The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-02

H9MlylI lgCSM9R Opal Flickinger's mar
IsGdacI l9sA RED sister julie PEBBLES,
SSSE1RAS one evening at their
mothers. Is it give
upl" No, I guess not, answered
her mother; but there amt no hurry
about it.
/ think it's time it was gettin' sol
ern1ized, z put in Pa Flickinger, sud-
denly taking an interest in the con-
versation.
"'Taint neither, Pa, denied his
wife; Opal amt nigh as crazy about
it as you be. And, say. Sophie, " she
. began, turning to her daughter-in-
law, Billie Fhckinger's wife, who had
come in for a few minutes, that new
washin' tea you loaned me jest makes
the dirt fly.
It couldn't go after dirt no better
than it does, agreed Sophie
It's the best | ever sampled yit, =
Mawas saying. whenherson Jed inter
rupted her.
Cut out the washin' tea, Ma; and
let's git it settled when Opal's goin'
to marry Settle Woods.
Well, if you asst me, returned his
mother grudgingly, Il dunno as they'd
better git married at all. "
Whynot?" demanded Jed aggres-
sively.
Cause several reasons. In
the first place it II take small fortune
to do it right. And save as close as
we carl-which means scrimpin' on
butter and kerosene and fresh meat,
and burnin softcoal-it 'lltakemonths
to save enough. Weddin's cost mon
ey,' declared Ma.
III help, offered Jed, unexpect-
edly.
No, won't let you, Jed, " refused
ssister Opal, nowthatyou' saving
money to buy farm. 1t won't cost
much to get married the way Settle
and have planned.
Which shows how much you know
abcutweddin's dissented hermother.
But we would rather have asimple
wedding, " asserted Opal. We want
"a really happy wedding without any
worry
fssds "Bilieand me spenthardly nothing
1, on our wedding, already" reminded
Polish Sophie.
And Milo and me didn't spend one red
cent beyond the license and our car fare to
st. Joe except what the justice got, testi-
fed julie Hows that for weddin'? Is
Opal more than all the rest Of US that she's
gotta make splurge9"
r. No, but she's a-narryin' well-to-do
young man. And we're alvin in differ
ent neighborhood than we was when you
s was married, julie, explained her mother.
And Opal's gotta do it right--or howe
It look1
But Settle and Opal have waited long
time now, !" reminded Jed.
Money amt so source but what your
Ma could squeeze out enough for plain
/ weddin' most any old time, OPAL said hel
Z father. rs
"But can jest hear the folks at the
grocery a~talkin' it over and a-6ndin' fault
with Opafs weddin' if it is cheap, Ma
told him.
If seven bright and shinin' angels wa:
to Top down on our street and give fret
song service, the grocery stored find fault
with the hymns they chose, cried Pa.
Couldn't there be what you call {;
quiet wedding, aIready9 suggested Sophie
There, Sophie, you've hit it, agreed Pa
"And quiet weddings are so stylish,
assured Sophie Have Just our own folk
and maybe some of the neighbors, ant
flowers from our own yards"
Still, we want to do it right" harpe'
Ma; and it takes lots of money to do any
thing right. Folks that has an extra cen
to spend oughter be happier'n tunketl"
But it isn't just money that makes
happy wedding. persisted Opal; but it
how you do it, and if you give good tim
to your own folks-if you can't affor
more"
"Yes, added Sophie, ssyou read so ofte
how it stands in the paper-'a quiet wei
ding quiet is always stylish, she rea
4 snred them.
you're dead sure, Sophie, that a qui
weddin's Is stylish as an expensive splurg
nnehbe ven have it that way; but it seen
% me that cheap weddin' in this family
be pretty nninterestin' doin's," said N
But It won't be cheap, it'll be simp
ana app !. and fitted to US, explains
Opal A time that we can all rememb
with pleasure because we didn't have
STRAIN % 90 y. We don't need to spend