San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-17
MELINDA'S WEDDING.

When Melindy Virgins got engaged
to Pelig jerks her ma was just tickled
to death. Beaus was scase down to
Punkinville. for none of the young men
would stay arter they was growed up
besides, Pelig is real forehanded and
quite catch.
His ma was sot ag'in his margin at
all, and Melindy she wouldn't never hev
caught him eff she hadn't took airly
mornin walks bout the time he went
over to his place of business. and met
him as eff by accident.
am told that he proposed by Tag
CARTS barn. and was excepted in front
of the shoemakers. and gave Melindy
her engagement ring jest this side of the
blacksmith's: but | can't quite believe
folks get petickerlers as close as that.
only say they say so. don't swear
to it.
Well, Mrs. Virgins she WIS real sot
up about it, and she said that Melindy
should be dressed up as much as any
bride there ever had been in Punkin-
vile, eff not leetle better. But Mr..
Virgins, Melindy's pa, he come of a
close family, and he was near himself
twas his mater to be-and when Me-
lindy's ma asked him fur money to shop
fur the things. he jest buttoned up his
pockets and said Nav" He oilers
pronounced no that way when he was
sot Nav" seq he. II amt toiled and
moiled forty odd year fur to let my
money OF spent like water You kin
ma = r. "; Of what Is wanted, and
r. g :.
Well, when he spoke up like that,
Mrs. Virgins she knew 'twasnt no good
talkin. so she said, "'Praps you air
right, pa" and she wrote down some
things, and kinder winked acrost to
Melindy. who was beginning to cry at
the idea of her pa, that didn't know
caliker from blankets. a-choosin her
weddin clothes
The help saw all that and hecreI what
WIS said. and naturally told folks.
Well, that afternoon Mr.. Virgins
went to town to sell his potatoes, and
got the money. and come down on the
boat as usual
The boat landin is in quite lonesome
place, and he went home by a sort of side
path anyways, and just about dusk the
Browns heard howlin in the picnic
woods, and goin to see what it wus.
there wus old Virgins tied to a tree.
He told EN- he'd been beset by robbers,
and that they WIS so fierce and furious
he'd been obliged to give em every cent
he had He described EN- rs most out
landish critters He said their hair wus
like cotton wool and their faces black;
their hats wus tied on with big handker-
chiefs, and they wus queer and SLOPPY in
the small of their backs. Their hands
and feet WIS sort of small and skinny
iookin, and they had blue overall and
linen busters on. He said twan't their
strength that overcome him, but their
bein so spooky and supernaturallike.
And one of EN- said. in boiler voice,
Little you know who we be-" and the
other: Were takin your money because
You don't pervide as you should fur SOL
emn occasions Beware in future!"
When he got home ne cried and said
he wished he'd Civ Mrs. Virgins the
money for Melindy's things, but she
said it happened fortunate that her sis
ter, Melindys aunt, had sent her pres
ent fur her weddin.
The help now, she don't think them
robbers WIS supernatural, and she SEE if
ever Mr. Virgins finds out the truth she
dunno what will happen TO Mrs. Wig
gins. | kinder think myself that the
robbers wus Mrs. Virgins and Melindy
dressed up in some old clothes, with cot
ton batting wigs, and don't blame 'em.
Well, Melindy had her clothes after
all, but before they wus finished Mr.
Virgins he'd got over his skePr and got
as mean aS ever again. and he wouldn't
give his onfortI3"tr WIFE no. hin Entry
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