Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-06
WEDDING PRESENTS.
nY HELEN FORREST GRAVES

27| Mary Ncllis rose
eagerly with kim
ding eyes grasplng her cousins shoulder
rs she spoke.
Paulna Winson laughed dcrisivc
laugh.
And veil Of Brussels lace" said
she, land pearl necklace and n few
such inexpensive fads. DO you think
I'm made of money, Nate"
"iiu. one is only married once in ones
lifetime, and the ilorai bells are so
lovclyl"
"And they cost so much, Mate, and
we have got to be economical" smiled
the bridc-clcct.
"Louic Lime had one"
"Louic Lanes fnthcr is rich, and she
married II bank president"
"lou are going to marry lawyer.
iic may be Chief Justice of the Unite /
States some day" persisted Mary.
Paulina laughed again.
"Whcn he is" said she, "we'n have
the floral bell. But it was only last
May that Richard hung out his sign,
Attorney and Counselor Mt Law" and
he hasn't been able to make his office
rent yet, whatever the future may have
in store for him."
"And you've only asked two brides.
MAIDS"
1.-TWO is enough" gravcly spoke
Polly. "ltichard gives each of them IA
httlc lockct, you know, and you and
Rosamond Orion arc the only friends we
love well enough 20 do that for with our
limited means"
"Limited mcans-limited mcansr
emphalically repeated Mary. "I'm sick
of hearing economy the whole time, and
nothing but economyu'
"Wc must begin MS VIC mean TO 20 on
Matc, snid cheerful Paulina.
but Mrs. Ellington said that if Kate
and Nellie were asked to be bridesmaids.
Sue would have given you silver kettle
for five O'Clock teas"
VERY possibly, but how would that
orrcspond with my other surround.
ingsl'
81 never saw such prosaic thing ms
sou are i'll all my ifc" said Mary.
"Would you have me go crazy simply
because I'm going to be married." mis-.
chicvously retorted Paulina.
"lf ever one is to launch cut into OK.
travagauce," maintained Mary, at
would he on ian occasion like this. OF
course the house is to be full of com
pany?"
at is easy to ill our little house, "
said composed Paulpa. "With Uncle
and AAint Orion in the front chamber
and Rosamond in the hall bedroom.
and Cousin Higgins in the upper
room"
THAT wiggy old mani You surely
aren't going to have him in the house2''
"He was very good to papa when he
was boy" said Paulina, '.and he has
sent me barrel of apples from the old
farm every year since was a child, be-
cause of the 'H' in my namc-paulinn
Higgins Winton, you know. 1t would
have broken his heart not to ask him
down for the wedding"
swell, let it break, say" cried
Mary. "Why, his clothes must have
been made in the year one! And you
never asked Judge Lacey and his wife
and the girls!"
"No," assented Paulina. "If thew
want to attend my wedding, they are
amply able TO engage rooms at hotel.
Cousin Higgins couldn't do that"
"But they would have sent you such
An elegant wedding present." breathed
Mary. "Thcy gave Lulu Hempstcd a
dinner set of Royal Worcester! And now
you'll get nothing at all"
This isn't an affair of sale and bar.
ter" said Paulina, with spirit.
There's the Falklands-your moth
er's cousins--in Philadelphia. You'll
ask them, surely2 They're such elegant
people, and sure TO give you something
nice. And there's the back extension
room yet"
THAT was reserved for Richards Aunt
Eunice. She came yesterday"
THAT stutfy old woman l saw warm
ing her hands over the parlor fire?-in a
dyed alpaca gown, a black lace can
with three red peoples in it, and striny
OF gold beads around her neck?"
Paulina colored.
"she is not rich," said she; 'hut she
is Richards only living relative-his
Iathcr's aunt.
"0n," said Mary, 81 seem to remem-
Der nowl Lives in an old manor house,
undermined with rats and blue mould
up the Hackensack River, don't shel
Perhaps she'll give you the black lace
cap and the old gold beads for wed
ding present." she added, satirically.
"Well, Polly, l give it up. Since you
have Systematically determined to ignore
all the nice people you know and invite
the rag, tag and bobtail of creation-''
She stopped suddenly.
There was faint scent of dried law
ender leaves in the rooms mouselike
football on the carpet.
''ls my new niece, Paulina, here2"
said soft voice. "Ohl and this ia one
of her bridesmaids? Happv tn meet