The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18
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absaf 'Ruddsr Grangs. except d
Pomona. In her there NJ . change.
She grew up.
She performed this feat quite sud.
denly. She was . young girl wbsu
che hrst came to u. and We had never
considered her ~ anything else. when
ono evening she had q young man ta
zee her. Then We knew she had
grown u. E4a4 e Afe . .i-
We made no objections to hel
visitos-she had several. from time
to time-"for." said Euphemia. "sup
poss ny parents had objected 10 youl
visits. l could not consider the mere
possibility Of anything like this. and
We gave Pomona all the ordinary
opportunities for entertaining hel
viitsn. To tell the truth. 1 thinL
We gave her moro than the ordinary
opportunities. / know that Euphemia
would wait on herself to almost any
extent, nther than can upon Pomona,
when the latter was entertaining "a
evening visitor in the kitchen or on the
hack porch.
''Supposs ny mother" she ouct
remarked. in answer to Q mild remon.
STRANGE from mo in regard to Q cir
cumstance of this nature ''suppose
nv mother had rushed into OuI
presence when we were plighting ouu
vows. and had told me to 20 down in.
to the cellar and crack ice!"
1t Was of no use to talk tn Euphemia
on such subjects; she always had an
answer ready.
"You don't want Pomona to 70 Cd
and Be married. do you ?" I asked. ons
day % she was putting up some new
muslin curtains IN the kitchen. "You
sesm to b helping her to do this oil
you en-, and yet 1 don't know where
on earth you will get another girl who
will suit you % will"
Il don't know. either" replied Eu.
phemia, with q tack in her mouth,
land I'm sure l don't want her to 70.
But neither do I want winter to come.
or 70 have to wear spectacles; but l
suppose both OF these things will hap
pen, whether / like it or not"
For some time after this Pomona
had very little company, and 70 began
to think that there was no danger Of
any present matrimonial engagement
on her part-a thought which was
very gratifying to Us, although We did
not wish in any way to interfere with
her prospects-when, one afternoon.
she quietly went up int tho village
and WAS married.
Her husband vas . tall young fel.
low, q son of . farmer in the country,
who bad occasionally been to see her.
but whom she must have frequently
met on her afternoon out"
When Pomona came home and told
us this news We were certainly we'll
surprised.
"What On earth arc We to do for q
girl = cried Eupbemia.
"You're t. have me till you can get
another ono" said Pomona quietly. IL
hope you don't think I'd 90 way, and
leave you without anybody"
but . wife ought to 90 to her hus-
band, said Euphemia, Especially %
recent bride. Why didn't you let
me know Ill about iti I would have
helped to st you out. We would
have given yoa the incest kind of q |
little wedding"
81 know that" said Pomona !: |
YOU'RE JUS good enough. But I didn't |
want to put you to al that trouble
right in preserving-time too. An be
wanted it quiet, for he's awful back
ward about shows. An u I'm to 20 |
10 live With bis folks-at least In .
little house on the farm-I might -
veil stay here - anywhere, even il 1 |
]idn't want to, for 1 can't 90 there till |
liter frost"
"Why noti' I asked.
''Ths chills and fever" said she. |
They have it awful down in that
'alley. Why, be had . chill while
70 was bein' married, right at the
,ridal alter"
.'You don't ny co." exclaimed
"How dreadful!"
"Yes indeed" said Pomona. aHe
must q forgot it was his chillday, and
70 didn't: take bis quinine. and 20 it
ONE on him JUS ~ be was promisin'
o love an protect. But he stuck 1t
ut, ut the ministers house. and
mixed home BY hisself to finish bic
bill" II
"And you didn't 90 with him ?"
ned Euphomia, Indignantly. i
He said. no. 1t was better thus. K
[e felt it weren't the right thing to
Jingle the agur with his marriage
owa. He promised to take sixteen
rains tomorrow, and % l came away.
[ell b all right in . month or %, an
Ven veil 60 an keep house. You {
e it amt likely 1 could help him any J
goin' there an gettin' it myself"
Tomoo9, sald EuPhemia, 'thls 10
'eadful. You ought to 20 and take Q
'idal tour and get him rid of those q
arful chills." r
Il never thought of that" said L
.mona. her face lighting up wonder b
lily. q
Nov that EuPhemia had fallen up &
this happy idea. she never drop +
d it until she had made al the q
plans, and had put them in. q
execution. In the course Of Q week. q
Q had engaged another servant, and 4
d started Pomona and her husband
on bridal tour. stipulating moth
; but that they should take plenty o.
quinine in their trunk.
II Was about three weeks after this. z,
d Euphemis snd I we're sitting on
r front steps-I had came home q
~, and We had been potting come o
the teoderest plants-when Po- Ia
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