Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12


cArysanth..muu,s thare were lsfs hloon-
ing in The httls uoodn boz a oos
Of DE- windcwA Ths sight q thsss
had probably suggested hr bouquet %
her. l have never yet scsn any member a
The calored race who was backward about
begging for what sas wanted The twins
were ssns cut to CLEAN ever.,s<s,s from ths
uusznfain side. Rtfus and the baby cana.
ami hissus helped fe<toon this greerery until
it seemed that ne vsre anticipating Christ
ma We were quite howery When Sally
came in At dusk her yellow face glowcd with
joy Is she looked about She dung up hr
hands and Ea-sd again. her INA -niicent 6surv
full in the glare from the hearth
Master Einsr she exclaimed II never
vas 10 outdnnei'
She said Master King at Intervals in the
next few minutes and often smiled to her.eH
As the dusk deepenod and the mountains en-
about Jake. She Sid be wor sch er ouIsul
riflin Niger he might hev got d. minister
an den los hiI,i. spr,e way. She wished she
bad zone hersef, only Jake never'd cleaned
urp de cabin
She retired to her prospective dwelling
soou after O'Clock, and when she reappesred
she was IN the pink cambria H anything
could have made her look Ike a common yell
ow woman this would have done 50. But
her noble physique dominate even over the
t1wdry fnery. As Aniabel rrlnari:ed. Ja!ie's
betrothed could not be other than a Kind Of
Sefniramis or Boadicea, or that sort Of .
person, you knew"
As the clock licked on and 10 JAKE ap
peared, We became quite nervous Will anxiety
as we waited with the bride il the CIeen be-
decke,l room Sally still insisted that Jake
had probably once secured the minister, but
had afterward lost him" Ehe seemed to
think that a minister might be lost something
Ike a thinble or a jack knife
When it lacked but a quarter TO s even Hr
Aver could not pretend to read his paper any
more. Ten minutes later and Sally was
quito rigid in her gay gown, sitting in the
back Of the room When the twins were not
running into the house to announce that they
bad been listening and couldn't hear nav
thin, they were flashing cut to listen Once
went to the stoop Thers was not . sound.
save the mysterious mountain soundA There
was q faint glow behind Busbee, showing
where the moon was.
Ristus was standing on the stoop He had
been invited to remain and witness the cere-
mony. Ols fnk's baby was asleep on our
bed He expressed great sympathy for Sal
ly. He said it must be jist awful ter be mar
rit, but it must be awfuller ter think yer
gwine ter be marrit, and then not be marrit
srfter all He offered to go out looking for
Jake
Sally had come to the door and overheard
this last remark She said We might leave
Jake to her There was that in her voice
and manner that made US all well content
that Jake should be left to her.
After this time seemed to hy. It became
O'Clock very soon Mr. Aver kept piling the
wood on the fire, and the flames made the
green festoons look very lovely, but what
was their loveliness but a mockeryi We were
part Of bridal party, with a missing groom
We almost felt as If We were po. lions Of an
illustrated sensational story lnvoluntarily
l began to make headings for chapters-I
composed some extremely good headings
The clock struck 10. asked Mr. Aver In
q whisper what he thought was the matter
He said he thought the matter WINS that Jake
had got drunk in Ashevile and would not he
able to get out Of that city before the next
day He further said that sometimes Jake
took glass, and II he took one he always
took a great many moro.
At II O'Clock Sally ross and went out with
out speaking. Ristus took the baby and do
parted in the moonlight for the howell where
be lived
In few minutes Sally returned In her old
dress. She had 9 large, thick comforter In
her arms She asked permission to wrap it
bout her an lay" on our floor
Sc we all retired The dogs were evidently
greatly confused that, after all this prepare
ton, nothing hM1 happened New York Tri
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