Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-07-07

OELIA'S HONEYMOON.


Celia is strong minded. You wou'.
not think so to look at her; she |.
what call fluffy girl. She has !
sweet face, with large blue eyes ant
q match.,ss dimple in her cheek
But Celia is strong minded. | somu.
times even think mamma is little
afraid OF her. She has certainly man,
aS,d Us ooI" an her lie. Celia has
perfect talent for managing pee
Pie When She told us she was en-
gagged 10 be married to Sir Vernon
bfahstohe mamma said. "But, Gem,
da...i's, .yN hardly hnow him."
you never know any man un.ess
you are actually married to him."
answered t"lia, who is possessed If
an extraordinary anount of worldly
wisdom.
lhcn ! put in my word--"I don't
like him. Cella,' | said decidedly,
And yon haven't got to marry
hlh' replied Celia, in her most pur-
hng-down manner, so you needn't
trouble about that"
Mamma cried a little, and finally
gave her consent, winch was, after
an only matter of form, as Ccli1
mas money OF her own and is Over
twenty-one.
We sat chatting over her fire the
night before her marriage. 'Suppos.
ing he is unkind to you. Celia"
said; "Oh, Celia. daring, whatever
would you 10 if he were upkind IN
you?"
Do?" answered Celia, with an air
OF great astonshmeut, Il should
leave him, of course, dnd come back
to you and mamma
| gasped. You couldn't leave =,
man you were married 20, | said.
Couldn't II" she replied calmly:
you'd see, Dot"
I'm afraid he is rather selfish.
Celia, | said presently.
All men are selfish, replied the
wise Celia, "if they are encouraged
i shan't encourage Vernon
Then we went to bed.
l awoke the next morning feeling
depressed. | hated parting with nv
favorite sister. and | did not care
ABOUT my future brother.n-law. I
must own he seemed devoled to Co
ha' but he looked so rough and BIZ
oeslde her | was dreadfully afraid
ne might bully her. But the wedding
went of very well, IN spite of nv
mlsglvings. My sister lookc,l deli.
ciously pretty in her white satin
gown, and | thought Vernon looked
proud and happy. A friend of hi,
nad lent them house in Scotland
lor their honeymoon, and Vernon
was TO have some spring fishing i
saw them off at the station rbis
.', was ! know, a dreadfully unconvcn.
u. .ional thing to do, but it was ius,
IKE Celia, and she insisted on If. Sbe
sad 1t would prevent people frnm
they were newly narr,c1"
winch was absurd, as her hat wa,
covered with rice. wv"
. just before the train was due IN
s'ar' vernon looked at his watch
ana. ana sald to me: "Well, sood.bve !
Do1' l must be getting in now ! :
.npok , hands with him, and Celia ,
Ieanlng !, forward, moved the Ladies' :
las.i r, from the seat opposite. H.
saw the movement. r1' n' .
DON'T bother to move an, tb;,o n
.ella, ne said genially; am goino o
'iloN'ng' | stared increduIo,slv ai o
| glanced at Ce.m 10 see "
low 10, she would take it. I, NV snr.
'ilse she only smiled and said. "Au v,
lght' go and tell Denise to c,ms ~ T.. ri
nc a minute. l want to s,eak IN on
H. - y,
,a;s ';s wen' or in a hurry for he, Of
nald' who came up just at ,be ,r,in ,
vas started. "Here, jump in, Dense II
, "an' TO speak to YOU" crel Celia. CT
: thn h' a.t pay 'ne extra on your ticket is
= =, ,"e o'ner end Denise was bun. nj
'a0 ~. III ana the train start,l with. n,
~ NY havlng time to exchange an. Fl
,"g, 'avino "ora ora wlfh my sister | Stood ba
81. a''"g my hand until it was nca,l,
~ Vi SlSht' although Celia dId moi
,oM , once our of the window; -hen
iI"eu away feeling disconeolote er
~ ','rlously angry with rcrnon m,
od vT ,an.a m"'e'Cl OF him to go smoking
~. , ,e'Ve celia to travel by herself Gr