Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-22

about thirty feet from the house, he hid
his face as much as possible behind a sap
ling. Andrews called to him, then Mrs.
Andrews called, but he put his finger in
his mouth and would not come. Then his
Susan went out and said:
'Now, Davy,what's the scrimmage? He'un
hasn't come yere to hurt weuns"
Il amt scarf"
"Then come along in All of us will be
ashamed Of ye."
"Got head ache,7 said Davy as he
hung back.
"Honest ?"
"Yes, orful honest Feels like it'ud
split"
"Shucks You's bashfull You's afraid
he'll poke fun at we'unsl But he won't.
Davy. Pops done told him we're to line.
and he says it's right. He'un won't lafi
Davy."
EUR shore?"
eur snake shore. Come in Davy.n
She came leading him by the hand, and
did my best to put him at his ease. In
this succeeded so well that after dinner
he took me into his confidence. We were
lying under tree, and | had given him
the first cigar he even saw, when he sud
denly said:
"Would you-you-run away?"
"What From getting married?"
"Yes."
''No, sirr-e-el You are lucky man to
get such a girl as Sue"
''But folks'l latf"
"Let 'em laugh"
"And wink and litter and make fun
"Pooh What of it?"
It's just orful, but mebbe kin do it.
Eve killed bars and rattlers and wildcats,
and I've had fights and rows, but this skeers
me-"
| got him braced up after an hours talk,
and then we took 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. The ground was beaten down
hard for floor, there was rude fireplace
at one end, and a bedstead had been made
| OF poles laid in crotches. Davy's mother
had given him bearskin, a kettle, skillet
and jug, and these were placed in cor
ner. Susans parents 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 mounta;neers were my friends They
had gone to every trouble to- oblige me,
and here was an opportunity to requite
their kindness. There was genuine coun-
try store about mile away, and | got rid
of Davy and went down there. ] had a |
little talk with the storekeeper, and wrote
out list of things and rendered the nav.
and his voice actually trembled as he |
said:
Twelve shull dollars Stranger, you
can't mean it ?"
"Oh, but I do"
"And all free gift to Dave and Sue ?" |
Eyes"
"Wall, it beats sarpints Deed, it beats
bars and wildcats. Put it thar, stranger. |
Eve seed strange things in my time, but |
this cutters mer'
That evening Andrews and his wife had |
to so over to sit up with sick neighbor,
leaving me alone with the lovers. After
the "sputter' had been lighted Sue said |
to me:
you won't keer, will you?'
"About what ?"
"And pop said you wouldn't laff nor
litter"
''What at?n
lave ana me Is SOln 10 court.
"Go right ahead, my dear girl. l am |
very near sighted and hard of hearing, and |
you needn't be afraid of me-"
They sat down on the door sill, and after |
a minute Dave queried:
"Hain't nobody lookin', be thar ?'
"Guess not"
"Then Pm goin' 2"
"No, you hain't p'
"But l must, cause | orter p
He put his arm around her waist and |
there was another long silence Then he |
said:
"Kin squeeze yer hand ?"
"Noap"
"But ! orter."
swell, mebbe"
"And you amt kissed me fur an hour" |
David p
" But orter be kissed. And you orter
to be kissed"
" can't consider
But you orter. Nobody'll see."
Well, mebe you know best"
Course | know best Haven't | killed |
bars and wildcats ?'
Sartin, for | seed their hides"
" Don't sot way off thar, Susan. Sot |
clusser."
"Noap"
" But you orter. Yer pop would say yer
orter. Hain'twe most married ?"
WELL mebe l orter."
g We's gwine to be crackingIy happy"
"Yes"
Never git mad?'
"Noap."
| went off to bed and 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 at II the marriage took place. The
groom had weak spell, but braced him
up, and when the fatal moose was adjusted
and the trap sprung his conduct was fair
to medium. After dinner we formed in
procession and escorted them to their new
home. Almost everybody had come laden
with present of some sort. In the center
of the cabin was my surprise, and no
crowd of people were ever so dumb
founded Mrs. Andrews drew the articles
out and it took everyone's breath away as
she shouted:
"Real tea and coffee and saleratus
And here's cotton cloth and pins and
thread And here's sugar and molasses
and soapi 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 I
had to own up, and then Andrews called
out:
lere-Dave, Sue-git right down yere
on yer knees and sw'ar to the stranger
that you'll take pot luck with him and
his'n as long as grass grows and water runs,
and may the Lord never desert him p
And who could ask for a greater re-
ward ?-M Quad.
Third Party FalIacses.
The New York Albany Journal says:
In a letter of the Rev. Mr.. Lozier, a
prominent Methodist Episcopal clergyman
of Iowa, who was once the Prohibitionist
candidate for Governor of the State, are
some aypnllant trilt he annIioabla e.