St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-16

that So telegraph fcr my trunk and
come back SOON
''When came back ! found Miss
Grigg in bed and the doctor sent for
He was puzzled. I could see that. lie
couldn't tell what was the matter, and
Miss Grigg was too faint to speak. He
questioned me. l said she had been
very much agitated. He prescribed
something and went of. bidding aae
send for him If she seemed worse. The
evening papers published the rspOrt
that Miss Grigg was dangerously III,
and Mr.. Birch came to the hotel in q
terrible fright, rs pale as . sheet to
ask how she was. took him down
her love. and she was very ILL.,
Then Miss Grigg said to the ladies
who came in: Leave me with my faith
full Flora. and we were left alone.
can't say that was surprised when sho
sat up In bed and said briskly:
"'Lock the door, Flora I'm sick Of
lying on my back. I've taken them in.
haven't 1? You sec what am about
now"
Exactly. miss, said 1. to be too i'll
to be married when the time comes
NO said she, to be i'll enough to
be married in the white dressing-gown.
I'm going to be married ON my dying.
bed. Flora
Il gave . screech and she laughed.
and then she made q supper Of sardines
and biscuits and wine, and she threw
the medicine ont Of the window. Early
next day the doctor came. answered
his question rs to what sort of . night
his patient had passed by saying shs
had been much tho same And then
l took . little note she had written TO
Mr.. Birch.
II knew what was in It She told
him that rather than leave the world
without keeping her VOW to him she
would be married on her dying-bed.'
I powdered her up we'll, miss, and
dressed her in the embroidered dross.
inggown, with tuberoses at the throat
l pulled down the green shades ana
the room. She fixed the Dill.
lows to prop herself up with and then
skipped into bed
Give me my pearl bracelets, '.she
said, and the handsomest of those
and all my rings; and
Flora, mind you must sob al through
the ceremony; I'm going TO be calm
I'VE hadn't i've minutes more, but
just IS the arst knock came to the
door she whispered:
oh, dear! II only could have slow
music. Couldn't you catch that ''Tra-
viata" organ. Flora, and get him to
play for half IN hour outside the win
dow? He's always on the corner.
Flora, I'll leave you something hand.
some il you do
Il did it. short rs the time was I
caught the man and he ground out his
quarters worth.
The clergyman was . very nice,
neat nearsighted old gentleman. Mr..
Birch was the dreadfulest sight-pale
IS . ghost and shaking from head to
loot The groonsman looked dread.
Fully sorry; the four or i've intimate
friends looked as though they were 1t
} funeral; and to sec her. with her
aim smile and powdered face, one
,and against her heart. the other in
,is-I was glad I'D been told to sob;
,ad to do something. Aud 50 they
we're married
81 feel said Miss GriRg. slowly,
that this, pc rhaps the last moment Of
ny life, is very sweet To die thus.
vith my hand in yours-ah! Dear
riend, adieu- Flora, my faithful maid.
axe this ring saw her pick out tho
:heapest; but no matter. Remember
ne by it. Now-leave us
Then everybody kissed her and
vent out of the room sobbing.
In q moment more there was .
cream; Mr.. Birch had tainted away.
{ took an hour to bring him to
The reporter of the evening paper
vas waiting outside for the news Il
vas published all over that night. but
he next afternoon the travelling dress
anne back in the black trunk.
"Yes. miss, Of course Miss GrigR-I
mean to say Mrs. Birch-recovereds It
nee. And that's the whole story. I'm
he only one that knows il, and I
mention it TO anyone but you,
na' ~. Y. News