The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-23

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Rees memory vanished with him, and
when he and Kezia were left alone he had
nothing more to say. He had comfort
able glass of spirits and water, delicately
favored with lemon, before him, and be
began to stir it.
It was now Kezia sturn to have nothing
love, If Rees was not. She began to make
nifty behind the door with me2 Whal
fun it WASP" he said, his sides shaking al
the splendid recollection.
Francis Tygwyn's side shook also til
colored as wildly as she had probably
to.
"I'll bs back directly-I must take my
up the fire, and while nervously heaping OF
blocks Of wood, a spark few out snt
caught her white muslin apron. An in
which she was about to extinguish, to thu
danger of her hands. when Rees jumped
up and took her in his arms. He had NJ
putting out the fire, whereas he Endled q
new one, being suddenly all afame.
81 came on purpose to marry you
Will you have me?" he said boldly, wher
Kezia had managed to release herself.
Thank you, Mr.. Rees. Yes if you
please" she replied, gratefully.
There is certainly no accounting fol
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, he was not
an absent man. and returning just a. the
words we have quoted were spoked, he
ratified them with his blessing.
The news soon spread far and wide
that the young couple" were engaged,
and more jokes made over those two com.
monplace words than would have filed
Joe Miller's Jest book.
That's my doing. Now l must keep
master up to il" said Mally; and 80 she
did.
He was quite forgetting to visit his
sweetheart but, at last he got in the habit
of riding once a week to TyRwyn, and
would probably have continued It to his
dying day, but for Kezia's father. He
was for naming the wedding day as soon
as politeness permitted, and as kees
would not, and Kezia could not do this,
he took it on himself.
So through him the day was appointed.
On the eventful morning Mally was
early at the farm, but her master war
abroad before her. He had forgotten il
was his wedding day. However, they
managed it so that he was still in good
time to meet the bride and her party al
the church.
Rees, standing near the altar. looked
i about him inuuirinply.
"What are we here for, my dear?" he
whispered to Jemima, the bridesmaid.
why, you are going to be married,
Mr.. Rees."
"To be sure. Come along, my dear, VI
he said, holding out his hand to Jemima,
who pushed Kezia towards him.
The clergyman was a friend of Rees,
and acquainted with his peculiarlties.
He therefore held him to his point during
the marriage service, and when he ap-
peared oblivieus. recalled him by whis-
pered, "Repeat after me-"
| So the ceremony was then performed at
last, and Kezia experienced the truth of
the proverb. "All comes to those who
can wait" Matrimony came to her after
twenty-five years expectancy, and che was
content So, In a manner, was Rees, who
/ udu ucScT cApcCUcU IL dI Ill.
They galioped back to Tygwyn side by
side, with their friends following, where
they Toasted and rested, and entertained
all the country, until they set out again
and galloped to Manorgwyn.
kezia slipped into her place 80 natural
ly that at the end Of week he was heard
to declare that he believed he had been
married all his life, and at the end of a
fortnight he was sure of It.
81 never forget anything now," he as
serted, pointing to his new memory.
He was nevertheless, occasionally OBJ
livious when absent from her, fact she
realized thirteen days after the wedding.
She accompanied him to Trefavon fair,
already alluded to, and it was agreed be-
tween them, as they bowled along in his
dog-cart, that when he had finished his
business, and she her shopping and calls,
be would pick her up at Mr.. Jones the
doctors.
Trefavon fair was unusually busy. How
ever, evening came and he started home.
On the way something seemed strange to
him, and he kept repeating at inter-
walls:
I'm sure I've forgotten something.
What can it be?"
He had dismounted, and was In the pas
sage. when Jeho exclaimed:
where's MISUSE"
That's it! l knew l had forgotten
something" cried the abashed husband.
put the little mare In and drive to DR..
Jones' and fetch her. If 20, maybe
shall forget again. l ought never have
married"
"What shall she say2" he thought.
Will she scold for an hour aad send me
out Of my mind, or will she sulk and be
silent2 That's what the say the women
do, and dare say the men deserve it.
I'm sure do. wonder when lost my
memory, and where dropped it."
When Rees arrived at this portion of
his mental castigation he grew so con-
fused that he would probably have forgot
ten Kezia again had not the sound of
wheels aroused him. He felt too much
ashamed of himself to 90 out to meet her,
but stared into the FIRE as if ignorant Of
her arrival. A peal of hearty laughter
made him start and turn round. It was
Kesia looking so good-tempered and bux-
ON that he laughed, too, aud rose in
stinctlvely.
"You will never hear the last of it.
The Doctor said you had forgotten mel"
she exclaimed.
81 suppose l had; but I'll try never to
forget you again. Let's spell opportu-
nifty"
They spelt it so loudly that the vain
scot echoed, and from that time forth 1t is
needless to record that, thanks to his
wife. he gradually picked up his memory.
five had married young should never
have lost it." said he.
Better late than never" replied she. |
The Autumn.