Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
THE EVENING STORY.
THEIR FIRST HOME.
copyright. 1913. by W. Werner,

copyright 1913, by W. Werner.l
IL was all over. yet enough excitement
fingered I'm the very air to drive away
-leep and quiet. The old couple, left alone
i'm the back parlor, drew near to each
other with that instructive seeking of love
which comes after many obstacles have
been cleared away.
Il feel as II ] hadn't had chance 20
speak to you in MONTH he said, as he
put an arm around her plump shoulders
Why, pa, that's just the way | feel
cts sit down here by the fire together
l cant go to bed yet My sakes. | was
never further from sleeping in my life
That salad-or something-seems 10 he
sticking right in my throat"
ms the cream with me. / never did
lik,, the looks of lilies. and when l got
one ON my plate-but ] did manage TO
sat q little bit of 1t out of decency-
wa MT going to let frozen lily beat me-
not at Fanny's wedding anyhow.
''Fanny's wedding sighed the old WON
an Just a little while ago We were
planning for It. And now It's over ana
by. And Fanny IS gone
That's So agreed the old man SOBER
~ lie wheeled a couple Of chairs to the
tire. placed them side 10y side, and heip-
I'D her into one Then he took the other.
carefully lifting his cnattails and pulling
up his trousers TO avoid creasinS his ne"
dress suit.
She. too. was Just - concerned for her
attire. settling herself with utmost re
gard for her now black satin
Il can't spread this skirt any. she re
marked Its too narrow To YOU know.
James. never realized U-t.l | Put on
this dress tn. difference there was be
tween our yuuAS time aud Fanny :. \
Wore a hoop when w.tS married.
And n waterfall HIS Voice eager
with memory But you we're mighty
sweet
II looked good deal like Fanny
guess, except l was SKINNER She's never
been able IL get into my wedding dress
I got IL out tother day and compared It
with hers How she laughed, Green
poplin and velvet and quilting she said.
And she turned her back on it for her
white satin and lace. But somehow l
stayed beside the old dress. 1t looked
plenty nice enough to NEE She drew
long breath OF Renaissance. Il often
wish now I'd kept the little black SILK
coat trimmed with guipure lace and
bugles that 1 got to wear with it, l didn't
have as many things as Fanny's got. 1t
made me fairly dizzy the other day count
ing her things as / packed them-a dozen
of each kind right straight through, and
mostly handwork a that.
1T made me dizzy when | paid he bill"
he chuckled. ''Ail the same. I'm SAD my
girl could have them. She won't cost
Richard anything for CLONES this one
while. He'll thank me for that
There isn't girl in this town ever
married who had more things or nicer
she reflected. She's starting in pretty
nearly where We'll leave off. pa-fumed
oak for the dining room, mahogany for
the living room. Circassian walnut for the
den and lace curtains that cost more
than my wedding 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 for
life II was the prettiest kind of spring
day. l can shut my eyes and see how the