The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-18
De pleasure of your comply
Am conwited to q westible
To be give at my residuum
Next Chuesday night
The curriculum will be music an odder
'musements
Supper at IL p. IN. sharp.

Tuesday came promptly, as all Tues
days do somehow, and the parsonage
was crowded with delighted and ex-
pectant guests. The old women gath
cred in the kitchen, where Dame Laz-
arus was busy cooking the longed-for
supper, and hindered or helped, ac-
cording to their inclinations. On the
wide porch the settled men gathered
around Brer Lazarus and discussed
knotty points in theology, politics and
agriculture. The parlor was given up
to the young folks, and well did they
enjoy themselves. From far and near
the beaux and bellies had come, dressed
in their best attire, redolent of patchouly
and kerosene oil. Of all the happy
crowd, Miss Leah was the happiest and
gayest. Apparently she had no idea of
her impending doom. Long years af-
terward June said that he had noticed
in her game eye tender luster he had
never seen there before. There were
the usual games of Copenhagen and
forfeits-any thing that had kissing in
it. Soft bOsoms rose and sunk, soft eyes
looked love to eyes that spoke again,
soft heads-but stop, this is an DER true
tale.
June was the gayest of the gay, and
his attentions to Miss Leah had been so
marked as to excite envy of the other
young ladies, for June was known to
have bank account and good credit at
the store. He had kissed Leah repeat
edly, had slyly put his arms around her
waist and whispered sweet nothings in
her car.
A tap of the bell and all fun ceased.
Laughing and blushing they filed by
twos into the supper room to the lascivi-
Gus blessings of base drum. June and
Leah, were last, and as they were pas
sing in there came to Miss Leah's ears
the peculiar note of the -poor-will.
She smiled, and then turning to June
said: ''You 60 in an keep a seat for
me darling, wants to fix my ha'r. :"
June obediently did SO. At the table
all heads were reverently bent as Brer
Lazarus bless'd the rcpast. Then look
ing around the table he noticed the alb
sence of his daughter 'June, whar's
Leah?''
'.In her room combin' her hair"
my frens, we won wait, let us all
enjy ourse'fs.
Fifteen minutes passed, thirty minutes
passed, still no Miss Leah. Brer Laz-
urus was on the point of going in search
of her, or ordering June to do SO, when
our eyes turned toward q group just
entering the door. There was the truant
Leah, . wealth of orange blossoms on
her head. her hand resting on the black
clothed arm of Ferdinand Aristocrat Bel
lases. At her right stood the Baptist
preacher, Peter Owens. There was q
defiant look on Leah's face as she ad-
dressed the astonished assemblage.
paw, nav. an You alls, dar's no
use kickin' (this latter elegant term she
had learned from Ferd). I'VE is mar
ried now"-with q courtesy to them
all is now Mrs. Ferdinand Aristo-
crat Bellases."
Brer Lazarus was glazing. In
quired he:
''Brer Owens, did you jine in mater
mony dem two owdacious, outbeatenest
people?'
81 did. sah," replied Brer Owens,
proudly.
'Den. Brer Owens. you an me mixes
wool" With head down. he made q
Wild rush. The latter lowered his head