The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29
HER WEDDING OUTFIT.
What Old Ran Boggs Thought She Ought
to Have.

approached me with some degree of doubt
l thought, from his manner Seeing no
one else around, he became easier and greet
ed me pleasantly.
How are you, Mr.. Boggs?'' I said in
return for his salutation. ''Fine day Any
news up the mountainY''
I'm tollible like, reckon he re-
sponded. "Nothin happenin our way
much. But that amt what want to talk
to you about, colonel, he added, relaps-
ing into the manner of doubt I thought I
had observed at first.
"Well, what is it? Any shooting going
on or liable to?''
81 Reckon not. Most NV the boys has
gone to Louisville fer witnesses agin them
moonshiners, and things is restin some"
Then what troubles you?"
He came Up quite close to me and look
ed over his shoulder to be sure there was
no one in hearing distance, except myself.
Air you married man, colonel?'' he
asked in a whisper.
Il am not SO fortunate, !" I admitted
with as much gallantry of manner and as
pretty a candor as if dozen women had
been there.
''Then I reckon you amt much know
in on SIGH things as havin yer gals gettin
married?'
Hardly" confessed, with smile.
'Anyhow,' he said resignedly, "you
air old enough to be, and 1 want you to
gimme lift. -
GLOW do you mean?'' inquired in sur
prise.
Don't git skeert,'' he grinned. cts
only my gal Susan"
"Oh, said in tone of relief. "She's
going to get married, is she?''
kinder that away. I want to git some
wedding fxin's and don't want to git
'em frum the young Teller in the store.
Won't you fix 'em up fer me?'
Certainly and we went in. "By the
way, inquired, ''is Susan your oldest
daughter?'
'fNo; she is the youngest"
"Isn't that rather cutting the others
out?''
~ reckon not" he laughed. You see,
they take after me, and didn't git spliced
till [ was past 40. Susan takes after her
NANNY. She got me afore she was 2O.''
He laughed again, and I laughed with
him and threw out several pieces of dress
goods on the counter.
II suppose you want something white, ~
I said, spreading the goods out so he could
see the effect. ''That will be very nice for
a BRIDE
out touching it, showing that he was not
versed in dry goods.
1.-Two bits yard"
"Geemently gosh, colonelr' he exclaim-
ed starting back, IT can't afford no such
goods as that. Silks and satings amt fer
we uns Hain't you got some calico?''
"Plenty of it, " l said, and dumped an
armful down on the counter.
whats this wuth?'' he asked, picking
out a bright yellow piece with red vine
trailing through it.
tsrTIat,c IN oo,ltc word or1 will o,,1I7
take ten yards for the pattern
"That's ST. ain it?'' he inquired, after
moments mental calculation.
Exactly"
"Gimme that, colonel. Susan allus had
a weakness fer yaller 1t kinder matches
her freckles she says"
I cut off the amount called for and laid
it aside.
"Now," he said, s'show me some Shoes -
'EWhat kind?'' I asked, not caring to
hazard my Judgment again.
"How do they run in price?'
"From 81. so up
'Thats pretty steep fer a gal that's
been useter goin bar footed, 1 reckon, - he
unused, ''but gal don't git hitched every
day, and l s'pose 1 kin stand it. Jim II
have to buy 'em fer her anyhow after this.
Lemme have one Nv them par at a dol
lar fifty"
W nat size?
"About sevens I reckon he said.
"Six is her size in summer time but git
tin married is maxim her kinder proud
and she says she's goin to wear stockin's,
so you see, colonel, we'd better git 'em
size bigger to low fer the eXtry.''
1 picked out a pair of No. rs, neat, but
not gaudy, and laid them beside the calico.
"Now, said, getting ready to show
him a few other articles for trousseau,
'what else?'
"What else is thar to git?'' he asked in
guileless establishment "Ain't that
enough weddin fixins fer any gala Them
cost 50. so, didn't they?"
eyes, but 1 thought she might want
something else perhaps" -.
That remark didn't begin to express all
that was in my mind, but it was the best
l could do under the circumstances.
"Likely she does, '" he replied, 'Fbut
it's jim s turn to do the buyin now. I've
done my sheer. "
"When is the wedding?" I inquired as I
wrapped up the trousseau had sold him.
Its done tuck, - he answered as though
surprised at my question.
was puzzled to the full extent
81 don't understand what you mean, -
said.
1.-The weddin's over, - he explained. cit
tuck place yistiddy."
But what are you getting these things
for now?" I asked, more astonished than
ever.
''Caze, now's the time" he said with
short laugh. You don't reckon was goin
to git all these yer weddin fixin's afore-
hand and run the resk Nv havin the whole
shootin match flash in the pan, do you9
Jim's stiddy and shore footed, but Susan
gifts to steppin mighty high and actin
frisky when she's got good clos on to her
back. She takes after her mother, Susan
does.'
I hadn't word to say, of course, but
as Mr.. Boggs started out I handed him
bolt of blue ribbon and told him to give it
to the bride, with my compliments, with
out knowing exactly whether blue ribbon
matched yellow calico with a red vine
trailing through it or not.-New York
Sun.