Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-01
JOLLY UNCLE JOSH.
HIS GREAT GENEROSITY TOWARDS
HIS NEWLY MARRIED NIECE.
A Realistic Romance OF Belding I'm Which
Number OF Prominent Business Men
Take Very Conspicuous Part.

miss Summers rs-Polly-I-I-er
dare I" But the speaker took a
header over bashfulness, only to hear
sweet
"Yes Charley
"Can | aspire to er-to-that-is''
Again lapse into silence, followed
by an encouraging
'Yes Charley
"Oh, if l might only hope to er-to-
Another failure of language. 1t was
seemingly hopeless case, and might
have been, only for a demure
Charley, have said yes twice, and
il you mean it, | mean it, too, and"
And to this day that young man will
insist that he popped the question.
All this happened away down east, :"
and it wasn't long before there was "A
there came letter from Polly's Uncle
Josh, out here in Western Michigan,
who wrote effusively of his delight at
her exhibition OF what he called grit,
and he proposed that if the young peo-
pie would locate at Belding he would
start them up in life, as a wedding gift.
OF course they accepted, and were
soon bidding their friends adieu.
A few weeks subsequent to the above
conversation a travel-stained party ar
rived in Belding. Our friend, Uncle
Josh, was in charge and he led the
party straightway to hotel. "Hotel
Belding, said he, lis one of Michigan ;
finest hostlerys. have known w. =.
Hetherington, the proprietor, for
years aud be is mine host after mine
own heart, a thorough business man,
endowed with that delightful intuition
that makes guest feel at home, COM
Portable, contcnted, and in mi ghty good
luck. The house is marvel of con-
venience; the apartments are hand
somely furpisbsa and the cuisine all
that superior chef and unlimited
orders on the market can make it. |
have engaged rooms here until your
own house is in readiness. With
these remarks Uncle Josh graciously
presented the deed to coy cottage.
After breakfast" {" said the old man,
81 am ready to 90 buy your outfit To
expedite matters | have ordered car
riage from Z. Il. Fales, our enterpris-
ing livery man" When the handsome
carriage, with elaborate trappings and
prancing horses drew up in front OF
the hotel Polly declared it the finest
turnout she had ever seem Yes
stree, replied Uncle Josh, "the three
SIS, Speed, Safety and Style is +. +.
Fales' coat Of arms. SO, young folks,
when you want TO take a drive, either
for business or pleasure go to him for
"a rig every time. His wedding, party
and funeral equipments are unsurpass-
ed. 1t was in this stylish turnout that
the rounds Of the city were made.
Having provided you with a cage
for the bird, said Uncle Josh, now
the first thing well look after will be
the furnishings for it," Hereupon
Polly energetically declared that she
had heard so much about Wilson q
Friedly that she had decided to go
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 magnificent parlor
suite, a bed room set in oak, antique
finish, that would do credit to old An
tiquity himself. To this she added
carpets, an easy rocker for Uncle Josh,
aud didn't forget most convenient
and ornamental writing desk for " Hub-
by Charles.
IA pretty good start, 2" said the old
man, land now we'll go to T. Frank
Ireland's S big hardware and stove store.
Here Polly's housewifely instincts had
full play in marvels OF kitchen appar-
atus. There is not an establishment
IN the country thaJ carries more
comp prehensive stock OF household furn-
ishings, remarked Uncle Josh. Every
possible piece of kitchen furniture
from a tin dipper to "a cooking range
is here in all styles and variety" II
Polly fails to accomplish wonders in
the culinary art, it will not be for want
OF superior cooking utensils, for she
purchased Majestic steel range with
all equipments needed in we'll regu-
lated kitchen, and New Perfection Re-
frigerator, all of which Uncle Josh
paid for with satisfied grin cause he
knew Ireland had fixed prices right.
Let's see-I promised you gold
watch, didn't l." queried Uncle Josh
of Polly, "and Will Ricaby is the place
to get one cheap" Entering the pop