Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-24

wedding gown, little daughter, said
she, wiping her eyes. She sort O. hest
tated and then I heard her say, real
soft, this letter is from your father
"'Oh, motherv said Leenora, let me
read 1t. Please, do
"Her ma flushed up and gave 1t to
her without word. She looked melted
and forgiving. l knew right away
how 1t was. You see that letter was
written when Leonora's pa and ma
were thinking lot of each other and
feeling so happy over Leonora's COM
ing, and reading 1t so unexpected,
brought It all back to Leonora's ma.
"Leonora read it through twice. It
was that still you could hear a pin
prick you. And then Leonora said,
Mother, that's the dearest letter ever
read. If father was like that then, he
can be SO again. Won't you make me
happy and ask him to my weddingY
"They was crying, whether or no, on
each others shoulders. I went out Of
the room real quiet, and closed the
door.
"How they fixed it don't know, but
come Leonora's wedding night, was
there helping her to dress and says
she, chirk as lark, Father Is coming
to my wedding; isn't it beautifulY
Il wish you could have seen the way
her eyes were shiningl I thought of
blue stars when looked into 'em.
"Just before 1t was time for the folks
to come, went down stairs to see
about Leonora's flowers. And just as
I got down In the hall, the bell rang
and I let her pa in the front door.
Knowing he was expected, didn't act
surprised. Says I, Good evening, Mr..
Wilson; won't you rest your hat?' Then
l flushed up, remembering he ought to
be more at home than I was.
''He came in and stood around sort
o. uneasy until he saw Leonora's moth
err in the back end Of the hall. He
moved toward her like he was pulled.
Leonora's ma was looking almost as
pretty and young as Leonora. She had
on a white dress I'd made her. with a
full skirt and shirred some on the hips
and cut out little mite in the neck.
Mr.. Wilson Is well-favored man and
they certainly was a handsome couple.
He went right up to Leonora's ma and
took her hand and said something in
almost a whisper. couldn't hear.
Then he put his other hand on her
shoulder and looked at her steady for
full minute. If there ever was love
and pleading In mans face 1t was In
his.
I'm the midst OF 1t I heard a soft
rustic on the stairs and there was
Leonora coming down. If you'll believe
me that girl appeared to float from the
top to the bottom without putting foot
on the stairs!
Observation-Disclosures togetherl
Oh, I'm so happy! she was saying, and
she kept saying I'm so happy till she
was where they stood smiling and not
speaking. Leonora's pa put his arm
around the both Of 'em and Rugged 'em
up close. never expect to see a
lovelier viewl
"Leonora's pa and ma stood up with
Leonora and her beau while they was
getting married, and the wedding was
exactly like a doublet. They was con-
graduated as much as the real bride
and groom and happier acting couple
you needn't look for. expect folks
wondered considerable. Let 'em won
der, say l. Good things don't need ex-
planning.
1T was Leonora's wedding cake that
was the means Of bringing 'em togeth-
er and feel real privileged to have
seen it. They never expected to live
together again, but never Is not such
long day but what it has an ending.
Leonora's ma won't have to keep on
taking boarders. Mr.. Wilson's we'll
able to care for her, and It's pretty to.
think that now they can go hand In
hand through the rest o. the vale. That
wedding was certainly u happy occa-
sion.
"Yes'm, I'm real glad I could tell
you about 1t, though I'm no hand to
carry tales from house to house. II
you'll hand me that lace I'll frill It on
around your sleeves, and when all's
said and done, you never can tell but
what they was cut full at the top in
the beginning."-Toledo Blade.
Cotton and ShOddy Goods.