Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-12
A LOSTWEDDING RING
x<uTnINK We must DC almost there.
Dlsk. don't your" said Margaret. peer
lax out OF the car window at the

"NO. said Dick, without looking up from
funny paper some lnan had gwen him,
You couldn't possibly know, anyway, girls
don't know about travelling"
lie Was boy Of eight years. spoiled by con
ssant pcttins. and the girl vas TWO years
older. She bad bccn forced 10 give 20 tlis
little brother al has life. simply J suse he
happened 70 be boy. 1t was ~ hard
sometimes when she knew he was wrong,
bat she had become used to doing just as
Dick wished, and the last thing their father
had said when he put them on the train was:
Margaret. your brother knows the best
way 20 settle any little question that may
come up, and YOU are TO permit HIM 10 de-
Cilc-ac - a little man.
+ L. was ID this way, practccd many times I
over, that ms parents had spoiled ~ LAT !
would have otherwise been pleasant A.te .
E boy. Having had his own way Practically I
F az of his few years Of lfe he would Coun- /
teuaucc no objection 70 the dictates 81 MS /
/ wil. and ms poor SISTER found THAI she was |
/ oalv used ior thc brothers Amusement. In /
| even -.ing that was proposed she l~d 10
/ give IL % bis lictations, aud accept L.s yDr-
I SION q every story told. IL ma5ter,l not
/ whether she absolutely Knew be,tcg way.
/ is was the "httlo maui who ruled. a.d I'D
/ whom his PARENTS listened when there AZ
story 90 TELL. In this way he had . ant 70 an
easy matter 90 Jay alb has own mis6,. B, upon
] IT. -
% take them as they came wlthNt lrs at
tempt 20 rciu;c the false evidence against
her.
The Little man proceeded 70 have every
thsrs his own way, AID when ms SISTER
wanted the window down because e. the
, / Cirtcrs. he ordered the porter 20 put % up.
And 50 % Wen on, until they finally
reached their destination, which Was Rich
moud. \ a. They we've going 20 spend the
D. 81. Nrr.
/ / rope. with Aunt Louise. There was to bc
q wedding Do the family. too. very soon,
and tAey were looking forward 20 H. c>pc-
, Diaiiy W uCn O letter came from Cousin Agnes,
the bridc-,o-be. saying that Dick was 90 as
sl-t as ruc bearer. - las father had bought
| him O. beautiful httle white broadclotl sl.lt
in New YORK, ana his dearest possession " as
- T. PAIR az patent leather shoes
. The tram stopped and some one came hur-
rylng Through the car, looking over the high
e. backs q tAe Sleeping berth seats
~Ah. here they are, You dear Little
larabs. All Tired and dusty exclaimed the
r sweet VOICE g Aunt Louise.
Il - not dusty. SAID Dick, "but Mar
D garet prob ly IN because SINCE we washed the
a .a-t -lme sae would keep putting her nose
on ,hc widow
z Aunt Louise laughed and kissed them,
, + hurryiIg tnem or 20 a quaint cd fami.
Cara. 81 NaNft M NlA NJ llle- NN.-rA t.at d.
- stoc. bo.lsnr the reius- lis face was soy
ercd wlth Smiles and he keeps ducknE nl
, head a. hls nlstress aQpro4 ched VITA IL,
q children
Uncle Ra-tus, these arr our two it'll,
mother.e-- ones, and you must take grea
Gaze OF them"
Vas. mss. Jas Would de hP gent like :
J. rlde wlt uc Rastust'
n Dick accepted the invitation and ava.
they went through the dear Old town o
e Richmond. Il IL full q hills. and the rld
y out 90 The else oi the town where Aun
- Lsoulse's beautiful home iay was great Ia
l indeed
Neither Of these cti.6ron had ever see
= rcll southern darkies before. and they ioun
m them very different from those IN she Aot.
where they lived IL New York The time q
n this little story was loag after the W
=. which gave freedom 20 the slaves, but O
- many of the plantations where they Ia
le been well treated the slaves stayed, an
r were PAID for their work All OF the oarkl'
L that belonged % the old Darcy plantatio
l. begged q be allowed 10 stay, when 90.
they were free, because. you src, they dldn
knox where 90 90 Or what 90 do, as tAe
lad always lived right there. The htt
pickaulnuie= we're always ready with some
saults or other feass 20 smUse Dick AZ
4, Margaret.
- lle great day % the wedding came AZ las
and the pretty little procession formed
the ves,ibule Of the Episcopal church v he
the family attended. The ushers hrsts ~
hy two and then the maid oi honor, the io
bridesmaid and finally just ahead OF q
H. beautiful bEldc came Dick, al In white, hol
lrr dear little satin cushion with the 60
X. wedding ring 10 the middle Of %. lie walk
-. very slowly, and held has head up very hig
- indeed, 80 high that when be reached 1
r chancel steps be did not sec thems a
stumbled 20 that the ing fel of on I
H.. soft carpet. No one saw i, not even ID
, himself. who was very much mortified
q cause lie had nearly fallen. When the IN
TX i-.er came 20 the pace where he tells ;
groom 90 put the ring OF the brides ilnl
VI they turned 20 poor little Dick, who i
IN just discovered that the ing was gone
face was very red az be stood holding ,
little empty cushion, and he was rea
49,. 20 CRY. What DO you think they did: w
- the groom took a ring that had belonged
M nis mother of bis little finger, and, IN
lng 20 the BRIDE slipped j. over her wcdd
DIV finger. They smiled into each others fac
=. though Cousin Agnes did have tears IN
= soit brown eyes.
" 9 When the procession went down out Of
church D.ck earned the little cushion,
10 he jusLAert his head down. he was
lrh ashamed. His poor little heart was burst
20 think be had done such dreadful III
bat when Cousin Agnes stopped down
kissed BIN just before she went away,
tod him not 20 care, and thai she forg
him, be just sobbed on her shoulder.
What a wonderful change the loss Of {
,anv iit1ie ring made IN Dick. IL seerse5 20 Al
r.,' HIM a. nothing Else ever had his Eau