The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-09
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thing but my white satin dress! But
I'll be married at the appointed hour,
for all of that So telegraph for my
trunk and come back soon.'
''When / came back I found Miss
Grigg in bed and the doctor sent for.
He was puzzled, l could see that. He
couldn't tell what was the matter and
Miss Grigg was too faint to speak.
He questioned me. 1 said she had
been very much agitated. He pre-
seribed something and went off, bidding
me send for him if she seemed worse.
The evening papers published the re-
port that Miss Grigg was dangerously
i'll, and Mr.. Birch came to the hotel in
a terrible fright, as pale as a sheet, to
ask how she was. | took him down
Her love, and she was very i'll.
Then Miss Grigg said to the ladies
that had come in: Leave me with
my faithful Flora, and we were left
alone. 1 can't say that was surprised
when she sat up in bed and said
briskly:
.'Lock the door, Flora. I'm sick
of lying on my back I've taken them
in, haven't 1? You see what l am
about nowP'
"'Exactly, miss, said 1; 'to be too i'll
to be married when the time comes?'
mo, said she; 'to be i'll enough to
be married in the white dressing gown.
I'm going to be married on my dying
bed, Flora?'
/ ~ IL,
and then she made supper of sardines
and biscuits and wine, and she threw
the medicine out of the window. Early
next day the doctor came. answered
his question as to what sort of night
the patient had passed by saying she
had been much the same And then
/ took a little note she had written to
Mr.. Birch
81 knew what was in it. She told
him that rather than leave the world
without keeping her VOW to him she
would be married on her dying bed -
l powdered her up well, miss, and
dressed her in the embroidered dress
ing gown. with tube roses at the throat
l pulled down the green shades anG
darkened the room. She fixed the pill.
lows to prop herself up with, and ther
skipped into bed.
Give me my pearl bracelets, she
said, and the handsomest of those
handkerchiefs. and all my rings; and
Flora, mind you must sob all through
the ceremony. I'm going to be calm.
1--WE hadn't five minutes more, bu
just as the first knock came to the doc
she whispered:
"'Oh! dear; if l only could hav'
slow music. Couldn't you catch tina
''Traviata" organ, Flora, and get hin
to play for half an hour outside tn,
window? He's always on the corner
Flora, I'll leave you something hand
some, if you do
Il did it, short as the time was.
caught that man and he ground out hi
) quarters worth.
1.-The clergyman was Il very nice, neat
, near-sighted old gentleman. Mr.. Birc
was the dreadfulest sight-pale as
ghost and shaking from head to foot
the groomsman looked dreadful
sorry; the four or five intimate friend
) looked as though they were at a funeral
and to see her, with her calm smile an
powdered face, one hand against he
, heart, the other in his-I was glad l.
been told to sob; had to do something
And so they were married.
z 'I feel, said Miss Grigg, slowly
that this, perhaps the last moment O
my life, is very sweet To die thus
5 with my hand in yours-ahl Dea
friend, adieG. Flora, my faithful maid
take this ring. saw her pick out tn
cheapest; but no matter. 'Remembe
me by it. Now-leave us.
Then everybody kissed her and wen
out of the room sobbing.
! "In a moment more there was
= scream; Mr.. Birch had tainted away
i 1t took an hour to bring him to.
The reporter of the evening pape
! was waiting on the outside for til
a news. 1t was published all over tow
5 that night, but the next afternoon tn
f travelling dress came back in tie blac
S trunk.
: Yes, miss, of course-Miss Grigg-
e mean to say Mrs. Birch-recovered q
! once. And that's the whole story
I'm the only one That knows it and
+ wouldn't mention it to any one but yo
ma am IN y NeUs