=---<br > I <br >Beverly Thvson was the second happle~ woman at her<br > ~.， }:~i，，，hmond in june of 194(3. :<br >weddip，~ to e.ct - .<br > The happiest was Ange!a Thyson， ~he twenty，two-year-olcl<br > this hushed，<br > "~ r "" ~ r<br >br;~:~e s motne ~ ~-~d Been wait!rig m，<br > It was what An~e!a ~， -~" - <br > BeverU woulcl be sa~eU married to a<br > solemn ritual i~， v，hich who adored her. Safe was the<br > handsome， gentlt: v<mng man 1， ever<br > operat+~e word. E- ery ~night for two trou~lect years，<br > since Bey left hopne， An~ela had prayed for this moment. !<br > Given her choice， she would have liked to have seen Bey<br > ~ - n-e big church， the long<br > white gow~a an， w;il， six bridesmaids- Knowin~-Z her<br > suggested it. Don t press your<br > daughter， she had not even ， ，<br > tuck， Angela， she t，~lcl hersel-f. Just thank God she s getting<br > married. There had been many ~_maes when Ange!a had<br > feared she never would.<br > They were. n，)t close as some mothers and daug， hters<br > ~ "" ~， Bey had ahvays<br > were--or at least as some pretended to o，~.<br > beer. a ，~:>od child， a loving and respectful dauahter， obedi-<br > ent to her parents wishes， reluctant to worry them in any<br > 1<br >