The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-05-30
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4 II sssrrs ss Nonsense, Rosie He swonl6 d0notll-
4 ing Of the sort He ight lose his breath
4 and say thirgs, but folks are not carved up
nowadays by their fathers -in-law. Don't
/ you worry ~ ~
Rosie insisted, though, that she would
worry, but she admitted afterward that
her father had not definitely decided when
they should start, and that nothing had
been said concerning the army officer.
A few days later Jack saw Won Griff,
and he was tempted to, 60 to him then, and
tell him that be knew oil about his plan
to take Rosie off to Germany. The baker
was standing out In the street before his
store directing the work of two of his as
ssGants who were tacking festoons of red,
white and blua bunting on the awning. 1t
was tho afternoon Of the day before Nc
mortal day, and it was in honor of this
that tho patriotic baker was decorating.
But Jack saw Rosie looking from an up
per window, and he contented himself with
slyly throwing kiss in her direction.
Rosie hid herself from the view of her ia
ther below and threw one back. ...a-
When tho parade of the veterans passed
down the main street of the village the
next day, Won Griff g bakery was resplen-
dent with the national colors. What was
lacking in taste was made up in lavish
ness Flags little and flags big were
tackled in rows across the front of the
building. The eawning posts were swathed
in red, white and blue cambria, and there
was a big red lettered motto painted on
cotton cloth, which read:
ssHONOR TO THE HEROES" !"
Won Griff, the author of all this dis
play, stood under the awning looking hap
py, and beaming with suppressed enthusi-
asm. :>s5s s..s.f
With a martial roll Of drums the parade
came down the street. First came the
grand marshal on prancing big gray |
horse. Then came the local officials, in
two open barouches. next the band, and
behind, marching with, heads erect and in
as good time as rheumatism and age stiff
fened limbs would allow, came the veter-
ans; some in full Grand Army uniform,
with white crossed belts over blue suits
and brass tipped helmets, and some with I
only the black slouohed hat, ornamented
with wreath inclosed post number and the (
cord and tassel to denote that they were
of those who had fought side by side with
those whose graves they had just decorated.
Inc ln8rS0Al OF t00 Udy uOGlCeui .VOA
Griff's patriotic display and determined
to reward the spirit in which it had been
made. E&.e.
Refining In his gray steed, he wheeled
and gave the order to halt. Then bring
ing the veterans to company front up
and down the street he roared as he waved
his sword:
Com -pan-ee, attention. Sa-a.a-a-alo-o-
oot!' 5,.
AS each veteran swung his right hand
up, palm outward, to. his hat brim Won
Griff, heart swelling and eyes dimmed,
drew himself up to the most stiffiy mar
tial attitude which his corpulency would
allow and returned the salute.
AS the veterans again formed into fours
and began to march on, Won Griff's gaze
hos going to take mo to Germany and
marry me off to an old army officer There
how do you Hike that?" ~ $
"But he's not going to do anything of
the Kind .
Yes, he is. We're to start in June"
tThen We'll be married. tomorrow. I'd
like to see him take you off to Germany
then.''
s.Oh, Jack, wouldn' It dare do that. He
would--oh, he would kill you'll shudder