Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-18
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
Wedding Journey
Of Glory Ann.

1edFS 10 me, Salu IHluTy SOIM III
TO her invalid sister. Rhody Ann
"'pears to me as If sothin' unusual like
was a-goin' on to them Carterses- I
seen the greatest lot o fixin's a-gOin' in
there these last two days, an 1 hearn
they got Mis- Barney up from Kings
Holler a-sewin'. An Mis- Carter bought
two silver plated napkin rings down to
Collinses. l think I'll jest run across
an inquire, if you will watch them
pies, 1 am that fierce to know if Glory
Ann be really a-goin' to marry that
Philetus Antrim"
With n startling admonition concern
ing the pies, Philury started her tour Of
investigation.
How be We, Mis- Carter" she in
quired as she paused before the kitchen
door and looked at that lady, who was
busy making sweet smelling cakes.
Mrs. Carter looked up and. waving
her flour covered arm toward chair,
said:
"Set, Philury. be feelin' fair to mid
dlin'r
II seen We was havin' quite lot ago
a-goin' . git married? 1 heard some
talk of it when 1 was last down TO the
Holler. Be she, Mrs. Carter?'
And Philury repeated her question in
an insinuating manner as she put the
teacupful of tea on the table.
''She be, Philury," said Mrs. Carter
laconically.
About when, Mis- Carter:'
About Sunday, Philury, If notlhn'
don't prevent an these cakes are pleRs
in"
4 wedding in the community was an
event of no small occurrence. 1t was
second only in Importance to a funeral,
and no right minded person would
think of missing GLORY AIMS wed
din"
BY o'clock Sunday afternoon the
road in front of the red farmhouse
was full of carriages, hitched to every
available tree and fencepost.
The bride elect was proud in the pos
session of a tableful of presents, which
were displayed under the kitchen win
dow, outside of which was hitched to
one of the shutters yearling calf, the
gift of her father.
The gifts were varied in style, ex-
tending all the way from brass lamp.
sent by the city lady, TO paper of
gold hairpins, given by Carriers hired
girl.
The ceremony progressed we'll. Ev
erything went smoothly until the sup
per was about half over, when Mrs.
Carter said: .."'4-., "aD --a
Where be We goin' for yer tower.
Philetus:'
WAL" he said slowly, 81 lowed
that me an Glory Ann would tower
to Glenham an back. My sisters hus-
bands child, Alphonso, lives there. /
lowed 'twould be as good a place TO
tower to us any,"
Then Glory Ann looked up quickly.
and her checks slowed so that her hair
seemed pale in comparison as she said.
with whitening emphasis:
Il lowed to tower TO Kings Holler
an see Uncle Elbetus. l lowed l
should tower there an to no other
place else, 1 did"
Seems to me-" said Mr.. Carter.
speaking up quickly. that Glory
AIMS tower is the best. 1t only seems
to me TO be jest proper in yer to go an
hear Mirandy amt very we'll"
"Well, We set an daily till git ready
to go on any other tower" said the
bride complacently as she passed her
plate up, saying casually, please give
me some more O. them cakes. pa"
Hereupon Philetus grew very angry.
Rising. he said fiercely:
GLORY Ann, I'll take back that salt
cellar. an We don't come to Glenham."
"An' you, Philetus, can take back
yer salt an yerself - both too fresh
for mean go to Glenham or where
ye will, for I'll tower to the Holler or
I'll tower none"
And Glory Ann arose and passed ma
jestically up stairs carrying glass OF
cider and them cakes with her.
After supper Mr.. Carter said, turn
ing to his new son-in-law:
Seems to me, Phile. that If We amt
goin' to tower none 'twould be as well
to onhetch them horses an get ready
for milkin'. It's arter g."
II low to tower to Glenham yet"
said the groom as he arose and vanish
ed up the steps in the direction The
bride had disappeared. r
Slowly the time passed. 1t was al
most dark when Philury, who had out
stayed all the guests I'm order to help
Mrs. Carter. had returned home to i'm
patient RhOdy Ann, who sat in the
kitchen waiting for her.
''Well," she exclaimed, "Philury,
where did they tower to or amt they
"They lowered said Philury. then
added: aye see, 1T was this way: Long
bout half past 5. after Phile had been
most half hour with her a-coaxin', the
parson went up an prayed with her,
an Phile's ma went up an exhorted
her. an quoted from the Bible to her,
an at last she said she'd go. as obeyin'
seemed to be the heftiest part o. the
marryin'. Then we all went down to
let her put on her new brown alpacky.
WAL, In about ten minutes she came