The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-01

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i one Of her four bridesmaids.
Her fance came Of . fms oil fam
ily, a. did she herself; and scores Of
relatives were expected to the wedding.
which promised to be very grand and
brilliant affair. Mothor hesitated to
have the dress made; but girls then
wore much older gowns than in thess
wiser times. so she finally consented.
as expected. for of her six child. en- /
was the only girl, and was INDUCED
accordingly.
IF You would know how I looked.
study Dolly here. HAD the same pur-
ple-black hair-which could never be
kept in decorous order. so curly was it.
the same pink cheeks and creamy
skin. But my eyes were black instead
of brown. and was smaller than she. !"
"Yes. and you had tho loveliest
hands and feet ever seen." cried Fan.
NY. "as you have now"
"And I've heard grandpa say that you
were the belle of the county. and there
was many broken heart when you
married him." laughed Nell.
Il was thoughtless girl" sighel
grandmamma. "and caused deal Of
trouble by my vanity. AS you shall
hear"
"Well. the dress was made. and very
proud was as arrayed in it turned
myself before the great mirror; and
when the dressmaker assured me that
no such face and form had been re-
Elected there since the days of my great
grandmother. a famous belle and beau
ty, l 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 +. 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 storm
of snow and sleet. which lasted for
days. and tho roads were not open for
travelling until the day before the we'd
ding Then brother John started for
T. with a long list of commissions
from both families.
"'John.' said l. Standing at the door.
If You let any thing happen to my
slippers. I'll never forgive your
"Fll be careful, Fairy. run in he
answered. They used to call mo Fairy
because was so light and small.
'.At 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 1 saw
the sleigh drive up, and I rushed to the
kitchen. where John was stamping the
snow from his boots.
"'Oh! where are my slippers" I
cried. tossing over the parcels.
They're there. all right, said
John.
..But I could not find them. SO
mother came to my aid; but we hunted
in vain. John looked on in growing
dismay and perplexity. but suddenly
cried in tone of despair: 1 have it!
l was to get them this morning. as the
man was out last night. but had so
many other errands l forgot I'm so
sorry. dear. but its too late to 60
back
IL burst into storm of tears, be-
wailing my disappointment and VOW
ing that 1 would not go to the we'd
ding in those old slippers. Turning.
just then. l saw Guy Burton in the
doorway, and fed to my room, where
I sobbed till tired out. Soon heard
horses feet on the ice. as Guy rode
off; and thought angrily of standing
up with him that night in my old white
satin slippers. Guy was Sally's only
brother. older than herself. 1 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 at college for four
years. and had seen little of him, ex-
ccpt that he always seemed to be about.
book in hand. during the last few weeks
when l had been to see the girls.
Mother camc to console me. and by
five o'clock 1 was in = pleasanter frame
of mind. though painfully conscious of
the old slippers. on which l could not
look with equanimity.
ARRIVING at the Burtons. found
the girls in a great flutter There was
the usual number of things to be done
at the last minute, so it was only ut
the hour of the ceremony that WI be-
gan to look for our escorts All werc
ready but Guy. and he was not to he
found: in the general confusion his alb
sencc had passed unno;iced.
".He must have gone on some errand
at the last minute said Mrs. Burton
in . worried tone. looking into the
darkness outside; for a heavy storm
had come up.
We waited in growing uneasiness
rs the servants were questioned. and it
was found that his horse. Saa,li. 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
l 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 it grew later and later. she sat
weeping with her bridesmaids, while
her faace began to fear some serious
accident had detained hiS frienI
Outside, the cold was intense and
the storm ragged with increasing fury.
II WAS one of the worst known for