The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-29

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"Girls must ave their fling" said
the aunt
Calls themselves ladies, s'pose.
Nice factory you work in, Trixie.'
They're as good as you are, Ar
old," rajoined his wife, amy day OF
the week"
Then I'm not up TO much. Did
you think to mention to your mother
that l wSs partial to cold ann"
Find out!' she replied, mysteri-
ously.
IF it's cold boiled beef l shan't so
much as look at it. If its What?'
The voics CT the bridegroom from the
door Of tue front room took new
note OF satisfaction. Don't tell me
it's cold roast fowel? If there's one
thing I can eat more Of than another.
it is cold roast fowel."
Children ran swiftly home to pa
rents to give this Information, and
| were upb.aided for superhuOus zeal;
all the deIails Of the meal had been
known 10 pender street for days past.
More tn the purpose was the sight
of the young man, out with no hat
and with one arm up apprenenslyely
az thouga fearful of being pelted
again, in his hand white jug. Zone
| would have thought" said woman
| out nf a frst-hoCr window to another
| below, that she'd have got that in
beforehand. Why, when l was mar
| ried my poor mother had in q four
and 'Alf gallon cask. Wonder whec-l-
er she gave him the money to pay
| fer i,?" The bride, on the bride
groon;'s rctnrr, 5ioughtfully placed
| herself we'll IN view at the top of the
| table, so that the elaborate dressing
of her hair could be seen, an object
| lesson to all. The children reported
| that the young man a. the ether end
had taken off his coat The mother
was OIL the left, the aunt and the
brdemaii en- the right. The aunt was
| in tears again, and saying that if she
could nvt nave wing she would take
nothing.
Rings II ~w,kc cane presently
from the c;:n wird, Y, and the chill
| Gren, giving Nj fer he moment the
difficult cork rf picking up confetti
from the Dusty pavement, became
special correspondents again, and
communicated the fact that the young
chap had stucf a cigar in his face.
Pender street approved of this as be-
ing proper, appropriate, and a gentle
manly act. Fepder street, having as
certained at rhat hour the Thursday
afternoon excursion started, went out
and made Its way, without fuss anC
in datachnents, in the direction OF
the station There, to evade special
notice, they stood about at various
corners, affecting to have no part!cu-
lar business in hand, trying the auto
matte machi..es. reading out advertise
ments of the Last Trip OF the Season;
arms covered with aprons and a look
of innocence On their faces, giving
something iika curtsey which failed
to proptiatc stern young porter at
the open doora Of the staten. He
looked at them doubtfully.
Going by train?"
"Not while VIC cap walk answered
the ladies'.
What you 'er, for, thea~
"To look at you!"
you're funny. aren't you?" remark
ed the stern yorng porter, nettled.
"Not SO funny as your face" said
the ladies'. They whirled round sud-
denly. Look o,lt!"
The two young people walked up,
brushing confetti from each others
clothes, on good-humored terms with
each other, and NOW and again ex-
changing kisses. Seeing the crowd,
they detached themselves. turned,
and seemed inclined to fly back to
the female relatives, who had follow
ed at tactful interval, and now hast
ened up to support. The aunt, catch
ing the bridegroon's arm, begged, be-
tween her sobs, that he would DO
nothing calculated 10 give the family
a bad name. He managed to olsen
gage himself, aud, collecting his
thoughts, whispered an instruction
Right you are. 'Arold, DEAR said
the bride. "Tll do whatever you tell
me-"
Fixed his bowler hat well on,
turned up his coat collar and rushed
in At one entrance to the booking
Office. As Pender street. screaming
turbulently, closed Ae after him the
young wife lodged across behind a
tramway car and came in quickly by
the other doorway. A shrill, pro
lonsed chorus of farewells and last
volley of pebbles, rice, sticks, any.
thing, followed them as they hurried
down the steps to the platform.
There, WE'LL" sighed one OF the wo'
men as the crowd went off with the
satisfied air of those who have per-
formed a public duty. They can't
never complain that their weddin
wasn't took no notice of!"-London
Daily Mail.
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