The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-27

selves 10 The kitehen, Delivery wagon
wer driven hastily up to The curb snd /.
hastily driven away again, The ~ome
elif dselltrs looked 10 wtouishmepi .
the Nsht some Of them rem eu bcre,
that day, perhaps only Ihs year heior
whsn theif fathers boasc presented .1el
scene md tie great doors we're opeues
side.
! Tso society reporter. .-socleiy tepor
srs slssys seem 10 go 10 pairs -o.me uI
I tbestnop. aud for fifteen minutes held 81
~ mated oonveisstiln With Mlllcent
They gathered all the details OF the Ger,
mony, the names Of the prominent guests
the manner 10 ~hlch the bride was dfesse d
snd description OF the decotstions
lts worth shout three sticks, remarked
the mao With the tweeds. afterwards
Connected With swell people, you know
Poor as church mice themselves. though.
House is nieely dec rat d, remarked be
10 the gray suit, lsuppose some Of their
rich relstives must have attended tU that.
The young womsn from smother paper.
who came later, described the uhole isir
I. e, be.u,Iiul home wedding phrase
which has been used before In this case
IT w.s ielicltous one,
The old psrlors looked like = garden
and the stairway vas 9 verltsble path OF
flowers, The musicians we're concealed
behind = thicket OF palms The woman
reporter did not forget ~ mention that
there were rare eIotics banked with dow
ers
The clock pointed TO high noon, and
the m usicisns played the wedding msrch
A rustic OF silks aud ssttns Was heard
up u the stairs. The house WIS dsrkened
and the Jets OF gas took the place OF the
midday sun
Is'nt she loveIy' simpered the gill in
lavender.
Under the spell OF sslin. OF old lace.
and Of orange bossoms, Agsths Penning
ton seemed almost beautiful. There Vas
an air OF womsnliness and sweetness stont
her which they OF 81. Sebsstisn's had
never noticed before. The tall tottC ise
she'll mbe which her her great grand
mother had worn upon her bridal dsy was
npon the brides head, and string OF
pearls. brought from Florence two gene
-stons before. encircled her neck. Young
De We're seemed dszed
First OF the bridesmaids was Mllicent
P bennington, IN plain white, with brooch |
II old gold ct her throat
Poor Mellie's beginning to fade whisper
ID The girl in lavender to the tall young
nan at her side.
She's good woman, the young man
be could think OF otbng else
more z liant to say.
Aud when oil was over and the guests
lsd gone. wbea caterer, florist, and
,rchestrs leader had been paid, Mater and
Ielicent sat together in the front rsrlor
uIuus the fioroio,
Thst offer OF q position 10 the conservs
ory OF music came none too soon, said
ielicent, 1t mesrs twelve hundred dol
ais year.
Yes, replied the mother, it is fortunate,
indeed. The house will have to go, but
erbsps we may be able TO save . little
rom the wreck. II the school had only
cen succese
know OF the ovliest fat. Melicent said
: only eighteen dollars 3 MONTH With
hat furniture we have left we can fit i.
p beautifully. And then, there is my
,lary.
II has been an awful expense, sighed
frs. Pennington, sshe looked abou. her
low did We ever manage to meet it2
But wasn't il beautiful wedding2 ssk
] Melicent, g. che arose and laid ber
and tenderIy upon the older Tomsn's
BOULDER,