News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-06

| quired. as she paused before the kitch-
en- door and looked at that lady, who
was busy making many and various
understanding cakes.
Mrs. Carter looked up and, waving
| her hour-covered arm toward a chair,
said
'Set, Philury. l be feelin fair to
midlin'! How's Rhody Ann an yer
selfp"
"Rhody Aun amt feelin' very smart.
Her backs a-troublin' her, an her
head is sort O. fudded with the achin',
but Tn feelin' very nice. | jest ran
over to-day to fetch We the DRAWN O.
tea borrowed OF Monday, an to see
if couldn't do nothin' to help ye |
see We was havin' quite lot goin' on.
! Be ii that Glory Ann is really a-goin' to
git married? hearn some talk of 1t
when l was last down to the Holler.
| Be shep"
And Philury repeated her question
in an insinuating manner as she put
the teacupful OF tea on the table.
"She be, Phillry," said Mrs. Carter,
laconically.
About when. Mis- Carter?"
about Sunday, Philury, if .nothin'
| don't prevent an these cakes is pleasin'
lowed to go cross an bid We to the
weddin' this afternoon. all OF ye-
Rhody Ann, Rastus, Limy, Polly. Ma
riar, your hired help, an Nervy Ann;
but now, as We are here, perhaps We
won't mind a-doin' my errent for me,
an ask them as have named to come
O. Sunday at four so we'll git through
in time for milkin'.
"I'll tell 'em," said Philury, as she
turned 10 go, "rll tell 'em, an it's
like as not they'll come"
And they did, and most of the neigh
Dor hood with them.
A wedding in the community was an
event of no small occurrence. 1t was
second only in Importance to a funer-
al
By o'clock Sunday afternoon the
road in front of the red farm house was
full of carriages, hitched to every
available tree and fence post.
81 ta5tsP 81 dpF IN the
which were displayed under the
kitchen window, outside of which was
hitched to one of the shutters year
ling calf, the gift of her father.
There was a ''tiy catcher" of straw
from cousin in Kings Hollow, and
an album from an aunt in the same
place, dozen fat irons from Mr.
Bangs, the storekeeper, and six cans
of preserved blackberries from his
wife.
Philury brought lamp shade OF
green paper muslin and tidy from
Rhody Ann. 1t was decorated with
decalcomania5 and trimmed with pur-
pie ribbon. Philury had made this
herself and was very proud of it.
Mis- Simmer, from over the hill,
being a poor widow, brought a yeast
cake, which she said was .like to be
useful when they KEEP their own house,
an yeast, too, was better nor salt
risin's.n
The groom gave salt cellar, Mrs.
Carter half dozen yards Of rag car
pet and copy of Grants Tour of the
World"
The other gifts were varied in style,
extending all the way from a bronze
lamp, sent by city lady. to paper
of gold hair-pins, given by Mrs.
Carter's hired girl
GLORY AIMS haire bein' red, will
sort O. set off them pins" she ex-
planned to Philury.
"But / don't set no store by his
folks" whispered the help.
"WhyP' asked Philury, Selling the
speakers arm eagerly.
well, they amt got no style about
them, nor they don't wear no mits-at
least his ma don't. They stayed to
Sairy Holmeses last night at the Hol-
Ter, an then walked up. | think they
was too mean to ridel An, too, thew
gave such a present! Why his pa
gave Glory Ann Sc, and his ma blaz-
in, star bed-qullt which would blind
We, tbs so fierce ooloredn
''Dew toll!' murmured Philury, in
terestedly.
Fact whispered her companion,
as she slipped away in the gathering
crowd to help the bride.
The ceremony rogressed we'll.
Everything went smoothly until sup
per was about half over when Mrs.
Carter said:
WHARF be ye goin' for your tower.
wall" he said, slowly, ~ lowed
that me an Glory Ann would tower to
Glenham an back My sisters hus-
bands child, Alphonso, lives there. /
lowed 'twould be as good a place as
any, 1 did"
Then Glory Ann looked up quickly,
and her cheek glowed so that her hair
seemed pale in comparison us she said,
with whitening emphasis:
~ lowed to tower to Kings Holler
an see Uncle Elbertus / lowed I
should tower there an to no other
place else, 1 did"
Seems to me-" said Mr.. Carter,
speaking up quickly, ''that GLORY
AIMS tower is the best 1t only seems
to me jest proper in you to 90 and
tower to your Uncle Elbertus', for |
hear Mirandy amt very we'll"
AN 1t pears to me-" said the
groom, las if l was the ono to decide
on this tower, so it pears to me, it
does"
81 can't set quiet an see my dartor's
opinion set aside an sort o. bounced
at so TO spealz,e interposed Mrs. Car
ter.
why, amt you decided on your
tower yet?" asked Philury. ''Why,
my sister Dorlesky knew where her
tower was a-goin' TO be before she
know about hor weddin'. She saws to
me, says sho, 'Philury, Jerry has
promised to fetch me to Niagary Falls
on a tower IL marry him. Ii no is
really meanin' it, l win; If he amt, l
won't. An he was, an she did"
Philury paused with u smile, and
glanced inquiringly at the bride.
''An' " OGlory Ann shook hor head
omphatically) IAN, Philury, Dorlesky
was right She didn't intend to be
cast down or trod upon by cny of them
bulltcs known rs mon. Nor | don't,
neither. Pm goin' TO tower to Kings
Holler, or | amt agoin' to tower at
all, so l amt
"Wall, ye arc," Iuterposed Philctus.
"Wcll, We set and daily Till | git
ready to go on any other tower" said
the bride, eomplaoently, as she passed