Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
SISTER SUES WEDDING.
Jimmy Tries Ills Printing Press on II
Sisters Wedding Invitations.

Jimmy Tries Ills Printing Press on His
Sisters Wedding Invitations.
Sic ought to have been married a
long while ago. That's what every
body says as knows her. She has been
engaged to Mr.. Travers for three years
and she had to refuse lots of offers to
60 to the circus with other young men.
have wanted her to get married so
that could go and live with her and
Mr.. Travers. When think that il it
hadn't been for q mistake | made she
would have been married yesterday, l
find 1t dreadfully hard to be resigned.
But we ought always to be resigned to
everything when we can't help
It. Before go any further l
must tell about my printing press.
II belonged to Tommy McGinnis, but
e got tired OF 1t and sold 1t to me real
cheap. He was going to write to the
Young Peoples post-otfice box and offer
10 exchange it for bicycle, a st.
Bernard dog, and twelve good books,
but he finally let me have it for dol
lar and half. 1t prints beautifully,
md / have printed cards for ever so
many people, and made three dollars
and seventy cents already. 7 thought
it would be nice to be able to print
circus bills in case Tom and should
ever have another circus, so 1 sent to
tho city and bought somo type more
than an inch high, and some beautiful
yellow paper.
Last week it was decided that Sue
and Mr.. Travers should be married
without waiting any 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 to be married in
church. and to have six bridesmaids
and six bridegrooms, and flowers, and
music, and things till yon couldn'trest.
The only thing that troubled her was
making up her mind who to invite
Mother wanted to invite Mr.. and Mrs,
McFalden and tie seven McFadden
girls; but Sue said they had instltcd
her, and She coNiln't bear the idea Of
asking the NCl'adlan tribe. Every
body agreed that old Mr. Wilkinson,
who once came to party AZ our house
with one boot Il ore slipper, cculdn't
10 invited; but it was decided that
every one else that was on good terms
with TIE family should be invited.
She counted up all the people she meant
to invite, and there were nearly three
hundred Of them. You woltld hardly
believe it, but she told ne must carry
around all the invitations and deliver
them myself Of course | could not 10
tlis without neglccttng my studies and
bSng time, which is always precious,
81 | thought Of plan which would
save Sue the trouble Of directing three
hundred invitations and save nc from
wasting time delivering them. | got
10 work with my printing press and
lr.nted dozen splendid big bills about
he wedding, When they were printed
cut lot Of small pictures of animals
and ladies' riding on horses out of some
old circus bills. and pasted thom on to
the wedding bills. They were perfectly
gorgeous, and YOU coull see them four
pr i've rods off. When they were all
lone, | made some paste in tin pail
tnl went out after dark and pasted
.heln in good places all over the village.
The next afternoon father came into
the house looking very stern, and car
lying one OF the wedding bills in lis
hand. lie handed ittc Susan and said
"susan, what does this mean? These
bills are pastel all over the village, and
there are crowds Of people reading
them
She read the bill and then she gave
an awful shrek and tainted away, and
l hurried down to the post Office to see
if the mail had come. This was on the
bill, and l am sure it was spelled I'LL
right:
| Miss Susan Brown anr ourc's that she will
| marry Nj James lraycrs
Mt the church next Thursday at 80 sharp.
All the Friends Of the Family
With the exception of
Che McFa,ldcn tribe and old Mr.. Wilkinson
are invited,
Come ca ly and bring
lots OF flowers.