The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21
LOVE IN THE MOUNTAINS
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Andrews had daughter about 20 years old,
| aud 1 soon under9 God that she was to he mar
ged ncxs day. Indeed, the lucky young man
! was on the ground aad waiting. He was a six
| footer slim as a tCothpick, awkward as a cali,
and dead in love. The girl was more shy, but
| not 70 be blu!fed by my presence. When en-
| tered the front door, tue young man, vino an
! swered the aane OF Day, ran Out OF Tie back.
| lie felt confused Hud eiubarraS sed, aaG taking
his seat Oh :. log about thirty feet fiom the
! house, he hid il , face as much as possible be-
! hind a saplng Andrews called TO him, then
Mrs Andrcw. called, but lac put his finger i'll
| his mouth and wouid not come. Then his Su-
| san vert out and said
'Now. Dayy. VI hats the scrimmageo He un
| hasn't come yerr TO hurt we'uns."
II mint scarf a."
THEN come along in All of US will be
| ashamed OF ye."
Get headache" said Dayy, as he hung
| back
Honest"
'Yes, orful honest Feels like it 'ud split"
"Shucksl Yous bashful! Yon's afraid he'll
poke fun at we'uns Bat he wont, Davy.
| Pops dun told him we're to jine, and he says
| it,, right. He'un won't laff, Dayy."
eur shoreY'
cur snake shore. Come in, Davy.'
She came leading him by the hand, and did
my best 10 put him at his ease. In this ! sue
ceeded so well that after dinner he took me
| into his confidence. We were lying under
tree, and had given him the first cigar he
| ever saw, when he suddenly said:
"W You'd you--you-Tun away"
"What From getting married.
| "Yes"
NO Stree You are a lucky man to get
such girl as Sue
"But folks'l laff."
'Let EN- laugh
"And wink and litter and make fun?"
''Pooh! What OF it?
Its list orful, but mebbe / kin do it. I've
killed b ars and rattlers and wildcats, and I've
Ia1 Eul,ts and Int this Skpprg mn ~
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
aud no sash in the window. The ground was
beaten down hard for floor, there was a rude
fireplace at one end, and a bedStead had been
made of poles laid in crotches Davy's mother
had given him bear skin, kettle, skillet
and Jug and these were placed in corner. SUI
sans parents had given her pan, a kettle,
three tin plates, two spoons, two knives and
forks and bottle of vinegar, and these were
placed i'll another corner That was the whole
outfit.
The mountaineers were my friends. They
had gone TO every trouble to oblige me, and
here was an opportunity to requite their kind
ness. There was genuine country store about
a mile away, and got rid of Davy and went
down there. I had o little talk with the store
keeper, and wrote out list of things and ten
dered the pay, and his voice actually trembled
as he said:
Twelve hull dollarsl Stranger, We can't
mean i'll"
ooh, but do"
"And all free gift to Dave and Sue?"
"Wall, it beats Sarpintsl Deed, 1t beats
bars and Wildcats! Put it thar, stranger!
| I've seed strange things in my time, but this
| cutters me!'
That evening Andrews and his wife had to
| go over to sit up with a sick neighbor, leaving
me alone with the lovers. After the "sputter"
| had been lighted Sue said to me:
"You won't keer, will your"
about WHAT
"And pop said you wouldn't laff nor litter"
| "W hat atY'
| "Dave and me is goin' to court"
| Go right ahead, my dear girl. 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
| minute Dave quered:
"Haint nobody lookin be thar?'
"Guess not
"1hen I'm goin to!"
| No, you hain'tl"
"But must, cause orter"
He put his arm around her waist, and there
was anoter long silence. Then he said
"Kin squeeze yer hand!'
"Noap."
"But l orter."
"Well, mebbe."
"And you haint kissed me fur an hour"
| David"
But orter be kissed. And you orter be
kissed"
81 can't consider"
"But you orter. Nobody'll Soc"
"Well, mebbe you know BEST
Course know best Haven't killed bars
and Wildcats"
"Sartin, fur seed their hides"
Don't sot way off thar, Susan. Sot
clusser."
"Noap."
"But you orter. Your pop would say yer
orter. Han't we most married?"
"Weli, mebbe [ orter."
ives .gwine to be crackingly happy"
| eyes"
Never git mad?'
l went off to bed and loft them there and
shouldn't wonder if they put in most of the
night at it. At about ten o'clock next morn
ing the people begin to drop in, and at eleven
the marriage took place. The groom had n
weak spell, but l braced him up. and when the
fatal moose was adjusted and the trap sprung
his conduct was fair to medium. After dinner
we formed i'll procession and escorted them to
their new home, Almost everybody had come
laden with present of some sort In the CEN
ter OF the cabin was my surprise, and no crowd
OF people were ever so dumfounded. Mrs. An
drewS drew the articles out and ii took every
ones breath away aS she shouted:
"Real tea and coffee and salaratus! 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 excite
ment. They laid it onto me, and had to own
up, and then Andrews called out:
"lere-Daye, Sue-git right down yere on
yer knees and sw ar to tho stranger that you II
pot-luek with him an his'n rs long as grass
grows and water runs, and may the Lord never
| desert him."
And who could ask for a greater reward?
MEN AND WOMEN.
Alger az Michigan studied law while work
| ing on a iarla q. s. month.
Senator Hscock reads every new American
novel as soon published.
Sarah Bernhardt is getting stout-she can no
| longer be seen through
The 'czarina of Russia is an expert fly caster,
and there are no flies on her.
Cyrus w. Field got his first start as clerk