The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-11-09
The Wedding Fee.

Wtrc elcuuihe '"o ~'S""b
in the cosy sitting room. Inc nour
for retiring haa COME anu "hi'c mrs.
Watson was busiiing about. picking
up and adjusting the nuinbcrlcss con.
Germs which nobody but = nnrefui
housewife eau ever see or 'nins q,
there caiheh Vioieht TUE VI .mo oon'
"Mercy!" exclaimed Irs. watson.
somebody must be dying or ueau.
Mr.. Watson opened the uoor ana
peercd into the darkness. Not al
hDnian being could he sec or near
A lew seconds passed, when y ioru,
gruif psice was heard, asking,
-Can you spice us 10 nigh' e
For an instant the minister was
confused, not being accustomed 10 !he
use OF that nautical term ~ relation
TO the duties OF his profession. A
second thought, however, iiade ciear
to him the possibility That ep'icihg
Iuight be within The limits ol lis par
iicular province, anu ~ fn's'ns "''
voice above the storm, he rrplie:;
IF you mean 10 ask me- SIT, 10
marry yon, ! shall be habi,y 10 per-
form the ccrcni0iiy. Is the lady with
your"
"iia, IN !! that's good one oara
Ann, you mean? Don't suppose Ia
come to get the Knot tied without
her. do We? NO, sir; she's right helc
in the cart" Z,
| Mr.. Watson need not have stepped
back TO inform his wife OF the great
4 event which was to take plarc, Tor she
had heard all the conversation, ana
wHs using her utmost en"envors ~
expel the laugh from her cohii'e-
nance before the happy pair appeareh
| II must DC confessed 'ha' ,he s'sn'
Of the couple was not conu'icive 10
gravity. They had passed q goon
while since the bloom of youth. AMI
made no special efforts to conceal ne
| fact Both had evidently GENIE di'
recily from their work, which, in'
deed the gentleman proceeded to In
innate.
.Faci IA, parson. It's rather bad
, night outsidc ;and | says To Sara
What's tho use; let's not fix up BIZ
but go Just as we are. The knott
hold Just as wei MS II we lad on o"l
hest bib and tucker. Aud besides
parson. we want to take the old folk
by surprise, and they'd BIO sure L
spect something II we'd gone e
work and put on all the higgins.
Mrs. Watson was glad of this little
opportunity TO smile, and prompt!
improved II. What wonld she no
!, have given for the privilege ofa good
:, hearty laugh! 8
!, The brief ceremony conclndcd Mr
and Mrs. Watson extended their cor
q graiulatious.
! .rhar," broke In the newly MAJ
= ried man, sis the ticket guess you
: lind IL o. X. Now Sara, let's be goii'
q Plauged tough ride before us. Goo
!. bye, parson, Good bye, ina'an
Much obliged for the job. Hope
~ do as much for you sometime, ,
,r The "eart raltled away. ana Mr
a Watson into whose hands hcr hu
% band hau delivers. 'ns ,,,..t.s,, tY,s J, ,,'s
msde l,as.e 70 optn u, 'pn,n,ak ,m' '.'
Il ai'er all, y. WASH ! oesl W y""te ~, y,
gn pic py he ou'sa"s, ,s, !, "'u ,a,n s, son, =
strange man Y w" ''aso NJ N.Y. ~ nv ~"
RS tmnK ny way u .lpe.
L. a oili Hies, anu pysm = "s ""e"'
rs. eeM ngn'e ~ yne ,,.n rv' .s.,,od NJ,
ar Ell, ! 40 neo'a.r, snu.'y as.,s''. ~ -,
cr watson. ,isn WIS ioo "."" i,s AL m
as lhingr onshio on ,.;'a ."a' ~ Juan w. ~ w
We deserve 'ooe ,nar'nou s.;.,,h. ,,,,,s,,
N. now, my ueaI, s"."I g,
le- you shoun ~ ~ S.as, ,,alls
thlnE You hnu ~ 'ea', go ooc,
worm o. ehloymcn' guy " '"s ''5s'' ~
e ion, ..,,,..a .o,,obo
~ cs, SIT an'. no.ssu s..,s svIyc s,,r,,',c
VINO see'neu ~ kevp" p,,,h',,a s,,nns W. ~,
~ Nex. aay ,'','c W, '' .aja;,m $50 sce
-" oougnt VIII wy -, "s ,.r,,s shed
NV ',, minister minister c,o,ho' ,ho ."asre,h lime
as c,eancu ms '"1 "1,n" ~. .,;.,'ass sx,rs,y
-" me goou iaay, ~ ILL., n,a n.
~, nary ,nahage'nvn,a n''v a','n,,"s, W. w.
-! answer ~ sAs''''"' = .''s
n The spring passed away ana
wy wy GUNNER in all its beau'iiui o'ooW
10y, NV abundant fruitfulness came on.
Iw, ~. wedding on the stormy n'ght mn
',ns most passed from the m'nd. o.
y" minister and ms wilo' a'ue',, y
!, ~ aud then she wou," orehN ou. W. W
~ laugh, and AK her hnsoahn y
of didnt MINK !, ,,.,. WIS "ea.ay n,,y,s ."1 /