Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27
A WEDDING.DAY WITHOUT A WE'D.
DING.

IL was the evening of Caleb Pollard s
golden wedding, and the family. to the
third and fourth generation, were as
sembled in honor of the event
This makes a good many weddin'
days we've seen-me m the old 'oman
there" said Caleb from his own par
ticular chimney-corner, where he sat in
state with his youngest grandchild on
one knee and his Oldest great-grand-
child on the other" besides one" he
added, "when there want no we'd
dim"
{" A wedding-day without a wedding,
grandpaP" spoke up Polly Petligrew
from game of romps she and flock of
frolicksome cousins were organizing on
the outskirts of the sedater circle drawn
round the spacious, old-fashioned fire
place" how could that be?--it doesn't
stand to reason"
ASK gran ma" replied Caleb, with
quizzical smile, and wave of his pipe
stem toward the opposite corner where
dame Janet, his white-haired partner
through fifty years of Joy and sorrow,
sat beaming through her spectacies,
her restless, withered hands betokenin0
how much they missed the accustomed
knitting laid aside in Difference to the
occasion.
pray do, Caleb" begged Grandma
Janet, find something else to talk
about"
- Pray don't, grandpa persisted
Polly" it's the very thing | want TO
hear"
Polly's motion was seconded and car
ried without division.
Nvnuff rrn Io,I-. 49,
days" began Grandfather Caleb, IAN
tell how | cut out all tother fellows.
an got excepted by the han soonest gal
in
Law, Caleb" interrupted Dame
Janet. blushing rs she might have done
ut seventeen, chow you do talkr'
well, you needn't color up So"
Caleb answered "How dye know it s
you I'm talkin' about?''
Having reduced the good dame to ST.
lence by thus turning the laugh on her,
the old gentleman proceeded:
I've said wouldn't dwell onto the
courtiu' part, so Ill Jest come down to
the day sot for my weddin with the
han soonest gal, as l was remarkin'-
now jest keep quiet over there" (shak-
ing his finger at Dame Janet)
been the head o. this house for half a
Gentry, an amt goin' to be confer
dicted HOiC-with the ham soonest gal, I
say, in PuccOon County.
"She lived about twenty-five mild
turder up the river nor where bunked.
but there was n steamer passed regular
ev'ry mOrnin', an on that pertic'lar
mornin' was on the double-quick to
ketch the boat, when all of a student /
felt somebody ketch my arm.
IL wheeled round quick, for 1 was
IN pesky hurry. when who should
lind grabbin' of me but the Sheriff."
. The Sheriff." chirped one of the
pair on the narrator's knees. with a
frightened look. "What could the
Sheriff want o. you. grandpa?"
Caleb.
Sheriff.
Cant do it, no way says ].
You've got to- says he. Judge
Testy's sent for you for a tailsmau.'
IA whichP says /.
" "A tailsman,' says he.
Cast his ugly picturer says I,
does he take me for monkeyp
1.-THE Sheriff burst out latin.
''Isee you're little benighted, Mr..
Pollard, says he-'a tailsman's a man
called TO tack onto the tail eend of a
jury to piece it out when some o. the
reglars fails to come.
Thank you for the information
says l. but all the same, head or tail,
can't sarve.'
why sop
"spye got n Oood- lawful arscoos
says /.
What's the natur' on it?' saws he.
It natur' S strictly private. says 1.
"'Well, come an state it to the
Court says he, pullin' me along; Il
haint got no discretion
e. don't think you heU,' says /,
by the onreas' nable way you act.S
".Come along says he, or I'll have
to call q Dossu 90