The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26


back in few minutes with something to
fill In"
So saying he rushed out, and striding
up-street met by chance the very lady
who had been visiting Mrs. Herrlck that
afternoon.
Heard about the wedding?" she asked
him, as he drew near.
mo; but was just going to find out
about It," he continued Young Bling
ham and Susie Peters. wasn't it?"
YES; l was in next door during the
ceremony. and 1t was the quietest thing
in the way OF a wedding I ever heard of
Mrs. Peters likes so much style that 1
reckoned she would want to make con-
siderable of a spread when Susie was mar
ried"
who married them?"
'Parson Hildreth, and he was the only
person there outside the family. / don't
believe their nearest neighbors would
have known anything about IL If it hadn't
been for the twins They were on hand
with their rice and old shoes and gave
the couple a good send-off."
What was her dress?'' queried Dodge.
jottng down the points as fast as his gar
rulous informant brought them out.
well, she did have on the queerest rig
for a bride-a white duck skirt, pink shirt
waist and a plain white sailor hat. She
looked real sweet, though, and as they
were evidently going away on a carriage
trip it was well enough. but not what
you would expect from Mrs. Peters
daughter No one would suspect from her
dress, though, that she was a bride, and
that is probably what she intended"
Thank you ever so much, Mrs. Smith, I"
said Dodge, meeting you has saved me
lots of trouble"
Back he hurried to the office with gra-
tifcation so plainly depicted upon his
countenance that the idlers in the square,
as the business part of the town was call
ed, wondered what hustler Dodge had
got onto now to make him look so happy,
and several old farmers who had driven
down to the village to do some trading
decided to wait until after paper was out
before going home; THE women-folks
would like to read the news" they
thought.
Now, girls, wake up" said the editor
as he blew into the office, land set this
copy as fast as you can; we have only ten
minutes to spare, and it won't do to miss
the mails, people are too anxious to get
the Clipper" he added complacently
Here is the first take" he called, after
a moment or two of violently scrlbbling
and type began TO rattle into the sticks
with business-lil1e rapidity.
In due time the article was set up the
proof taken; read and corrected, and by
4 o'clock in the afternoon the Clipper
with a great news "scoop'-was awaiting
its eager readers In the boxes of the post
office.
Mr.. Peters was among the first to get
the paper, but without stopping to look
at its contents he wendell his way homo
and tossed the sheet into his wife's lap.
Here mother, is the Illuminator" his
favorite name for the Clipper; where are
the twins?"
Il put them to bed" said Mrs. Peters,
unfolding the paper. that they might
realize how naughty they were this after
noon, but oh! what Is this Bingham
Peters," and with wide distended ewes
horror, Indignation and amazement in her
whole attitude, she began to read the
news while it was news and decidedly
fresh.
hin 9ham-Peters.
"A very pretry home wedding took place
this afternoon at the residence of our eg-
teemed fellow citizen, Mr.. John #. Peters,
whose eldest daughter, Miss Susan Anne
LA. was united in marriage to MIR. Charles
Gerald Bingham. a rising young lawyer
of Snowsville
THE wedding was very quiet affair in
deed, only the immediate members of the
BRIDES family being present at the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev. DR..
Hidreth, pastor of the First Church
1.-THE bride, one of Snowsville,s fairest
daughters, was plainly but most becom-
ingly gowned in a white duck skirt and
pink shirt waist, and was attended by her
twin sisters. Pauline and Polly, who show
cred the happy couple with rice as they
started on a carriage trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are very popu-
lar young people, and the Clipper joins
their host of friends IN extending congrat-
ulations and good wishes"
'grhose wretched children" breathed
Mrs Peters, starting 10 her feet, Pauline
and Polly covered their guilty heads with
the bed clothes. But the sight Of the
Clipper turned the direction of her wrath,
and she glanced at the item again.
my poor little girl" she gToaned, "how
could anybody have been so stupid? Most
becomingly gowned in white duck skirt
and pink shirt waist " with sarcastic en-
phasis. My daughter married in shirt
waist"
Don't faint, mother. don't. His es-
teernod fellow citizen is going right down
20 interview Editor Dodge and while I'm
gone you can write UP his obituary, III