The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-30
No, Stree! You are lucky man to get


sueh girl as Sue"
But lolk,'h laff.H
LET 'em laugh"
And wink and litter and make fun"
Pooh! What of it'll"
Its Just orful, but mabbe ! kin do IL.
I've killed bars aud rattlers and wild cats,
and I've had fights and rows, but this skeers
me-
got him bracei up after an hours talk,
and then we took a cut through the WOODS
TO see the new cabin which had been erected
for the bridal couple. 1t was an humble
structure made OF poles, with no door to the
doorway, and no sash in the window. Inc
ground was beaten down hard for floor;
there waS rude fireplace at one ED, ana a
bedstead had been made of poles LAID III
crotehes. Davy's mother had given him a
bear skin, kettle, skillet and jug, and
these were placed in corner, Susan's par
ents had given her pan. kettle, three tin
plates, two spoons, two knives and forks
and bottle of vinegar, and these were
placed in another corner. That was the
whole outfit.
The mouutaineers were my friends. They
had gone to every trouble to oblige me, and
here was an opportunity to requite their
kindness. There was genuine country
store about mile away, and got rid of
d IVY and went down there. l had a little
talk with the storekeeper, and wrote out
list of things and rendered the pay, and his
voice actually trembled as he said:
Twelve hull dollarsl Stranger, We can't
mean It'll"
''Oh, but do"
"And all free gift to Dave and Sue"
Yes"
"Well, it beats sarpints Deed it beats
bars and wild cats! Put it thar, stranger!
I've seen strange things in my time. but this
cutters metz
That evening Andrews and his wife had
to go over to sit up with a sick nelghb L,
leaving me alone with the lovers. After
the "sputter" had been lighted Sue said to
me:
You won't keer, will your
about whatm
And pop said you wouldn't laff nor tit
ter"
What at?"
"Dave and me is goin' to court
''Go right ahead, my dear child. l am
very near-elghted and hard of hearing, and
you needn't be afraid of me-"
They sat down on the door sill, and after
minute Dave queried:
"Haint nobody lookin' be tharW
"Guess not"
"Then I'm gon' tor
mo, you haint"
''But must, cause | orterw
He put his arm around her waist, and
there was another long silence. Then he
said:
"Kin Isqueezs ye hand"
"Noap."
"But orter."
"Wel mebbe.n
"And you hain't kissed me for an hour"
"Davidr'
''But orter be kissed. And you oruer be
kissed"
81 can't consider"
"But you orter Nobody'll see."
WELL mebbe you know best"
Course know best. Haven't l killed
bars and wild catse"
"Sartin, fur | seed their hides"
Don't sot way off thar, Susan. Sot
clusser."
"Noap."
"But you orter. Yourpop would say yer
orter, Hain't we most marriedW
swell, mebbe orter."
"We'sgwine to be crackingly happy"
eyes"
Never git madF
"Noap"
went off to bed aud left them there, and
shouldn't wonder If they put in most OF
the night at it. At about 10 o'clock next
| morning the people began to drop in, and al
| IL o'clock the marriage took place. The
groom had a weak spell, but / braced him
| up. and when the fatal moose was adjusted
and the trap sprung his conduct was fair tc
| medium After dinner we formed in pro
cession and escorted them to their new
home. Almost everybody had come lader
with present Of some sort In the center
| of the cabin was my surprise, and no GROVE
| Of people were ever SO dumfOunded
Mrs Andrews drew the article out, and
it took every ones breath away as she
shouted:
"Real tea and coffee and saleratusl And
here's cotton cloth and pins and thread
And here's sugar and molasses and soapl
And here's crockery-real crockery-and
knives and forks and spoons and"
But all the women were crying by that
| time, and all the men were trembling with
excitement. They laid it on to me, and
had to own up, and then Andrews called
| out:
"Yere, Dave, Sue-git right down yere
on We knees and swar to the stranger that
you'll pot-luck with him an his'n as long as
grass goes and water runs, and may the
| Lord never desert himl"
And who could ask for a greater re-
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