The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-29
BY wTNIFREp BLACK.

entered the church till the little group
at the altar faded out into the desk
or the fall day. cried delicately and
in a most refined. lady-like manner.
az one cries who does IT from duty
anu a sense Of what is done In the
best circles
And little Hughev and little Mary
Ann heard their name, but | should
have known them any way. What a
starched ffoek was Nary. AIMS, ana
what huge tie OF bright blue was
Hughey's
And the baby, roo OH, YES, 0ne OF
the aunts had a baby as rosy az "A
pink rambler and as hIe-eyed as
grandfather such a good baby, too,
not a whimper all during the long ser
Vice. - "
Hail, Mr.. fall 81 Grace" the
beautiful old prayer whispered through
7 he little chapel, and every pair Of
eyes turned to the little shrine outside
in the autumn Hood Of yellow sun
shine.
The Lord is with thee ana Inc
nickering light caught the tendriis ~
a belated vine that chung 10 the sArlne
Ike a BIT Of cloud Of glory.
blessed are thou among women,
the old sailor prayed, too. lie held his
beads in the hollow Of his great hand
How many times had he said them
wondered when the tempest shrieked
.hround him
pray for US sinners now" the old
mother prayed aloud, her eyes fun OF
fhope and Of anguish.
The young bride at the altar looked
like a sweet flower swaying on ats
stem, and the tall lad beside her could
Scarcely keep his countenance for the
joy of 1t all.
Poor folk. these. simple folk. iEnor'
ant. TOO. / suppose. | don't believe the
= siFl at-the altar ever ever heard III
"eugenics." and she'd blush herself
half TO death If some Of the modern
teachers should try to tell her even
in private the things they bawl from
every lecture desk these days.
The lad at her side, why, he'd knock
n man down who tried 10 explain Il
her what il is they talk about at the
fashionable clubs 50 much.
Poor ignorant things. they wouidn'
know what YOU meant II YOU aske
them about the economic conditions
under which they were marrying
Economic conditions They neve
even thought Of them John love
Mary. and Mary said yes, and tina
was all there was to IT, They do no
ask what wages are when you wan
to get married in the Old Church.
: wonder what salary Adam got whe
. he told Eve her eyes were like lake
, Of blue and ha~ lips were like
thread Of pomegranate.
And sweet and sweet the must
thrilled through the little chapel. n
specially fine voices. no hired singer
=, just plain everyday friends of tn
! bride and groom. who were proud {
be in the choir on their wedding da,
The beautiful old ceremony wa
over, the girl was a wife. the OF
mother had lost her baby daughte
= aud the old sailors blue eyes wer
fun ri dreams,
- The sun was setting across tn
canyon. some belated cowboy halioe
/ 10 his little bunch of homegoing ca
tie There was laughing. and cryin
. and joking, and smiling at the doc
p The old priest who had baptized II
bride warned the groom. with
, twinkle that Mary had the O'Dor
. mel temper sometimes" and II
A groom, who was baptized by the 81
: priest, too. laughed and took h
n chances. and down the walk the
8 went the wedding party, as happy
n the birds that mate in the spring an
my heart and all that was in il We,
with them
Be good girl, Mary; be earnes
e be clever. be true. be patient, hu
- above all and beyond all. he loviu
e. for love can forgive all else but II
cardinal sin of unlove
BE true, John. OH be true to Il
girl you've taken and whose feet VIC
have set beside yours In the path. VIC
walk so gayiy now.
There's trouble coming. sickness
suffering, poverty, self sacrifice. II
Httie girl there won't alwa.s loo
as she does today tte- eyes Mor
always be so bright, her STEP wi
faIter sometimes, and 50 WI he
temper She likes her potatoes bake
and you prefer yours boiled OF
there are lots of things for you
LAX ahHttaRd agree upon
BE tired, be i'll. be failure. be
success. be clever be stupid. but, Of
John, be true, that is all that niat
riS' an mat really counts-with N
Hkes of Mary or any true woman
Mary Mary you hold a mans hea
IN the hollow of Your little han
Don't let anything make YOU forg,
u thafs Nothing else matters or vi
matter as long as you both shall liz
II you only keep on loving each otht
and be true
For better, for worse'--oh. We
'hefe's worse in il: FOR richer Il
poorer lust think. Mary, John ma
make as high as twenty-five a wee
some day Shall you grow pxrs.
pround then, little Mary. and wi
You turn away the old friend tn.
comes TO you for help?
Don't do it. Mary-it doesn't pa
IL never pays TO harden the heart
never never. For. whisper, Mary. T.
tell YOU a secret on your wedding IA
heep your heart soft, keep yo,
heart kind, keep your heart gene
GUS Keep your heart young. and n,
an the Nears that will silver III,
brown hair Of yours can make yo
awning hut divineiy young.
biess Your little heart. Mary. ar
JOY go with you. John I'm glad va
never =, even thought OF marriage as
probiem' II isn't one when 10,
STANDS AT the door Of your little hon.
10 foin YOU weicomes home.
How simple all these problems v
near 50 much talk OF these DAYS VIII,
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