| Show BELLS no newton aton girls prefer the prospects of matrimonial felicity to the single state jn in the spring it a fuller crimson comes u upon the robins breast in tf the le spring buring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest creat in the e diug a livelier iris ins changes on tb the s burnished doye dove in the spring a young youn mans lancy fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love that is ie very true of the boys but the girls also teem seem to have turned their attention in that direction which is sure to bring things 0 to serious points in fact a perfect epidemic of matrimony has struck the town and no girl with a beau has escaped one couple has already embarked upon the sea of matrimony and seems to be gliding along very smoothly while another couple have shown their good in ons by pending bending out invitations to t the he effect that they intend to have the knot tied lied wednesday Wednes aay next the bride i e to be who is is no other person than the charria charm aig it g miss mina funk has grown thoroughly disgusted and tired of beio being 0 numbered numbered with the newton belles a place she has held for hal half f a wore and six years more or less lees and for the last few months has held her self pelf remote contented only with the presence cofone of one john griffin whom she has very cunningly captured for some time lime since there has been flying about neat little scented notes and any one that was fortunate enough to get a glimpse inside was surprised for they contained an invitation to a reception at mrs ballards Bal larda at cache junction the occasion being the marriage of her eon aillard to miss bliss bessie griffin Grif fiti of newton and what a wedding it was in june too the very month of love and roses in june when the world is so eo beautiful that it seems to be in love with itself after r the reception which was a 3 very ewell affair the happy couple took an extended wedding tour from cache junction to newton where the bride has a beautiful cosy nest in in which she has hag ca caged e d her bird of Pari dice it was hardly believed by the young people for it is such buch a short time since mr ballard seized upon her and held her aloof from the pinging young men holy however last wednesday night the wedding bells pealed out merrily while the next evening a crowd of dashing young men armed with cow bells belle etc etc disturbed the peaceful serenity of their coy cory home while endeavoring to give mr ballard the tip that ha bob should try to heal the wounds in their hearts from losing miss bliss griffin Grif firl by giving them a dance but willard willar seem in any way to catch on and the cow bells a fair contrast to the bells the night before pealed out merrily until the wee small hours hour of the morning to no effect to the boys but to the evident dis dig gust gustof af mr ballard and his bride who it seemed it was impo heible to wake from their dreams of bliss back into common sense miss griffin was one of newtons New tons most popular young ladies phe ehe has sA attended tended the B Y college last winter took charge of the newton prim primacy aay school and even thail that did not seem to shock her belief in the quiet happiness of domestic tranquility may they rest in leacel peace NEWTON june 12 1896 |
