The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-09
ere two DAYS have passed over you,

head"
| The next day a small street DO,
knocked at the area door and Hannal
was requested to step out. She did so.
and there in the street, before the
house, was an elegant truck with two
enormous horses. and on the truck in
an attitude of triumph, stood Samuel.
holding the reins.
"Minel" he said. milne! Ia! hal
ha! 1 will be around tonight and take
you to my sisters, where we will be
married. Mine!"
In delirium of Joy, Hannah made
her preparations. If the kitchen was
not run on quite as good prin.
ciples as usual. it was due entirely To
the fact that'the girls mind was in a
chaotic condition. To be the wife of 8
man who owned such a truck and such
a pair of horses, was enough to upset
the mind of any well regulated cook in
Christendom.
That night at the humble dwelling OF
SamueIs sister, they were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. For the
immediate present it was agreed that
Hannah should retain her place, at
least until Samuel could make arrange
ments for an establishment on top of a
tenement house, of their own.
Two dayspassed, Samuel spending the
evenings with his wife in the comfort
able kitchen. 1t was happiness for
him to sit on her knee, with love in his
heart and a corned-beef sandwich i'm
his hand. He wished that it might be
always thus, for his cup of happiness
was full.
Sammy, my dear, 'ow is bisnis?"
A cloud passed over Samuels brow.
and the mouthful of sandwich almost
strangled him.
Hannah. darlin', forgive me. 1t
was love as did it! Love for you, dear.
love for you!"
Ibid what, Sammy"
Hannah. you must know it some
time, and you may as well know it
now. Amt got no truck"
mo truck?'
''Nary truck nor nary boss. That
establishment / borrowed for effect.
But it was love that did it, and then |
said TO myself she will forgive me. and
she will let me take her thousand dol
lars out of the savings bank. and will
get a truck. and we will be happy
yet"
A subdued sigh. a relaxation of
limb, and there was a hundred and
eighty pounds of girl fainting on the
floor. Samuel dashed water in her
face. and she slowly revived.
Samuel. we are miserable people.
You ave no truck-I ave no thousand
dollars-I 'aven't a centr'
At first he was indignant at being
deceived as to her financial condition.
and then she was indignant at his de-
ception in the matter of the truck.
There was some hair on the floor. and
Samuel stood for some minutes over
the kitchen sink stopping the flow of
blood from his nose; but finally, after
passion had subsidized and the situation
was fully and fairly considered. they
made it up and renewed their VOWS of
eternal love and constancy.
The pair are rubbing along as best
as they can. Mrs. Strawn, under her
maiden name. is still cook. and Samuel
is still working for his old employers.
But they have quit the vanities of this
life-Samuel beer, and Hannah rib
bons-and they hope to save enough to
produce at least One-horse truck.
There is no especial moral to this.
for there is no catastrophe. 1t Is
probably better for them that they have
to shift, with nothing to begin with;
for when they have earned and saved
. fortune they will appreciate ito
Led0 Blade.