Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-12-25
"My embroidered dressing-gown
The white onel That's here?'
"'In the bureau, MISS said I.


The white onel That's here?'
"In the bureau, MISS said I.
every WELL said she. I'll be mar
ried in that. Telegraph for the trunk,
Flora
"The white dressing-gown, miss?'
said /, nearly astonished out Of my
senses.
"'Yes,' said she, the white dressing
gown, goose; you don't think I'm going
to be married in church in that. !
won't put off the wedding, aud won't
stand up before crowd in anything
but my white satin dressl But I'll be
married at the appointed hour for all
that So telegraph for my trunk and
come back soon. W
when ! came back / fot5nd Miss
Grigg in bed and the doctor sent for.
He was puzzled. could see that He
couldn't tell what was the matter, and
Miss Grigg was too faint to speak. He
| questioned me- | said she had been
very much agitated. He prescribed
something and went off, bidding me
send for him if she seemed worse. The
evening papers published the report
that Miss Grigg was dangerously i'll,
and Mr.. Birch came to the hotel in a
terrible fright, as pale as sheet, to
ask how she was. took him down
her love, and she was very i'll
'"Then Miss Grigg said to the ladies
who came in: Leave me with my faith
full Flora, and we were left alone.
can't say that was surprised when she
sat up in bed and said briskly:
"'Lock the door, Flora. I'm sick OF
lying on my back. I've taken them in,
haven't 1? You see what am about
now?'
Exactly, miss, said 1, TO be too i'll
to be married when the time comes
mo said she, TO be i'll enough to
be married in the white dressing-gown.
I'm going to be married on my dying
bed, Flora
81 gave a screech and she laughed,
and then she made a supper of sardines
and biscuits and wine, and she threw
the medicine out of the window. Early
next day the doctor came answered
his question as to what sort of right
his patient had passed by saying she
had been much the same And then
l took little note she had written tc
Mr.. Birch.
Il knew what was in it. She told
him that rather than leave the world
without keeping her vow to him she
would be married on her dying-bed.
powdered her up we'll, MISS and
dressed her in the embroidered dress
ing-gown, with tuberoses at the throat
pulled down the green shades ant
darkened the room. She fixed the pill
lows to prop herself up with and ther
skipped into bed.
! "'Give me my pearl bracelets she
said, and the handsomest of those
handkerchiefs and all my rings ant
Flora, mind you must sob all through
the ceremony; I'm going to be calm
1--WE hadn't five minutes more, bu
just as the first knock came to the
door she whispered:
"'Oh, dear! if l only could have SLOW
music. Couldn't you catch that "Tra
viata" organ, Flora, and get him t.
play forshalf an hour outside the win
. dow? He's always on the corner
, Flora, I'll leave you something hand
some if you do
, ~ did it, short as the time was
, caught the man and he ground out hi
/ quarters worth.
"Thc clergyman was a very nice
, neat, nearsighted old gentleman. Nj
, Birch was the dreadfulest sight-pal
? as ghost and shaking from head t
: | foot. The groomsman looked drea(
fully sorry; the four or five 1ntimat
Q friends looked as though they were a
= funeral; and to see her, with he
! calm smile and powdered face, on
!. hand against her heart, the other i
his-I was glad I'd been told to sob;
7 had to do something, And so the
!, were married
4 81 feel said Miss Grigg, slowl
that this, perhaps the last moment {
: my life, is very sweet. To die thu
with my hand in yours-ahl Dea
4 friend, adieu. Flora, my faithful maiC
take this ring. saw her pick out tn
cheapest; but no matter 'Remembe
me by it. Now-leavc u.s.
!, "Thon everybody kissed her an
~ went out of the room sobbing
in moment more there was
y scream; Mr.. Birch had tainted away
y 1t took an hour to bring him to.
= 1.-THE reporter of the evening papc
: was waiting outside for the news.
: was published all over that night, b,
. the next afternoon the travelling dre'
came back in the black trunk.
Eyes, miss, of course Miss Grigg-
: mean to say Mrs. Birch-recovered
q once. And that's the whole story. l.
the only one that sknows it, and
\. wouldn't mention it to anyone but 70
ma'am. IN. Y. News