Middletown transcript., 1893-06-24

vi course went TO see amy
No distance would have been too great
no storm too severe to hinder. AM
many time when walked mile O
more just to touch her little soft hant
or look into her eyes I would think o
the times upon times bad gone almos
as far the other way so that shoult
not see her.
II followed Fanny like shadow,
asked her to marry me over and ovel
again. From a taciturn man grew
to be great talker.
Sat first she always said No to my
question; not harshly, or with ridicule'
but just little soft No, don't love
vou,' that seemed as if it was so frail
and so slight that / could overcome if
only persevered.
$50 things went on for over year.
Everybody in the village got to know
of our affair, if it could be called BY
that name, and some said L was fool to
think that Fanny Davis would have
me; and come said she was fool not
to take me if she could get me.
FINALLY We had what thought was
the very last quarrel we should ever
have. Fanny, worn out by my persis-
tency, had angrily told me never to
speak to her of love again; never even
to come where she was.
'tThen, for the first time, l think ]
gave up all hope. avoided Fanny as
she wished me to, for long time, but
| couldn't stop thinking of her for all
that.
''One day I was walking up the
street, thinking for the hundredth time
of our last interview, and trying to be
man again without her.
81 was thinking over all these thing
that day, as I said, and had just given
Fanny up, and then concluded I could
not give her up, when l saw her coming
toward me.
II did not even know If she would
speak to me, but she did-just a cool
nod. At first I thought would pass
her, but 1 deliberately walked back
with her.
'tShe said nothing after the first
greeting. nor did I speak after that,
either. The silence was just beginning
to get little awkward, when we me:
Judge Bentley going down town,
evidently in hurry; but he stopped a
gave each of US a sharp lonk
his gold bowed spectacles, and |
said:
"'Havn't been qnarreling again,
ehp Now. why can't you bt
reconciled and happy? It's just as eas,
to be good and happy as-the other
hing. Let US bury the haichet on the
spot. I'll be the peacemaker. l viii
ell ynu what I'll do. IN marry you
,ut of hand, and then you will be
happy forever
Samuel, do you take Fanny to be
your welded wife, to have and hold |
'orever? Do you promise to be her
'aileful and affectfonate husband till |
leath parts you?'
"'Yes, that / do, cried I, with all
ny heart.
Fanny, do you take Samuel to be
vour welded husband? Do you promise
o be true and loving wife to him till
separated by death?'
Perhaps I'll think about it judge,
aid Fanny, with little of her sauci-
less.
"Then, raising his hands impress
lively, lie said:
'Ipronounce you man and wife and
ct every one hereafter hold his peace
"'There, there, children he con-
inued, it's all done now. I'll just
ave time to salute the bride and catch
be STAGE
''The judge met Mr.. Paine, editor of
he Weekly Saddem Gazette, a littls
arther on, and said:
Paine, do you want news item?
We only got minute to give it to
l
on. Sam. Kramer and Fanny Davis
re married. | tied the knot mysel
bout five minutes ago.
"Of course Paine wasn't going to be
uch a fool as to miss an item like that.
o home he went and wrote up half a
Olumn or more on the happy event,
the end congratulating the bride and
room on their safe arrival in the
leasant port Of matrimony after long
nd stormy courtship.
swell, that upset the town. When
read that item / was so weak |
Duldn't stand up. 1t never had oc
urred to me, or to Fanny, or to the
ldge, either, l don't believe, that it
Tas bona fde marriage, but there it
as all down in black and white, and
didn't look the least bit like joke.n
"Of course everybody l met congra-
llated me. The more | denied it, thu
lore they believed there was some
hing in it.
''After day or two things began to
'ok so serious | went to see Lawyer
earring; he was an old friend of mine
nd war comrade, too. l gave hin.
history of the whole case, and asked
i'm what he thought of it.. He delib
'ated awhile and then jumped up and ,
iook my hand saying: II
1T is my honest opinion, Sam, that
arson Hathaway couldn't have mar
ed you any better than that if he had
ied."
II thought about it all night, and
len concluded must see Fanny and
I'D way out of the trouble if pos
ble.
"I found her quiet and self possessed.