A NEW KIND OF WEDDING.
“I DO NOT want the usual kind of wedding,” said the pretty daughter of Jared Strong, the millionaire of Huntsville. “I would rather use the money spent for flowers and supper in a way that pleases me better.”
“And what would please you?” said the gracious man, who loved his daughter with an especial fondness now that her mother was dead. “You are a queer girl.”
“I will spend the money wisely, if I may have it.”
“But what will the young man you are to marry think of a simple and private wedding, and what will the people in society think, who have entertained you?”
“They know already that I care little for parties or clubs. Going into one of the ‘Settlements’ and seeing how the poor live cured me of extravagance. Why, the money spent for one grand party would make one hundred poor people comfortable for a year!”
“Well, the suppers and making the fine silks give employment to people,” said Mr. Strong.