Smyrna times., 1893-09-27
CAUSED TWO WEDDINGS.

If a hundred Benedicts were to te
in turn the manner in which thew wo
their wives there would be one hur
dred different methods that had bee
employed. Each cOurtship, as we'll a
each proposal, is and always has bee
a novelty. While in general there ma,
be something like sameness, there is il
each individual case points of difference
which distinguish it from all that hav
or ever will be, says the PhiLadeIphi,
Times.
The case of Thomas Edwards, famil
iary known as Tom Edwards, of Bal
tlmore. who, with his handsome bride
is spending his honeymoon in a ouie
retreat near Phoenixville, is interest
ing enough to be perpetuated for the
sake of other hesitating swains. Tom
is well-to-do in money matters, and i:
within few years of rounding out 8
half century of an eventful life. The
account of what he regards as the
greatest triumph of his life is given as
ne related it to several friends while
waiting for his mail at the post Office.
You may talk as you please and
think all you've a mind to, but let me
tell you that I'm the happiest and all.
fired luckiest man this side of kingdom
come. haven't lived all my life with.
out knowing how to appreciate a ,.ood
thing when l see it. I've had a. good
zeal OF experience of the ups and downs
Oh lie' made a good bit of money and
lots OF friends, and thought | was
pretty well off. wasn't nowhere
when | began to fix my mind on get
ting married. was just as tender and
as much of ninny as any young tel.
low trying to cultivate his first mns.
tache."
Say, old man." exclaimed Jade
Wunder, teamster who had stopped
TO renew his stock of tobacco and WIN
had listened to Edwards narration.
you're kind of journeying round the
bush, amt you? Why don't YOU drive
right to the gate instead of irving to
get over the fence? Pm in a hurry.
but I'd like to hear what you're in such
a good humOr about. Strike this right
chord and We'll all join in the chorus
II the thing amt an all through solo. y
II was raised over here in MontQom-
cry county, and growed up between
going to school, working on a farm or
IN grist mill. When the war broke
out | took pretty severe attack of
soldier fever, and of | started at Nor
ristown, and then down to Philadel.
phia, where | listed in Col. McLean,s
Eighty eighth Regiment PENNSYLVANIA
Volunteers. We camped out long the
ochuylkill till one day in the fall of '61
orders came to get up and get. and we
marched down the old turnpike in
splendid TRIM"
Il got about as much of war as
wanted fore was in the ranks a wear
What wouldn't have given i'll could
get back again to the old farm and
gristmill once more? To tell YOU the
ruth, gentlemen, / never was made to
become a hero, though l believe nv
hearts as big as a bullock's. The
bird time we had to get into action
lnlshed my career of military glory. I
vas getting back to the rear for some.
hing or mother I'd forgotten and
wanted to get most awful bad, when a
bullet that had struck something hard
glanced and hit me on the thigh. I
hought l was a gOner, and yelled Just
IS hard as l could far somebody to
'ome to my relief"
II was carried to the hospital and
aid there for a good while. When I
vas able to walk had this limp, which
ettled my soldering, and cot an
honorable discharge, and I'll be blamed
some pert chap that knowed I was
lurt in the war didn't take hold of nv
'ase year before last and got me a
Whole lot of hack pension. I didn't
want to apply, but he talked me into it.
When he took me to draw the big
'heck | felt SO glad that I let him keen
nore'n one-fOurth of the sum for his
houghtfulness. Amt this big Gov.
'rnment? And she's as liberal as she
big. Just think of giving me a pen
ion when was only too glad to get
'ack home, even if had lame leg !"
Seems to me, old man, you've got a
ong string to your kite" broke In one
# the listeners, "but l think you're
bout right in regard to the pension
business. ! was a soldier myself and
erved all through the war. / got hit
hFee times, hut not bad enough to
top me from doing my duty, yet every
callawag knew In our corps is on the
pension list. If ever get there it'll
'e when Bill Reynolds amt able to do
anything to keep him alive. Go on
With your story and excuse me for
piping in the way / did,
"After was back on the farm
awhile | moved to Baltimore, or a little
outside the city, and Pve bpap there
'ver since. Ten years ago last Christ
mas attended a concert with two
'r three other fellows and was atFuck
With one of the women that sang No
lne To Love Me- and / felt mighty
Ory for her. After the show ! man,
Iged to get an introduction to her.
Her aame was Annie Magill, and, be-
ng about my own age, concluded, If
could, would marry her, If ! ever
married. any one. I went to every con.
ert at which she sang and gave her a
zig bouquet every night"
"Well, sirs, I iuat fell so deeply in
owe with Annie that was completely
'one. ! got so interested In her hay
ng full house that / came mighty
Iear hankFupting myself buying tickets
hat gave away to people. watched
hat lady better'n brother would, but
iever had spunk enough to tell her
Vhat l was thinking or how miserable
ny life waa getting 70 be. Why, it was
annie all Che timei pom my word, /
ised TO think Of her while | would be
atipg nay meals, and thinking of her