The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-01-04

/ ing Is too good for Richards bride, tn
sNeet-natured girl who asked her ols
aunt all the way from Haekensack L
her bridal. III clasp them around you
neck myself when you have your wed
ding dress on"
Thank yOu, Aunt Eznice," said Pau
Ina, smiling, while Mary signaied to be
shyly, behind the old lady's back.
There, didn't I tell you 50? Cousin
Higgins and the old aunt Rsgiag Hall
What a wedding You'll have, Oh
there's no use hoping for floral bel
now. That sort Of a thing would b
quite out Of place, as plainly see"
~Did she give you the old gold beads?'
asked Richard Graham when he came
that evening. @Bless the dear aunty L
was al she had. But she's right. She
and Uncle HnWoOi we're rich once
though you'd never think Il And I've
always heard what a beauty she was
whenthe century vas young You did
not refuse them, Polly, hope? ?"
sRefuse them p echoed P4ulina. 'No
certainly not7
That's ny own darling" said Rich
ard. 4 know they're old fashioned
things, bot wouldn't have Aunt Eu-
nice's feelings hurt for the world
@Oh,r cried Mary Nellis, impatientiy,
swhat geese you and Polly are, I'd risk
her feelings. Only to think that I've
been looking forward al these years TO
Polly's wedding, and It's going to be
such a tso-penoe half-penny affair sfer
alIls
Ricasrd laughed.
"Well," said ne, If we're suiied, who
else has any right to find fznlt2 And
when We have our silver sedding. Polly
and !. I'll show you a fOrsl bell and =
set Of diamonds and al the pretty things
that my little girl deserves Only wait "
sHanph g' said the seornful Mary. Il
may wait forever for that
The day Of the wedding came. Cousin
Higgins brushed up his vel worn sui.
TO = nicely, tied his exuberAnt lawn cr2-
vat in 4 Beau Brumnel knot, and put on
the taTBished pearl stud that had been
his fsther's before him.
Il couldn't do much fsr the young
people, said ne, ~but they'll find that
barrel o Pound Sweets that came by ex-
press this morning as good an article to
pass round ct dinner nme-or breakfast,
the fashionable folks cAH it, don't they ?
-as they make nowadays"
And old Mrs Graham exchanged the
black lace cap with the three poppies for
a white lace barbe Of priceless old Point
de Yenise. fastened by pins which Mary
Neilis said @lOoked ike real pearl beads,
bot which, Of course, couldn't be-"
y don't attend wedding every day" !"
said Aunt Euniee Graham, couplaeent-
iy.
The OFtons had sent an etching Of
The Angelus.7 The EHingtons gave
nothing at al. The Falklands, Of Phila-
delphia, dispatched a fve-dollAr pocket
handkerchief by mail. Tie LUeeys sent
plush photograph aloun- Mary Nel-
lis gin was pretty lunch set Of double
damask linen.
Since you Ike useful things 80 well, =
said she, mzliciously.
And Paulina was innocently pleased
with all the offerings
Every one is - kind, said she.
"Ah, but think what yoa night have
had sighed Mary, II only you had
stood under floral bell and asked TIE
right sort Of people,
At the last moment there was a de-
lay.
Don't let Polly get married til
come called ont Cousin Higgins @rye
been down stairs a seein' 70 the cpenini
Of that barrel Of Pound Sweets. They've
all come il fust-rzte order; and now I've
got to wash my hands Sorry TO keep
folks waitin' ba.--bustling into the
rOom--Tn ready EOE. Gro ahead, Par.
son"
stop q minute said Aunt Euaice,
moving forwariin her gentle, old-iady
way; and then they saw that the gold
beads were gone from her skinny throzs
Il have TO clasp my present sround Rich
ards wife's aeck first
Something flashed lcross The sunshine
white and brilliant, Ike a glitter Of dew
drops.
Diamonds = gasped Mary NelIis, in a
hysterieAl whisper. ~Oh, I'm not dream,
Ing, am II"
The little gold cases do very vel Il
keep them IN said Aunt Eanice, quiet
". Nobody would think Of stealing a
string CT old-fashioned gold beads; bui
diamonds are quite another thing I've
saved all nv income for forty years, anG
matched these stones one by Que. NJ
one has known OF them until now. They
are foT Richsrd's wife :"
And 50, with a diamond necklaes
sparkling around her neck Ike a tiny
rivulet of light, Paulina was married.
Down in he pretty, unpretending lit
lie dining room, the table vas set with 3
seryics Of rare Haviiand ware, deeorzteS
with deep blue corn flowers and border
Of dull gold
~oh." cried PAulina, npturOusly
~what beantiesr'
sEhg7 said toe bridegroom. @Whers
did these come from -
~Out of the Pound Sweet barre, sal,
Cousin Higgins. rubbing his hands
THEY'RE my gift, children I've it'll
money. and choose to invest it so.
knew Polly liked nice ehina-all wo
men do. And Tm glad you're pleased
Polly. You've done kind deed 70 thi
stupid old cousin from the county,
-Oh,. murmured Pznlina, did eve
bride have 50 happy Wedding day bs
fore p
~Did ever man have 50 sweet bridea
plsytuliy retorted Richard, STOPPING t
kiss her brow.
@wen," said Mary NelIis. sfteruar,