Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-05

of items, cast his eagle eye out of the
window in time to note the occupants Of
the flying carriage, the rice and the shoes
in front of his office door.
"Hold on. john" he called to the fore
man, who had just finished making up
the paper, unlock the last form and
take out half column of plate matter.
l will be back in a few minutes with
something to fill in
SO saying, he rushed out, and striding
up the street met by chance the lady
who had been visiting Mrs. Herrick that
afternoon.
Heard about the wedding?' she asked
him as he dreaw 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 cere-
mony, and it was the quieteSt thing in
the way of a wedding l ever heard Of"
Who married themT'
PEARSON Hildreth. and he was the only
person there outside the family. | don't
believe the nearest neighbors would have
known anything about it if it hadn't been
for the twins. They We're on hand with
their rice and old shoes and gave the
couple good sendOff.'
what was her dresS?' Gueried Dodge,
jOtting down the points as fast as his
garrulous informant brought them out
White duck suit, pink shirtwaist and
plain white sailor hat. She looked real
sweet, but no one would suspect it from
her dress
Mr.. Peters was among the first that
afternoon to get the paper, but without
stopping to look at its contents he wend-
ed his way home and tossed the sheet
into his wife'S lap.
Here, mother. is the Illumination his
favorlte name for the Clipper; where
are the twins 2?
Il put them to bed said Mrs. Peters.
11nf al limo fhn sal -, l..
realize how naughty they were this after
noon; but Oh. what is this?-'Bingham
Peters, and with wide, distended
eyes, horror, indignation and amaZement
IN her whole attitude she began to read
the news, while it was news, and decid-
edly fresh:
"A pretty home wedding took place
this afternoon at the residence of our
esteemed fellow citizen. John f. Peters.
whose eldest daughter, Miss Susan Anne
Ia, was united in marriage to Charles
Gerald bingham, rising young lawyer
of Snowville.
The wedding was a quiet affair in
deed, only the immediate members of the
brides family being present at the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev. Dr.
Hlldreth, pastor Of the First church
The bride, one of Snowville's fairest
daughters, was plainly but most becom-
lngly gowned in a white duck skirt and
pink shirt waist, and was attended by
her twin sisters. Pauline and Polly.
who showered the happy couple with rice
as they started away on a carriage trip.
Mr.. and Mr.. Bingham are popular
young people, and the Clipper joins their
hosts of friends in extending congratula-
lions 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't. 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 hat?''
But Mrs Peters was dissolved in tears
and before her husband succeeded in find
ing his head covering alone and unaided
Susie and young Bingham returned from
their ride IN state of satisfaction that
even the Clipper was powerless to dis.
turb. After they had read the account
of their wedding Mr.. Bingham plucked
up courage to propose that they regard it
as prophecy, and proposed Immediately
to fulfill it.
Mrs. Peters, in the awkward circum-
stances in which they were placed, ap-
proved Of the idea, and Mr.. Peters, after
a time, was persuaded to tip his hat at
a less murderous angle, and departed in
search of Parson Hildreth instead of
the moving spirit OF the press, while Mr..
Bingham sought the town clerk to pro-
cure a license.
At the intercession of their sister the
term of Imprisonment was shortened for
the twins, and they emerged from their
temporary confinement in a state OF sub
dued joyousness that found expression in
a remark from Polly to the effect that
they would play nothing but funerals
after this
But Editor Dodge never really under
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 a whole year to exist by
borrowing his neighbours papers.-Atlan-
ia Constitution.