The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-02-16
cELEsTEs WEDDING

ence 81 y, small tosn With . popnls
tion Of !. 600 or {. 600 inhabitants. dists,
twenty hours. from Paris. arrived the,
about ien 10 the forenoon, aud was grestl
surpused 10 fnd the streets which Al
generally 20 quie, and peaceful. unusua
iy animated. Groups Of men we're stand
ine Ia front OF the shops. women wer
so<sipiSg a; the windows. young men sn
youns girls we're wedding their way to
ward the public square. while nrchin
were running about In every direction.
The Hotel Of Commerce. my cuetomsr,
stopping place, seemed upside down
Travellers. Who bad been abandoned b
their fate by the walters, we're tuggin,
iuriously at their bell cords. one callin,
for bis boots. another for bis breakfast
this one wanted bis mail. that one bis pa.
per, while the corridors we're the scene oI
an indesoribsble confusion. The master
Of the house. stont, jovisl man. known
TO all Is Father Philip, travelled up stairs
and down. penpiripg, painting, aud fumb-
! ling st loss as to which call be should
answer frst stopped him NJ be was go.
ing by.
Hello Father Philip" said With =
laugh, whats the matter Are your
servants on strike 2"
"Ah Y replied he, as be mopped Lis
face furiously with bis handkerchief,
don't speak OF it, sir. Although lad
forbidden it. they have all gone to the
wedding. Alb here they are now, COM
ing back II is about time T.
With contrite looks and hanging heads,
the three walters were returning as be
said, soeaking along the wall But Faith
er Philip, red rs boiled lobster, had
caught sight Of them, and without wait.
ing for explanations, he bawled at the top
OF his voice:
Say, are you all trying to make fool
OF me August chocolate to 7, coffee
with milk to II, letters to Q; Emile l6's
boots, 6's bat, Petite Journal to 2, No. Is
bill; Jules. los breakfast, the Time Table
for 81"
Without questions, August, Emile and
jules disappeared up the stair case as il
by magic We heard them scurrying
along the halls on the upper floor; doors
were slammed, aud five minutes later the ,
house had recovered its serenity. Then
only did Father Philip become more calm
aud turning to me he said:
why, you have not been relieved OF
your valise yet. beg your pardon. All n
my dear sir, one Is anything but happy n
when he has to deal with such scamps i
But then | cannot be angry with them to :
lay. The whole town is topsey-turvey
IN account Of the wedding r. O.
Whose wedding ?" II
'Bein ? All, that's so You have Just b
rrived aud could not know. II is the Il
marriage Of Mile. Bondurand r. az
10 uttering this last sentence, Father fl,
'hilip was very probable under the i'm bj
'ression that was going to exclaim b,
That accounts for 1t r. as he seemed hi
lost unplessantly surprised when re- fe
lied, without dreaming that might give
fense: ~ cant see why the marriage Of tb
nat particular lady should have revolu- th
onized the town in this way" "
He disdsinfully stuck out his neither lip CT
sure sign that he was pouting, or, as bis
alter would say, showing his lip" ia
I'LL be was on the point OF explaining NJ.
by such cause had produced SO great let
effect when the rumbling OF carriages dit
sounded in the street aud the air was
led with cries Of Here they come pla
re they come j"
II was the weddipg-the famous we'd .
ng OF Mile. Bondurand which after the 9
femony at the town hall and at the civ
urch was passing by the hotel on its vel
y back to the brides residence. 1t was Gel
loved by crowd OF idlers who ran as ,
ng shouting, waving their hats, and VIII,
owing each other. even under the horses end
t. as they scrambled in the dust after dur
sugar plums the groomsmsn were bes,
owing by hsndsiull through the car cep
ge windows. peo
We bad posted ourselves on the stoop J.co
get better view OF the cortege as it atte
ut by. Father Philip shared in the plac
eral enthusiasm, aud seemed hugely villa
ighted as he pointed out to me the be K
lily aud the invited guests Mile
There is Monsieur Bondurand, the they
les father In the secoud carriage Eacl
10 bis wife is not with him | Par at al
J, she has got into her daughters We in st
g. The bald headed gentleman is our tion.
.prefes nroc
And who is that peasant woman in 10 pe
dress She seems quite impressed lady,
ms sfand company IN which she finds ed CT
elf. ..S
That ia the groom's mothei, old Nine. 'T
ent. Doesn't the worthy woman seem being
'y Anyhow. there she is, for the tion,
time in her life. riding in carriage psrer
The groom ia no. rich man. then p lay 81
Who. Jacques Floren, 2 Why, be displ
TIA cent to bis name affair
md his wife 2" over,
llie Celeste fondurand has dowry bis nj
100 francs. without mentioning future a gres
etstions mott,
hew Monsieur Jacques Foren, Las extent
J into a we'll liued neat I" him b
lher Philip smiled spprovibgly. As other
yes Tell upon the occupants OF two same
E carriages 10 the eortege. he sudden "Ar
claimed. "Nc
here they are There they are r own c.
we're invited. too. il seems That sional
apital joke. be added, laughing nn had &C
} tesrs rolled do~n his fat cheeks. The y,
really good joke Do you see actef .