South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-10
Miss Angelica Sktttle's Cot
ton Wedding.

Ruth, | mean 10 have a wedding
of some kind. Next Tuesday is the
anniversary Of my marriage. I've
got the plan all laid. except deciding
whst kind Of a wedding IL shall be
| haven't quite made up my mind
about that ye..'
Why, Angelica, you haven't been
married long enough-only two years.
No such wedding comes under five
years. at the very least
Then I'll start a new style, for III
have one rext Tuesday, sure az l
lIve.'
Il never heard Of any one having a
w,dd ng at Two years after marriage
Wei, 1 have. I've just been read
ing alb ut man down in Jersey, CT
up in Maine, somewhere. that gets
his wife new wedding dress, and is
married over again by the minister
every year. | mean to have O new
wedding dress, and invite real min
lister. and have real marriage cere-
mony. I'm going 10 invite the Very
Reverend PhIlander Sweet. You
know lie was beau of mine once,
when l lived in Cedarville, and he
was teaching school there. I mean
to show bin that I'm not a faded
beauty yet. l shall triumph over
him. for you know the girl Tor whom
he left me has Tilted him az last, they
say
'And they say. too, that lie takes it
greatly to heart. 1 wouldn't ask
him. | think it would be in decided.
ly bad taste. 1t will make people
talk
Let them talk +; they cannot say
any harm Of me. He will be nicely
come up with, and l don't mind it's
being known. SO shall certainly
have him to re marry u.s.
He will expect fee, doubtless
well, he will have TO make me a
present.
You won't buy dress for the &C.
casion ? You have several hand.
some dresses that would do. There
is your light silk
Light silk l shall buy a new
dress-a white one. TOO; the hand.
soonest | can find and | shall have a
white veil ard wreath of orange
blossoms
Angelica, you are a consummate
niDny.'
Thank you, Sister Ruth, for your
handsome compliment; but / shall
do all that ] have said, AMI more. I
am going to have real wedding cake
fruit cake, and plain. and little fancy
tea.cakes, all richly frosted. and -
Sugar and eggs are very high now
i don t care. | must and will hare
rich supper. People should have
something 10 partly make up for the
expense of their presents. lam 90.
ing 10 get mulatio Rebecca TO come
here and make the cake, and STAY all
through till the wedding is over, to
take the caro- Of it of my hands. All
tue liptops have her when they have
any particularly extra doings.
And they pay her a tiptop price
Il am aware Of that; but Jake gets
high wages, and am determined to
bave grand affair."
Il think IL is all a useless and
foolish expense; and imagine Jake
will think SC, too. l don't believe
he will be willing.
He'll be obliged TO let me have my
way about it; for / have set my heart
on 1t. As for your opinion, Ruth,
you are always preaching up econo-
my. l never should have anything,
or be anything, or do anything, or go
anywhere, if listened to you. But
l shall follow my own plan. We shall
want music, so / shall hire a piano
from the music store. IL wont cost
very much, only for a night, you know
'Thoy will ask you a good round
price, II 'twere for nothing more than
moving it. And neither Of us know
anything about music
That doesn't matter. There will
be people here that do know. Rich
folks must be provided With such en-
tertainment as they naturally expect.