Welty Eudora Welty 
Delta Wedding 

The nickname of the train was the Yellow Dog. Its real name was the Yazoo-Delta. It was a mixed train. The day was the 10th of September, 1923 afternoon. Laura Mc Raven, who was nine years old, was on her first journey alone. Laura Mc Raven travels down the Delta to attend her cousin Dabney’s wedding. At the Fairchild plantation her family envelop her in a tidal wave of warmth, teases and comfort. As the big day approaches, tensions inevitably rise to the surface.