Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-20
A MYSTERIOUS WEDDING.


ster would marry John Charyngton,
bat he thought differently and things
which John Charringtou Intended had
queer way OF coming to pass. He
asked her to marry him before he went
up to Oxford she laughed and refused
him. He asked her again the next
time he came home Again She laugh
ed tossed her dainty blonde head and
again refused. A third time he asked
her; she said it was becoming a con-
frmed bad habit. and laughed at him
more than ever, but said yes.
We were ali asked to the wedding.
In BrjXham every one who was any
body knew everybody else who was
any one. The coming marriage was
much canvassed at afternoon tea Ia
bIas and at our little club over the sad
dIers. and the question was always
asked: Docs she care for him?
used to ask that question myself in
the early days of their engagement,
but after certain evening in August
Iueyer asked it again. / was coming
home from the club through the
churchvard. Our church is on
thyme-grown hill, and the turf about
It is so thick and soft that ones foot
steps are uoiseless.
lmade no sound as / vaulted the
low, lichcued wall and threaded my
way between the tombstones. 1t was
at the same instant that | heard John
Charriugton's voice, aud saw her face.
May was sitting on low, fiat grave
stone, with the full splendor of the
Western sun upon the mignonue face.
Its expression ended, at once and for
ever any question Of her love for him,
1t was TRANSPORTED to a beauty should
not have believed possible even to that
beautiful little face.
John lay at her feet, and it was his
voice that broke the stiffness of the
golden August evening.
My dear, my dear, | believe that /
should come back from the dead if you
wanted me-
coughed at once to indicate my
presence, and passed on into the
shadow. fully enlightened.
The wedding WAS TO be early in Sep
TENDER. Two days before / had to run
up to town on business. The train was
late of course, for we are on the South
eastern aud as | stood grumbing with
my watch in my hand, whom should |
see hut John Charringtou and Nav
Forster llmy were walking up and
down the uugrequeuted end of the plat
form arm in arm. looking into each
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