The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-23


to helpthe bride
The ceremony progressed well. Every
thing went smoothly until tho supper
was about half over, when Mrs Carter
said:
"where be ye goin' for your tower,
Philetus?"
"Wall, " he said, slowly, II lowed that
me an Glory Ann would tower to Glen
ham an back. My sisters husbands
child, Alphonso, lives there l lowed
'twould be as good place to tower to as
any, did,"
Then Glory Ann looked up quickly,
and her cheek glowed 80 that her hair
seemed pale in comparison as she said,
with withering emphasis:
"I lowed to tower to Kings Holler an
see Uncle Elbertus. / lowed l should
tower there an to no other place else,
did,"
Seems to me-" said Mr.. Carter, speak
ing up quickly, 'that Glory AIMS tower
is best, II only seems to me to be Jest
proper in you to go an tower to your
Uncle Elbertus', for hear Mirandy amt
very WELL"
"An' it pears to me" said the groom,
''as IL was the one to decide on this
tower, SO it pears to me, it does"
'I can't set quiet an see my darter's
opinion set aside an sort o flounced at,
so to speak" interposed Mrs. Carter.
why, amt you decided on your
tower YETI" asked Philury. "Why, my
sister DorleslSy knew where her tower
was a-goin' to be before she knew about
her weddin'. She says to me, says she,
'Philury, Jerry has promised to fetch
me to Niagary Falls on tower il mar
ry him. II he is really meanin it, will;
if he amt, won't. An he was, an she
did,"
Philury paused with a smile, and
glanced inquiringly at the bride.
AN" GLORY Ann shook her head en-
phatically) IAN, Philury, DorleslSy was
right. She didn't intend to be cast down
or trod upon by any of them bullies
known as men. Nor l don't, Mother. I'm
a-goin' to tower to King's Holler or
amt a-goin' to tower at all, so l amt"
"Wall, ye are" interposed Philetus.
"Well, ye set and daily till | git ready
to go on any other tower" said the bride,
complacently, as she passed her plate up,
saying, "Please gimme some more o
them cakes, pa"
Hereupon Philetus grew very angry.
Rising, he said. fiercely:
"Glory Ann, I'll take back that salt
cellar, an you don't come to Glenham. :"
"An' you, Philetus, kin take your salt
an yourself-ye are both too fresh fol
mean go to Glenham, or where ye will,
for I'll tower to the Holler or I'll tower
none"
And Glory Ann arose and passed ma.
jestically up stairs, carrying q glass Of
cider and "them cakes" with her.
After supper, Mr.. Carter said, turning
to his new son-in-law:
"Seems to me, Phile. that IL ye amt
goin' to tower none, twould be as well
to onhetch them horses an get ready for
milkin'; it's arter five."
81 low to tower to Glenham yet" said
the groom, as he arose and vanished up
the steps in the direction the bride had
disappeared.
Slowly the time passed. 1t was al
most dark when Philury, who had out.
stayed all the guests, in order to help
Mrs. Carter, returned home to impatient
Rhody Ann, who sat in the kitchen wait.
ing for her.
"Well," she exclaimed, "Philury,
where did they tower to, or amt they
towered?'
"They lowered" said Philury; then
added: "Ye see, it was this way-'long
bout half past 8, after Phile had been
most half hour with her. a-coaxin', the
parson went up, an he prayed with her;
an Phile's ma went up an exhorted her,
an quoted from the Bible to her, an at
last she said she'd go, as obeyin' seemed
to be the heftiest part o. the marryin'.
Then we all went down TO let her put on
her new brown alapacky. Well, in
about ten minutes she came down, with
the salt cellar in her hand, leaning on
Phile's arm a-smilin like basket O.
chips; an he was a-grinnin'. too. Jest
as she passed out, very majestic like, her
purple feather a-streamin' out behind
her, she paused an said, ITS King's
Holler.'
"An' it was, too" added Philury.
"Well, guess Glory Ann will set off
them gilt hair pins, If she amt so fiery
that they melt" murmured Rhody Ann.
"Well, she be skairful," said Philury.
"She be-" echoed Rhody Ann.-H. G.
Heverin in Philadelphia SATURDAY. Night.
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