St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-16
A DEATHBED MARRIAGE.
Confidential Revelation OF Miss
0rigHs Strange nlneea

'sYcs, miss, certainly. lived with
MrA Birch-Miss Grigg that was be-
fore she married Mr.. Birch. I knew
Ill about that affair. It was very singu-
lar indeed-very. I'm not sure that
ought to mention it. for If . lady's maid
can't hold her tongue she can't find
good placeA Dear me, I'm no talker
I'm as mum a. . mouse. Bushels of
pearl powder and quarts Of rouge have
! applied with my own hands, and
never SO much as hinted At As for
cotton, bless your heart I've never
breathed about il, and did live with .
lady once that took arsenic regularly
for her complexion. That's no secret.
for she took too much one day by acci-
dent and died.
There was IN inquest and it all
came out It's well it did. for suspicion
pointed to her husband. Somehow, it
always seems to strike . jury that .
husband is The likelicst person to wish
his wife out of the way. But this isn't
anything about paint Miss Griggs,
being on the stage, made no secret OF
I've often had tickets given me and
gone with my young man to see her
I.t And when she was naughty and
curled her nose like, miss. and looked
as other folks over her shoulder. and
talked away down in her throat like
pigeon gurgling, she was splendid,
miss. 1t made think how nice it would
be to Be . queen and to take airs over
everybody.
''Well, Miss Grigg was engaged to be
married. Mr.. Birch had fallen in love
with her when she was playing Ham,
let's ma. Perhaps you have seen the
play, miss? The young man objects to
his ma getting married the second
time, 20 l seemed to make out, and act
ed most impertinent giving sass to his
ma and his step-pa, and carrying on
awful And there was . poor young
lady quite ont of her mind that after
ward got drowned.
''Well, she was playing Hamlet's
ma and Mr.. Birch fell in love with her
and sent her . letter, and called and
made an offer all in NO time. She &C.
cepted him, of course, and the prep
arations for the wedding began. 1
don't think any lady ever had 10 many
dresses before. Silks and satins and
velvets and lacex Desr me, Nine.
IS whole establishment was hard at
work for . month, and II I'D had twen-
" fingers instead of ten, I'd have had
use for them all
At last everything was finished. The
trunks were packed. fifteen of 'em,
miss, and fourteen were to 60 on that
afternoon, aud one-the one with the
wedding and travelling dresses-was,
Of course, to be left and 20 with the
bride when she started next day. She
was to be married 1T ten o'clock in
church and then drive home, have q
splendid breakfast, change her dress
and catch the three o'clock train. OF
course I saw to the trunks. and was
very careful; but just when l was
needed most. just rs the trunks was
going downstairs, Miss Grigg called
me.
''Miss GrigR was lady who didn't
like TO wait I went to her at once,
miss, ~ was my duty, and l said to
Bridget Duster, the chambcrmaid:
Bridget, watch that black trunk
and see that the men don't carry it |
or
s.Bridget understood with her el- |
bows, Of course, miss, and after / had |
been to the lands end for two yards of |
blue ribbon of exactly such . shade rs |
he wanted and got back found that |
he had sent OF the black trunk FIRST |
pf al, and was very proud of having |
been'so careful The trunks were all |
niles away by that time. There was |
pdohing for it but to tell Miss Grigg.
She flew 1t me, miss don't blame |
her for being angry. I would forgive |
her in such . case. She few at me i
violent miss; xnd then, miss, she had |
,uasms She beat the sofa she tore
,er hair. she screeched and me all the |
While saying:
Remember your eyes. miss Think
,ow you'll look. Your nose is swelling |
lreadful, miss
FINALLY she came to and hathed her
ace. And says she:
".Flor,, what-shall-I doT
"I don't know. miss said I, unless
,ou put on the wedding until you tel
graph for the trunk
!. ..No.' said she, that's unlucky; BE-
;des. one never knowA None amt to
3 depended on -.
".You might. borrow dress, said I.
..As II I'd Be married in one that !.
idn,t ct me- said she. stop, don't
pesk . word. I've IN idea
..She eat with one finger on her lip
- awhile. Then she said:
..sNv embroidered dressing gown
~ white one! That's here?
..In the bureau, miss, said ].
"sVery we'll ssid she. IN Be mar
"a n that Telegraph for the trunk.
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"A ], searly sstonished ont OF my
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