The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-03
nd confronted the niue maru.

And wonder where | am. after alp"
You are in the kitchen" answered
Katie, demurely.
"And who are you?"
81 am Katie Glenn"
Charlie eyed her a moment. then
approaching her close he inquired in
a sort of confidential whisper:
Are you genteel?"
"I'm afraid not"
Then give me your hand. | want
to fraternize with somebody who don't
know the meaning of that horrible
word" and Charles hand closed I'M
necessarily close over the little trem-
bling fingers of Katie Glenn.
From that time the idea of tee sick
friend in need was rejected. The let
ter from that unfortunate individual
did not arrive, and Charlie resigned
himself to the wafer-like biscuits and
shrunken pies with Spartan philoso-
ply.
Three weeks afterwar he delighted
Mrs. Parkman by informing her In
confidence that he had really made up
his mind to get married, and that the
lady was a member of her own family!
Further revelations he did not make,
but Mrs. Parkman drew her own con.
illusions, and as soon as Charlie had
gone out for his customary morning
stroll, she delivered the important
tidings to her daughters. OF course,
she argued, Angelina was the chosen
one-the dear child! She had seen
how things were going on from the
very moment when she had tainted In
his arms, Her darling was to marry
rich man. and keep up the honor OF
family which had always been uu-
mistakably genteel. And now for the
+ wedding dressi What should it bep 1t
ought to be got in readiness, for Mr..
Eastford spoke as though he should
not delay matters long.
Hannah put her finger in her mouth
and veutured to suggest that it would
! be well to wait until the lover had
proposed before beginning on the trous-
seau; but Mrs. Parkman withered the
suggestion with such look!
And before the lapse of many days a
pink satin slip, with white lace un-
dress, was fitted for Miss Angelina al
| the village milliner's.
The wedding cake was concocted,
the list of wedding guests made out,
and the Parkmans only tarried for
Charlie to breach the subject to his
expectant bride.
And in the meantime one fine. moon
shiny summer night, Charlie Eastforo
and Katie Glenn rode down TO the
village and came back man and wife
On their return, the husband came
into the family sitting-room, and In
troduced his wife to her new relations
For the space of a moment, silence
reigned then, to witness Mrs. Park
mans anger were worth a journey
across the Atlantic! 1t was sublime
She indicated the door with majestic
scorn, and her forefnger; and the
bride and groom, with the awe-strickel
Hannah, obeyed the mute but ex
pressive command. Angelina lay OF
the floor in Mysteries.
Mrs. Parkman. in strong pantomime
informed Charlie of her intention Il
rid the house of every thing belong
ing to him, and assembled the stairs :,
his chamber for that purpose: but hi
luggage had all been sent to the depo
that morning, and there was nothin,
left on which 10 vent her vengeance
but a pair OF old boots. These sh,
made the most Of She raised tn,
window and pitched them out with al
the force she could muster, and he
aim was marvellous. The right on
smashed out tho brains of her pet dog
Utica: and the left one struck Jone
Wright. the hired man. and knocke'
out two of his front teeth.
Jones especially prided himself OF
his teeth. and when fully satisfied o
the author of his disaster he seize,
Mrs. Parkman and shook her until he
own teeth fell out, al tOgetheri whicl
we conclude was quite phenomenon
People who know say there was
scene at the Parkman house that even
ing, but Charlie and Katie were no
there to witness the exhibition-the,
spent the night at the village hotel
and the next day set out for Charlie
Philadelphia home.
Ask Charlie to-day what earthl
thing he most venerates, and he vii
tell you Mrs. Parkman's Gentility,
because it was through it he was mad
acquainted with his dear wife, Katie