The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-05-30
Orance.

Otance.
Pauline, with preternatural solemn
ali, held a last years almanac in her
hand and figured as the officiating
Clergyman, while Polly with piece
ofo@zaos16ifo netting over her head and
q bouquet Of bachelor buttons in her
hand, was the bride.
The most impressive part of the
ceremony, to their minds, was the
throwing OF rice and old shoes after
the departing couple, and the insur-
smountable difficulty of introducing
this feature into their reproduction
caused them much dlstrsss.sb br !.
bride, Polly complained, c51fdh
very well throw rice at herself, and, as
Pauline thought it needed a hack or
some kind Of a conveyance to make the
thing complete, it was at last reluc-
tantly decided to omit this most inter-
esting part of the marriage.
The wedding procession, conspicu-
Gus for a triding oversight in the mat
ter of bridegroom, was on the point
Of starting down the barn, where the
event was taking place, when young
man drove into the yard and, hitching
his horse, rang the bell to inquire for
the twins grown up sister.
For minute the children gazed at
each other as the door opened to re-
ceive him, then brilliant idea struck
them simultaneously. Of came Polly's
veil and down went Pauline's book.
:'That's Charley Bingham come to
taks sister to ride" gasped Polly,
dancing up and down in delight.
II know it," said Pauline excited
", land We haven't minute to lose.
You run right up to the house and get
all the rice you can, and I'll borrow
some Of the neighbors.
''Oh, Mrs. Herrick," she painted
breathlessly, q few seconds 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 wedding
at your house, are you?''
Eyes, ma'am, and please hurry, or
it will be too late. .
But who is it for?''
For sister Sue," shouted Pauline,
who was in too much Of a hurry to
step for elaborate explanations, and
raced back to meet Polly, who had
had the good luck to find bag Of the
stuff which the grocer had left on the
kitchen table.
"Well, haven't they kept that pretty
ouiet?" inquired Mrs. Herrick OF her
caller, Mrs. Smith, as she picked up
her knitting, and both ladies drew
their chairs TO the windows on the
siGe next the Peters's house to watch
the course of events more closely.
:: - There goes Parson Hildreth!' ex-
claimed Mrs. Smith; and sure enough
that reverend gentleman was seen
coming down the steps next door, hav-
ing made call upon the twins
father.
''I thought that would be match
sometime; but what are those children
doing now?"
Pauline and Polly, in their stocking
feet, were tying white hair ribbons to
the horses foretops, and two pairs of
small shoes we're seen dangling under
the carriage. There had been no
time to hunt up cast-of symbols of
good luck, so the twins had hastily di-
vested themselves of their own foot
gear, and, only mourned that there
weren't centipedes when they viewed
the smallness of the collection.
The little girls had barely finished
tying the last knot and skipped into
the barn after their bags of rice when
Mr.. Bingham came out to get his
team. He was desperately shy
Young man and not especially observ-
ing. Being slightly agitated, too, it
is doubtful whether he would have
noticed had his horse turned into a
prancing zebra during his absence,
and it is not strange that the ribbons
and other decorations failed to attract
bis attention.
Pretty Miss Susie Peters next ap'
psarel to take her plscs in the car