The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03

| looks for all the world like bucket
turned upside down an stuck all over
with white hollyhocks."
"And it is" replied the hired girl.
"Glory AIMS city friend writ to her
about them weddin' bells what they
have hangin' over them as is to be
married. We didn't have no bell, SO we
| took bucket. l think it's very slightly
| appearin'-don't you"
II do. 1t certainly is lovely" said
Philury, sincerely.
''But don't set no store by his folks"
whispered the help.
"Why?" asked Philury, seizing the
speakers arm eagerly.
"Well, they amt got no style about
them, nor they don't wear no mitts-at
least his ma don't. They stayed to Sairy
Holmeses last night at the Holler, an
then walked up. think they was too
mean to ride. An, too, they gave sich a
PRESENT. Why, his pa gave Glo-y Ann
six dollars, an his ma blazin' gtar bed
quilt which would blind ye, 'tis SO fierce
| colored."
'Dew tell!'' murmured Philury, inter-
estedly.
"Fact," whispered her companion, as
she slipped away in the gathering crowd
to help the bride.
The ceremony progressed we'll. Every
thing went smoothly until the supper
was about half over, when Mrs. Carter
said:
"Where be ye goin' for your tower,
Philetus?"
"Wall," he said, slowly, 81 lowed that
me an Glory Ann would tower to Glen
ham an back. My sisters husbands
child, Alphonso, lives there. 1 lowed
'twould be as good a place to tower to as
any, l did"
Then Glory Ann looked up quickly,
and her cheek glowed SO that her hair
seemed pale in comparison as she said,
with whitening emphasis:
81 lowed to tower to Kings Holler an
see Uncle Elbertus. lowed 1 should
tower there an to no other place else, l
did"
Seems to me-" said Mr.. Carter, speak
ing up quickly, "that Glory AIMS tower
is best. 1t only seems to me to be jest
proper in you to go an tower to your
Uncle Elbertus', for hear Mirandy amt
very we'll"
can it pears to me" said the groom,
las If l was the one to decide on this
tower, so it pears to me, it does"
81 can't set quiet an see my darter's
opinion set aside an sort O flounced at,
| so to speak, intcrposed Mrs. Carter.
"Why, amt you decided on your
tower YETI" asked Philury. "Why, my
sister Dorlesky knew where her tower
was a-goin' to be before she knew about
her weddin'. She says to me, says she,
'Philury, Jerry has promised to fetch
me to Niagary Falls on tower if mar
ry him. If he is really meanin' it, will
if he amt, WON'T An he was, an she
did"
Philury paused with a smile, and
glanced inquiringly at the bride.
"An'" (Glory Ann shook her head en-
phatically) "an', Philury, Dorlesky was
right. She didn't intend to be cast down
or trod upon by any of them bullies
known as men. Nor don't, neither. I'm
a-goin' to tower to Kings Holler or
amt a-goin' to tower at all, so amt"
Wall, ye are" interposed Philetus.
"Well, ye set and daily till I git ready
to go on any other tower" said the bride,
complacently, as she passed her plate up,
saying, "Please gimme some more O
them cakes, pa"
Hereupon Philetus grew very angry.
Rising, he said, fiercely:
"Glory Ann, I'll take back that salt
cellar, an you don't come to Glenham." !"
can you, Philetus, kin take your salt
an yourself-ye are both too fresh for
mean go to Glenham, or where ye will,
for I'll tower to the Holler or I'll tower
none."
And Glory Ann arose and passed ma
jestically up stairs, carrying a glass of
cider and "them cakes with her.
After supper, Mr.. Carter said, turning
to his new son-in-law:
"Seems to me, Phile, that if We amt
goin' to tower none, 'twould be as well
to onhetch them horses an get ready for
milkin'; it's arter five."
81 low to tower to Glenham yet," said
the groom, as he arose and vanished up
the steps in the direction the bride had
disappeared.
Slowly the time passed. 1t was al
most dark when Philury, who had out
stayed all the guests, in order to help
Mrs. Carter, returned home to impatient
Rhody Ann, who sat in the kitchen wait
ing for her.
"Well," she exclaimed, "Philury,
where did they tower to, or amt they
| towered?"
"They lowered" said Philury; then
added: "Ye see, it was this way-'long
bout half past s, after Phile had been
most half hour with her. a-coaxin', the
parson went up, an he prayed with her;
an Phile's ma went up an exhorted her,
an quoted from the Bible to her, an at
last she said she'd go, as obeyin' seemed
to be the heftiest part O the marryin.
Then we all went down to let her put on
her new brown alapaoky. Well, in
about ten minutes she came down, with
the salt cellar in her hand, leaning on
Phile's arm a-smilin' like a basket o.
chips; an he was a-grinnin', too. Jest
as she passed out, very majestic like, her
purple feather a-streamin' out behind
her, she paused an said, 'It's Kings
Holler.'
San it was, too" added Philury.
"Well, guess Glory Ann will set off
them gilt hair pins, if she amt so fiery
that they melt" nurmured Rhody Ann.
"Well, she be skairful," said Philury.
"She be- echoed Rhody Ann-H C.