Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29

who had been visiting Mrs. Herrick
that afternoon.
"Heard about the wedding?v she
asked him as he drew near
No. but was just going to find out
about it." he answered. young Bing-
ham and Susie Peters, wasn't it,"
"Yes. was next door during the
ceremony. and it was the quietest
thing in the way of wedding l ever
heard Of"
Who married them?"
"Parson Hildreth, and he was the
only person there outside the family. l
don't believe their nearest neighbors
would have known anything about it
il it hadn't been for the twins. They
We're on hand with their rice and old
shoes and gave The couple a good send
off"
What was their dressY' queried
Dodge, jotting down the points as fast
as his garrulous informant brought
them out
White duck skirt, pink shirt waist
and plain white sailor hat. She look
ed real sweet, but no one would sus-
pect from her dress"
Mr.. Peters was among the first that
afternoon to get paper, but, without
stopping to look at its contents, he
wended his way home and tossed the
sheet into his wife's lap.
Here, mother, is The TIluminator,"
his favorite name for The Clipper.
"Where are the twins?"
II put them to bed,'' said Mrs. Pc
ters, unfolding the paper, that they
might realize how naughty they were
this afternoon, but, oh, what is this
Bingham-p petersg" And with wide.
distended eyes-horror, indignation and
amazement in her whole attitude-she
began to read the news while it was
news, and decidedly fresh
"a pretty home wedding took place
this afternoon at the residence of our
esteemed fellow citizen, Mr.. John f.
Peters, whose eldest daughter, Miss
Susan Amelia was united in marriage
to Mr.. Charles Gerald Bingham, ris-
Ing young lawyer of Snowsyille
''The wedding was a quiet affair in
deed only the immediate members of
the brides family being present-which
was performed by the Rev Dr. Hill
dreth. pastor of the First church.
'The bride, one of Snowsville's fair
est daughters, was plainly but most
beeomingly gowned in a white duck
skirt and pink shirt waist, and was at
tended by her twin sisters, Pauline and
Polly, who showered the happy couple
with rice as they started away on
carriage trip.
'Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are popular
young people. and The Clipper joins
their host of friends in extending con-
gratulations and good wishes"
''Those wretched children breathed
Mrs. Peters, starting to her feet, while
Pauline and Polly covered their guilty
heads with the bedclothes.
Don't faint, mother, don'tl His es-
teemed fellow citizen is going right
down to interview Editor Dodge, and
while I'm gone you can write up his
obituary. I'll guarantee that it will
be founded on fact at least. Where's
my hat2s
But Mrs Peters was dissolved in
tears, and before her husband succeed
ed in finding his head covering. alone
and unaided, Susie and young Bing,
ham returned from their ride in
state of satisfaction that even The
Clipper was powerless to disturb. Aft
er they had read The Clippers account
Of their wedding Mr.. Bingham plucked
up courage to propose that they regard
it us prophecy and proceed imlnedi-
ately fulfill ii.
Mrs. Peters, in the awkward circum-
stances in which they were placed, ap-
proved of the idea, and Mrs. Peters, aft
er time, was persuaded to tip his hat
at a less murderous looking angle and
departed In search of Parson Hildreth
instead of the moving spirit of the
press. while Mr.. Bingham sought the
town clerk to procure license.
At the intercession of their sister
the term of Imprisonment was shorten
ed for the twins. and they emerged
from their temporary confinement in a
state of subdued joyoushess that
found expression in q remark from
Polly to the effect that they would
play nothing but funerals after this
But Editor Dodge never really un.
derstood why Mr.. Bingham subscribed
for The Clipper and paid down ten
years in advance, with the remark that
he liked to encourage genius, or why
Mr.. Peters at the same time stopped
his subscription and tried for whole
year to exist by borrowing his neigh
bors' papers.-Atlanta Constitution