Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-17

they gin Aunt Sue a big tarn out
and at the graveyard most every"
body shed tears. The sermon was
the most feeling one | ever listened
to. Ye used to know Elder Bak-r,
didn't ye?"
YES"
"WalI, the elder preached the
sermon, and he let himself right
out to make hit. He had Polly
Ann Taylor and both her gels cryin'
before he had preached five m1nlts-
After the funeral ] sent hun over
five bushels of 'taters and Q bag OF
apples. Did ye know Zeb Whee!
er's wife?"
Il Enowed her by sight, but we
was never introduced"
"She tainted away iist as we drlV
inter the graveyard and they had
to take her home. Yes, it was a
great funeral, and | didn't wait bur
three months to git the era ~estur
up. It cost me $50, but l wanted
the best | could git, yc know. Tn
the only widower in the county whQ
ever got a gravstun u IN three
= months. Some Of 'em hov taken
= five vars to do it. Poor ole Aunt
Sue. She's a,restin' ard a-sleePln'
: as peacefully as woodchuck II
:: winter" ......
"And YOU must be lonely now?"
IF "Tm as lonely as an Gle hoss
: turned out in huckleberry swamp
and | shan't stand it much longer.
,s Everybody says It's my duty to 81
IS married again, and think | shall
1 do 50. Aunt Sue allus said that i
I was left alone she hoped Pd
in marry a second time" -
Mt YES" vacantly answered the
g woman. ..,
"Look-a-here, Mary said Uncle
ry John as he turned to face her
gS ssvou've bina widder fur two or
Jet three vars, haven't your
u "Yes." =
f'- "Then you know how lonesome
ftS It is. You'n I used to 60 to skule
7. together
MS eyes" i !,
's "Used to sit IN the same scat hal
the time"
"Yes." !,
:. . uGuess we kinder liked eacf
e.. other tolerable we'll, didn't W e!'
va "I-I think So"
,ho a aMebbe we'd bin married if yo
- - hadn't moved away. swan! but
ore used to think you was the oes
md lookin' gal in our town"
"Ch. Uncle Johnp'
80 ~ did, fur a fact. And ] remen
.all, Der you was smarter'n steeltra
" : in fggers and Biography. 70
h ~ could tell how much thirty bushe
dad '1, of 'taters at 10 cents a bushel wou'
' cum to quieker'n anybody IN tt
Of skulehouse, and you told the cap
+ T tai of New Jersey when even u
ere' teacher had forgot. Say, Mary
eyes" !.
II hain't no hand to 60 fooli
to around. 'sposin' you'n me 6
card married" q
'"A u "Oh! dear me, Uncle JohnF'
.ear "Might jest as we'll as not Z Z
''' ar livin' with your brother B
and hain't got no real home, az
NY Pm livin' stark alone in that .
I'm house and feelin as blue as Wh
'rlor stun from Sunday mcrnin' to Sat
was day night, There hain't no alrtf
i reason why we shouldn't git m
orA9 ried next week. What dye sa,
0ssh "Why, IL"
%'1 NS Cum purity sudden, bnt two
hau kill ve--it never does! How Tue
"A A"nl ~ that happened to git this train
y !, o',, w. it all settled:'
hers "no You really and truly W
me- she asked.
"Want ye! OF course ! want
Aunt III run down and see Daniel
.-pans nreak the news, and arter three
dong. :our days III cum back to Ae
over, and we'u I've spIiccd. Git y
um in Iuds all ready, and 0on ie
ullus nuthin' behind, and afore We
ay, as nome wc'll pick oil six cane,
t dis cheers and anew ingram carpet
thar lhe paror' Bless my stars! ht
had to seems Us il Providence had hi
1 gasp us together tGr our own S'oo'
fought you put me in mind to buy 5
rlothcs.pins, darnin' needle /"
cd the ine.comb, fur I'm all upset
lis 'orc streal; ~ lucky