The advocate., 1894-05-23

Its pomp, its pleasure, and it's nonsense all?
Who in each other clasp whatever fair
High fancy forms, and lavish hearts can wish;
Or on the mind, or mind 1llum1ned lace;
Truth, goodness, honor, harmony, and love
The richest bounty OF tndulgent heaven.
--vTHoMscN.
Kate was home again, and the prepa-
rations looking toward matrimony were
going rapidly forward, for the event
was near.
John was to be Mason's best man,
and Kate had obliged him to ''hx up"
in what seemed to him an extravagsnt
style for a man who was only going to
help another man get married, but she
insisted that as young lady friend Of
hers from Risington was to be brides
maid, she wished him to make as good
appearance as possible. We all know
how women, and especially young
women, are about such things. But
another reason had made John willing
to get a handsome, tailor made black
suit and submit to the ordeal Of kid
gloves. Kate had told him all about
Lena, who, she said, had not come
with Overton and herself, because
Cotterell' house would naturally, ethe
very first place to which Graham spies
would come in search Of his fugitive
daughter, but that John was to go with
the bridal couple on their wedding
journey, and Lena, who was now in
hiding and seeking to regain her health,
would join them at some stage OF the
journey. And John had declared when
he met Lena again she should leave
him no more; that there would be an
other wedding then and there, "with'
out waiting for any trimmings" So
he was doCile and Kate did with him
what she pleased.
1t was an evening toward the close
of August, 1892. Sam CotterelPs little
psrlor was filed with guests. Harbin-
son and Grace Alden, Judge Bolder
and Dan Glass, OYerton and "the sweet
faced old lady," were all there. Major
Delorme was away from home attend
ing an important session Of some sort
Of grand lodge-for he delighted in
secret society millinery-and so Mrs.
DelOrme had been free to come to the
wedding also. OvertOn had brought
the marriage license, and the Congre-
gational minister from Golden had
arrived with DIR. Carlington-Mrs. Car
lington did not "feel able' to come.
Everybody was gay; Sam COtterell was
amusing, and Mrs. Cotterell was in un-
Wonted good spirits, for Kate was to
live near home.
Mason, Kate and John were waiting
in q room upstairs. The show must
be kept out of sight until show time.
Elegantly clad, John looked handsome
as an Apollo, and, as his fond mother
observed, "mighty high-toned." Kate
expressed some uneasiness at the tardi-
ness Of her bridesmaid; for Slick, who
had gone with the carriage to meet her,
had not returned, and the wedding was
overdue. But, finally, there was q
rustling of skirts on the stairs, and the
radiant bridesmaid entered the room.
"Lena?"
"Johnl'
And regardless of crumpling attire
John pressed his regained sweetheart
to his manly, 10 Sing bosom. The we'd
ding was still further delayed now, for
John and Lena must talk. Finally,
John said:
Marsh, can't you and Kate adjourn
till tomorrow
While happy Lena blushed and
smiled.
"Why? Do you think of joining the
movementY"
ayes. Pm not going to let Lena get
away from me ever again. We've been
through enough"
"That is true, John; you have been
through enough. But why wait till to-
morrowf Put not off till tomorrow
what can be done to-day"