Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-18
IN HER WEDDING DAY

1t was n qulct wcdding-no show. no
fuss nonurry hut Just unustcntatious and
AA;Svous. as best hcsccms the ceremony
10 carriage even only a step separated
Ben Narley's cottage from the church.
and old Ben, with his daughter, the bride,
and her caasin, Kate Fletcher, had walked
she distance. Dick Ford and his best
plan," Reuben Crane, likewise reached
tie ancient, lichcned cdiiice The little
building was we'll nigh full of interested
6sbcrlolk, a state of rcplction which the
Recturs most learned sermons failed to
bring about on Sundays. Various ejacu-
lations uttered in would be undcrtoncs-
doesn't her LUX bonnyY' shes palor
nor like to see, Gray suits her, it do
from the women, with sundry Singer
fngs and rib diggings on the part of the
men, marked the passage of the happy
pair" as leaving the church, they trod
She leaf strcWn path of the churchyard
And so the little train wended down to
The Trlwlcrs' inn, in the big up stairs
room of which the wedding breakfast was
spread
The weather since oery morn had been
none of the best. 4 tempest hUVCrcd in
tho air Thc Gins in the churchyard
crcal;cd and bent their tops, although no
wind was p-tir The hush that prcsngCd
che coming storm was painful in its
brooding stiffness. Tho long drawn rour
of the ocean smoto the cars Of the wedding
party as they left the church. From the
hill the waves could be seen breaking far
out to sea, overlapping and licking the
Fort rocks like angry tongues Of flame
round martyr at the stake. Tho wind,
too, had como, at first in short, fitful gusts
gradually prolonged until, before the inn
. ran 10 # f. CT ,rtb
was put forth. Heavy drops Of rain fell
Gpattering on the uneven cObhles of the
street and Oh the gray shalcs of the roofs.
We shall haze it moo, " muttcIod Rou-
ben to Kate glancing with puckercd brow
90 scaWard There II be no boats ventur'
cut toncct I'm thinkin."
NAY, an l hope not" was the reply.
Kate was too cugrOssed just then to
give more than a laconic answer-tuO
much ongrosscd in the study of her cous
Ia ; gray dress, in considering what i'm
ProvCmcuts its style, fit and texture were
susct ptIblc OF, ancnt the time when she
herself should take the foremost place in
such another procession. BESIDES She 1e-
scented the trausiorcnce of Rube's utten-
tions from her own pretty self To tl.
black, Wrlthtul clements What ll-l '
have storms and discord in the music OF
marriage bells; Verify, none. They might
reserve themselves - at least SO Kate
thought-lor a later period
But her piQuc soon wore of when the
company was ST 0ted round the loaded ta-
bic at the Trawlcls inn. Here the sullcn
Hnonn Of the wind, the thunder of the sea,
the pattCr fl the rain, UCle forgotten in n
Go,y Of bOi,torous humOr moro appropriate
TO the occasion. Gcniality and high spirits
bluttcd thOH from the memory as ctUctU-
ally as ii they were nUnCXlstCnt The sea-
son was to DE "a season of JOY, despite a.!
drawbacks, and right iuyially was it inau-
eulatcd. Mine host had catered to taste.
There were speeches, Of cuursc-spoechcs
n little diajointcd perhaps, but fun Of
pleasant banter and OF tho species Of wit
deuominatcd broad The homcly sonti-
Mcnts were received with vast applause,
and the lively sallies evoked grins and
laughter THAT slowed thorough apprccia
ton of their point
Dick rose to reply. On entering the inn
ko lad been in sore pcrploXity dis to Whcth
or Lo should remove his gloves or not, his
knowledge OF the usagcs of society not OK
tending to certainty on the matter In
fear lest lie should violate some unknown
canon Of otiqtotte and probably remcm
boring the trouble he had had III getting
them on, lie finally decided TO retain the
lavender CuluIod hand shoes Us long as
he could endure the inilctiCn. When lc
now stood up, he twisted nervously at
them, thereby unWittingly drawing attcn
ton o. the rents between the fingers.
Friends all" lie began, flor Esther an
myscn 1 thank you every one for what
you'y said about wishin Us both good
FORUM. We mean TO pull together all
through life, as t parson said, Till death
do Us part, al hope that'll be Il eoodish
while yet. As fer them other things
you We most all spoken aboot-wcll, we'll.
you've had d g. at me today, an welcome,
on l hope ! shall have chance one o.
these days - hayin "A go at some O. you. "
Hear, heart" broke in Simeon loWker
y IDnd burst of mcrrimcrt greeted the
interruption. Simeon exclamation had
been simply thrown in to fiji up the hiatus
caused by DICK : momoutary hesitation
a vile MISREPRESENTATION had been put upon
his sympathetic encouragement, and II
only needed his wife's angry glance Ia
drive away for that Gay all poor Simeon =
enthusiasm and appetite.
"Wcll, " continued Dick as soon as the
mirth had subsidized Il trust you II all lux
back o. this day wi as mich pleasure as /
allays shall AN l can t wish you better
nor that Let me thank you again ion
Esther an nysCn. An now you mum
ba'o bit o bride cake"
The su-llpd pyramid in the center o.
che table hld been specially ordered and
baked at Jennings Of Morperland. Ad
mining eyes made it their cynosure il
was unanimously voted real chef q Uuvr,
of tic CLLiOctioECr' art Hardly had hatC
taken up the knife wherewith to cut the
cake when the landlord of the Trawlers
inn hastily entered the room. His usu
ally placid yi-age was pale with agitation
He pied his short legs rapidly as lac hur
ried across the floor to utter a few breath
less words into the ears Of Ralph Thwaites
the smack owner.
Il hopes you'il all excuse me, " Ralph
said, rising quickly TO his leet I'm
called away sudden. There's a ship oil
the Forksl'
Instantly the smack owners exctemen
was communicated to the rest of the com
pany Thwaitcs could have been sum
moned Tor one purpose only. An eiIor
was about to be made to save the crew o
the i'll fated vessel