The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-12-09

Miss Mary Il. stillInan, 70
Edward ;. Hardness the other dap q
Fickety cid farm wagon. occupied ~ Q
white haired negro maminy and q wee
aud drawn By q horse
whose bones almost brOke through ies
mud cOlOred hide. Gathered from Fifth
avenue into Seventy eighth street and
halted before tie Stillman doorway,
says the New York Times.
Down the stOOp aud across the side
walk an awning had been erected.
Underneath a width VI soft carpet haa
been laid for the fashionable guests
bidden 60 the wedding. Around the
entrance a uniformed policeman and
detectives stOod guard against curious
lOitereFs. Inside the house more de-
tectives Kept their watchful eyes On
the wedding gifts gold. silver aud jew
elry-aIi spread cut on = half do1sn
big tables.
Az the strange vehicle drew ny be
side the curb the Old negro woman
rose 10 her feet. handed the reiRs %
the little boy az her side and began -
smooth out the wrinkles In = gorgeous
velvet gown she wore As she pattsd
her hnsry aud hxed q bOw or two the
policeman daTted forward FIRST be
sald. Move on Then be moved for
ward toward the horse as though b
would lead "a away.
-HO Jss' lst dat baNss lone. mis-
tori
Before be- had time TO think the old
negress had made a leap 30 the velvet
carpet. and her hand was On bic coat
tail He demonstrated:
"Y0a can't stop berer'
Cant stop hyahi Who can'tY' she
repeated. ''shucks, chile. you ~ way
FUN hyahr'
But began the Oficer
"NOw, now" drORed the old woman.
pointing q bong finger at him reprOv-
ingly. ''dOan yoa rsckin ! know what I
| wants. hshT'
Tommy" she said 90 the small boy
IN the wagon. you take good keeF q
dat wagin till granny cOuse bach
without more ado aud stiil shooting
on the policeman and another who bad
come 10 bis aid she mRrched up the
caFDeted steps and opened the front
door. A iveried servant gOt In the
way here. but his objections weFO No
more sucCrssful than the Policeman's
"Doan you rink ! know what
waRisY' she repeated lie EwiRs TO
see missy fore she gifts married, h."
The first hverici man called another.
and granny shoOed both u them
About that time Mr. Stillman. hearing
the cOmmoiiOn, hurried 90 the scene.
"Why. it's Aunt Cellar he said.
Yes, It's Mars Stillman!"' cricd the
old woman. rs des came 90 de wed
ala. an derv's n leetle present out ders
in De wagin fer missy"
Policemen. Detectives and buffers -
tired defeated Rs the lawyer ordered
the door opened % the Suest-''Celia
johnson. OATS ma Name" as shs de-
scribsd herself-whO was q family
servant Of the Stillmans for thirty
years until the brides father bought
her n farm over Ierseyway and built
for her a comfortable house. all her
own FrOin the farm she had emerged
Tor the first time in several years
~jes' 90 bring missy = Ieetle present"
she was ushered upstairs 90 Miss
stillmaR's roOm. where her reception
was that % an old family friend. she
watched the bride dress for the We'd.
dihg. then wept Tor a minute OF TIVE
after the fashion Of old people on Jog
Ous marriage occasions. Just before
the bride was ready. aud when the
guests were assembled, Aunt Celia
suddenly reneulbered the chief pur.
pose Of her visit
de punkih-' shs cried.
In actOnlance with her instructions
. couple uf servants were DISPATCHED
down 30 the wagon, which the police
man had managed 10 sidstrack q lia
tie way down the block despite the pro
tests u it, small guardian. In the roaF
| Of the vehicle. conspicuous enough, bot
hitherto unnoiiced. were stored q pump
hin aud a barrel of red apples. and it
gave the servants q tussle 20 lug them
| into the house.
bigses punkin IN jersey eApiainr
"a Aunt Celia proudly. while the fam
ily aud the guests admired the great
yellow thing. An De applss n Fight
oa'n Celia's fahm. missyr'
into the drawing room. where The
marriage cerviBOuy was performed
Aunt Celia followed cl0se st the hsols
% tho other guests. and hsS eyos RsvsF
left the bride. The cefemsny. how
ever. was dslayed l"ng eROoxh Cor ths
gifts ~ Aunt Celia % bs taken IN and
placed In q position % honor ameng
ths costly wedding presents A said
punch bowl had 20 yisld 10 sway %
ths barrsl az applea
Diamonds and silver ana wonderful
ornaments acted merely as settings Ger
ths giant golden pampkin. snd net q
guest paased out % the hOass wifhouf
= a -. a.