Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-12-12
n 80 LII 100. lays corIanna.

elbow be / to go to my wedding" says
Corianna.
"C%oriannag says Jabez. "let your we'd
ding come to you.'
CORY, bows the fish, says Granther
from inside.
1T isn't shad." says Cory, "and !
guess it'slstale."
"Oh.~ beys Granther, don't buy one
ef it's staler"
81 sha'n't," says Corry' III look keer-
full"
Out Of the windcr she sticks her head
again.
"When your granther is at tea. Co
%rianna, Gays Jabez. you come to the
hole. It's g O'Clock. / suppose
Abort g. says Co1anna.
Things win be fixed all right after
that" says Jabez. keep up your
sperits.'
''uow's the fshy7 asks Granther PceSs.
"Awful!T says Corianna. giving Jabez
a kiss and drawing her head in.
She felt lots happier, for she had con-
fdenco in Jahez, though sho diln't know
how he was going to Gx IL.
That evening shc came down to ten al
dressed Up, and she made Granthcr
Peeks q lovely lot Of cakes and an ONE
let, and he sot down to table just as the
clock struck 6. with a crash towel under
his chin, and began to cat as efhe hadn't
had anything before for n fortnight; and
as soon as he did so Corianna began to
fan herself with u big palmleaf fan that
always stood behind the kerosene lamp,
and says she;
"Oh, for a breath of air! I've got L.
have a breath Of mir or cholioI'
"You Kin git it at the hole in the win
der, then says Granther Peeks. You
know my regulations"
Then Corianna she flew to the winder
shutter hole and she poked her head out.
and there she saw a sight!
Close against tho house stood Jabez
Chow, with white gloves and a 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
pcrched on the fences; and the nan with
melons had stopped his cart to see the
? spectacle-for such it was-and there
was Squire Peeler, justice OF the peace,
perched On top of the wood she'd
| awaiting my tu~n fur to act in this
l here case. ladiesa and gentlomen," he says
in them there commanding tones of his'n.
Well, when Corianna saw all this she
turned first rcd and then white. We Ia
dies all kissed our hands to her, and tn;
c ledge atop the woodshed he h'isted his
s hat. The rest Of the men all took Of
theirs, and the dominic he turned arount
and lifted up his hand. and commenced
to talk Jest 40 eff he was in mcetin'
When he came TO esldn' whether Their
is was any enc present that could give
Z. reason why that there ceremony shoul'
not pcrceed he waited quite Il spell; bu
nobody answered but the iedse, who re
marked Official and serious from tn.
k w%oodshed, "Go ahead, dominica
u Then the dominic Went ahead. aud nj
l went Oh quite rcg1ar, except when Cor
10 ianna disappeared from the v-inder hol
al quite sudden because Granther Peek
a. bellered for more honey, and once wher
she had to fry him another cake to to
t. of with-which space of tino we occI
y pied singing hymns.
rs However, the dominic got her marie
all safe, ring on and all and writ ont
certificate, and the witnesses sigHed i
at and Jabez kissed her and so did til
brilemaid; aud then the squire can
is down of the woodshel and Went rom
to the front door, and BATTERED onto t
he panels and rung the bell until Granite
Il: Peeks stuck his head out Of the winde
and says he;
al 'How de do. iedge?"
Id Fair 10 middlin',' says the judg
"Why don't you open your door, NJ
us Peeks:"
". Il amt openin' no doors jest row
IN says GrantAer PeeSs.
ut "Guess you've got to-" says the judg
en- "Thero's a mal says yoa'vo got his vi
he shut up there"
mt Il ain'tr' says Granthcr. There air
or nobody here but C~oriauua; she's u spi
dc ster and my grandfather"
WI mr.. Chow, you jest step here" 81
nd the judge.
", So Jabez comes around the house.
m. Demand your wife" snys the jude
in ''Weil. Tin here, Mr.. PeeSs. fot rh
,or purpose. You've got my wiz. III
-er Jabez Chow, in there and want heI
his says Jabez.
Your wife:" Gays granther trimming
an eyes, sir" says thedolninie foilowiI
or I've Jest married them
M II insisted, says Dominic Brown.
ch "Will the witnesses come forwar,
M says the judge.
nd Then we all trooped around tac hon
I'd. you see, granther," says Jabez, &C
L." pid don't nec,l3o1rS to set in at eff ther
nd ever so little Il loie in the shutter"
ed. Twas a very romantical gpeech. [
ell the occasion kinder worked Jabez nj
re- reckon, and he was sort Of inspired.
yer It seems that just then Corianna We
l a up to granther and showed him her II
es. and her certifcate and that settled it
ess In a minute more ne opened the dc
my and We walked in. Ho was cryin' ha
eel ooh, Jabez, Jabesl' says he, IN
eep could you? Nobody else kin MAKE p.
ou- cakes that l lin digest only Corian.
Of Now / viii starve 20 death!'
vas tfNo Won eha'n't 90 SAWS JabeZ." ca