West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

necessities Of his household, and tried 10
gather mp his wits for the emergency of his
case When he looked at Eczia in an alb
sent sort of way, he found hims, Il wonder
| ing what sort of thing "a wife was, and
/ whether she would be more less trouble
some than a housckeepcr. by degrees he
took 90 aduiring her round fair face and
comcly figure. and all Of n sudden vision
of his youth fitted before his cloudy mind.
He suddenly burst ont laughing
do you remembers spelling opportunity
behind the door with me Wha, fun il
/ was ~ he said, his sides shaking at the
| pleasant recollection
Francis Tygwyn's sides shook also till
the old fellow began tu cough but kezia
| cOlOred as windy as she had probably done
on the memorable occasion alluded To.
IN be back directly must take my
cough mixture, said Francis, hastily lcav-
! ing the room.
Rees' memory vanished with him and
! when he and Kezia was left alone he had
nothing more TO say. lie had IA comfort
| able glass of spirits and water, dclicatcly
| favored with lemon, before him, and he
| began TO stir IT,
| IL was now keZia's turn To have nothing
10 say, for she was shy woman. and i'm
| love, if Rees was not. She began to make
| up the fire, and while ncrvOusly heapng on
! blocks Of wood, spark flew out and caught
| her white muslin apron. An inspiritng
| little flame was the consequence, which She
| was about To cNtinguish, TO the danger of
! her hands. when Rees jumped up and took
! her I'm his arms. He mad no intention, an
| terror or ulterior, but that of putting out
/ the fire, whereas he kindled a new one,
beng himself suddenly all afame.
Il came ON purpose to marry you. viii
! you have me i' he said boldly, when Kezia
] had managed TO release herself
THANK You, Mr.. Rces Yes, if YOU
| please, she replied gratefully, for had not
! the comfortable farmer been her lifelong
! love.
There is certainly no accounting for
| dreams, or, indeed, for proposals. ReeS,
Manorgwyn, could never account for his,
and would probably have slept it of with
! his spirits and water had not keZIa had a
father. Happily for her, hc was not an alb
sent man, and, returning just as the words
we have quoted were spoken, lac ratified
! them with his blessing.
] The news soon spread far and wide that
/ the ''young couple" were engaged and more
! jokes were made over those two common
/ place words than would have filed Joe
/ Miler's jest book.
"That's my doing. Now | must keep
master up to it. said Maliy; and so she
/ did
! lie was quite forgetting TO visit his sweet
/ heart, but at last hc got I'm the habit of rid
/ ing once a week To Tygwyn and would
! probably have continued it TO his dying
| day, but for Kczia's father. He was for
naming the wedding day as soon as polite
ness permitted, and as Rees would not, and
KeniA could not do this, he took it on him
| self
! SO through him the day was appointed
On the eventful morning Moll Y was early
at the farm, but h'r master was abroad be-
! fore her He had forgotten it was his we'd
! ding day. However they managed it so
that he was still in good time 90 meet the
bride and her party at the church,
Rees, standing near the altar, looked
about him inquiringly
''What are we hear for, my dcarl" hc
whispered to Jemima, the bridesmaid
"Why, you are going TO toe married, Mr..
Rees. "
''To be sure. Come along my dear, " he
| said, holding out his hand TO Jemima, who
/ pushed kczia towards him.
! The clergyman was a friend Of Rccs. and
acquainted with his peculiarties. He there
l'l' lilb MN w illo llllll uullilE INC mar
! rage service, and when he appeared obi
| vious, recalled him by whispered, ere
peat after me"
SO the ceremony was then performed at
| last, and Kezia experienced the truth of
the prOverb, "All comes 10 those who can
wait. Matrimony came her after twenty
five years expectancy, and she was con
! tent. So in manner was Rccs, who had
never expected il at all
They galloped back 10 Tygwyn side by
| side, with their friends following. where
they feasted and ested, and entertained all
/ the country, until they set ont again and
| gallOpped 10 ManOrgwyn.
keZia slipped into her place so naturally
that at the end Of a week he was heard TO
| declare that hc believed he had been mar
! rcd all his life, and at the end Of Il fort
night hc was sure of it,
81 never forget anything now" hc ne.
serted. pointing to his new Memory
lie was, nevertheless, occaaOuaiIy obli-
/ viOus when absent from her a fact she
realized thirteen days after the wedding.
She accompanied him 10 Trcfavon Fair,
already alluded 10, and IL was agreed be-
tween them, as they bOwlcd along in his
dog cart, that when he had finished his
business, and she her shopping aud calls,
he would pick her up at Mr.. Jones the
doctors
lrctavon Fair was unusually brisk that
day, and Rees unusually busy However,
evening came and he started home ON
the way something seemed strange 90 him,
and hc kept repeating at intervals
"l'm sure I've forgotten something.
What can 10 bcf'
He had dismountcd, and was I'm the pas
sage, when JchO exclaimed
"Whcrc's missusf'
''That's itl / knew had forgotten some
thing, cried the abashcd husband "Put
the little mare iu and drive to Dr. JOucs's
and fetch her. II 0o, maybe I shall for
gee again / ought never to have married '
'What shall she say 3" he ethOught "Wiu
she scold for am hour and send me ont Of
my mind, or will she sulk and be Mlcnt2
That's what they say the women do: and
darcsay thc men deserve it I'm sure
do ] wonder when ] lost my memory,
and where ! dropped it,
When Rccs arrived at this portion of hs
mental castigation hc grew So confused that
he would probably have forgotten Kcza
again, had not The sound Of wheels aroused
him. lie felt too much ashamed Of him-