The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-24


IN the state which we have now en-
tered, said the minister there is no re-
striction as to the age Of a woman desir-
ing TO be married. and a minister from any
anywhere can perform the ceremony. Sis
Ter Naystar seems 10 have done me the
kindness of wishing me. / have been her
pastor Tor a brief period 10 0fiiciate, and
/ gladly consented. but
There IS no impeachment. then, is
there p asked the would-be husband.
Jim. said the yOung mans uncle, you
know this isn't fair to your father and
What nave they to do with it? Amt
"Ys. but" Then the uncle's face be
I gan 10 grow black. What? one OF his
/ own family practically running away
/ with a girl as pretty and nice as the
money? The host ala not look or act
Z as II he intended to have him arrested.
/ DuI the story would come cut some way
/ unless the stolen money were made good.
/ IT he. the uncle, had the amount in his
/ pocket he would not mind losing il to
save the familys reputation. But man
I IKE the host, who could spend money so
/ freely on strangers as he had done in the
last two or three hours, had probably
l lost great lot. So he continued:
Besides, you've gone and"
"Millie," said another of the guests.
| you're one of the best and sweetest girls
/ that ever lived; but your sister is down
SICK with worry about you. She knows
lhat every girl is going to get married
some day, but do you think it's the fair
/ thlnS TO make misery for the folks who
love you best2 You're welcome TO marry
4 from our house whenever you like. and
nobodyl be gladder than your sister to
/ see you make a good match and lind
/ what"
/ Excuse me for interrupting," said the
/ most, but as there's some talk been
/ made about the ACCESSIBILITY of this mar
rage, perhaps l may ask a question Of
/ the happy man that is to be. Barchess,
/ I've always treated you as fairly as l
q n f-fa favrr D
! GOOD IN the world-but what are you go
/ ing to live on after you're married.
fate ne b yqung man an tired to PHt on 69id
/ it shifted. He tried to get it right. but
somehow is missed the mark every time.
Don't be bashful," said the host. It's
/ no disgrace TO be poor All of us have
/ been there. We've been swapping yarns
! about it for an hour or more. Out with
/ it, my boy. How much money have you
/ and-and-where did you get it?'
I'VE don't need any money" said the
! young woman, so confidently and sweet
/ ly that all the men but her lover looked
/ at her in admiring wonder. You see,
! We're going TO be married so that there
won ever be any possibility Of any one
! else ever getting either Of us. AS soon
I as the ceremony is over I'm going back to
] my school and say nothing about it. I'm
/ sure it's no ones business but ours. Jafnes
I Is gong back to WOrk-gOing TO a new
! place not far from me, so we can see
each other often. He's going 90 write his
/ family all about me and send them my
]
/ he's going to send money to his mother
/ TO come out and see me; and he's sure
/ she'll like me. and if that's so we won't
/ be afraid to tell them all about IT,"
/ You couldn't love your sister wen
/ enough to be so careful about her feel
/ ings, l suppose?' said the girls brother
/ in-law.
The girl looked surprised, thoughtful,
/ hurt; then she began to cry. The young
man noted this and said quickly:
-. Come, Dominic, bargains a bargain.
I've done the fair thing by you, and
where has that preacher gomez"
Every one looked around; the little min
/ lister had arisen from his seat a moment
/ before, but he had been so quiet and
! nconspicuous in his movements that no
! one had found the little man lying down
on seat in the front of the car, and
wringing his hands.
will nothing ever go right?" he asked.
THAT wedding fee came as a Godsend-
miracle There was nothing in the
house to eat, let alone for Thanksgiving
and the children were suffering for com-
Portable raiment. I supposed the call was
| only what it purported to be-a marriage
to be solemnized, a late parishioner OF
mine being one of the parties. After
what / have heard | cannot tie that wo-
/ man to that man-and l cannot retain the
/ fee
! Why not?"
Because the money is morally his, until
| the ceremony is performed"
My friend" said the host after what
/ you have heard, how can you say the
What is that?" asked the little man.
raising himself rapidly
Think a moment He must have sent
/ you considerable money, the railway fares
/ being included. He had no money of his
| own forty-eight hours ago. and the fact
/ that he stole lot of mine shows that he
] had no other source of income. The mon
! ey he sent you was mine; | here and now
make you free gift Of it. so you owe
him nothing. Now can you see your
a Christian minister"
YES, yes; oh, yes"
Then come and do IT.
The couple rejoined the remainder of
the party, and the host said pleasantly:
I've found him, Barchess Here he is
The young man looked severely at the
! minister for a fraction of a second, but
he met a look which made him quail
What is the matter, James," asked the
so the girl looked inquiringly at the other
| faces before her. Three OF them were
grim and non-committal but the host
said:
slider the subject for a moment or two?
| You are young and pretty, and good and
hope to heaven there's a long and happy
/ lie before you. I've got daughters my
self, little older, little younger than
| you, so you may be sure that l mean what
| l say. You're too much of a woman
/ / m sure, to hurt the feelings of your
own sister and still more TO make your
! husband less thought of by his own par
! ents, because, really, n mother-in-law is
| a good thing to have in the family some
! times; I've been there, and l know. If
you love BarcheSs, you'n keep on loving
him, because you're made that way If
! Rarchess is the man he processes to be.
/ and as good a judge of women as he
/ seems to be he viii continue 10 love Won.
/ if he don't, Ill-Ill break his neck"
The young man looked ugly, and adj
vanced step toward the host, who con-
! tinued calmly:
"Besides, he can't go at present to live
near you, where he can see you often.
/ 1t is really necessary that he go back with
me-"
For what?" asked the girl
You heard her question: Barchess. Per-
! haps you would rather answer it your
/ self.
There was no reply, so the host went on
q need his help on some accounts. He
/ won't have to work OVERHEARD, and | shan't
/ give him the slightest trouble of any sort
/ IL he shows himself willingi and after all
/ is clear he wont find a better friend than
/ / when he wants to marry Perhaps, ma
! am, youll ask him if that might not be
/ the better way
The young man was looking furtively at
! the host his hands were behind his back;
/ as if there were handouts upon them. The
! girl looked at him and seemed not to I'M
/ derstand his manner; she looked at the