The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-11
WEDDING rRlP OF GLORY ANN.

Pears to me- said Philury Corwin
to her invalid sister. Rhody Ann pears
! % me as II sothin unusual Ike was a
go<n' on to them Carterses. I seen the
greatest lot O. txin's a-goin' IN there
| these last two days, an / hearn they
got Mis- Barney up from Kings Holler
a-sewin'. An Mis- Carter bought two
silver-plated napkin rings down 10 Col
I hnses. 1 think III jest run across an
inquire, If you will watch them pies, I
| am that fierce to know if Glory Ann he
really a-goin' 70 marry that Fhilatus
Antrim
With a startling admonition concerning
| the pies. Philury started her tour Of in
/ vestigation.
How be ye. Mis- Carter?" she in
! quired as she paused before the kitchen
/ door and looked in al the lady. who was
/ busy making sweet smelling cakes.
! Mrs. Carter looked up and, waving
/ her hour-covered arm toward a chair,
/ said:
Set. PhiIury. be feelin' fair 10 mid
4 seen ye was havin' quite a lot a
/ goin' on. Be it that Glory Ann is really
a-goin' to cit married? I heard some
talk Of it when 1 was last down TO the
Holler. Be she, Mrs. Carter?'
And PhiIury repeated her question in
an insinuating manner as she put the
teacupful of tea on the table.
She be. Philury," said Mrs. Carter.
| laconicaIly
About when. Mis- Carter?"
About Sunday, Philury, If nothin'
don't prevent, an these cakes are pleas
in
A wedding in the community was an
event Of no small occurrence. II was
second only in Importance to a funeral,
and no right-minded person would think
of missing Glory AIMS weddin.''
By o'clock Sunday afternoon the road
in front of the red frame house was
full OF carriages hitched to every avail
able tree and fence-post.
This bride-elect was proud in the pos
session of a tableful of presents, which
We're displayed under the kitchen win
dow, outside of which was hitched 10
one Of the shutters a yearling calf, the
gift Of her father.
The gifts were varied in style, extend
ing all the way from a brass lamp sent
by the city lad, to paper of gold hair
pins, given by Carters hired girl.
The ceremony progressed well. Every
thing went smoothly until the supper was
about half over, when Mrs. Garter said:
Where be ye goin' for yer tower.
Philetus?"
Wool he said. slowly. Il lowed that
me an Glory Ann would tower to Glen
ham an back. Ny sisters husbands
child, Alphonso, lives there. I lowed
twould be as good place to tower 10 as
any
Then Glory Ann looked up quickly, and
her cheeks glowed SO that her hair seem
ed pale in comparison as she said, with
whitening emphasis:
I lowed 10 tower to Kings Holler an
see Uncle Elbetus. I lowed I should
tower there an to no other place else
l did"
Seems to me-" said Mr. Carter. speak |
ing up quickly, that Glory AIMS tower |
is the best. It only seems to me to be |
jest proper in yer to go an tower to yer
Uncle Elbertus, for L hear Mirandy |
amt very we'll"
"WeI, We set an daily till I 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 Of them cakes, pa.
EereupOn Philetus grew very angry. |
Rising. he said fiercely:
Glory Ann, III take back that salt 1
cellar an We don't come to Glenham."
An you, Philetus, can take back yer |
salt an perserf-both too fresh for me
an 90 to Glenham or where We will, Tor
III tower TO the Holler or I'll tower /
none"
And Glory Ann arose and passed ma
jestically up stairs, carrying a glass of
cider and them cakes" with her.
After supper Mr.. Carter said, turning to
his new son-in-law:
Seems to me, Phiie, that If ye amt
goin' TO tower none, twould be as well
to onhetch them horses an get ready for
mikin It's after 81
Il lowed to tower to GIenham yet"
said the groom as he arose and vanish
ed UP the steps in the direction the
bride had disappeared.
Slowly the time passed. 1t was al
most dark when Philury. who had out
stayed ali the guests in order to help
Mrs. Carter. had returned home TO i'm
patient Rhody Ann, who sat in the kitch-
en- waiting for her.
We'll" she exclaimed. 'Philury, where
did they tower TO or amt they tower
ed?"
They lowered" said Phnury, then adj
ded: "Ye see, it was this way: Long
bout half past five, 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 10
let her put on her new brown alpacky.
Wall, in about ten minutes she came
down, with the salt cellar in her hand.
eanin' on Phile's arm, a-smilin' like a
basket O. chips, an he was a-grinnin
too. Jest as she passed out, very ma
iestic like. her purple feather a-stream-
m out behind her. she paused an sal,
It's Kings Holler.'
And it was. too. added Philury.
well, I guess Glory Ann viii set OFF
them gilt hairpins If she amt 50 ever
astin fiery that they'll melt" murmur-
ed Rlody Ann.
Wei, she be kairful, said Philury.
she be" echoed Rhody Ann.-New