West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
FROM SEVEN TO NINE.

Seven o'clock in the morning, aud
Anabel CliIton's wedding day!
The sunshine drifted through the half.
closed blinds and danced upon the white
wall of the upper room in the Eliza
bethan tower OF the Cliftons' river-t town
villa. This little apartment, usually in
studled order, was strewn with incon-
gruous drapcries, and was, rs one might
say, In dishevelment. Anabel was still
asleep. She did not stir when her
mother and her nurse the aged nurse
oil all the family of eight, of whom
seventeen year old Anabel was the eld,sst
and the favorite-c climbed up the narI ow
stairway from the nursery, and stood at
'he curtained entrance gazing in.
1t is not IN sleeper to Withstand des-
pciatelY earnest glance and AnJibel S
eyepds trembled, then unfo ded. She
had been deeply asleep. for she seemed
to come slowly back from the mysterious
world as she fixed her eyes on the two
mute figures and gradually recognized
them no sooner had one ray of
rrecognizant consciousness passed from
her than one OF the visitors-the mother
vanished. There had been something
SO Slrlishly, so almost b bibyishly, limo.
cent in the sweet little sleeping face, and
something so unsLelkably dear in lie
awakening that she could not trust her
self to lingcr. She stole down the stair
way, and catching up from its crib her
younge't darling, a girl, aud of all her
children most hike her fresh, faultless,
beautiful mabel, she burst into pas.
sion of weeping.
The old nurse advanced. "Come.
Miss Ambel, high time We war stirrin'
An'-dis yer weddin' day. au' dc pres.
ems a.iludlin' in hansum. Come. honey,
bes' put on yer dressin'-go and lebc
de flxin' till alter breakfas'. For Dinah
she gone got sech brcakfas'; all dc
tibbies yer fond oh, Miss Ambel, br'iled
chicken, abbe tart, cberyting enviting.
tut dis yere's yer weddin' time, an
honey. dcre isn't scch bride cher,
day
Such happy, happy bridel" aid
She had slipped from her bed in a
twinkling. and stood beside her dusky
friend, with her hand on the cumbrous
shoulder, and her roseate face fondly
near the ark-hued, wrinkled, but evcl
kindly one. She kissed the old goodic
kiss on her forehead
Such happy, happy, bride" said
Anabel
8 o'clock A. N Breakfast over, but
hardly tasted, in spite of "tibbies." oh,
why do they keep the pet morsels of life
until the exact moment when It's impos
eiblc to swallow them!
MAY the children come in?' asked q
voice, cheerily.
rush Of little ones. They climb on
AnabcPs knee, they kiss her, they hue
her. May, the eldest steals her arm
around the white meek. aud takes one OF
the long bright golden curls Of "thC
BRIDE between her lips. Jancey. the
favorite brother, blurt5 out: ooh, what
fool you are. Mamie. 10 go and leave
us! such lots OF fun as we had ahead.
tool"
And we love you sop whispers May
''Oh, you darlings" cries Anabel,
springing from her chair, aud tumbinp
down the youngsters without noticing
Bridget nursic !" she calls to the maid,
IN the anteroom, take the children
away dircctly.p a
She can hardly restrain her tears unit
she is obeyed, and the door closes upor
the little hgurcs Then murmuring tc
herself, "But / must not cry aud spoil
my eyes, for it is my wedding day, !" She
wecps bitterly.
0o'cJo III. M-The bridal dress arrived
at last. III il had not been for J-'i
influence IN the custom house il would
never have got through i'm time, aud you
would have 90 be married iu-"
''llas IL comeD says Anabel, perfcctl,
indiGercnly
Yes; superb ctqt.dousro Of Partisan
costuming. White tulle over white satin.
the tullc studded all over with whit,
jasmine and orange blossoms; the vel
bordered with orange blossoms: corsap,
knot Of jasmine and orange, and wreath
for coilTu,o to match
Anabel rejected the bouquet Of the
cor.agc. "a shall wear-thcso at least
natural flowers. she said
An de n trial flowers am here, said
the o nurse. 'Dey am come 70 suah
long wild Mussa Frauklin's weddin' oiC
Better late den noberl A cross OBJ en-
rils, Miss Ambcl Missus cs peeked in.
an ] miscoyercd a mighty pretty PIC
for Massa Franklin" And the fond
creature gave Anabcl strange pene
trating glance a rcproachful glance. II
anything SO alectionato could be called
rcprCachful
10 o'clock 4. W. Anabel has tried on
the wedding dress Ilcr groomsmer
and bridcmaids have come % prscticC
the formaitic9 Of the ceremony. The
eldest brother, Janccy, with a look oI
great seriousness porsonatcs the bride
groom, May, with no seriousness at ALL
poronatc3 the clergyman Then Ana
bel. alone in the tower room, disencum
hered e the bridal dress glances into
th small Jewel case enclosing the eros
of cmcralds, Franklin Monroe's gift %
would wear tiff ] could she says {.
herself, "only bride must b. in pur,
white What a lovely color these stcnc
hayel / do not wonder that tire lap
idarics rest On ir eyes urou cmrra.ds.
would ik TO wear IT. for / love oh, in
deed love Cousin franklin next best &
mother-next best in all the world 4
mother aud Eugene"
At the very thought Of the name 'Eu
gene, Anabel Clifton colored. he wa
\ much in love with the young man bu