Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-05-17

Miss Summers-Polly-I-I
-er-dare 1" But the speaker
took header over bashlulucss,
only to hear a sweet:
eyes, Charlie"
Can aspire to-cr--to-that
is" Again a lapse into silence,
followed by an encouraging:
eyes, Charley
ooh, if might only hope to
er-tO---
Another failure Of language.
1t was seemingly a hopeless case,
and might have been, Only for a
demurc:
"Charlcy, I have said yes
twice, and if you mean it'll mean
it, too, and"
And to this day tIat young
man will insist that he popped
the question.
All this happened aWay"down
east and it wasn't long before
there was a wedding. Not much
longer before there came a letter
from Polly's Uncle Josh, down
here in North Carolina who
wrote efusircly at her exhibit
ton of what lie called "grit, and
he proposed that if the Young
people would locate i'll I<dcnton
he would start them up i'll life
as a wedding gift, and at the
same time give them a lot Of
good practical advice. OF course
they accepted, and were bidding
their friends adieu.
a few weeks subsequent to
= the above conversation a travel
stained party arrived at Edenton.
Our friend, Uncle Josh, was i'll
charge and he led the party
straightway to a hotel, "the Bay
View House. said he, "is a ty~
pical Southern hotel of the best
class. l have known +. A.
White, the proprietor, for years
and he is mine host after mine
own heart. A thorough business
man, endowed with that,delight~
full intuition that makes a guest
feel at home, comfortable, cons
tented, and i'll mighty good luck.
The house is one Of convenience;
the apartments are we'll furnish
ed; the cuisine all that a SUPER
ior chef and unlimited orders on
the market can make it. | have
engaged rooms here for you to
occupy until your own house is
i'll readiness. "
CATER breakfast" said the old
man, II am ready to go buy
your outfit. TO expedite matters
l have ordered a carriage from
c. B. Elliott, Our cnterprisirg
livery man." When the hand
some carriage, with elaborate
trappings and prancing horses
drew up i'll front of the hotel,
Polly declared it the"fnest turn-
out she had ever seen" "Yes,"
replied Uncle Josh, "the three SIS
Speed, Salty and Style is
Elliott's motto. SO young folks,
wien you want to take a drive,
either for business or pleasure,
go % him for rig every time"
1t was Ill this stylish turnout
that the rounds of the city was
made.
81 have already provided you
with q cage for your bird, !"
said Uncle josh, land now the
first thing we'll look after will be
the furnishings for it. Here's
upon Polly e1ergetically declar
ed that she had heard 50 much
about L. +. Ziegler that she had
decided to so there The result
was that they were ushered into
such bewildering display that
the girl was at first at a loss how
to select. But she soon yielded
to the seductiveness of a magni-
flcent parlor suite, a bedroom
set i'll oak, antique finish, that
would have done credit to old
Antiquity herself. To this she
added dinilg-room set With all
accessories. and didn't forget a
most convenient and ornamental
writing desk for chubby
Charles.
"a pretty good start" said the
old man. land now we'll 90 to
Bond & Jones hardware and
stove store. Polly's housewifely
instincts had full play in lnarvels
of kitchen apparatus. There is
not all establishment in the
country that carries a more COM
prehensive stock Of household
furnishings. Every possible
piece of kitchen furniture, from
a tin dipper to a cooking range
is here in all styles and variety.
If Polly fails to accomplish Won
ders i'll the culinery art, it will
not be for tie want of superior
cooking utensils, for she pur>
chased a New Lee cook stove
with all the equipments needed |
in a we'll regulated kitchen, be>
sides water cooler and ice cream