, 1888-01-14
A PAIR OF WEDDINGS
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hpeCttcleS NJ pretty nanny mpD who
who sat at her feet on an old fashioned
cricket the blaze of the open fire
playing on her bright, blushing face and
lending n richer shade of gold to the
crown of fluffy hair that hid her white
forehead.
Nanny had come up to Traverse to
spend Thanksgiving with her grand
parents. She came the day before, but
her father me mother could not leave
until the next morning. DIR. Campbell
was too busy n man to spare more than a
day from his practice; and Nanny was
glad to come alone, for she had a great
piece OF news to tell grandma. Yes,
with n deeper glow than the freight on
her dropping face, she impaired the Won
derful intelligence hat she was engaged
to Jack Norton, and was going to be
married on Christmas. Now grandma
was not really much surprised, for lack
Norton was the son of DIR. Campbell's
oldest and best friend, and the children
had known each other always. Grand
ma, with the forecasting wisdom of old
ladies', had prophesied to herself this re-
suit years age yet she thought she was
surprised to find her prophecy had been
fulfilled.
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Nanny and Jack lived next door to each
other always; but when they were vet
children Mr.. Norton mad left Ridgefeld
and gone to Boston to live. And Jack,
moreover, had been sent to Germany for
his preparatory studies, and to England
for his collegiate education, so he was as
good as a stranger when he came home
to share his fathers business; and when
he saw pretty Nanny, who had blossomed
from n plain angular little girl into a
lovely young woman, he fell in love with
her after the good old fashion, and she
returned his passion with all the faith
and fervor of a girls first serious affec-
lion.
They had bee engaged several months,
but Nanny had not announced the fact
to any but her father and mother. She
was both shy and cautious, so she waited
to tell grandma until the wedding day
was set.
Grandma was ready with congratula.
tons; yet, rs she drew the fair young
head down to her knee and stroked the
bright hair with tremulous fingers, she
sighed, for she had lived too long not to
dread life for the child she loved so well.
Pm kinder pleased" she conided to
grandpa, in that grand committee Of
two which married people hold on mat
tiers hal interest them or their neighbors,
land I'm kinder distressed, too. 1 don't
Xix his bein' a lawyer; t never seemed
as though twas a reliable business, nor
one tibet a real honest, straightforward man
could foller."
"Well, " SAID grandpa, t%houghtfully,
''you've got to take things by and large,
Elviry-by and large. The's some lynn
in all business. You don't sell all the big
p'tatoes nor all the sound apples in the
same barrel eff you're a farmer, nor you
don't tell a man how old your critters be
not TO n day. Do you s'pose Tatum
sells his dry goods and groceries on the
square always? Don't we get poor drugs
for high prices down to. Dean's2 AM
come to fine it down, Parson Pitcher
don't write a sermon every week, now l
tell We. There's suthin' bad to every
thing; faint n heaven on earth down to
Bosting, no MORN It's here to Tray
erse.'
"Well, l dom know as tits" replied
grandma, with a sigh; ''but anyhow 1
wish t she wasn't goin' TO be married in
December"
And while Nanny was bustling round
in the kitchen next morning, stirring cold
milk into the Indian pudding that today
had the great oven TO itself, basting the
huge turkey in the rooster, furnishing the
tongues, keeping an eye on the chicken
pie that stood on a tripod in the chimney
corner to keep it hot after it had beer
drawn from the aforesaid oven, and doing
for grandma all the little odds and ends
that are so much work for old people and
so little for young ones, grandma was re-
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for the girl, which might or might not be
accepted and acted upon; for grandma
had old fashioned ideas. She spoke at
last, her fingers meanwhile busy pairing
potatoes for the pot that stood bubbling
to receive them:
80 you're goin' to be married Christ
may Day, be you, Nanny?"
mo, dear-Christmas Eve"
"Seems pretty cold time for a we'd
din" said grandma taking up another
potato.
"Wcll, yes. Jack would not wait till
June. when I wanted to have it; he said
he never believed in long engagements.
And mother thinks just SO; that is, where
people have known zach other as long as
Jack and l have"
Coin to be married in church, I sup
poser"
"Oh yes, and then a reception. Now
you and grandpa must come down; 1
want you to promise"
Were almost too old and too rheu-
maticky, Nanny, to go junketin' round in
midwinter."
mo, you're not-not q bit. The cars
are warm, and mother'l have a fire in
your room; and it's going to be such a
pretty wedding! Six trademarks, granny;
all of them pretty girls, too, in low dress
es of lace and pink satin, with roses and
short wells of tulle. They'll look just
lovely. And Mr.. Adams-you remem-
Der Everett Adams, who studied with
father-he's to be best man."
'Landl' CALCULATED grandma. II
should think Jack would be the best man
amongst EN-"
"Well," laughed Nanny, with a blush
flnt would have been the precise tint for
her bridesmaids dresses, II think he is
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