Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-09
SHE TELLS ALL ABOUT 1T.
A Nicola Girl Describes her Wedding
and What Happened Afterward


and What Happened Afterward.
Nicola, Ia, August 5.-Dear BEE: Since
you still continue to send q WKEKY BEE to
buzz the news to me, 1 suppose you still
expect me to correspond. But, BEE, 1
haven't written lately because I've been
off on vacation, and in the mean
time, why, got married, and am now set
tied at Nicola, and henceforth will try and
chronicle once in a while these Neolaite pro-
ceedings. And, BEE, I'll tell you now how
it was done, provided you'll never tell.
Why, you see, Talmage-dear man-had
been preaching and said that every young
man ought to be married, and Jack and 1
quite agreed with him (Jack is my husband
now, SO we discussed the subject, and de-
termined to obey as sensible man as the
great preacher, so Jack had another discus
sion with papa, aud matters were settled. It
was no use for me to say "Oh, so sudden I"
or try to tell any polite fbs to Jack, because
he always knows when fb and he says he
hates girls who fib, so 1 talked with him very
sensibly, he says, and saved the fibs for
other folks.
AS soon as ma knew 1t she began and told
me what solemn thing it was to be mar
ried, but it isn't; it isn't
near as solemn as not to be
married, especially when one is-well, old
u
Then all my aunts began course OF lectures.
They would strike an attitude before me and
preface their remarks with "Oh, now Nellie
you must" or else, snow Nellie, you must
remember and must not" but that was
as much as l ever heard, usually shut the
door behind me about that time, till finally
they let me alone. But they were OF some
use, however, they helped mother to hunt
dressmakers, and they chased the creatures
to their lairs in the stuffy top stories and
garrets and told ma tho names Of several
dens where she could find more of the same
species.
tlast the evening came on which was to
be married. / wanted to be married at
church since I'm an Episcopallan, but pa
taid 1T was putting on STYLE" so was mar
ried at home. My aunts and cousins, nine
of them, prepared to dress me for the occa-
sion, it took four mortal hours. They had
ordered one hundred different articles for
my toilet, and five minutes before the hour
came, they found that just ninety nine and a
half ''wOuldn't do" or else were forgotten.
Finally they descended in body to tell Jack
j was ready, On, how strange and fright
ened fell as looked in the glass and saw
my white robe and veil trailing behind me.
/ wished that an earthquake or cyclone
would come and that would blow away and
didn't have to be married at all, and pres
entity, when Jack came, he heard something
suspici0usly like sob. Then he called me o
little goose and some more names and fell
to mussing up my hair and getting the
enamel of my cheeks and lips, then We
heard a step and Jack dscreetly straight
ened himself, and mother, very tearJ indeed,
came in with the minister.
oh, what solemn looking minister that
was, it quite frightened me, really. I've
seen cow look just that same way, and
well he might, for he had an awful paper
with him, with dreadful questions on II,
about our forefathers and foremothers, VINO
they were, and what color they were.
Well. he and his paper preceded US down
stairs, and he faced about and told the folks
what they had come there for. was just
awfully scared, ana the next thing knew
Jack was holding my right hand and SAVING
II will;" my turn came next. and said II
wills" then the minister put my ring on, oh
it is Just lovely one, so heavy and nice;
well. the minister said some more things TO
US. and there Is one thing he said that hope
some folks wiz take notice of, It was about
.,holding their peace and not saying any,
that. Pretty soon folks said it was all over.
just like q surgical operation, and they ali
with ono accord began 70 kiss Us. the old