The Press., 1895-11-14

El1zabeth had done fiRe4y6nln8 sWeo9 on in such asteady groove that at lase4 ' thought they had got fairly fixed h it an never rasant to maj any icohanga.
 For ten years sslip ed by ii this GAGA- ion. Yes, yousnaAs oll laugh; EiitBs e did a Reod many of the nrest of us. Most of them who had been Ann Eli1a- beth's companions in ,child ldhood had married an settled, while Ann Eliza beth's long Oourtship became quite Standin joke. ..F I..
 But 1t was Joke we kept to our selves, for if you ventut6d on half word to A1rn Nlizabeth she would say nothin, bat tGsE lcoktas yonin way that made you feel ,yOwhad better mind your own businesg.1 h,';5}.t sat l>1uv' ! f':
 ''I think. though. that Robert got chaffed good bit, an at last he seemed 1 to make np his mind that, he had wait ed long enough. I h1ow that he had of- ten before then asked Anh Elfzabeth to be married, but she 'hSdi put him "oR, sayin ahe didn't like to leave 'tIeaf old ladies an would prefer Gcdn 'dA -aS ah0 was bit longer. y,1m,'1f4 ..+tte'l "@nH ~'
 "But, .as I said before, Robert At. last became. determined, that their eourtship should end. Both he, an Ann Elizabeth had by that time saved . nice. bit of money, an there was really h6thih to wait for. So he talked until Ane got her in the mind, an she promised to marry him as soon as things could bs got teady.
 'The ladies felt the prosp estive part fin with her good deal, but thsy were l aoI. nk~S< tion. They helped Anh Etzabeth in ev- cry way they could ah Tb6dght the wed din dress-a gray SiIks AebfoF any lady to wear. Tar 4nf.f-s "r
 "It was arranged that Ann Elizabeth should stay. tWith her mattresses right up to hOr weddin day. When the morn in came, she pat on all her nicenew Clothesy an when she was quite ready drove to her mothers house, where she expected to find Robert? in hess to take her straight to church. IA .r"Now must. tell you, miss, that Ann Elizabeth was always what we called rather odd. She had some queer ways an ideas of her owns an she thought plenty of herself, I do assure you:
 1T know she was fond of Robert very fond of him--but. she always felt that he ought to be very much obliged to her for hevin him. an 'sh6 made him treat her i4arespeotful5sort eO4 way that seemed bit comical to me. 'f:.. ~4.7;
 "I had been invited to the weddin, so can, tell you exactly what took place. Twas at my aurt'a when Ann Elizabeth drove up, an gettin out Oi the convey &nce came into the house. Very nice she \ !, oked, must BayC in her silk dress an white bonnet,J but before any of s,had lime to make 8 remark she says: T !
 Where's Robert?''1 v ' !
 "tHe hasn't come yet, my dear, says sunt., No doubt he'll be here in 2 Hmin+ 1te or two -.
 ''I saw funny look come over Ann Elizabeth s face an knew she was snone too we'll pleased at havin to wait for about something else, as oool as if her weddin day ,was 8 hundred years of.
 ''I told you before that Robert was | rural postmAn., He had usually finished his morhin delfvefy Of I lett6rsi by half past 9, which--had things gdhe onaal right-would have left him plenty of time for getting ready to be marrieH 'at II o'clock-But, as luck would thav6 1t, on that particular morning theke WAS4a regular series of disasters.
 First of allii' the mail man from whom Robert, took his bags was late, lowing to tho fact of his hoes0s having fallen lame on the road B Then thete turned out to be, an unusually large de- livery of letters, and what, with one thing an another, poor Robert had Q regular scramble for it. '" 'a'is 7|"i"9'" 5 ii
 i've were all beginnin to feel 8 bit uncomfortabEe when in he1 came! SLH He had been in an awful state of worry, knowin Ann Elizabeth would be Waitin for him, bat wheAf at last he got there all right an saw her bit 1ookin so nice his spirits rose, 1supPeses :aaRR aRS She began to laugh asgay as Eo1 Please.f@' .''oo I af'T "
 II could see in . minute Ann Eliza beth didn t like that, She hadbeen fee1 in uneasy. though %She1 e1,'sr s 'asrisd not to show itp an she couldn't bear to see him come in langhin, as if t Swas! !odf no Con con. sequence. .palsoar "'You are late, Robertl she says quite stif1ike. "It l. 'd dF1'- !
 "'You may be thankful am here at allP says hes still lau9hin- f~... -;
 "Now of course the, poor, chap never thought of anything but a'jckBwhen he said that, but Ann Eligabeth, drew heEt self up like queen and gave him sQch a look. .,eY. |, 1.evj ao1F AossH so,ss~el =
 "'Indeedp ! says she, and I'm sure her voice made me regular GhiVeH. attH that is your opinion, Mfr. Jones, 1t is not mine So-far from beini tbankfule that you are here, it is 8 matter Of ! ! tPer9 feet indifference to me, an I will now wish you a very good nlornin. '.Nt-l f'G,-;3--
 "An weuldNyou believe it, miss, be- fore we could any of us recover from meant, she was out of the house? She stepped into the conveyance which had been waitin to take 'em to o'chErch an told the man to drive her straight back to the house she left but @ shOrt time previously. ... ,,vx-..~+ ,ss.,r, "'I'm not goin to be married, she said to the old ladies quite composedly. T have altered my mind4 kwiM just go an changat my dress hn then get to work, : an within an hour hfs a shan of her leavin the house she was back again busy washin up dishes.
 "Yeu may we'll stare, miss, but it's all as true as gospel. can't begin to tell you what 8 commotion ttherg wa an what talk it made.,1 Ann, Elizabeth datly refused to see Robert an wouldn't even read the letters he wrote to her. She wouldn't admit there was any ex- cuse for him an stood on her dignity to such an extent. that folks got tired of tryin to talk to her, an Robert-as waa only natura1-got his temper Up 7an vowed he would be Q lahghiin stock nd longer. .t'e,t .~3* | ''3 aouiEArf 3sH'
 "There was the nice little house, ev- erything readysan waitih'foe simistresss,