The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-15
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WILLIAM TtskED,

.o ""son, and in /, |
s ""s . ."e narmer' wife and daugb,s.
ana a young man of about %
had long hair and a dreadfupv ! lie
SICK expression of countenance' "'Ie
he sat beside the girl on the sa,. AS
back was bumped up and his us
seemed to stare into vacancy v y
girl had red hair and a comDl,o ~,
look. The outfit drove IN !" "a
Michigan avenue entrance IA :. u'
city Hall, and the farmer turned !. y
the young man and said:
Come williamson get a lien.
right in here" "''a'e
Il don't wanter I" replied the ron,.
man as the hump got up and bnmras
itself a little more. "peu
But you've got to. you ,s..,
Sary to have You over a year apn ssa
! don't propose to have apv NV
foolin' around" ~"'e
1T haln't right by sary,r. added
the mother.
Hes backed out three times mn,
IN Sarah as she looked carelnJs
around and chewed vigorously on =,
quid Of gum.
"Put'er off till Christmas y p]e,d.d
William, with one foot over the sd.
of the wagon. '''
Not a burned pat !" stoutly reDli,d
the father "You go in and ri, th.,
license! II they want any of us vm'
come to the door and holler.'
III you didn't want Sary what dd
You ask her fur :" demanded the mo.
ther. "Hain't she good huff IN,
you? Hain't we good as the Beehess
I'd like to know if We hain'tw
Il could hev married somehodv
else said Sarah with a toss Of no,
head. III anybody don't want tn
marry me l don't want to ma,,v
them. II lie wants to funk LET him
do it !"
"Sary! you set up" exclaimed the
father. I'm runnin' this ere mar.
riage bizness myself, as is my duty IA.
When IA Teller has spanked my gal fur
three years-when he's so. in my par.
Tor every blamed night fur twelve
monthS-when he's sot the weddin'
day three or four times hisself, and
backed water every time, then | take
a hand In it and ask him what he
means.'
Cant | wait a month 2" asked
William, as he stood on the hub Of
the wheel.
Not blamed mint! You vit
that license! That's what you agreed
to do last night. and that's what you
come TO town to-day fur"
William dropped to the curbStone,
shook some Of the hump out of his
back, and t0iled up the steps and dis.
appeared within the building. Sarah
chewed gum and looked at the street
cars, while the old folks watched for
William and talked about the wed.
ding. Half an hour passed and the
man become nervous. AT the end Of
another fifteen minutes he Jumped
down and entered the building. To
a policeman in the corridor he said;
I'm a-lo0kin' fura lop-shouldsed,
hump-backed Teller, about % Yeas Of
age who had on Il gray suit. He
come in here fur Il marriage license"
How long agq?'
'Purty nigh an hour"
81 met him on the Fort street side.
Yes, l remember him. lie simply
passed down the corridor and out Of
that door"
"llOw was he LOOKING"
"Rather wild aud pale
"And brcathin' hard-?"
"Yes."
"And glancin' behind him
Yes-looking over his shoulder"
"And what sort of a gait did he
have?
almost on a rum
"Flunkcd agin, by thunder" ex-
claimed the father as he struck the
wall a hard blow.
SLOW hunkcd ?" Quericd the officer.
"Why, he shook my gal, beat the
ole woman and bilked me, and was
probably save in Canada half an hour
ago. ] think I'll 90 down to the nv
er and look across. Mebbe Ill sec
William on the furrcign shore, and II
l do, l want to mak..a few motions
at him. l want TO make a motion Oh
picking him up and moppin' him over
ten acres Of plowed ground and then
brcakin' him in two pieces across my
knee and throwin' him into the mg
pen! turn to the left and keep
right down, don't L? Thanks. VIII
liam, I'm on to thee biggern y
house -
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