beautifully,
and l have printed cards for ever so
many people. and made three dollars
and seventy ceLls already. thought
it would be uice 10 be able to prin!
circus bills in case Tom and should
ever had another circus, 80 L sent TO
the city and bought some type more
than an inch high, and some beautiful
yellow paper.
Last week it was decided that Sue
aud Mr.. Travers should be married
without waiting anv longer. You
should have seen what state OF mind
her and mother were IN. They did
nothing but buy new clothes, and sew
and talk of the wedding all day long.
She was determined 10 be married In
church. and to have six bridesmaids and
six brldegrooms,, and flowers. and mu-
sic, aud things TIL YOU couldn't rest
The only thing thai troubled her was
making up her mind who to inVile.
Molher wanted to invite Mr.. and Mrs.
McFadden aud the seven McFadden
Girls but Sue said they had insulted
her. and she couldn't bear the idea OF
asking the McFadden tribe Every
body agreed that old Mr.. Wilkinson,
who once came TO party a. our house
with one boot and one slipper, couldn t
be invited but II was decided that
every one else that was on good terms
with the family should be invited. She
counted up all the people SIZE meant 10
invite, and there were nearly three
bundled OF them. YoH would hardly
believe it, but she tod me must carry
around ali the invitations and deliver
them myself. Of course could not 90
this without noglectlng my studies and
loslrg time. which is always precious,
40 l thought of a plan which would
save Sue the trouble Of directing three
hundred invitations and save me from
wasting time delivering them. l got
to work with my printing press and
printed a dozen splendid big bills about
the wedding. When they were printed
cut a lol of small pictures OF animals
and ladies riding on horses out OF some
old circus bills, and pasted them on to
the wedding bills. They were periec =
IL gorgeous, and you could see them
TOUR or five rods off. When tney we're
all done. l made some paste in tn
pail and went out alter dark and pasted
them 10 good places all over the vii
LACE. The next afternoon father came
into the house looking very stern, and
carving one OF the wedding bills in his
hand. He hauded it TO Susan and said:
Sic read the bill and then she gave
an awful shrek aud tainted away, and
hurried down to the po>t-otfice 10 see
if the mail had come. This was on the
bill. and am sure it was spelled all
night:
Miss Susan Brown announces that she Will
marry Mr.. James Trsvers
az the church ne1tThursday at 7:3j sharp
All the Friends Of the Family
With the exception Of
| McFadden tribe and old Mr.. Wlkison
| invited.
Come early and bring
lots OF flowers.
Now. what was there to find fault
with in that? 1t was printed beautl-
fully aud every word was spelled right.
~ith the exception of the name
of the church, and l didn't put
that in because 1 wasn't quite sure
now TO spsll it. The bill saved Sue all
the trouble Of sending out invitations.
and it said everything that anybody
could want TO know about the wedding.
Any other girl but Sue would have been
pleased, and would have thanked me
for my trouble, hut she was as angry
as if had done something real bad.-
Mr.. Travers was almost as angry as
Sue, aud il was the first time be was
ever angry with me. l am afraid no"
he won't let me ever come aud live
With him. He hasn't said word about
ny coming since the wedding bills were
put up. AS Tor the wedding, 1t has
been put off, aud Sue says she will 20
10 New York 10 be married. Tor she
would perfectly die ii she we're to have
wedding at home alter that boy s
dreadful conduct. What is worse, |
am to be sent away to boading school
aud all because l made mistake in
printing the wedding bills without nrs'
asking Sue how she would like to have
them printed.
On Ice. Have you any champagne
on ice y
The question was asked by a we'll
1roeea1 sod.ava1 man aa he slrOll2d