Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-23

L love them boys, and | don't know
which one / love the most, said she.
Clarence Is such a good, true Teller,
and Ed can tell such mterestin' les.
| kinder think Clarence likes me best
" Jest because he sent you a twenty
hve-cent valentine, ! know how much
Y cost. because he got IL out OF The
store. Who kept sendin' YOU candy
hearts with 81 love YOU Dear, sweet
rs this candy" Fair charmer." and
such things OF 'em in red letters?'
" Well, Clarence takes me out driyin'
and asks me If 7 don't want to drive,
and Ed only goes horseback ridin'.'
" Wei. Ed amt got any suitable
carriage to ride in uothin' bul that
Ole buggy Topped way down on the
left side, where his old grandfather
BiSgcrs. he fat man. used to ride home
from town with a couple Of kegs Of
beer On the seat beside him, gradually
tranSferrin' the contents Of the kegs
and diSturbin' the balance of the buggy
springs
+" I've got 81 al fixed. Pr dom allow
them hovS to come here now. ! want
you To- git old Judge Reasly 10 come
here AT ten o'clock tomorrow night,
prepared 10 marry me TO Clarence or
Eli A. quarter of ten 7 want yon 10
tell Clarence and FL 10 come here.
ANA that iI marry him. The first tel
lcr that SITS here gitS me don'y want
either Of 'em to know the other has
been asked. and I'll know that the
n who comes first likes me best
IA oes to bed at nine III stand in
the WinGcr looliu' out Of the hall
way upstairs, You can put 4 ladder up
to the windcr for Clarence or Ed 10
climb up on. You can put another
ladder up to the piazzy roof. BeaSly
can git pretty neal the winder on the
piaZzy roof and perform the ceremou-
les from there. l want you to come
right back here after notifyiu' the
boys, TO assist me in calmin' pa if he
wakes up.'
Early next day / notified the judge
to be on hand ready to marry some
body. He was willing TO do it,. bust
ness bein' sack, and got me TO adj
vance him a dollar ON the marriage
fee. and I knew that by ten that night
he woud have drunk al the liquor
a dollar would buy. At a quarter Of
ten ] found Clarence and Ed playin'
dominocs at Jackson's store, ana I
took each one aside and told him to
come on out and cit married.
81 ] must 80 home and put on my
Prince Albert ana shave first, whis-
pered Clarence. ana he skipped for
home.
7 must 90 home and put on my
Prince Albert ana shine my shoes
whispered Ed. ana Off he scooted.
81 went back to DySpringcr's and told
Mary l had obeyed her orders Beasly
was there, asleep on the piazzy roof.
and l was afraid he would fan off
and spoil things. Mary was mad about
the fellers not ruShiu' right out to her
house. She said they cared more for
Prince Alberts and show than they
did for her. After a whilc ] see n
Of 'em come into the yard and stand
at the foot of the ladder, but | could
mt tell which IT was.
" Who is it| asked Mary Of me. 4
want TO know who I'm marryiu'.'
" Mebbe it's Clarence and mebbe ms
Ed. Looks kinder like Clarence and
kinder like Ed
-" Can't you tell from the clothesT
" Clarence wears a Prince Albert;
SO does Ed. That straw hat with a
black ribbon looks ike C%larence's, but
the ribbon on Eds hat is dark blue,
and that would look black at night
" who is itg whispered Mary to
the Teller.
" Me. he whispered back.
E" Can't you tell from the voice"
asked Mary Of me. 4 don't want to
ask if IFS Clarence or Ed. because
want whoever it is to think never
thought of marTyin' anybody but him.
" I amt heard either Of ON wills.
per since We went 10 school. II kinder
sounds like the tones in which Clarence
used to whisper "Now's our chance
when we used to throw pcrtaters at
Jim Osgood, sittin' in the front row,
when teacher warn't lookin', but it
also reminds me of Eds hushcd voice
when we used to rob your pas melon
80 oh dear, what am ! goin' to dog
eroaned Mary, aloud. That woke old
mp, and ne said, sharp like,
Join hands, and Mary was 50 startled
She slipped her hand in mine.
" 7 pronounce YOU two man and
Wife said Beasly, in virtue Of the
authority vested in me- and he lighted
a match, Why, it's you, Bookins. ;
You are the fercr. Well, III make out
the papers, and they'll be at the office
We'll, I was married, and / didn't
care. Mary didn't care either. She
said she was tired Of foolin' round
10 decide between the two fei-
Iers. Old Dyspringer didn't care either.
said he was glad Mary married a
sensible feller Ike me, instid OF a cou-
pie Of blamed dudes like Clarence and
FL, / never knew which Of them