The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-29

, EN- II tI,tsy kil me. but dew wish they
didn't look solike the the evil uner
felt like ,iestth. but knew we'd got
to make the hest of the sitiwation. SO
says.
oh. guess they won't be noticed
But, you must bee sure aud set with your
feet on the floor and drawed well back
under yonr chair and you Hpnstn't on no
count cross yolr legs. or if you dew. be
sure and have the right foot on top
Then had ter leave him | was ali
worked up. bnt | managed ter finish my
toilit with my mothers help. and when
was dressed went into the spare cham
ber where the couples that was goin 10
stand up with us was waitin' | found
them all right and finally Hannibal was
ready. and him and fne locked arms and
perceeded down stairs. follered by the
Others Cousin Tripheny and R'yal
Hunt came fust then Mandy Plylnpton
and John Ray then Cousin Seraphine
and Star Chase There was six of EN-
and they made a noble 'pearance, tew
Jest as we got on to the stairs and
Hannibal and me was most to the bot
tom, all of a sudden he claps his hand to
his head and whispers:
Ruth Ann | must go back minute
You wait right here"
mo. Hannibal" says L. pullin him
along. :'you can't go back-how it would
lookr
,'But tell ye must and willl' says
he, jerkin, away and turnin' back.
The percession stood stock still on the
stairs. and fust one then t'other whis-
pered down ter know what was the
matter, and the folks in the parlor began
Il al
longs couldn't bs married without
Hannibal. | might as well go and look
after him Thinks ter myself, WHO
knows but he means ter put an end to
his miserable odd existencer' So when
he rushed up the stairs and pitched head
fust into his room. want fur behind
And what did see that great silly dew
but make a dive fer the lookin' glass and
go through with the motions of brushin'
his hair, deliberate and arnest. as if
wall. as if he'd had some hair! For he's
most as bald as a bedpost, and what
hair he's got lays down of its own ac-
cord as slick ;is grease, all times! WIS
mad | snatched the brush away and
grabbed his arm
Hannibal Hawkinsr' says 1. firm and
determined. | tell ye. Hannibal Haw-
kins! you come down stairs with me this
instant; I've had enough o your oddity
fer one day! I've bore all can or will,
and when we're married I'll take some O
this nonsense ont on ye. or I'll-rll sect
says
He glared ut me as if he neverd seen
me before. he was so 'stonished. but
hauled him back down stairs, and we ali
went into the parlor at last and took our
places i'll front of the minister. But it
did seem rs if delays and bitches was to
be the order of the day, for jest as we
got all ready ter begin, the minister was
called to the door on important business
that KEEP him ten minutes or so, and
there we stood in the middle o. the floor
lookln at one mother and feeIin' awk ard
enough
Among the folks | invited to the we'd
din was old Aunt Betsey Griffin, deaf
as a post. and settin beside her was old
Mis- Potter. and Mis- Potterd lost her
mind. IN a measure. as it were. knew
ii would please EN- both ter come, SO
invited ein Well. while we was waitin
for the munster and the room was still
as the grave. all of a sudden Mis- Potter
turned to Aunt Betsey and screamed
into her ear loud enough to wake the
dead
Who did you say our Ruth Ann is
goin ter marry And Aunt Betsey
screamed back jest as loud. though Mis-
Potter amt deaf Il mite:
MIR. Hannibal Hawkins!''
Mis- Potter mods her head contented,
and sets and ROCKS for about a minute:
then she leans over and screams again:
What did you say his name was?'
/ Aunt Betsey tells her. and she mods
and rocks as before. but her poor old
head cant hold but one idee at once SO
she noliers third time. and says she:
What did you say her name was"
and Aunt Betsey answers patient and
loud
Ruth Ann Robbinsr'
Everybody was laughin' by this time,
and don't know how long them poor
creatur's would ha' KEEP our names goin
BACKYARD and for'ard if the minister
hadn't come in jest then and put an end
to it.
! The ceremony perceeded along smooth
and proper till Hannibal undertook ter
find the ring to put on my finger. Then
there was trouble. He fumbled fust in
one pocket, then another, took out Il
1 cigar. little box o. matches, tooth
pick, a penknife. a horse chestnut that
he alwers carries for rheumatic. and sew
eral other things-took 'em out one to a
time, looked at 'em thoughtful and in
quirin', and put EN- back agin.
Finally he drove into some place and
took out a little wad o paper, and all
our sperits revived. That looked more
like. but when he ondid it ont rolled Il
dozen or more sugar coated pills on to
the foori He let 'em roll and tried agin
This time he fished out a small card that
'peared ter have some writin on it. Il
found out afterward that ed writ down