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

on south flllh uNtnuN WIS 'A"Nh!"
with the people who knew Maggie, who
know Chlmmic. or who know nhOup
them.
a DECIDEDLY ODD WEDDING
To he sure. some of them cuino not
ntirpd Ia wedding garments, and per
hnps You wouldn't have thought IL unite
good style Tor the policeman of The beat
To act the pnrt of the father; nut n yuu
know anything about the other side,
YOU will understand that this wGF a
great honor The guardian OF the peace
said TO me: 81 amt never dom this for
nobody but me own blood before. hut
Mag. she's such a good girl and iluuy's
the time she's said 10 me; NDh. MT.
Finnegau. don't run her In; III uy nud
sober her up: suppose u was girl ol
your own. and. Miss. she'd get frouud
me Ina that way that we would try ana
help strengthen whoever WIS crooked,
and / used 10 20 down 10 thc inspector,
aud I'd say 'Confound Your Ppfkhurst
aud the spying and lying; one good wo-
man, who don't run religion IKE dy.
Mantle h angel In the president. Aud
the inspector, who h the clevcrcst NAN
In the world, yes, Miss, 10y your nod I'm
glnd 10 see you think so, used 20 say 10
me. ''iunegnW you've got II iine
After this I sailed, for nothing else
can express the way | walked up the
kind-henrtcd lrishmOt, who lowered
over me abont three feet IL Is ridlcu-
lous 20 say that ! looked dignihed, for
did not. but rs by Maggle's request,
WINS Ike McGinty dressed In my best
suit Of clothes" the congregation was
satisfied. / was put In n front pew
The next arrival who was given ihnt
honor was Billy. in his Sunday clothes,
with mysterious package that might
have been some dreadful explosive, but
which. when II was uuwrapped and put
on the seat, showed that 10 was my own
dog. with a hugh white ribbon bow ON
him. Billy felt shat hc ought 10 be there,
and he was afraid If he brought him
openly that the sexton would stop him
awhile I'm the dim, dark church. Then
little altar boy began 10 light the cnn-
dies and then ! saw what a prOtusiOn
of flowers, especially of lilies, were ON
the altar, and Billy whispered 90 me,
Every one OF them, Miss, is prayer
Every one of them tells of some kind
ness that Maggie has done; the neighhnrR
they have been bringing them 10 lsadore
aud me since yesterday morning, and
there wasn't one of them so poor or sO
bad that didn't fetch flower because
Of their love for Mag and 10 the glory 81
Gawd"
ARRIVAL or THE BRIDAL PARTY.
In little while there was q sound Of
music. and realized that lsadOre hnd
been succeasful IN persuadng his cousin,
who plays at "a temple uptown, 10 come
down and play IN the church where the
other Fide most do cOngrcgntp. Ihere
was huzzing aud a whispering: then
there was a silence. aud then MARgic
on the arm Of a pOllceman, walked nt
the aisle Maggie herself, and yet Mag
gle idealized 70 thar she seemed mo
very spirit Of love. She wore a white
stuff dress, a tule veil aud a wreath Of
orange blossoms. She might have lud
a finer gown, but the charm OF this one
was that she bought il and made ID
herself At the altar she was met by
Chimmie: and NJ his costume wasn't just
what good form would demand, he was
so trimming over with happiness that
All you could think Of We're his clear
eyes and his munly look And those two
were made inan and wife, md they swore
TO love each other through poverty and
riches through sickness ANA health.
UNTIL DEAIH DID THEM PARr.
And they meant r. After the service
the magnificent tones 81 the grent WED
ding march filled the church. ana down
The aisle we walked, Maggie nnd Chin.
mic. Mr. Fiunegan and me. with Iaadore
holding my other hand Billy aud the
little dog Mrs. Connolly aud Charlie
and the young people who knew and
cared FOR Maggie aud Chimmie
AZ guests Of honor our party rot into
The hacks and Maggie bad 10 stand sim
on the pavement IN her bridal glory. while
every one Of tho hackInen cheered for her
and wished her good luck, and the young
girls eoilecfed round aud tOuched her
dress, hccausr by doing this they ran the