The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19

SENT HIN spRAwLING TO THE FLOOR
where tho drapery hid him from the
crowd, but let him look his fiji at her
That was her only consolation. If they
tried To make her bodily over to Mr..
Pasco, he was close at hand, and Miss
Lucy and Marsc Bert looking in mt the
window, ready 20 give him countonance
FOR hor protection.
AT last the march began. Two by
two, n man and woman, they eame it 0
the small clear space before hcr an
moved around singing:
My Lord called Sister Mnrti,y.
Sister Marthy would not answer.
Sister Marthy's into dc gyartlrn,
TallSiu crbout my Lord.
Five minutes of slow, heavy stamps
ing; then camo wild whrl to
Oar war han : % music,
bar wnr han's q music,
Oar war bans - music
Rpmhln fro de sky.
Then tho words died away 10 wild
grooming shrek, with a tempest of foot
falls under il. The marchcrs formed N
wheel with tho women in the center
and whirled at top speed in front of and
mp to the poor distracted qneon. Tho
pastor came, too, with an oily smile
and put his buggy whip in her hand,
saying: Nov. Miss permeely. hit.
your king and femme set him down mp
yero 'sidu you. Hit Is not good fer
'oanan ter be erlone, lie Scripture saNs
Now, shot youreyes an hit de mex who.
or passes. With that nc seemed to
release tho whip, yet adtoitly flung tho
lash around Paseo's neck. Instantly
there went up great lnughing shout.
and by tho timo Nicely had drawn one
sohhing breath the teacher was beside
her, holding her hand. The preacher
had drawn book and u folded paper
from his pocket and was beginning to
read that the document authorized him
ito sololnniza araatrinleny ihatAsixt Caesar
| Augustus Pasco and Pamela Mills
Out from the wonder stricken crowd
came n shrill cry: Zoo! You vilynnl
! hain't dead yetr'
The next minute n small and vicious
| looking Daughter OF | VIII Arise
streamed up to the throne, clut llcd tho
royal bridegroom and shaking him till
! his teeth chattorcd cried ont: II mar
ried dis yoro slab sided, low down, no
count hiflia fly up de crock lWo years
ergo. NJ To Nashville, IN took in wash.
in ter gte i'm so he might % ter
school an sit book sense crnou2h ter bo
or preacher. IN dis is whrt | gifts fer
it. Fine nm ycrc tryin ter marry cr
gal mt don ant um IN docs amt some.
body else. ] hcc;i KNOWN ever scncc
he ruined away he was mean rs gar
broth thickoncd wild tadpolcs, but |
never did Thought he'd come quito ter
sech or pass rs di,
Mr.. Barker put on his most Judicial
aspect. Pasco's countonnnco BETRAYED
his guilt Nevertheless tho minister
asked:
rs this woman your wife, Erei!ar
pmcof''
II married hcl once, hut | was
MINOR tnen, and / propose to get We
divorce noxt sprins--as soon, in fact, rs
school is ont, E" Mr.. Pasco said. calling
all his grammar TO his aid.
Den you better wait Till you git it
fore you try ter marry agin, Peto
Meacham said, catching his rival round
the waist and sending him sprawling
on the floor Then he gathered the sob
bling Nicely in his arms and turned to
face the preacher, saying; Mr.. Pas.
ehure, my boss is got license for mo ter
marry dis same little gal. Git nm from
him, please, an tic dc knot right yorc.
WIS gwiuo steal hor as wo went home,
but don't wantor take no mo- risks or
losin 'er. +"
Then wonderful thing happened.
The party outside camn in and stood il
a half circle, back Of Pcto and Nicely.
until they woro made one, WHOM n
grave gentleman, whom nobody quite
knew stepped in front of Bort Wilmer
and Lucy Lee, and in less time than II
takes to write it they had likewise en-
tered tho holy estate Of matrimouy.
Pete and his boss, it seemed, had plan
ned double runaway. Tho happenings
of the evening only precipitated tho
crisis
Aunt Charlotte and Mrs. Lee IN timo
became roconciled to their sons-i n-law,
but the church meeting has never get
yentured upon another queen of Christ
mas.