Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-06
MATRIMONIAL MISHAPS,
A Woman Who Had Two Chauches Saved
by Wet Weather.

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| bv Wet Weather.
The vicissitudes of 1natrimonv are
many, and many are the ways by which
the children of this world enter into
| that estate of greatest bliss and keen
est ban.
A lady who iwells in the country has
this tale to tell concerning the way in
which one of her domestics entered the
| kingdom of the wed, and it is worth
record as one of the varieties which is
at least amusing.
| The girl had secured a swain who
had promised to marry her, although it
was recognized by her friends that her
hold was not as secure upon the man
as might have been desired, and the
| day was fixed for the marriage. The
| girl made her preparations, but, being
| of a canny turn of mind she did not
| leave her place in service, feeling that
| it was well TO be sure before she gave
up a certainty.
The event proved that she was wise.
for in the end the slippery swain, find
ing that the time was at hand when he
was expected to marry somebody. con-
Guided that he liked the sister of his
fiancee rather better than he did his
| first choice and to prevent mistakes he
incontinently married the former. The
deserted maiden took the matter philo-
sophically and remarked that "You
never could depend on men critters,
anyhow" thercupOn going her way and
keeping an eye open for the mainland
male-chance.
1t was but matter of two or three
weeks before she informed her mistress
once more that she was going to be
married. This time she had secured a
farmer ard the time of the wedding
was near at hand, as it had been be-
fore.
you Sec" the prospective bride ex-
planned, that we are callatin' to get
married next Wednesday. if it amt too
pleasant"
TOO pleasant" echoed her mistress,
Il should think you would like it to be
pleasant"
''Oh, that's all right" the girl re-
sponded, with an easy air. ''You see if
it's good hay day. he'll have to stay at
home an tend to the hay: but if it amt
he's coming inter town an we'll get
hitched"
But if it is pleasant and he does not
come" the mistress inquired, what
then?"
sob, if it's pleasant Wednesday," was
the reply, "then he's a-comin' the next
rainy day"
Wednesday came, and fairer day
had never been seen, and, of course.
there was no bridegroom.
The girl took livery calmly, and came
to ask if she might have a loaf of we'd
ding-cake made in the kitchen, as there
seemed to be plenty Of time. The mis-
tress gave her consent, and the cook
good-naturedly set to work and manu-
featured the confection.
Thursday also was fair but Friday
was rainy. All day the girl waited for
her lover but the unreliable swain did
not come. Saturday the experience
was repeated and on Saturday night the
deserted damsel declared she had no
more hope.
1--WE might as well eat the weddin'
cake" she announced, with the evident
intention of making the best of the sit
uation. There amt no chance of no
weddin' S l can see, an we nights
well get what fun we can ont of it.
So the domestics, nothing loath, set
to work. and with much testing de-
voured the loaf of cake, with what re-
suit to their digestion has not been re-
corded.
1of h.
long-lost lover arrived. He casually
stated that he had found lot of things
around the barn that needed to be at
tended to on the two rainy days, and
that he had concluded on the whole
that the bridge would keep-a way of
putting it which should have cost him
his chances were it not that in the rural
districts husbands are not as plenty as
blackberries.
The bride came in to say good-by to
her mistress. and explained her views
of the situation with charming frank
ness.
snow he's here" she said, 81 think
I'd better make sure of him an marry
him right off. Hes good, likely man,
an he's got good farm, an he amt so
overanxious to get married nohow
that's Likely he'll ever come back if 1
don't go with him now
There was no time for more wedding
cake, and that was dispensed with. The
pair went off to clergyman and were
| married out of hand. What will be
their future course no man knoweth,
but the former mistress has now story
wherewith to enliven her calls upon
! friends, and there is a vacancy in her
staff of servants which in the country
is matter Of serious import.
Courier.