Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29
HOW THE CLIPPER
GOT THE NEWS.
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Two Children Play Getting Married,
Which Leads to Serious Results.

q Which Leads to Serious Results. s
Observation-Disclosures
Pauline and Polly Peters, enterpris-
ing twins, aged Z, had just seen we'd
ding for the first time in their short
lives and ware engaged in reproducing
the event to the best of their remem-
brance.
Pauline, with preternaturally sol
emn air, held last years almanac in
her hand and figured as the officiating
clergyman, while Polly, with a piece
of mesquite netting over her head and
bouquet of bachelors buttons in her
hand, was the bride.
The most impressive part of the cere-
mony, to their minds, was the throw
ing of rice and old shoes after the de-
parting couple, and the insurmountable
difficulty of introducing this feature
into their reproduction caused them
much distress.
A bride, Polly complained. couldn't
well throw rice at herself, and as Paul
inc thought it needed a hack or some
kind of conveyance to make the
thing complete 1t was at last reluc-
tRntly decided to omit this most inter-
esting part of the marriage
The wedding procession, conspicuous
for trifiing oversight in the matter of
a bridegroom, was on the point of
starting down to the barn, where the
event was taking place. when young
man drove into the yard, and, hitchins
his horse, rang the bell to inquire for
the twins grown up sister
For a minute the children gazed at
each other as the door opened to re-
eeive him, then a brilliant idea struck
them simultaneously. on came Polly's
Yeil and down went Pauline's book.
"That's Charley Bingham come to
take sister to ride" gasped Polly.
dancing up and down in delight.
81 know it," said Pauline excitedly,
''and we haven't minute to lose You
run right up to the house and get all
the rice you can and III borrow some
of the neighbors."
"Oh, Mrs. HerricK," she painted
breathlessly, few minutes later, as
she rushed into that lady's door,
won't you please let me have some
rice?'
"Why, child, what do you want of
rice? You are not having a wedding at
your house, are your
'.Yes, ma'am. and please hurry, or it
will be too late"
eBut who is it forf'
e.For Sister Suey' shouted Pauline,
who was in too much of a hurry to
stop for elaborate explanation, and
raced back TO meet Polly, who had the
good luck to find a bag of the stuff
which the grocer had left on the kitch-
en- table.
"Why, haven't they kept that pretty
quiet?" inquired Mrs. Herrick of her
caller, Mrs. Smith, as she picked up
her knitting, and both ladies drew
their chairs to the window on the side
next to the Peters house to watch the
course of events more closely.
"There goes Parson Hildrethw ex
claimed Mrs. Smith. And sure enough
that reverend gentleman was seen COM
ing down the steps next door, having
made call upon the twins father
81 thought that would be a match
some time. But what are those chill
dren doing nows"
Pauline and Polly, in their stocking
feet We're tying white hair ribbons on
the horses foretops, and two pairs of
small shoes were seen dangling under
the carriage. They had barely finished
tying the last knot and skipped into
the barn after their bags of rice when
Mr., Bingham came out to get bis team.
He was a desperately shy young man
and not especially observing. Being
slightly agitated, too, it is doubtful
whether he would have noticed had his
horse turned into prancing zebra dur
ing his absence. and it is not strange
that the ribbons and other decorations
failed to attract his attention.
Pretty Miss Sue Peters next appear
ed to take her place in the carriage,
and Mr.. Bingham had just gathered up
the reins preparatory to "A start when
cloudburst of rice enveloped him, the
carriage. the horse and q good share of
the people on the street.
The horse, q restless animal started
with jump, and, further irritated by
the fiuttering ribbons before his eyes,
swept down the street at a runaway
pace. The shoes swung back and forth
under the carriage for some distance,
but finally dropped off in front of the
office of the Snowsville Clipper, and
Editor Dodge, who had q lively realiza-
tion of the fact that eternal vigilance
is the price of items. cast his eagle eye
out Of the window in time to note the.
occupants of the flying carriage. the
ri e and the shoes in front of his office
door
eHold on, John" he called to the
foreman. who had just flushed max
ing UP the naneri ''unloek the last
form and take out half column OF.
matter. | will be back In few min
utes with something TO fill In"
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