The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-04-05
MISS GRIGGs IDEA


Birch - Mi.s Grsg iba, vi. before sbe
MIR Birch. Aad kpes ssi seou'
TIA, affair. II ~ss VERY singulsr,iudeea :
very. Tm not sure that onsht 10 men
,ios Il. for II lsdy's maid cant bold her
,onsu ne abe caut God good places Dear
me. I'm no islser I'm as nun as a
mnass Bushels oi pesrl powder sad
oaar,s oi rouge hsye applied with my
o~o haa.ls. sod never 80 much ns hia'ed
AZ. As ior cotioo. bless your heart, I've
never brestbed about il. snd ] dld live
wih lad, onea that took srsenic riga
LARRY ior her complexion That's 20 -
err, for she took too much oae day. .,
accident. aud died
There was an inqnesi; aud ~ sil came
oat It's we'll il did. Tor suspicion point
"a 10 her husband Somehow. IT always
seems TO strike jury thsta husband Is
the likeliest person 10 wish ~ife out Of
the way. But this isn't anything about
paint; Miss Grigg. being on the stage
made ne secret OF that She played
queens and such. miss. I've often had
tickets given me and gone With my young
man to see her act Aud when she was
naughty aud curled her nose like miss,
and looked a. other folks over her shoui-
der, and talked away down in hef throat
like a pigeon gurgling she was splendid
miss. /, made me think how nice 1t
would be to be queen and to take airs
over verybody.
"Well, Miss Griggs was engaged to be
married. Mr.. Birch bad fallen 10 love
with her when she was playing Hamlets
ma Perhaps you have seen the play,
miss The young man objects TO his ma
getting married the second time, 80 l
seemed to make out, and acted most im
pertinent, giving sass to bis ma and step
pa, and carrying on awful. And there
was poor young lady quite out OF her
mind that afterward got drowned
"well, she was playing Hamlets ma,
and Mr.. Birch fell in love with her. and
sent her letter, and called, and made an
offer all in no time. She accepted him, oil
course, and the preparations for the we'd
ding began. don't think any lady eveI
had so many dresses before Silks and
sstins. and velvets and laces. Dear, dear
Madame IS whole establishment was
| hard at work for month. land IL I'd had
twenty fingers, instead OF only ten, la
have had use for them all.
"At last every thing was finished The
trunks we're packed, fifteen OF EN-, miss
and fourteen were to go on that afternoon
and one the one with the wedding snc
travelling dresses was, OF course, to b'
left and go with the bride when she start
ed next day. She was to be married a
ten o'clock in church and then driv'
home, have a splendid breakfast, chang
her dress sud catch the three ooiooi
train. OF course l saw to the trunks, an'
| was very careful; but just when wa
needed the most, Just as the trunks wer
going down stairs, Miss Grigg called me
"Miss Grigg was lady who didn't iik
To wait. | went to her at once, miss,
was my duty, and said to Bridget Dust
or, the chambermsid:
bridget, watch that black trunk an'
see that the men don't carry 1t oil !
bridget understood with her elbows
Of course, miss. and after I'd been to tn
lands end for two yards Of blue ribbon @
e,actly such shade ss she vented, an
got back, found that she bad sent th
black trunk of first OF all, and was yer.
proud of having been so careful n
trunks we're al miles away by that TINT
There WAS nothing for it but to tell Mis-
Greg She flew ut me, miss aian
blame her Tor being angry would ior
give b,r in such case, She hew 81
violent. miss, aod then, miss, she Dc
spssms, Sue beat the sofa, she tore be
hair. she screeched, aud me all the whil
81, iuR
Remember your eyes, miss lhih
now you'll look Your nose Is sweii'n
dreadful. miss
Finally she came to aud oa'hed Ut
face. Aud says she;
I
Flora, wbat-shall i do z
81 don't know, miss. said !, 'unie'
Won mt of the wedding until You tel'
graph for the trunk.
NO. said she, that's uoiucSy; U
aides. one never knows None ain to
depended on
:. .You might borrow dress, said !.
AsIfId be married in one that didn
at. said she. Stop, don't speak wor'
I've an idea.
She sat With one iinger on her lips Il
awhile. Then she said:
MY embroidered dressing gown. III
white one That's bere
'-In the bureau. miss, said !
.yery well, said she. III be marie
in that. Telegraph Tor the trunk, flori
The white dressing gown, miss sa
/. nearly sslonisbed out Of M senses.
Yes. said she, ''the white dressing
gown. soosis, you don't thick I'm goln
to be married ia church 10 that ! won
pu, on the wedding, aud won't stand
before a crosd 10 anything bat my wb
satin dress Bat Ill be married ut q
.,noioted hour. Tor all Of that. SO tel
graph for my trunk aud come back soon
"When came back found Miss GriI
=, hai and the doctor sent for lie v