The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-24
HOW THE CLIPPER
GOT THE NEWS.
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Two Children Play Getting Married.
Which Leads to Serious Results.

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Pauline and Polly Peters, enterpris-
ing twins, aged 7, had just seen a 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 a preternaturally sol
emn air, held a last years almanac In
her hand and figured as the officiating
clergyman, while Polly, with piece
of mosquito netting over her head and
a bouquet of bachelors buttons in her
hand, was the bride.
The most impressive part of the oere-
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 a conveyance to make the
thing complete it was at last reluc-
family decided to omit this most inter-
estlng part of the marriage.
The wedding procession, conspicuous
for trihing 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 Tor
the twins grown up sister.
For minute the children gazed at
each other as the door opened to re-
ceive him, then a brilliant idea struck
them simultaneously. Off came Polly's
veil 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,
.sand 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, a few minutes later, as
she rushed into that lady's door,
won't you please let me have some
riceY'
"Why, child, what do you want of
rice? You are not having wedding at
your house, are your
"Yes, ma'am, and please hurry, or 1t
will be too late"
"But who is it for?"
.'For Sister Suew shouted Pauline,
who was in too much of hurry to
stop for elaborate explanation, and
raced back TO meet Polly, who had the
good luck to find bag of the stuff
which the grocer had left on the kitch-
en- table.
"Why, 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 window on the side
| next to the Peters house to watch the
course of events more closely.
.sThere goes Parson Hildreth@ 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.
II thought that would be a match
/ some time But what are those chill
dren doing now?"
Pauline and Polly, in their stocking
feet, were 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 his team
He was a desperately shy young man
and not esnecially observing. Being