The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-03-14
THE cLurrERBY WEDDING

Well. I bsrdly kpos. ssld Mrs Clu,te
BY; they are poor ss Jobs turkey. 20
know. r,hec,iyely
Bot they have soch erqui iie taste. al
dress like fashion plates. demonstrated th
daughter. one likes TO have siylishlool
log people at ones wedding.
Add they would pawn their old shoe
rather than not briDga present, said Mr..
Ciutterhy. siiil effectively. declare IL
enough 10 make one laugh TO see how ri
diculousiy poor and bow sbsurdly pfoui
they are One can see a mile oif that ey
cry rag they wear has been turned ans
made over dezen times. aud yet the!
wouldn't carry little parcel home iron
store for the world. Well. yes, have th'
Bigbees, though presume they'll so OF
mush aud molasses week to pay for tbs
present
! That's not my saair, laughed Miss Julii
!, lightly; there's the Cottrellsl
The Cottrells! You know. child, they
always carry bangle. boards or pin cush-
ions.
Which am supplied With for the neIs
generation. and Miss Julis's plump should
ers shrugged suggesiively, arguing otli
WON for Cottrells. so far as the wedding
was concerned. Sentiment and pin.cush
ions are oil very well for every day affairs,
but one dosen't get married every day in
week. Cap. Psrmslee3
Yes, Of course, Mrs. Clutterby became
oil attention. He can't decently do less
than French clock on his income.
II there is any thing which could sur
vive having . variety OF its clocks, said
Miss julia. There are such lovely designs
this year that l would like one in each
room.
Suppose you mention ia an artless way
how you doie on clocks 10 Cap. Parmslee's
presence. for instance, suggested the moth
or crafiily' Her sex had spoiled her for
diplomatic position in the nation, hence
her talents we're confined to the home and
social circle.
oh. msI and Miss Julia giggled out
right, putting the hint away in her mem
ory nevertheless. What plotter you are
The mother smiled complacently, evi.
IDENTIFY taking the remark as q com mpliment.
Have you put down the Aliens?
No. ma; they are SO horribly vulgar.
Mrs. Allen is always saying: La, Sue, at
every thing, and the sight of those four
girls ranged along the wall in grad uated
way makes me nervous.
But they have such an allowance, and
are SO iickled at being invited ont. that
each one makes separate spread by her
self.
just think OF the Allen name five times
repested in the list Of wedding gifts, and
Julia rolled up her eyes in much despair;
but just ss You please. mother. though l
know shall gggle il | catch glimpse OF
them during the evening.
Twill take care that they are seated in
convenient obscurity, and the maternal
head nodded ssgaciously, and q few Of
their names might be accidentally omitted
from the list.
And so the making up process went on,
and the Clutterby wedding was evidently
to be strictly present able affair,
Miss Julia Clutterby was naturally au
amible and thoroughly nice girl, had be
not had the misfortune to be her mothers
only daughter.
Mrs. Clutterby, o selfish and artificial
woman, reminded her aquaintances OF an
old hen with one chicken in her supera
bundance OF cluck and fuss ,
Julia was sent to fashionable school,
aud the burden Of Mrs. Clutterby's con
'ation became: My daughter is at Mad
,me B.'s this yesr-the finest school in the I
state (rufiing her feathers 6
10 what respect? asks listener with q I
Iincere desire for knowledge.
0b-sh -er-why, my daughter goes d
'uties tIiDcntT,)
Mis- Clut,erby took oil painting. Mrs. 6
looking at an engraving 10 '
riends house. All. you should see some ]
II Juliss psintipg. Mrs Oliver. Such v
sste in color aud design. (Cluck, cluck. e
Julia came home at vacation and friend i
ills. Come, my dear. chow Mrs. Mel .
eville how beautiful you can play (cluck c
lucll Julia obeys. Isn't that perfectly Il
ovely, Mrs. Melsille' (rspturous csckle v
nd so on, Through all the details OF her
tis,erce Jnlia seemed to be the pivot on V
'hich Mrs. Clutterby's thought ran, and a
! is not to be wondered at that the wed n
ing of the one chicken should be a pbe- n
omenal sfair.
II goes wiibou, saying that Mrs. Clut A
,rby was a perfect specimen oi match !,
'sking mamma, and she bad sneled in :,
aiers deep and shallow for Julia. but
ith such . bare hook that the fish had :,
Ivariably Topped of and returned to their
aiise element. until Miss Julia. in despair
reaching q satisfactory settlement under
sr mothers wing. bad the good sense to y
ave the home coop and do little scratch =, ~
q for herself. or 10 other words. to "
AXE dear friend sumner visit. and by
us means she succeeded iu hooking We Ia
y presentAbi hsh. ea
True be ~S not whale. either fnsnci h
ly or socially. bat good enough young J"
an with whom Julia vss desperately 10 !"
We, ~ she hsd been with ten or dozen en-
ore eligible predecessors, who might CO
we come 10 proposing point bad mol "a
iss Ciuiierby been 80 suIious to cay
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Mrs. Clut,erby WAS delighted Any Az
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