Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-08

kissed the hridcgroom and some people
kissed both. There was a piece of cake
and cup Of coffee for everybody. and
never hoard 90 many blessings showered
on any bridal pair in my life. One old
man @id God bless you. Chimmie; you
got my hoy out of trouble when he was
on his way 90 be- thief" An old woman
said. God love you. Chmmio. sou
brought my girl home 20 me whom She
was worse than lost lrndorc and Billy
wcrc here. there and everywhere. They
served coffee aud cake. they wrapped
cake un In paper for the old women 90
take home; and. Just between you and
me, l think ] saw lsodorc putting some
coffee In q tin pail for n peculiarly un-
happy looking old man. as n remembrnce
of the feast
HAPPY AFTER DINNER TOASrS.
After they were all gone We had din.
ner | never knew before how good n
boilcd diuner could be- aud l never
realized nutil thcn what good beer WAS
brewcd in America. We drank hcnths
cvcryhody's health. Billy drank 90 the
health of the bride and groom, aud
twenty-five years from now may they
love each othcr twenty-five times more.
aud be twenty-five times happier" Mr..
Connolly drank TO this Happy Day
which has proved to us mon who think
naturally ladies never do that that
love can exist whore riches ~ not and
friendship where millionaires are
scorncd. Then Mr.. Finncgnn pro-
posed. Low. good honest love.
which Il is like good honest
whisky, taken properly it hurts
nobody Aud Mrs Connolly said that
Ftnucgnn WIS trying TO he witty Then
Chimmic got up aud made this little
speech, ~ amt much ON sayiu Whit
! feel, hut ! would like now. before ms
irens, TO soy, that " there is anything
that ~ good I'm me- 10 rs because God
Almighty ont of his great goodness, gave
mo the love of good gir. She lcnrued
me by her life what purity aud charity
was, she didn't just talk things, she
lived them day 10y day. and now shes
my wife. Now she honrs my name. and
! am 80 proud of 1t that ! want 20 make
" the greatest and and best name In She
country 'ctusr Sho's honored me by tn
Kin d. And want to thank Our frona
here Mag had no mother, and Mrs.
Connolly took her place. the men know
what | think Of them, aud 80 do the Kids.
Aud there's one more and thnts the lady;
what can ! say about hcrf' aud before
ne could say anything. She spoke up and
snid; Tho best thing YOU can say about
her. n that she is Maggie's friend"
THE WEDDING GIFT UNDER "A
PLATE
After this, somebody told Maggie 90
look under her plate; there was q Dig en-
yclope, and Charlie told her be- guessed it
was o divorce from Chimmie. aud Mag
gic got little closer 10 Chimmie as much
us To- say you cunt divorce us, but Ia the
envelope was Chimmio's wedding pres
ent 60 Maggie What do you think IL
WASP The decd for q little house in the
country very little house, bot with
garden about H. and It's house nl 10
themselves. Chimme had been working
L..
penny and denied himself every pleasure,
except Chat great one, of being with his
sweetheart When she saw what she
really owned, Maggie began to cry; it
was too good 10 bc true; to have u house
all to herself aud a garden. IL was too
much happiness Aud | don't think shc
absolutely believed IL until She saw the
tiny little place.
Nobody else gave any wedding prcs-
cnts, hut Maggie found them when she
gOl out 10 her home There WIS n CONE
fornhly furnished bed ROOM 10 which
no Wuic was attached, hut when Mag
gle opened The hurogu drawers aud saw
the sheets, aud The towels and the table
linen. She knew Il came from no man.
Down sinirs there was q carpet in the
front room, with Mrs Counolly's love,
and q hope TINT she might walk ON three
ply nll her life, there was u beautiful set
of furniture, two chairs a table and q
sofa sent with Mlly's love it was q love-
~ set you would have wanted it; u was
the kind tllnt tho shopkeeper puts ont on
the pavement. and which Rccms 10 say
tu the pnsspr-hy "Nnko me away before
the sun fndcs mp' Then There WIS n
comfortable cusy chair, rculy big enough
TO hold two people III they were loving,
that came ~ Chmmie from the bows who
worked with him While out IN the
kitchen were dishes and pms sent hy ono
4. a.. 4 4 IA
lgndnro bad giycn n strictly characters
tic present O subscription 90 n leading
daily paper for one year and lsndOre,s
grandmother had Hcut two linen tnblo
cloths that she wOve whom she was n
girl. II Is a very moan thing TO shy, but
/ hone that some day Maggie viii give
them tO me, ns hand-wOyen table cloths
are gems. Bnt the funniest present of
MI cnfuc from the little dog; Il was the
WHTTEST, INCEST. CLEANEST PIG
You ever saw. and had "A blue ribbon
around its neck These were the pres
ents TINT greeted Maggie, and really
made us I'll sigh, and wish we were get
ting married. lsadore proposed TO me on
the HpOt, but ms | am 10 wait until he
IL prime minister like Benjamin Dis
raeli, ! am afraid there win be- slight
disparity Ia our nrcs; however, eau
hope Billy whispered 20 me that he
down In Virginia" and Mr.. Connolly
kissed Mrs Connolly for the sake Of
| old acquaintance
Aud. when II was time for the bridal
pair 10 go, what do you suppose Maggie
! didf Cried bitterly az leaving the old
| tenement house, az which the SIM lookeo
| with scOru. She snid Its here I have
I had my gOrroWs aud my joys, ta here
| I first got To know Chlmmie it's here
! ! had to kneol down many Of a time
and pray for the strength 10 do what
was right IT'S here nay mother died and
It's here that my friends are used 20
\ seeing me Suppose, some night, some
| in comes md raps me- the door for
| Maggie and Maggie amt thereT' Then
spoke up Mrs COnnelyi MY door will
be wide enough open for her 10 come
IN, and please God, III do all can 20
help her.
LOVE rs IMPERISIlABLE.
Then. Mngple's face frightened NJ,
! and leaning on the arm Of the man she
loved md who loved her, she went ont
/ into that old world which rs ever new.
/ tho world of love After she had goue,
USE all sat there thinking lsudore sud.
I denly stood up aud said MAY the God
! Of Israel bless her and care Tor her,
/ aud may the hpnrt OF her husband safely
/ trust IN hers Aud just as quietly lac
/ sat down. 1hon Mrs Connolly said;
"May the Blessed Virgin give her
] strength 20 be good wife and keep
4 her pure and good" Aud J. ] echoed
/ both prayers, though, after the fashion
/ Of my people l kept quiet
/ This Is the story of the wedding day
/ OF Maggie aud Chimmic. / wonder how
many people who are just married have
ms "a