The Brussels Post, 1885-4-17, Page 3Ann, 17, 1888
warp,
LAY OF TIM FOIST EOBIN.
Oh, I'm the first robin just dropped into
town !
Peewee ! prrweo ! peswiddlodowink!
Catch on to my ulst, r, all lined with swaue-
dOWJI!
Wiadlcd.+Widdledowink !
Pray pardon my r,,1.,. ! I've a frog In my
throat,
Anil I really can't tackle my 'way.up note,
With my foot in tho popkets of my staffed
twat I
1'ewlddle,lmtiddledeliuk !
So this is iho now ::tyle , 1 beuutifcl spring!
Peewee ! rectvro l peewiddlewink l
1 ]Novo it 1ms Iroz,•u my northeast wink I
1'ewid(ir,L c;i,llydotshtli
I've 11111 had my br,alc"a,.t e1 ico.creant on
toast.
And 1 long for a hot shwa to got a shin -
roast ;
If my nose gots nitwit rctliler 1'11 kindle this
post
1'ewiddledewiddledewiujt !
If this is tin, best utyh, of spring you've on
hand --
Peewee! poowtuk! pewiddludowiukl
lust staff it or frame it, d'ynu understand?
P„widdlecicwiildlelewiuk !
Alt 1 hero comes a hunter ith gun full of
lead,
I taint I'll meander to my little bud,
Ile might lint at me and shoot somebody
dead !
Ta La; see you Inter ! Don't drink !
Mrs. Tem Thumb's'1Y011diut;'.
A team of bay thoroughbreds drew
the huudsonle carriage in which no.
(itneral Tom. Thumb and the Lili-
putiau Count Primo Magri rode to
the Church of the holy Trinity, New
York, to be married ittet Monday, It
took 50 palter men to open it way for
the carriage dtrotigh the throng. It
took the tiny uiembtra of the bridal
party ten Imputes to get from the
carriage doer to the little reception
room in the oorridor, where they stop.
ped awhile to tln•oav aside their outer
wraps and group for the wedding
march. Nobody was admitted to the
church without a cart!. The assembly
was notable. lire. Partin Stevens
and a party of friends had two pews.
Mrs. August 'Belmont looked on near
by, and other seats were occnpiod by
members of the Astor, Harper, and
Vanderbilt familtett. Mayor Grace,
who had been invited, was not there,
but some of hie family was.
The strains of Mendelsou's wedding
march floated from the organ at 8:80
o'clock. Fortypolicomeu, W110 stretch-
ed in compact filo along either side of
the central aisle, drew themselves up
statuesquely. The 8,000 spectators
all stood up together With n rustle of
silk that eoundC(1 like the hap of wav-
es on the sandy bench, and the bridal
party slowly entered. They looked
like the- procession of brilliantly dross -
00 dolls. Ahead walked Major Nowell,
the groom's host min, with M15e
Lucie Adams, the tiny bridesmaid,
the Count Magri, e ith his bride on
his arm, walked next.
The bride was dres-0d as elegantly
as she wee on February 10, 1868,
when she walked amid a similar
throng m Grace Church to be married
to General Tom Thumb. Her robust
little form was enveloped in a gown
of levender satin, brocaded in uncut
velvet. It had a court tram as long
as the bride. The front was decked
with lace bonded with pearls. The
neck was low end the sleeves wore
bort. Cinderella slippers of laven-
der satin adorned her feet, which
loosely fit a No, 0 infant shoe. Tho
,tippers were buttoned over handsome
10.8m btoolcings. A womb that blazed
with diamonds Held her jot black hair
coiled at the back of bor head. A
diamond necklace with a pendant
glittered around her throat, diamond
bracelets sparkled at her wrists, and
lavender kid gloves that reached near-
ly to her shoulders covered her shape-
ly white hands and arms. The glov-
es
lowes were of the size known as "four
and a•lialf infant's," and they were
made on a special block. In her loft
1111011 bhe carried a bouquet of pink la
France roses that wore mull bigger
than her hoed. Nobody who looked
at her smiling face world have thought
it possible that she had intend her
40th year.
Tho Count Magri was in evening
dress, a big solitaire diamond made
the bosom of his glossy shirt luminous,
and a golcl•lntked chain dangled et
the waistcoat sae he walked. The
little major was hi evening (reed, too
and the brlclesmaid wore a gown of
whits satin, cut waiting length, and
with low nook and short sleeves.
Long whits gloves almost hid her
white arms and a blush mantled her
comply floe. Her light wavy hair
was cut short and curled et tho nock
end a graceful bang waved above her
eparllling blue eyes. Her smile was
just about an Moll long and very win.
some end continuous. Rector W. F,
Wathine stood amid the mass of
Easter flowers at ahs ohancel in a
flowing white surplice, smilingly a.
waiting the party.
