The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-13
CAPTURING soNs-lN-LAw.
.Irs Grcathsad Tells tho Sowing Circle
How sho Married on six Girls.


How She Married on six Girls.
II did it with the frying pan,
cezy fire and cushioned rocking
chair. There, now. you have the
whole story" confessed Mrs, Great
head, driven into corner. 1t was at
the last meeting OF the sewing circle,
when, according to the Illustrated
American, irresistible pressure forced
her to explain how she had married
off six daughters in quick succession
"I'd have every one of those girls
on my hands this minute" she began
..if hadn't found them husbands out
of my cook book. Despising an old
maid as do smoky chimney, when
my eldest girl was full grown l
hustled about right and left for some
means of marrying her. Mary Lou
was neither overly handsome nor
overly spry, so ! knew better than to
trust to luck just set to work and
figured out plan that has never mis-
carried with any one OF them.
"All my life," she continued, 81
have taken right smart notice OF
mems ways, and have heard big
stories of the happy results OF feed
ing the sex. So | looked carefully
over the field and picked me out de-
cent, thriving young fellow whose
habits were good and his heart whole
You see, my anxiety never made me
forget my manners or set traps Tor
other folks game. / began by ask
ing him, friendly like. to call.and led
the conversation around to his moth
! 81 no hpnp r.lis "
he most cared to eat in general. l
never missed word and after the
first visit had him in socially for
Sunday night tea. Then you may DO
sure got in some fine work and when
the second meal was over | knew the
warnings of that young mans stom-
ach better than he did himself,
"Mv calculations. added Mrs.
Greathcad, lied me to believe it is
best to start your activities in the
fall of the year. Spring is no good.
| A man loves all womankind Mt that
season. his appetite is slack, and ITS
| hard lines to keep track of both o!
them. Ia my experience courtshtp
Triggers laid in November lead as
rule to wedding in May. OF course
my chief dependence is put in tempt
ing food, but I'd always advise back
ing M the table With ii big, comfort
able rocker. drawn facing n cheerful
fire. Speak of IT as his chair ana
his fire. and you won't make any
mistake. Another thing. don't BIO
too pressing. A steady eye and a
light hand count for more than nag
ginp | was always careful not to
gusb hut Il | had apple frittcrs Tues
5oy .'ologized for their poorncss
and legged him to drop in Thursday
I'D let Mary Lou redeem her moth
1 'er's reputation with backbone and
peach charlotte. In the evenings |
had her trained to sit in low sewing
chair, under the big lamp. and either
darn socks or hem busters. When
we spoke OF her ! said we tremblod ut
the awful blow it would be for us If
she should marry and go away,
This kind of thing kept up right
along till about the LIST of February,
when my gentleman began to feel
easy and snug, like ono OF the family.
Then came the tcchy moment, for
just at this point i lugged in some
silly dandy that neither | nor Mary
Lou would have looked at But
coddled the youngster, had him to
tea on the.sa night as the regular
and waited to see what would happen.
We'll, it always did. He and Mary
Lou would come blushing to ask /.
they might have each other, and
while they made love in the parlor
studied up my cook book to see my
way to another son-in-law.n