Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-28
GOING TO THE WEDDING
$ BY AMY GEGsDEM

~ went downtown and bought
tncy's wedding gift today" said the
-irI when conversation Jagged bit
1T as real fur"
al went to school with Lucy, but she
didn't ask me to he:' wedding or to the
reception" said the young man caller.
n wish to goodness she had. Surely
,ne.s schoolmates ought 70 be asked
II anybody is"
The reception is going to be small"
said the girl, soothingly. THE house
isn't large you know"
They've invited the whole town to
the wedding-Ali but me-"
well it's too bad. I doa't see,
though. how you can go when you're
| not asked"
"If there was any way TO slip me in
you'd think of it, wouldn't you?" said
The Young man. Couldn't I pretend
20 be butler or somethingr
Buffers wouldn't be Ut the we'd
ding" exclaimed the girl You're
thinking of ushers. Somebody might
5rop her card OF admission out Of the
church window to you
"She might get caught and thrown
out. Do people have to have cards to
the reception, too
mo, you walk right in for that, but
you couldn't do it without being
taught. They'd know you weren't
asked
I'D give a lot to go-to the we'd
ding, anyhow"
II didn't know you were 30 crazy
1ver weddings"
st isn't weddings I'm crazy over,
nald the young man, with a, sigh.
But l bet you're going to let Sam
Meadows take YOU"
He hasn't asked me yet, but If he
| wants to take me don't see why !
shouldn't 90 with him and enjoy my
self."
No, l suppose not. A Girl cant
Imagine going with Sam and not haV'
:ng the time Of her life"
Il didn't say that"
mo, but you thought it, apparently
And here l am, crazy to go, and you
gon't even think up practical way
70 smuggle me In
IF you mad called there recently
sou'd have received an invitation
81 didn't want to call there. There
Tas another place where I preferred
70 CO.
Dear mel What a popular young
man"
Il didn't say a lot Of places" he
protested. 'But you know haven {
| got very much time and Id rather
De here than anywhere else"
That's very kind of YOU she said,
smiling. But you see what you've
lost by it-you can't go to the we'd
ding"
oh. bother!' he cried. II don't
care a thing about that wedding"
Why you said you were crazy to
so!'
q am. But if you weren't going
I'd not care at all.f
Maybe l won't CO. Mother and
father will be away and 1t may happen
that Sam will take somebody else"
That isn't likely. He's been hern
every evening for months"
please cont eXaggerate."
well, he's teen here every time
have. And now he can take you to
the doings and I've got to sit back
and smile like an angel and look as
if l liked it"
"You won't even see US"
mo, but | know just what a good
time Sam will have. There won't be
pretticr girl there than you are
"Sam'l think differently" she said
with a laugh Sans awfully interest.
I'd in my cousin Mary, who's one OF
the bridesmaids. He always talks
about her every minute when he calls
here. You see. they had a quarrel,
and he came here to get news OF her.
It's all right now. I was the peace
maker by the way
Then you're not going!" cried the
young man joyfully. Can l come
over that evening""
Il think you're horrid." she pouted.
I'm crazy 10 go to the wedding
And I'm crazy about you." he
blurted out. I've been trying to
tell you all the evening, want you
20 marry me-"
We'll, why It's So"
You know love YOU he said. II
couldn't stand It to think Of your 60
Ing with Sam when l wanted SO to
take you
You can go now" she cried, secur.
Ing possession of her own hands and
proceeding to clap them. Ones fance,
you know. is always ncluded!'-Chi-
cage Daily News.
Mice Didn't Care.