Silver•haired William Digby, of
llridgoport, who is executor of Gener-
al `.Cum `1'hutnb'a okra.) under lite
will, took the bride's hand in his own
Lig white•1luved palm and gave her
away to the 0011/1t formally nidi :8
bow and agraclime smile,
Allis Lucie Adams picked the tiny
wedding ring from the pocket of her
gown, and the Count fitted it on the
1(1'1de'13 1111!lir witli to (1411 11101:3 111111
8110.810 the big throng of o'dookert3
laugh 1t11(llet>, with pl8eser0. `!.'ben
the Gunnt imprinted a kiss 011 1(1(3
bride's rod lips and tall Rector Wet-
11111'0 stooping over until it seemed t0
those in back pews that he touched
tho floor, loosed the little woman too.
Everybody laughed pleasantly again
tau he (lit! it.
Thou everybody in the church
barium! smiles upon the receding pro.
oassto11 as tho party walked away and
the organ pealed again. Women
crowded around the chancel and
plucked bndif from the sllrtlb0 until
nothing but tho green leaves were loft.
The 1nlpetneu1 raid wee prompted by
the desire to s1enre menientoeii of the
wedding, Alen end women ran after
the swiftly driven carriage., land et
the Murray bill hotel the couple held
It wedding reception.
The Co1111t and Countess will ful.
fill their emotgelnent with 1.(111)11111
1(1111vi1l bo on exhibition again to-
morrow night at the circus. They
will go to Europa in .',fay and eventu-
ally to Italy.
"What to your present to your
bride ?" the C.,uat mote asked to -day.
"An estate in Italy with it great
big mansion on it," Le replied. I in-
herited it from my father, along with
my title. The estate 't0 near Bologna.
'Perth monnttnty.- W)tCO).
Stratford spring show on the 28rd
inst.
The fall wheat promises well 0.r•
ound Trowbridge.
Mitchell gives $100 to the Nleohan-
ies' Instituto this year.
Some of the Mitchell youths are a
little"fresh" at religions gatherings.
Mitchell is vary desirous of send-
ing a Volunteer Go. to the Northwest.
P. Livingston will rebuild tho flax
mill at Milbank, .It was destroyed
by fire
A new man has purchased the Mill-
bank woolen mill. Ho 0003011 from
baotland.
What about the Soott Act petititu
for Perth Go. 1 How long will it be
kept at Ottawa ?
Palmerston gave a majority of 24
for the Scott Act. They aro not
afraid of it ruining business, it
seems.
This county is getting hedged in
pretty well by Suott Act and WO 131110t
"down" the Welling Lou majority
when our time cornua to vote.
J. ()tidy, of the Garner House, St.
!Marys, Ilan presented the Journal
office with au egg moasuring 8in,x7in.
and weighing nearly four ounces,
Some miscreant attempted to pois.
on tt heavy draft horse belonging to
Thos. Preston, of Elea, by mixing
Paris Green with outs and putting it
in tho manger.
Lieut. J. L, Ilotson, aided by Corp.
Brooks, have commenced to drill a
squad at Avoubank, to be in readiness
should the volunteers be called for
the Northwest.
On Easter Sunday a man near St.
Marys devoured, so his neighbors
state, 82 cooked eggs and not being
satisfied went to the barn and sucked
a round dozen more.
G. B. Sperling, NI. A., a St. Marys
boy, for severe/ years Resident Mae -
ter of the U. 0. College, Toronto, has
been appointed one of the examiners
of the Toronto Public Schools.
Under the auspices of St. James'
Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Mark
Turnbull, of Kirkton, delivered it
lecture on the "Stege of Derry," iu
the Town Hall on Tuesday evenlug
of last week.
The Stratford Times in speaking of
the first meeting of the aldermen for
the new city of Stratford says ;
"They ell looked pretty as red wagons
and wore swelled out to the utmost
that their vest buttons would allow,"
Whilst logging in the bush ou Fri-
day, Fred tlrarroll. son of James Car-
roll, of Nissouri, was severely injured
by a tree that had lodged, slipping
and striking him with so groat a force
es to break his leg that it had to be
amputated above the knee.
Ii. S. Turnbull, of the fourth line,
Wallace, has, or rather had, a cur-
iosity in the shape of a hoiler calf
with two perfectly formed heads and
necks of the natal size. The rest of
the body was quite natural. The an-
imal only lived a short time,
An exciting sawing match came off
at Woodham, on Thursday, The log
was a hard maple, 17 inches in diatn-
eter. Pater McColl and D. Grey, of
Lobo, won first plane in 22 seconds
Burgers Bros,, seoond 1n 24 seconds ;
Avery & Wilkie, third in 80 seconds,
About 600 people were present.
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