The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-14
By MARTIN D. BOYLE

comm at all
Perhaps you didn't hear my ques
tIon? said the general, and he re
peated 1t.
"Well, reckon we can let yo' stay
here awhile. and If that young fellow
don't turn up we can give yo' right
smart snack"
The general and his aid dismounted
and entered the house, where they
found young girl dressed in bridal
costume.
The general asked for a room where
he could do some writing and was
shown into an apartment
at looks as II you were going to
have wedding here" he said to the
girl. with a very pleasant smile on his
handsome face"
ut looks. rather, as IL we are not to
have wedding" she replied.
"Why SO? You seem ready for the
ceremony"
THE groom hasn't come. and don't
believe he's coming"
What's the matterY'
II don't know, and / don't care"
you appear indifferent"
"Oh. it's mas match. | haven't had
much to do with it | wouldn't mind
his staying away IL 1t wasn't that
we've had all the trouble making the
preparations"
"A woman don't like to have the man
she is TO marry go back on her at the
last moment"
II don't care so much about that as
having all my clothes ready and n
table loaded down with good things
mas been making for two or three
weeks
Il should think they'd get stale by
that time"
Not the wedding cake. That'll keep
a long while"
Perhaps it will come handy for
some other young man more worthy
of you and to whom you will be less
Indifferent than this one who isn't
coming"
"But the other things-the cakes, the
hot biscuit. the pies and jellies-they
won't keep"
pity. isn't it7 Id like to give him
thrashing."
Young Burge had been campaigning
for two years and during that time had
met very few young girls. He was at
an age when the most natural thing
In the world is TO mate. He kept edg-
ing closer and closer TO the girl sitting
In a white muslin dress and a long
white veil streaming down over her
shoulders. He was ready to sympa
thize with her. and she seemed dis
posed to be sympathized with.
What time was he to be here?" he
asked.
Ten o'clock"
Its now about H."
Reckon it Is about that"
when were you to be marriedT
eat -"
Burge f1dgeted about in his chair.
arose every now and then and looked
out of the window in the direction the
groom would come, If he came at all
II reckon he won't come" said the
girl.
Il hope he won't"
That's real mean OF you," she re-
marked, looking out of the corner of |
her eye at him.
You're too pretty and nice a girl to |
marry man who hasn't the spunk to /
show up when he's pledged himself
to marry. If he doesn't come by u,
the time fixed for the wedding. I've
half mind to-
He caught his breath at what he had /
said. But IL he was fearful of being |
considered bold he soon lost that fear,
for the girl didn't reproach him.
II don't suppose now" he continued,
IF any fellow should come along you
hadn't known before and offer to help
you out you'd be satisfied to-
The things wouldn't spoil"
"But how would you feel about it?'
do you mean If a no'thern man
should come along?"
We'll, yes"
And sodier?"
n SOlultE.
II don't think I'd mind"
There was silence for awhile. when
Burge broke 1t thus:
IF you can get the general to give
me a few days leave for a honeymoon
| won't mind helping you out-that is.
If you don't mind"
II can try"
When the general came out of his Sc
clusion the proposition was made to
him with the inducement that the we'd
ding outfit of breadstuff, etc, he saw
On the table should be eaten up i'm
after the ceremony. He
needed his aids services all the while,
but he was hungry. A chaplain was
sent for. the couple tied and the good
-hings consumed.
Burge received four days leave Of
absence. at the end Of which time he
'eturned to duty. He recently cele-
1rated his golden wedding amid a
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