Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
ALMY'S SETTING OUT

Wrghts A dozen early arrivals were
having a perfectly delectable half hour
discussing their various ailments when
Mrs Wheeler entered almost breathless
and exclaimed: "Almy Timmins is en-
gagedi'
The interest in patent medicines ana
pills at once died out, and the news
bearer was beseiged with questions as
to who how. where and when.
Il don't know nothing about 1t. on
Is Almy met me at he gate as 1 came
by and told me. and he's a living some-
where in the west" was the reply.
Pears to me-" said Grandma /
Wright. that the kewing'll have TO /
work harder than Il did last year II /
that's so. Therell be something more |
to do than just to make things for the /
fair"
How SOP" inquired Jane Cox.
why" said grandma, 1--WE promised |
if Almy got married we'd make her |
settin'-out. and I guess we amt goln' |
back Oh our word. Dear! dear! Don't I
remember It welli Must have been l.
years ago Twas a leap year, and we
he'd the sewing down to Almy's Aunt
Maria's. Guess she'll remember well
enough. Almy was 2S or so. and we rum
ming her bout not being married. I
could see she didn't like IT, but she
wasn't spry-tongued enough to get IN
her answers. so she KEEP still. Bimeby
we let her alone. and someone was say
I'M that Il was perfectly shameless the
way two or three OF the girls was
THROWN themselves at the new minis
ter Then Amy spoke up quick like:T
don't know why they shouldn't try for
him if they want him. Girls amt
treated fair They're laughed at when
they don't marry, and laughed at when
they try to. Seems 70 me II they'd
ought TO have husbands they ought 20
40 an they kin to hurry and git EN-
I'VE an Just roared. and said, Good
FOR yen. Amy go and get yours-its
leap year-and Wen make your setin'-
out
And she said, short and sharp-like,
'AIebbe I win and I knew by the set
Of her lips and the lift OF her chin she
( meant to try"
And try she did" said Mrs. Torey;
not a young feller around that hadn't
/ The refusal Of her"
"Nlavbe she didn't" put in Jane Cox.
chnritably.
Maybe not !" shifted Mrs. Torrey. in
reply. 81 don't know only about my
Danny. and him I'm sure of, cause she
came to me and asked permission to
ask him first.
well. we'll" said Grandma Wright,
kindly, "Almy's good girl AID will
make good, thrifty wife for any man,
even if she amt right wise in some
things. Amt bad-looking. nuther"
Wonderful plain, cali her" put IN
Mlne Weaver, with a toss Of her own
pretty head.
L dunno" said Mrs. Torrey, thought
fully; you'll low she's got style"
style" replied Mile, scornfully;
yes I'll low any one that's took the
fashion papers for years and practiced
the pictures before the glass is bound
20 have some sort OF style"
well, she didn't have a mothers
bringing-up and I'm glad she's got
him, andll have a home OF her own,
put in Grandma Wright again, "but
wonder who he is and how she got
him"
but the latter question wasn't an
swered even when Amy and Aunt Ma
ria Timmins themselves appeared
/ though there was not lacking those
who could put two and two together
when they heard that Joshua Curtain
had been thrashing up to Timminses
and had mentioned that a recent letter
from a cousin with whom he had beer
. brought up. but who had lived in the
, west for over 20 years. had told hi
/ trials as a widower with young ant
, growing family. A month from tina
7 day Almy had announced herself en-
gagged to the western cousin.
, The sewing society held nobly TO III
, promise Of making the setting out, an,
as 81 gave it's dainticst handiwork ant
Amy was bound 10 spare no expense
, ii was such a one rs had never befor
been seen in that neighborhood Evei
capt Kings daughter, who marrie
q the young man in the grocery bushes
\ down in York, never dreamed of sucl
spiendor. In vain did the interests
friends assure her that on an out-of
. the-way farm she wouldn't have an
need Of such clothing and when wash
= day came round she would be glad @
something plain Amy replied that sh
. was going to get good husband. an
: she was going TO him at her best. Sh
was old enough to 10 as she liked an
: she was spending the money "heired
from maternal grandfather, IN
boarded savings Of lifetime.
Her clothing wan the talk Of tn
town and the fame Of it spread even q
FAR as the West Hills and the folk frol
= there fell into the habit Of dropping
r Of Sunday to inspect the things. n,
n that these pious people would ha,
n dreamed Of deliberately planning
y worldly a pleasure on the Sabbath, hl
Il Tinmins always had been a handy ";
" frrinr place for the horses on the wa
r home from church and while the ms
e we're employed with the critters,
d. was quite easy ana natural for q
10 women folk 70 step into the front REQ
It for little visit ami. with the olothir
spread out Ground The spare chamb
20 Just adjoining. II wasn't in human nj
- turc TO resist.
+" But the glory OF The entire outfit VI
p the black SILK dress. Not even her bri
A. al gray received thu same attention.
N was the creation Of city tailor, ma
10 ga style 50 recent that TO the initiat
m II appeared out Of fashion. The reas
s. for its existence was conhded first
10 Mile weaver and leaked out o.
10 morning when she and Mrs. TORI
met az the corner store The Gle
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