The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-23
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
INTERESTING MATTERS FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE.
Sixty Years Ago--Pussy's Wonder
full Leap--keep the Passions in
Check--Mora Backbone
Every Boy has the
Same Chance.
Sixty Years Ago.

you may like to hear it," Grandma
said to the two granddaughter as
they sat sewing, n rainy afternoon.
She had been doing and dreaming OF
the long ago by the open fire in her
room; and naturally spoke Of it.
Both girls said, ooh, do tell us; and
make it last long; make it last till
dark!'
Grandma smiled. Dear old lady;
how pleased she was! And howpleased
to have two such fresh young things
to talk to.
"You know, it was May day; the
first OF May, IS. Oh, what a perfect
day that was? All the trees were full
of birds and blossoms.
II have only to close my eyes to see
myself sitting in the old-fashioned car
riage, drawn by two fat, comfortable
looking horses, besides my dear moth
er. My father had lately gone to
heaven"
Here she paused so long and looked
SO peaceful, the girls gently brought
her back to earth by asking, "Grand-
madear, what did you wear!"
"Oh" being fully reused, and tax
ing up her knitting, "to be. sure" in a
brighter tone; II wore white muslin
very fine"
"Did it have a train?" Dorothy
asked. ....
"No, my dear, it was just walking
length, with three tucks, and a mar
row lace frill at the bottom. I had
white silk stockings, high-heeled, plain
black slippers with black elastic cross
ing the foot. AS I always had anatur-
ally bright color in my face, my
mother substituted a white rose for
a pink one, I wanted to wear in my
hair, fastening it in with my high shell
comb. My front hair was pulled each
side of my face"
Ruth thought GLOW simple and
sweet it all was"
"Your grandpa met me at the little
gate-that was kept locked weekdays
to keep the village boys off the graves
near the church-and takingm hand,
he led me up the narrow path, over
which the apple-blossoms intertwined,
making a natural arch of flowers for
us.
Gin the church, the high-backed
peWs were full of our friends; even
though it was eight o'clock in the
morning.
"Ehe minister used a prayer book
printed with type and the long S you
do not see nowadays.
GAS it was no light matter to take
away the huge, awkward stove in the
middle aisle, because of the many
lengths of stove-pipe radiating from
it, and covering the ceilinglike a great,
black cob-Web, we had to walk around
it.
"No one stood up with us, as l
wished to spare my mother.
Who gaveyou away?"Ruth asked.
"No, one, dear; the Lord gave us to
each other. That question was left
out OF the service"
Didn't you have a bouquet, grand
mar" Dorothy asked in a very
grieved way.
mo, my dear, butyour great grand
mother had given me a little white,
ivory book, and in it-so that they
would show-'grandpa' had put some
v~iolets, my favorite flower: I carried
that. Your grandfather had a dozen
violets in his coat.
ooh, yes, tell US what he 10 oked like!"
Ruth cried.
"Well his hair was banged"
Changed! Really?"
eyes, his mother always put a sau-
GER on his head as a guide, and then
by it cut his hair in bang" :
After the laugh had subsidized grand
ma continued, "His choker was of
white satin, his waistcoat of yellow
satin brocade: and on his feet he wore
pumps with large silver buckles"
Didn't they veal gloves in those
days?" one Of the girls asked.
II wore mitts, and grandpa car
ried a pair of kids, with very short
wrists, in his hand.
eve did not want what you call a.
reception. A few friends came>to the
house afterwards, and we had coffee
and cake.
"Then I put on my grey travelling
dress, white straw bonnet with blue
rosettes inside, and we started in a
one horse chaise for Pomfret, twenty
miles away, where we were to stay a
fortnight"
Later their mother told the girls
that "grandma's' old colored nurse
said, with tears in her eyes,, and up.
lifted hands:
"Lor', wasn't she sweet a standin'
there? She looked lik' afallen angel"
It was May-day again. Sixty years
after. Ruth and Dorothy, with their
parents help, had a surprise party
for the dear old lovers.
When they returned from their usu-
al afternoon drive mot in the original
one-horse chaise), grandma's bonnet
was spirited off her head, and a fine
lace cap took it's place.
Then the elderly couple were escort
ed to the farthest end Of the parlor,
where they stood on a piece of the
Identical carpet on which they were
married.
Many old friends camc, and beauti-
full gifts were showerea upon them.
The ones that touched them most
were a gold-headed cane and a gold