Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-31
THR WEDDING OF GLORY Ann.

The OIL red farm house, "Carter's
Place." was unusually astir on certain
bright October morning.
On the opposite side of the road lived
Philury Corwin. She was busily engaged
in-watching the Carter house and wash
ing the breakfast dishes, while she talked
with her INVALID sister. Rhoda Ann.
"Pears to me-" said Philury, pausing
IN her work and gesticulating with her
dish-cloth in her hand, "'pears to me
as If sothin' unusual-like was a-goin' on
to them Carterses. seen the grandest
lot O. 6xin's a-goin' in there these last
two days. an hean that they got Mis-
Darney up from Kings Holler s-sewin'
up in the spare chamber-a-sewin' all day
an on even by candle light. Then seen
they been a-havin' them parlor blinds
open, an that certainly means sothin'.
An Mis- Carter bought two silver-plated
napkin-rings down to Collinses. | think
I'll Jest run across an enquire. If you will
watch them pies, am that fierce to
know if Glory Ann be really a-goin' to
marry that Philetus Antrim Admonition."
"How be we. Mis- Carter1" she inquired
as she paused before the kitchen door
and looked at that lady, who was busy
making sweet smelling cakes.
Mrs. Carter looked up, and waving her
four-covered arm toward chair. said.
"Set, Philury. ] be feelin' fair to mid
dlinI How's Rhody Ann an yerself?"
"Rhody Ann amt feelin' very smart.
Her backs troublin' her, an her head
is sort of fuddled with the achin', but I'm
feelin' very nice. jest run over to-day
to fetch we a DRAWN o tea borrowed of
Monday, an to see if l couldn't do
nothin' to help ye. l seen ye was havin'
quite lot a-goin on. Be it true that Glory
Ann is really a-goin' to git married. ]
heard some talk of it when was last
down to the Holler. Be she, Mrs. Car
teri"
"She be Philury," said Mrs, Carter.
laconically.
About when, Mis- Cartera"
about Sunday, Philury, if nothin' don't
prevent and these cakes are pleasin'."
"Well. jest said to Rhody Ann as
came out, says, sothin' is certainly
comm off to Carterses, though / want
sure. Rumor is now an agin decevin'."
at be, Philury, though this time faint.
/ lowed to go cross an bid ye to the
weddin' this afternoon, all O. we, Rhoda
Ann, Rastus, Limy, Polly, Marian, your
hired help, an Merry Ann; but now, as
yeare 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 as
we'll get through in time for milkin'."
"I1l tell EN-" said Philury. as she
turned TO go, "I'll tell EN- an it's like as
not they'll come"
And they did, and the neighborhood
with them.
A wedding in the community was an
event of no small occurrence. 1t was
second only in importance to a funeral,
and no right minded person would think
of missing "Glory AIMS weddin'," for she
had friends in the city. and it was ex-
pected she would have a very stylish
affair, with plenty of "new tangled
notions"
BY three o'clock Sunday afternoon the
road in front of the red farm house was
full of carriages, hitched to every avail
able tree and fence post.
The bride-elect was proud in the pos
session of tableful of presents, which
were displayed under the kitchen window,
outside Of which was hitched to one OF
the shutters, yearling calf. the gift OF
her father.
There was "hy catcher" of straw
from cousin in Kings Hollow, and an
album from an aunt IN the same place, a
dozen fiatirons from Mr.. Bangs, the store
keeper, and six cans Of preserved black
berries from his wife.
Philuxy brought lamp shade of green
paper muslin, and tidy from Rhoda
Ann. II was decorated with decalcoma-
mics and trimmed with purple ribbon.
Philury had made this herself and was
proud of il.
Mrs Simmer. from over the hill being