The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
A Second Honeymoon.

Frank p. Rollins, of Mountain Grove,
and Mrs. Luella Rollins, his wife
spanked all over the station from 4
O'Clock uutil the Frisco train pulled
out. He bought her popcorn and can
dy and lemonade, and then he would
take her hand and squeeze it, and they
would both smile sweetly at each other,
until Mr.. Rollins could contain him
self on longer, but just had 10 rush of
and buy some more fruit or something,
as relief to his feelings. And all of
this was after five years of matri-
mony
1t was not hard for a curious person
TO worm himself into the confidence of
the happy couple--they were both only
too eager to tell anybody all about it.
He was staiwart, handsome young
farmer in jeans. Luella was clothed in
a more sophisticated manner, having
had the benefit of some six months of
city experience.
"We've got pretty nice farm down
to Wright county," said Rollins, ''and
it'll be sight nicer now we're going
back to it, won't it, Lu?'
"Yes, Frank it will"
"And we We been getting along pretty
well ever since we were married in 'S9
up TO last winter, when Lu she joined
the Baptist Church, all our folks being
Methodists, you know, although / amt
professor myself. Well, you know
how old folks is; there was LUIS ma,
and my ma, and the rest ofthe women,
an guess | heerd more about infant
baptism, and 'mersion, and falling
from grace in about six weeks than
would puzzle Philadelphy lawyer.
Lu she argued one way, and the other
folks they argued the other, and |
couldn't chip into the play without
turning the whole pack of 'em on to
me. lust got so every time they'd get
TO talkin' I'd sneak out in the barn,
where | had a jimmyjohn hid out, and
lay round there till I'd see the can
dies blown out,
"Weil, one day came home from
Hartville, and found a note from Lu,
saying she couldn't stand it no more,
and that she'd up and quit, and that
none of us needn't never expect to see
hide nor hair of her again. was pret-
ty near crazy, and lit into both the
old woman and sister Dosha, who'd
been making her share of the trouble,
too, and got that house so trimmed
up that ! amt heerd ehirp about
faith or works from that day twell now.
The women were skeered anyhow, and
sorry, too, for Lu was mighty popular
with 'em outside of church matters.
And then sent out to hunt Lu. ]
tracked her TO Memphis, and there ]
lost her. That was in April. Well,
Eve been to Louisville on a false scent,
and Ive been to Nicksburg and Little
Rock. Last week a neighbor met up
with Lu right on the street here, and
talked with her, and she said she'd
come back if come after her. Well,
maybe didn't come running, didn't
j, Luz And what's more, stranger, she
has the consent Of the whole family Ia
believe what she dumb pieases from
now on. You see, rhe done give Us the
worst scare any one Of the family ever
got"
''But how did you get along In the
meantime?" the wife was asked.
II had Il pretty hard time, but I'd
a-stayed away till died before I'd a.
given in," Mrs. Rollins replied. ~
had about SlOO that I'd saved up, and /
came direct from Memphis here. Then
| went and saw clergyman, whose
name i knew, and he got me work
with one of the families In the ohurGh
| tell YOU il was hard work, though,
and / was lonsome for Frank all the
time. But it's all over now, and I'm
going home TO stay
"You bet your life you are, honey"
said Frank. cor if you have 10 mn
again, we'll just run away together. -
s.. Louis GL0bf- Democrat,