The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-20

shoes and leading his good horse
White Stocking, who, poor beast, is
walking on three feet and slipping up
on the fourth at every step Art thou
ready, children2 He is turning this
way-of course he Is turning this
way" and opening the outer door he
called:
"Good morning and happy. New
Year to thee, Parson Fuller"
"The same to thee. thou son Of Vul.
can. Were it not for thy craft it would
be sad day for me and for thy niece
over yonder toward the sunrise, for
this horse has lost shoe and you shod
him all around with sharpened calks
only last week."
"Parson, told you better than to
buy horse with one white foot, and
you laughed when / said that foot
would bring you bad luck some day;
but come you in and conduct morning
prayers; my fire is hardly yet alight in
my forge"
LUCKY you have fire, for this can
hardly be called working day. Sure
ly you are going to your niece's we'd
ding?"
"That depends entirely upon you,
parson. If you will make my daugh-
ter Mistress Wolcott, so that she can
keep her word to her aunt, we will
most gladly accompany you upon your
ride"
"But where are the guests2"
''They will be here at the secondary
wedding tomorrow. Here are the bride
and groom"
"And as comely pair as ever stood
before parson to be married"
The ceremony having been per.
formed, the horses shoe was quickly
set and the horse led to the door.
"How much shall pay you?" asked
the parson, who prided himself upon
never owing penny, even over night.
"Oh!" chuckled William Glazier, 1--WE
will call it square in consideration of
the fact that only nailed on the shoe
pulled off, and that was following
your advice in doing that"
"My request, you mean"
"No, parson. Do you remember
| some weeks ago when I was saying to
you at Mobiles tavern that times
were hard, and you advised me to
carry my pincers in my pocket and
slyly pull shoe off every horse hitched
up in the tavern shed? The owners
would then be obliged to have the shoe
reset, and that would make my business
lively. I followed your advice yester-
| day, in order to make sure of your
| stopping here this morning long
enough to marry my daughter, for
knew well enough unless you were
| Obliged to stop you would frame up
some excuse and gallop on your way"
81 am well caught In my own trap"
said the parson, joining heartily in the
laugh of the bride and groom. "Come,
now, your purpose being accomplished,
| let us be on our way. Ride you In
front as the master of ceremonies, VIII
liam Glazier. Next, Mistress Wolcott
I, If 1t be true that my good horse car
ries one unlucky foot, would best bring
up the rear"
So they started out, and finding re-
inforcements at almost every house, II
was quite cavalcade that drew up at
the Abbott mansion-a little late, to
be sure, but Mistress Abbott was too
glad to see her brother-in-law riding
gallantly at the head of the company
to have her becoming serenity rufled.
even when he said:
"My daughter has not broken her
word to you, Sister Abbott She is no
longer Mollie Glazier, but Mistress
Richard Wolcott, and you are all in
vited to my house to their secondary
wedding tomorrow"
Mistress Abbott welcomed her niece
and nephew with the most affectionate
cordiality, but could not forbear say
ing with dignity:
81 performed very unpleasant duty
In speaking to Niece Molly as l did
but this happy event was the result.
She never would have married Richard
Wolcott had 1t not been for me-"
Perhaps it should be added that the
young couple never regretted their
hasty match, and that it is still mat
ter of pride to the living Glaciers that
one Of their family married kinsman
Of the famous Roger Wolcott, who laid
out the Wolcott road, as the ancient
thoroughfare is still called.-Annie A.
Preston, in Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
lican.