The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-04-17


ment. The low Of the cattle and SOUND
of their tinkling bells come up from the
distant meadow, and the brook be-
tween the grassy banks, murmurs It's
glad refrain. The quail's silver whistle
and the cry of the finch sound sharply
from the thicket The October sun
lights all with its golden touch ana
fades INTO purple and blue on the dis
tant sea.
To the right the houses cluster, and
beyond stands the village church; ivy
entwiues its Gothic walls, and peeps in
at the arched windows. Within are
brightness and joy. The village chill
dren come laden with goldenrod and
wild flowers, and depart racing down
the long elm arched lane.
On calm, still Sabbath evenings the
slow, tremulous voice OF the white
haired minister is family heard above
the distant murmur of the ocean, or the
sweet twittering Of the birds in the fine,
old trees, amid which the quaint little
church stands almost hidden III sum
mer by the thick, green branches; but
on this, the wedding morning, per
tect October day, the interior OF the
little edifice rang with the merry
laughter of the gay crowd a. they came
and went their arms filled with bright
colored flowers.
By night every nook and corner was
filled, every window recess banked, and
great lunches of fellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, gathered from every farmhouse
within miles, tied to the pew doors,
until one of the girls declared it looked
~ if intended for a golden wedding
Even the most fastidious among the
guests could not find nothing to criti-
else unfavorably, as the pretty brides
maids. in dainty white gowns and vel
low ribbons, big picture hats with nod-
ding black plumes, and carrying huge
lunches Of yellow chrysanthemums'
grouped themselves around the chancei
rail amid the palms and soft yellow
shaded lamps.
Long before the wedding march
pealed out from the tiny organloft BACK
of the pulpit, the church was crowded
to its utmost capacity, and the ushers
found themselves busy taking up the
late corners, who M usual, at weddings,
come in a rush ut the last moment.
Archie Harrington and Hill Chap
man, who were stationed IN the middle
aisle. had barely arrived IN time to
dress and hurry to their posts of duty.
Chapman grumbling at the stupid client
who had kept them in town arguing q
hopeless case when they might Just rs
well have been in the midst of all the
frolicking and preparation for ante
mortemso, ~ he expressed it.
The strong friendship existing be-
tween the two men had caused them to
be dubbed David and Jonathan, but
David and Goliah would have been
equally appropriate, for, in personal APP
pearance they were as unlike as ia
disposition, and aptly demonstrated the
we'll known principle that oppostes
always attract each other,
Harringtons tall, well-built athletic
figure, and dark almost Spanish color
ing, was in striking contrast to Chap.
mans short, stout dimensions and
round good natured face, with broad
expanse of shiny, bald forehead, and
shortsighted twinkling little eyes.
Returning from one of their hurried
trips up the aisle, shortly before the
bridal party appeared. Harrington
caught sight of two ladies just entering
the door; one of them was II small
plump, dark haired, little woman, with
bright, vivacious face ana snappine
black eyes the other II tail, strikingIy
| handsome girl, dressed in white. un'
relieved by II touch Of color, except for
large buucL of violets upon the sim
pie but elegant decollette gown. Hel
eyes large and wonderfully expressive
rivaled the flowers in their soft deeI
purple tints, but it was the wealth OF
hair, browning the well poised head
that attracted Harrington's attention
/ real Titan hair that sh0ne and glsten
cd like FURNISHED copper III the bright
light Of the lamp under which she
stood and breaking in soft, loose waves
| from the low white brow.
Much too tall of n woman most PEG
pie would have pronounced her, had il
not been for the magnificent figure anC
qnecnly bearing, but Harrington, not
ing every detail in that momentary
glance. with his dark dreamy eyes
which nothing ever escaped, murmureC
TO himself, Truly daughter of tn,
pois".
As the two men stepped forward
when the ladies had deposited theiI
| ,vropa with tho mail attaining them