Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-04

kept In dccorous order. so curly was II,
the same pink cheeks and creamy
skin. But my eyes were black instead
Of brown, and was smaller than she"
Eyes. and you had the loveliest
hands and feet ever SEEM" cried Fan.
ny. las you have now"
"And I've heard grandpa say that you
were the belle of tho county, and there
was many broken heart when you
married him." laughed Nell.
II was thoughtless GIRL" sighed
grandmamma, "and caused deal OF
trouble by my vanity, as you shall
hear"
"Well. tho dress was made, and very
proud was, as arrayed in it turned
myself before the great mirror; and
when the drcssmaker assured me that
no such face and form had been re.
fected there since the days of my great
grandmother, a famous belle and beau.
ty. was almost content.
"Almost-not quite. For the gor.
geous gown put to shame any slippers
that possessed, and nothing would
satisfy me but new pair made of the
same material. So next day father
rode to T, twenty miles away, and
ordered the slippers of fashionable
shoemaker, my brother agreeing to
call for them the following week.
But that very night began a storm
of snow and slect, which lasted for
days, and the roads were not open for
travelling until the day before the we'd
ding. Then brother John started for
T. with long list of commissions
from both families.
"'John, said !, standing at the door,
III you let any thing happen to my
slippers, I'll never forgive your
"'rll be careful, Fairy, run in. he
answered. They used to call me Fairy
because was so light and small.
Eat noon of the next day was anx.
iously watching the road, for the we'd
ding was to be at six o'clock, and John
had not yet returned. But soon saw
tho sleigh drive up, and | rushed to the
kitchen, where John was stamping the
snow from his boots.
"'Oh! where are my slippersP ]
cried, tossing over the parcels.
They're there, all right said
John.
.But l could not find them, so
mother came to my aid; but we hunted
in vain. John looked on i'm growing
dismay and perplexity, but suddenly
cried in tono of despair: 4 have it!
I was to get them this morning, as the
man was out last night, but had so
many other errands forgot. I'm so
sorry, dear. but it's too late to go
back
II burst into storm of tears, be-
wailing my disappointment and VOW
ing that would not go to the we'd
ding in those old slippers. Turning,
Just then, / saw Guy Burton in the
doorway, and fled to my room, where
/ sobbed till tired out. Soon heard
a horse feet on the ice, as Guy rode
off; and l thought angrily of standing
up with him that night in my old white
satin slippers. Guy was Sally's only
brother, older than herself. had
thought him cold and reserved lately,
though we had been good friends in
the days when he took me coasting.
But he had been Mt college for four
years, and had seen little of him, ex-
cept that he always seemed to be about,
book in hand, during the last few weeks
when had been to see the girls.
Mother came to console me, and by
five o clock / was in n plcasanter frame
of mind, though painfully conscious of
the old slippers, OH which l could not
look with equanimity.
ARRIVING Mt the Burtons. found
the girls in great iuttcr There was
the usual number of things to be done
at the last minute, SO it was only at
the hour of the ceremony that we be-
gan to look for our escorts. All were
ready but Guy. and he was not to be
found; in the general confusion his alb
scnce had passed unnoticed.
"'He must have gone on some errand
at the last minute said Mrs Burton
in a worried tone, looking into the
darkness outside; for n heavy storm
had como up.
I'VE waited in growing uneasiness
as tho servants were questioned, and it
was found that his horse. Saadi, was
gone. and that Guy had not been seen
since morning.
''As an hour passed and he did not
come. l grew angry at the thought that
i was the only one to be annoyed by
the detection Of my escort, and al
most wished that something might
happen to him. Sally declined to be
married in the absence of her brother.
As IL grew later and later, she sat
weeping with her bridesmaids. while
her fancc began to fear some serious
accident had detained his friend.
"Outside, the cold was intense and
the storm ragged with increasing fury.
10 was one of the worst known for
years Inside. rs midnight drew near
a gloom settled over us all, which il
was impossible to dispcl. All thought
of going on with the wedding was
abandoned, and we began to organize
parties to search for Guy.
Suddenly we heard loud whinny.
We sprang to the great door and flung
IL open, and Saadi walked into the hall,
on his back, q shapclcss mass covered
with ice and snsw. was Guy. Lifting
him of, the mon laid him upon the sofa,
and began taking of the stiffened
wrappings. Sally and chung together,
too much frightened for tears, rs we