The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31
THE WEDDING FROM THE OUT
SIDE.

Two men drove up to the house took the
framework and canvass of canopy out of
the wagon, and began erecting 1t across the
sidewalk and up the stoop. 1t was aquiet,
respectable, well-ordered neghborhood
where things worth talking about rarely
happened. So the canopy set the neighbors
talking
"What can it be-" asked one across the
street.
at can't he that they are going to give
reception" replied her companion.
evil should say not" rejoDed the
first "They are entirely too mean to do
anything of the kind"
A caterers wagon drove up and men be-
gan carrying boxes into the house.
ooh, come and look" cried neighbor,
across the street. Those people are actu-
going to have something to eat at last
"You don't mean it?' exclaimed her
companion.
'I've watched and watched and watch
ed, ''contnued the neighbor, "and I've
never seen more than 10 cents worth of
food carried into that house at one time
before"
How could they manage to live?" asked
the companion.
II never could find out" replied the
ncighbor. They must have been saving
all these years. But what can it be they
are going to have?"
A florists wagon drove up and delivered
masses of flowers.
500 you suppose it's somebody that's
dead?' asked Il third neighbor
''Well," replied her companion, "if any
of that family was dead, | shonld think
their irienda would he glad enough to send
them lowers.n
A delivery wagon drove up and left II
green and gold chair.
'Do you know what" cried one of a
party Of neghbors. It's a wedding"
"No!" cried the neighbors in chorus.
eyes," continued the first, ''and that's
one of the wedding presents"
"What horrid, cheap-looking thing to
send" commented neighbor
at shows what their friends think of
them if they get presents like that.
"But there's nobody in that house to get
married.
"Nobody under 10, anyway"
ooh! | remembered seeing wizened
dried-up, red-haired little thing going into
the house"
"But she can't be the briden'
81 thought she was an old maid sister"
"And maybe it's that little boy who has
been calling there that is going to marry
hern
"What shame!'
More wagons from the caterers drove up,
and smooth shaver, dignilied walters III
shirt sleeves began bustling about the
sidewalk and the house.
"Do you suppose they can get anyone to
90 to the wedding?" asked neighbor.
"You can see that nobody around here
would 60 replied her companion every
! body here is either peeking out Of the win
dows or walking up and down the block to
get II look at the house and they wouldn't
do that if they had been invited"
They know better than to invite us"
said the first.
81 should say So" replied her compan-
ion. 81 suppose they will try to make
those walters pass as guests among strang-
ers"
"They are great deal sweller-lookiu
than anyone they know rejoned the
| first.
Darkness came, and band, and flood
of carriages that blocked the street, and a
flock of carriage callers whose voices filled
the air.
| "rwo forty-nine! Two forty-nine" criod
leather-lunged youth, running down the
street.
"The idean' exclaimed neighbor.
"There are not 10 carriages here, and they
are pretending that there are hundreds"
"They have only tickets with high num-
bers," said her companion. "What a
fraud! They ought to be ashamed
The bride was driven away in shower
of rice, the carriages and the walters grad
ually disappeared and the neighbors turned
reluctantly from their windows, tired but
happy.
GLOW glad her parents must be to have
really got rid Of her!" they said.
eyes" replied their companions, land
how surprised she must be to have actually
caught man. wonder how she did" -
N. Y. Sun.