The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-06

rODe day last week a powerfully
built Young man, to sliosc right
arm was linked tall, thin girl Of
eighteen. with sharp nose. pale
blue eyes aad hair the colcr cf an
old knife handle, catered a Lake
avenue store with both eyes full Of
business As the pair took seats
clerk intimated that he was ready ~
take bottom prices on any goods in
The store, fsom the finest six Z. Inc
glsz;es calico.
This is kinder y. .F;es:e Lp bee.
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lla. - g. -sY-tA.. .es
shsm s.smmers1 TIE ose.t
/ Ees ! gusss Nsil iiss throu.h j.
Molly, and SO here goes. What we
sant IS . tros-y f1r tbs gifl-a bri-
dsl lros-y, | believe they call it"
Fiat Is exseIly shst they call Il. =
replied the clerk, sand tell me what
article 5 you wan, aud. and IN give
the lowest figures
The pair locked Il each other in a
half 70 ,iish way for minute. then
the siri hid her face eehind a stack Of
gu0ds.
~ hslIe sseery. bat she'll cit over
it," musei The lDscr THE 6rst tbis,
! s'poss is dre s.
From oac 70 sixlrca dsesses. ~
YOU ike YsuTI take black sill
perhaps"
And perhaps | won't Tbere'sno
style about Us Mister. We marry
! for love and we've got 20 make
lectIe money 60 a long ways. Is
calico purty low p
20 /, Zekeir gaape,l the girl aaa
denly showing her face.
well, We'll 60 little better, then
though calico is my motto. Haad us
down something about 20c per yard.
Give US dove color, for doves are
meek aud lowly, and 30 is Molly
Twelve yards Of dove colored
goods were cnt of. and Zeke looked
around and said LESS see, | s'pose
black comb, two yards Of blue rib
bon. bunch Of hair pins and two or
three collars, ought to figure ia son e.
where"
The clerk agreed. aud they were
figured in
Less see She'll wear her sisters
hat TO stand up 10, and her shoes
won't show II she mas long dress on.
| guess that's about all, isn't it Mol
ly ~
The girl blushed very red, beckon.
ed him closer, and, after a minu,e, he
turned 10 the clerk aud said:
cts kinder throwing money away
but she's purity good and gentle. and
l don't mind She thinks she ought
to have a iity cent corset and two
pairs OF stockings"
The articles were bought, inspect
ed, and placed with the ''trOssy," and
after the lovers held another whis-
pered conversation, Zeke observed :
"Well that's all. Figure, up and
there's your cash. We've got to go
git some hair oil, and dollar cold
chain with locket to it, and a pair
Of sleeve buttons and some shoe
strings, and you see the outfit is 60
ing TO squeeze me bad"
when does the marriage come
off?r asked the clerk.
"In about ten days. She's a good
girl and loves me, and I'm trying to
doth fair thing by her Tain't many
young men who would put up seven
doliarsona q bridal trossy on bis girl; but
when make up my mind to marry
any ene I'm almost reckless Of wealth.
She didn't need the corsets any more
than | need suspeniers, bat she bad
sister married with corset on, and
she didn't want to be behind her"
IL hope you'll be happy"
Eve shall be-can't help it. This
ERE girl can sling more enthusiasm
into a mess Of taters than any queen
IN Europe, a. for her fried pork
yum She can compose poetry, chop
wood, draw pictures, milk a COW.
build suit Of clothes, or spell down
anybody that stands on legs, and
when winter bowls around our little
home well sit with our feet in the
oven. ehaw apples, and remember
that / had to take her old dad by
the collar and jerk his heels to the
ceiling before he'd consent to this
marriage. Well, good bye"