The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
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rianna, says Jabez, "you come to the
hole. It's o'clock, suppose?'
About g." says Corianna-
Things win be fixed all right after
that" says Jabez. Keep up your
sperits."
"How's the fish?' asks Granther Peaks.
"Awfulr' says Corianna, giving Jabez
kiss and drawing her head in
She felt lots happier, for she had con-
fidence in Jabez, though She didn't know
how he was going to fix it
That evening she came down to tea ali
dressed up, and she made Granther
Peeks lovely lot Of cakes and an ONE
let, and he sot down to table just as ths
clock struck 8, with q crash towel under
his chin, and began to eat as eft he hadn't
had anything before for fortnight; and
as soon as he did so Corianns began to
fan herself with big palmleaf fan that
always stood behind the kerosene lamp.
and says she:
"Oh, for breath Of airi I've got to
have breath of air or choke"
you kin git it at the hole in the win
4
know my regulations"
Then Corianna she few to the winder
shutter hole and she poked her head out,
and there she saw sight!
Close against the house stood Jabez
Chow, with white gloves and white tie
onto him; and behind him was his broth
er, Plummer Chow, ditto; and t'other
side was Sally Post, all rigged up in
white, with a bouquet, for bridemaid;
and between them was Dominic Chal-
mers, that had baptized her; and next
him was Dominic Brown, from Porter
town; and all over the garden was scat
tered the fust residents Of the village,
and all the little boys and gals was
! perched on the fences; and the man with
melons had stopped his cart to see the
spectacle-for such it was-and there
was Squire Peeler, Justice Of the paace,
perched on top Of the wood shed
awaiting my turn fur to act IN this
here case, ladies and gentlemen" he says
in them there commanding tones of his'n.
Well, when Corisnna saw all this she
turned first red and then white. We Ia
| dies all kissed our hands to her, and the
jedge atop the woodshed he histed his
hat. The rest of the men all took off
theirs, and the dominic he turned around
and lifted up his band, and commenced
to talk jest as eff he was in meetin'
When he came to asldn' whether there
was any one present that could give a
reason why that thene ceremony should
not perceed he waited quite spell; but
nobody answered but the jedge, who re-
marked official and serious from the
woodshed, $50 ahead, dominieT
Then the dominic went ahead. and all
went on quite reg'lar, except when Cor
ianna disappeared from the winder hole
quite sudden because Granther Peeks
bellered for more honey, and once when
she had to fry him another cake to top
off with-which space of time we occi-
pied singing hymns.
However, the dominic got her married
all safe, ring on and all and writ out q
certificate, and the witnesses signed it,
and Jabez kissed her and so did the
bridemaid: and then the squire came
down off the woodshed and went round
to the front door, and battered onto the
panels and rung the bell until Granther
Peeks stuck his head out of the winder,
and says he:
''How de do, jedge?"
Fair to middlin'," says the judge.
"Why don't you open your door, Mr..
Peeks?'
II amt openin' no doors jest now"
says Granther Peeks.
Guess you've got to" says the Judge.
There's man says you've got his wife
shut up there"
Il ain'tp' SAYS Granther. There amt
nobody here but Corianna; she's spin
ster and my grandfather.
Mr.. Chow, you jest step here" says
the judge.
So Jabez comes around the house.
Demand your WIFE," says the judge.
"Well, I'm here, Mr.. Peeks, for that
purpose. You've got my wife, Mrs.
Jabez Chow, in there and want her" ("
says Jsbez.
Your wifeY' says granther grinning.
Eyes, sir" says the dominic following.
! "Tve Jest married them"
81 assisted" says Dominic Brown.
"Will the witnesses come forward?'
says the judge.
Then we all trooped around the house.
You see, granther," says Jabez, Gu
pid don't need doors to get N at ef there's
/ ever so little hole in the shutter"
Twas a very romsntical speech, but
the occasion kinder worked Jsbez up,
reckon, and he was sort Of inspired.
1t seems that just then Corianna went
up to granther and showed him her ring
and her certificate, and that settled it.
In minute more he opened the door
and We walked in. He was cryin' hard.
"Oh, Jabez, Jsbezr' says he, show
could you? Nobody else kin make pam
cakes that kin digest only Corianna.
| Now viii staxve to deathl'
mo, you sha,n't," says Jabez." Can't
you board with us, or we board with
you? and she can fry 'em all day, If you
want her to and she's 30 disposed"
''Of course will" says Corianns.
Then Gra1thsr Peaks got out his red
pocket Handkerchief and wiped his eyes.
! III you u exfl4hoo htsss bnc1e So me
before, Jsbez,n says he, 81 wouldn's hev
made no objections; but dom without
Corianns's Pancakes wss matter Of life
and death 10 me, my SON"
Then they shook hands; 30 did every
body all round, and we had the biggest
supper that night, and the greatest dance
/ In the barn afterwardEhAry Kyle Dali
Ias in Fireside Companion.