The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-08

eat a little bit of it out of decency.
want going to let a frozen lily beat
me, not at Fanny's wedding ANYHOW"
That's So" agreed the old man
soherly. He wheeled a couple of
chairs to the fire, placed them side by
side. and helped her into one. Then
ne took the other. carefully lifting his
coattalls and pulling up his trousers
to avoid creasing his new dress suit.
her attire. settling herself with utmost
regard for her new black satin.
y can't spread this skirt any," she
remarked. Its too narrow. Do YOU
Know, James. I " realized until I
put on this dress the difference there
was between our young time and Fan.
ENs: l wore Il hoop when | was mar.
lied."
And a waterfall" His voice was
esger with memory. But you were
mighty sweet"
y loked a good deal like Fanny. I
guess. except was SKINNER. She's
never been able to get into nv we'd.
dlng dress. got it out t'other day
and compared it with hers. How she
laughed: Green poplin and velvet
ana luliling!' she said. And she turn
ed her back on it for her white satin
ana lace. But somehow l stayed be-
V ONA III IOOkeu DtenyV
nice enough to me-" She drew a long
breath Of "Reminiscences. II often wish
now I'd kept the little black silk coat
trimmed with suipure lace and bugles
mat l got to wear with it. I didn't
gave as many things as Fanny's got.
IT made me fairly dizzy the other day,
counting her things as l packed them
"a dozen Of each kind right straight
through, and mostly handwork al
that
1T made me dizzy when ] paid the
hili.' he chuciled. "All the same, I'm
glad my girl could have them. She
won't cost Richard anything for
clothes this one while. He'll thank
me for that"
There isn't "a girl in this town ever
married who had more things or
nicer she reflected. Shes starting
IN pretty nearly where We'll leave off,
mahogany for the living room. Cir.
casslan walnut for the den, and lace
curtains that cost more than my wed.
cling dress" She nestled closer to him
Didn't You kind of live everything
over again tonight when Fanny stood
up there being married to Richard"
Il did. Sally. 1t took me back to
that day when old Parson Howe Joined
us Tor life. 1t was the prettiest kind
SpiApS No!. L YAH smut my ewes
and See how the sunshine came in
through the open window on the rag
carpet. Outside somewhere there was
a robin that sung all the time Parson
Howe was saying the words over us.
the robin and the pinksters,
and holding your hand I kind of
dreamed off. II the first thing / knew
your mother vas crying and your sis
ter wds laughing and your father was
Flowing his S and the parson was
calling YOU Mrs. T~ruesdell. and-von
were mine!"
II was yours" she repeated softly.
"oh. pa. i didn't know YOU remem.
bered it all that way.
Don't you?' he asked, squeezing
her hand.
Yes" She squeezed back again.
And after everybody had kissed me
congratulated you we sat down
and they brought in the supper. We
ate it off the plates held in our laps
ard l remember Mary Jane Wix unset
ners all over her new buff cambria. |
don't recall what We had to eat. hut
presume there was fried chicken.
could fry chicken to beat n one
l ever saw"
She was a good cook" he agreed.
and you took after her. remember
how good that first dinner YOU 90 for
tasted! / went out and told Aha
all about it and he laughed.
Wait till she burns the aapiacks
morning. he said. But O never
~
Il made some mistakes, GUESS.
more n you ever knew about" she