The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-14
BRIDE BY TELEoRAM

Phdsy s,seiBs. II. Smith, wslhlsl
Station.
Ths, wn the tenor o. The Telegram. Mis-
Bs.ssy Blythe kbev. because shs read
over iofiy unss, IL che read u once, sh'
picked il ap on The s,sp Of The TELEGRAPH
oEfiee. whore the l1eky recipient ihefeo
must hsve dropped i.--snd, u1laekily' tb
| address ws tofn co The northeast coint
OF tie folded paper
Bat Mics Bstssy Blythe bad not beet
engaged 10 looking alter her neishbors
basinass ell her life 10 be foiled nov ltSh'
vipsd the street mud OF the ieissfsn
sith htr pocke, hspdksrchist putting .
,sisiy ir,o her reeiieule aud carried =
home 10 b,r sisters, Miss Atethuss sut
Miss Pamela Blythe.
There. she said. didn't | tell you Harold
Smith wss soiog TO be msriied on the ely
Goodness mel ssid Arsthusa
II cant be possible. pipsd Pamela
Bat uho can tbs bride bei
That's the question. declared Misc Bel
sey. staring back st the poll parrots cage
10 the window. AID Fridsy to te the
wedding day.
Which Fhdsy, | wotderS said Mi'f
Arethuss.
Why. this Friday, Of coursel pronoune
Cd Miss Pamela. The dsy after tomor
row, OF course; or 1t would have been
deal easier and cheaper TO write instead oil
,elesrsphiDg. Don't you sect
Fridays an unlucky day for wedding,
J1st like Harold Smith to get married
90 = Friday, said Miss Pamela Hes al
wsys making fun OF Wha, he calls 'super
stitious observsnees.
Well, / neveri said Miss Arethusa Who
10 the bride. anyhow
fishes girl Of any spirit whs'sver.
tsrtly observed Miss Bstsey, she Won't 81
low herseli,o 10 be telsgrsphed around the
county like package Of dry goods.
Some girls will dc anything to get mar
ried, said Arethuss. with vicious emphs
sis.
It's Jessie Myrdsupt, OF course. decided
Panels. She's been a ring on aud of
With Harold Smith for these three years,
but l didn't suppose be was foolish
enough to fall into her trspl
Or perhaps IT'S Marian Shelton. added
Miss BetSey. know they've been max
Ing up new white silk dress with hblier
fronts aud 9 trained skirt st Shelton's.
Mics Needlepoint told me 90 herself.
And l can believe any amount OF folly o.
the Shelton family since they chsnged
that girls name from Mary Ann to Mar
ian.
There's the three Misses Mac kensie,
every one OF them crszy, suggested Miss
Arethnss.
No, said Miss Pamela. decidedly. You
msy be quite certain it's Jessiel Jessies
aighty enough for snythinel l think
she'd rather enjoy an escapsde like tbsll
And l dare say. viIdictively added Niles
Arethuss, who was the eldest sister Of the
three, and the least addicted to favorable
views OF human nature, they think its an
uuf.tLomsbie secretl
Wslkley Station is only three quarters
of an hour from New York, said Bstsey.
Let's 90 to the weddiDel
And. added Miss Panels, 10 the
chuckle, let's notify oil our friends to gol
For the three Misses Blythe we're not
plessed that Hsrold Smith should pre-
sumo to take so important sstep Is thst
Of matrimony without their consent and
advice. Hadn't they known him sss cur
" headed lad before be ever went into
collesei Hadn't he played many 9 prscti
Gel joke upon them, in his wild, iollick
ing way and didn't they know perfectly
we'll that be regarded them as three sour,
disappointed old spinstersf
And now that they had come into pos
session OF one Of bis choicest. dearest
secrets. il was scarcely in humsn nature
not TO be revenged, fully and entirely
DO you suppose she'll go ont 10 the
,srs2 ask I'd Arethuss.
In full dressl What nonsense, retorted
Pamela. She'll drive, Of course. 10 car
tisgei
She'll get her death Of cold, said Miss
Bstsey, With e shivtr. Driving fifteen
% lies 10 'iulI dressf
The idea OF Harold Smith ordering her
around 10 that msjestio fashion, cried
Ar,buss. Boz, girls, III tell yo1 what
we will do; wen TO and call on the Nor
dsunts.
Mordaunt. . pretty. foil blown rose
style Of mstrop. was doing crewel work
Jessie, her daughter, who corresponded
With the rosebud 10 the family. ws paint
ing . vase OF purple psDsies 10 water col
ors. They did not spper in The least
like custodisns Of ~ important secret
looked surprised when Mi" Betssy sllud
Cd to the subject OF impending marriages,
and said they had besrd Of 90 welding In
The nsishborhood, and they stared when
Mise Arethuss ssked il they hsdLt tsd 9
dressmsker 10 the house lately.
We sIwsys do our own sewing, said
Mrs. Mordsunt. Jessie csn fta dress -
Madam Aondini Lerseli.
But for such 9 very. very important oc
Q sion - this. tmirked Miss Arethnss
We never have any important occasions.
suahed Jesfie. Look. Miss Blythe; do
roo .hiuk my psnsy is Is deed . purple -
he 40 the orisinslf
And sheu the three old nsids bad Ut
sst taken their departure. Jessie looked