The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-23
hELINDA'S
IVA WEDDING.
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When Melndy Virgins got engaged
to PelIg jerks, her ma wus lust tckled
to death Beaus was scase down to
punkinville, fur none Of the young men
would stay arter they WIS growed up.
Besides, reilg is real forehandcd and
quite catch.
His ina was sot agin his margin at
all, and Melindy she wouldn't never
hey caught him Ct she hadn't took alrly
mornin walks bout the time he went
over to his place of business and met
him as eff by accident.
am told thai he proposed by Tag
CARTS barn and wus excepted in front
of the slloemaker's and gave Melindy
her engagement ring jest this side Of
the blarksnith's.
Well. Mrs, Virgins she WIS real sot
up about 1t. and she said that Mclindy
should he dressed up as much as any
bride there ever had been in Punkin
vllIe rf not a lectlc better But Mr..
Virgins, Mrlindy's pa, he come Of n
close family, and he wus near himself
twas his mater to hc-and when Meln-
dy's ma asked him fur money to shop
fur the things be jest butloned up his
pockets and said. Nav" He oilers
pronounced no that way when he WIS
sut. "Nnw," seq be, 81 amt toilcd and
moled forty odd year fur to let my
In III, V,,, l. iy,
make a list out of what is wanted, and
III get It"
Well, when he spoke up like that Mrs,
Virgins she knew ',wusn't no good
tulkin, so she said, "Pr'aps you air
right, pa aud she wrote down some
things and kinder winked acrost to Me
Indy, who wus beginning to cry at the
idea Of her pa, that didn't know caliker
frLl blankets, a-ChoOsin her wcdhin
clothes.
Tie help saw all that and hccrcd
what WIS said and mai rally told folks.
We'll that AFTERNOON Mr. Virgins
went to town to sell his potatoes and
got the money and come down on the
boat rs usual.
The boat andin is in quit, lonesome
place, and he went home by sort Of
side path anyways. and Just about dusk
the EroWnS heard a howln in the pie.
ME woods and gon to see what it WIS.
there Wits old Virgins tied to a tree.
He told EN- he'd been bcsct by rol,-
bcrs and that they WIS 50 fierce and
furious he'd been Obliged to give ',ln
every cent he had. He described 'cin
aS most ontland.sh critters. lie said
their hair WIS ike cotton wool and
their faces black. Their bats wus tied
on with big handkrrchicfs, and they
WIS queer and slopy in the small Of
their backs. Their hands and feet wus
sort of small and skinny lookln, and
they had blue oycralls and linen dustcrs
on. He said 'twusnt their strength that
overcome him, but their beln 50 spuuky
and supcrnaturallkc, And one of 'cm
said in a boiler voice, Little you know
who we be, and the other: Were tax
in your money because you don't per.
vide Hs you should fur solemn occa
slonS. Beware in future"
Wien he got home, he cried and said
| he wished he'd civ Mrs. Virgins the
money for Mclindy's things. hut she
said it Happened fortunate that her sis
ter, Mcludy's aunt, had sent her a
| present fur her wcdlin.
The help now, she don't think them
| rtII,nrS 'rul a,tI h, ,y
# ever Mr.. Virgins finds out the truth
she dunno what will happen to Mrs.
| Virgins, kinder think myself that
the robbers wus Mrs. Virgins and
Melndy dressed up in some old clothes,
| with cotton batting wigs, and don't
blame en-.
Well, Melindy had her clothes after
all, but before they wus finished Mr..
Virgins he'd got over his skeer and
got as mean as ever again, and he
wouldn't give his unfortunate wife moth.
In extry for the supper, She borred
The Tide of Fashion from the Rabbits
aud found out that she'd orter hcy
chicken salad.
But Mr.. Virgins, he said be WIS
selln his chickens, not devourin Of EN-
hum and suppose what she had done
before kinder weakened poor Mrs. Wig
gins conscience, for, seeln her own
coops WIS locked up, the poor soul went
around to the neighbors and stole ont
kinder just to do it that way when she