The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
ORDERED BY TELEGRAM.
A Dainty Bride That Was Not to
Be Married.

"WallIley Station"
That was the tenor Of telegram Miss
Betsey Blythe knew, because sho read
1t over forty times, II she read It once.
She picked 1t up on the steps of the tel
egraph Office, where the lucky recipient
thereof must have dropped it--and un-
luckily the address was torn of the
northeast corner OF tho folded paper.
But Miss Betsey Blythe had not been
engaged in looking after her neighbors'
business all her lifc to be foiled now.
She wiped the streot-mud of the tele-
gram with her pocket handkerchief, put
1t safely into her reticule, and carried 1t
home TO her sisters, Miss Arethusa and
Miss Pamela Blythe.
"There," said she, didn't tell you
Harold Smith was going to be married
on the sly?"
Goodness mer' said Arethusa.
at can't be possible" piped Pamela
"But who can tho bride be?"
"That's the question" declared Miss
Betsey, staring back at the poll-parrot's
cage in the window. "And Friday is to
be the wedding-day."
(which Friday, I wonder?" said Miss
Arethusa.
"Why, this Friday, OF courser' pro-
nounced Miss Pamela. 1.-THE day after
tomorrow, Of course; or IL would have
been deal easier and cheaper to write
instead Of telegraphing. Don't you
see2"
Fridays an unlucky day for . we'd
ding" groaned Miss Betsey.
"Just like Harold Smith TO get mar
ried on Friday" said Miss Pamela.
"He's always making fun OF what he
calls 'superstitious observances.'"
swell, ] neverl" said Miss Arethusa-
"who Is the bride, anyhow"
"If she's a girl OF any spirit what
ever" tartly observed Miss Betsey,
'she won't allow herself to be tole-
graphed around the country, like pack
age Of dry-goods."
"Some girls will do any thing to get
married." said Arethusa. with vicious
emphasis.
"It's Jessie Mordaunt, OF course" de-
cided Pamela. "She's been flirting on
and OF with Harold Smith for these
three years, but didn't suppose he was
foolish enough TO fall into her trapl'
"or perhaps It's Marian Shelton"
added Miss Bctsey. ~ knos they've
been making up new white-silk dress
with tdblier fronts and a trained skirt, at
Shelton's. Miss Needlepoint told me
so, herself. And can believe any
amount Of folly OF the Shelton family,
since they changed that girls name from
Mary Ann TO Mariani"
"Thcre's the three Misses Mackenzie,
every one OF 'em crazy after Harold
Smith," suggested Miss Arethusa.
"No," said Miss Pamela, decidedly.
"You may be quite certain It's Jessiei
Jessie's Eighty enough for any thingl l
think she'd rather enjoy an escapade
like thatr'
sand dare say" vindictively added
Miss Arethusa, who was the eldest sis
ter Of the three, and the least addicted
TO favorable views OF human nature,
"they think It's an unfathomable Sc
cretl"
"Walkley Station Is only three-quar
ters OF an hour from New York." said
Miss Betsey. Lets 20 10 the wed.
ding!'
"And" added Miss Pamela, in q
chuckle, "let's notify all our friends To
goF'
For the tbreo Misses Blythe were not
pleased that Mr.. Harold Smith should
presume 30 take so important step a.
that Of matrimony. without their con-
sent and advice. Hadn't they known
him as curly-hesded lad, before ever
he went into college2 Hadn't he played
many . practical Joke upon them. In his
Wild. rollicking way-and didn't they
know perfectly we'll. that he regarded
them - threo sour. ridiculous, disap-
pointed old spinstes' r.G .g.a
And now that they had come Into pos
session Of one Of his choicest, dearest
secrets, II was scarcely in human nature
not TO be rcvenged, fully and entirely.
ado you suppose she'll 20 out in the
cars9 asked Arethusa. '.'r'F'i 2
.'In full dressl What nonsense ro-
piled Pamela -Sherl drive. Of course.
in carriagel- .l.t
"She'll get her death OF cold," said
Miss Botsey, with shivcr. Driving
fifteen miles in 'full-drcssf
'Ths idea OF Harold Smith ordering
her around In that majestic fashionl"
cried Arethusa. "But, girls, I'll tell you
what we will do; we'll go aud call on the
Mordauntsi''
Mrs Mordaunt pretty, full.blown
rose style Of matron, was doing orewel.
work. Jessie, her daughter, who oorre-
sponded with the rosebud OF the family.
was paintinga a vase OF purple pansies In
water-colors. They did not appear In
the least like custodians OF an important
secret; looked surprised when Miss
Betsoy alluded 10 the subjec, Of impcnd-
Ing marriages, and said they had heard
OF no wedding in tho neighborhood; and
they stirred when Miss Arcthusa asked
II they hadn't had dfessmsker In the
house lately. .n11 tic
I've alwsys do our own sewing" said
Mrs.. Mordannt 'Jessie can ft a drcsa
- well ~ Madame Mondini h,rseif.s