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

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WEDDING PRESENTS.
~ob. Polly, dohave 4 bell of white
rosebads and carnations to be married
unler-dol"
Mary Nellis rose eagerly with kind
ling eyes grasping her cousins shoulder
as she spoke.
Paulina wintOn laughed a derisiye
laugh.
And a veil OF Brussels lace, said she,
"and pearl necklace and a few such in
expensive fsds? Doyou think I'm made
OF money, Mate ?"
But one Is only married once in ones
lifetime, and the floral bells are 50 love
lyS
@And they cost 50 much, Nate, and
We have got to Be economical" smiled
the bride-elecs-
Louie lane had one"
Louie Lanes father IS rich, and she
married bank president"
You are going 70 marry q lawyer he
may be Chief Justice Of the United
states some day persisted Mary.
Paulina laughed again.
@Whsn he Is shesaid, @Eell have the
aoral bell But il was only last May
that Richard hung out his sign, sAttor-
ney and Counselor al Law and be has
not 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?n
Two is enough gravsly spoke Polly.
Richard gives each Of them a little
loeSet, you know, and you and Rosa
mond Orion are the only friends weloye
vel enough 70 DO that for With our lin
ited means
Limited means-limited neansT" en-
phatiealiy repeated Mary. I'm sick Of
hearing economy the whole time, and
nothing but economy
we must begin as we mean to 20 n,
Maie,7 ssii cheerful Pzulina.
"Bat Mrs. Ellington said that if Kate
and Nellie were asked to be bridesmaids,
she would have given you a silver kettle
for I've O'Clock teas
Very possibly: but how would that
eorespond with my other surround
ings?7
Il never saw such proszic thing as
you are in all my life" said Mary.
ould you have ne 90 crazy simply
because I'm going 70 be maried?' mis-
/ ehievoasly retorted Pzulina
"Ifever one Is 70 launch OF. into ex-
tTavagance," maintained Mary, at would
be On an occasion ike this OF course
the house Is 70 be full Of company
It Is easy to fil our little house. said
composed Pa1lina, with Uncle and
Aunt Orion in he front chamber, and
Rosauond in the hall bedroom, and
Cousin Higgins in the upper room"
That wisgy Old man, You're surely
net going 10 have him in tie house -
He gas very coed to papa when he
was boy said P4ulina; and he has
sent ne barrel Of apples from the old
farm ever since 1 was a child, becaase Of
the II II my nsme-Paalina Higgins
Winion, you know. 1t would have bro
ken his heart not to ask him down for
the Eedding.7
~WeH, lett break, I say - cried Mary
why, his clothes must have been made
in the year onei And yog never asked
Judge Lacey and his wife and the
girls -
~No,7 asssnted Ps1lins. IF they want
to attend ny wedding they are amply
able 10 engage rooms a;a hotel. Cousin
Higgins couldn't do that
Bat they would have sent you such
an elegant wedding present. bTeathed
Nary. They gave Lulu Hsmpsted a
/ = dinner set Of Royal Worcest r. And
now you'A get nothing Al al -
This isn't an affair Ct sale and barter,
sid PAnlina, With spirit.
There's the FsIklands-yo1r moth
eT's eousins-in PhiladelphiA- You'll ask
them, surely? They're such elegant
people. and sure 70 gise you something
nice. And there's the back extension
room, yet"
That Vas reserved for Richards Aunt
Eunioe. She came yesterday.
That stufFy old woman I saw warm
ing her hands over the parlor fre?-in a
dyed alpaca gown, black lace cap with
three red poPPies in il, and string of
! gold beads around her neck? -
PaaIina colored.
@she Is not rich" she said, but she Is
Richards only living relative-his faith
er's auat."
oh said Mary, 4 seem to remember
nov, Lives in an old manor house, un-
deTmined with rats and blue mould, up
the Hsckensack river, don't she? Per-
haps she'll give yoE the black lace cap
and the old gold beads for q wedding
present" she added, satirieally. ~weIl,
Polly. give il up Since you have sys-
tematieally determined to ignore all the
nice people you kaog anu invite the
rag. tag and bObtail Of creation
She stopped suddenly.
There was faint scent of dried laven-
der leaves in the room-a mouse-iike
football on the carpet.
Is nv new niece, P4ulina here9- said
3 soft voice -Oh and this Is one other
bridesmaids. Happy to meet you, my
dear. am sure It's very kind Of Rich
ards engaged wife to invite me here,
isn't ii7-an old woman like me, that has
almost forgotten how 10 behave in CON-
pAny. For I'm eighty years old. and
though you'd hardly believe IT, l va.
young and zsy once. I've sold the nnan.