The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17

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"She sat with n finger on her lips
for awhile. Then she said:
"'My embroidered dressing gown.
The white one! That's here?'
"'1n the bureau, miss said l.
every well,' said she. .Ill be
married in that Telegraph for the
tyunk. Flora
1.-THE white dressing-gown. missp'
said l. nearly astonished out Of my
senses.
eyes said she. the white dressing
gown, goose, you don't think Pm
going to be married in church in that.
l won't put off the wedding. and l
won't stand up before a crowd in any
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 l came back I found Miss
Grigg in bed and the doctor sent for.
Hs,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. l said she had
been very much agitated. He pre-
scribed something and went of, 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 a l took him down
Her love, and she was very ill.,
Then Miss Grigg said to the ladies
that had come in: Leave me with
my faithful Flora and we were left
alone. l can't say hat l 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 l? You see what ! am
about now?"
"'Exactly, MISS, said I; 'to be too i'll
to be married when the time comes?'
"'No,' said she; ito be i'll enough to
be married in the white dressing gown.
I'm going to be married on my dying
bed, FloraP'
Il gave a screech and she laughed,
and then she made a 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 q little note she had written to
Mr.. Birch.
II 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 l
dressed her in the embroidered dress
ing gown. with tube roses at the throat.
l pulled down the green shades and
darkened the room. She fixed the pill
lows to prop herself up with, and then
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, but
lust as the first knock came to the door
she whispered:
"'Oh! dear; if I only could have
slow music. Couldn't you catch that
"Traviata'' organ, Flora, and get him
to play for half an hour outside the
| window? He's always on the corner
Flora, I'll leave you something hand.
some. if you do
II did it, short as the time was.
caught that man and ne ground out his
quarters worth.
1.-THE clergyman was very nice, neat,
near-sighted old gentleman. Mr.. Birch
was the dreadfulest sight-pale as a
ghost and shaking from head to foot.
the groomsman looked dreadfully
sorry; the four or five intimate friends
looked as though they were at a funeral
and to see her, with her calm smile and
powdered face, one hand against her
heart, the other in his-I vas glad I'd
been told to sob; l had to do something.
And 10 they were married.
81 feel said Miss Grigg, slowly,
that this, perhaps the last moment Of
my life, is very sweet. To die thus,
with my hand in %yours-ah! Dear
friend, adieu. Flora, my faithful maid,
take this ring Isaw her pick out the
cheapest; but no matter. Remember
me by it. Now-leave u.s."
"Then everybody kissed her and went
out of the room sobbing.
I'm a moment more there was
scream; Mr.. Birch had tainted away
1t took All hour to bring him to.
''The reporter of tho evening paper
was waiting on the outside for the
news. 1t was published all over town
that night, but the next afternoon the
travelling dress came back in the black
trunk.
Eyes, miss, of course-Miss Grigg-
mean to say Mrs. Birch-recovered al
once. And that's the whole story
I'm the only one that knows it and
wouldn't mention it to any one but yor
ma'am."-N. Y. NeWs.