The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
SUES WEDDIN.

eAO MCQulu!
Il wouldn't miss this weddin for a
good deal, for I mos feels If I'd made
the match, though, land knows, they
amt either of 'em showed much pre-
citation of it, an they amt even asst
me to the reception. Amt it nice day
for marryin2 Happy is the bride, you
know. Sue'll have to look out for all
the happiness she can, poor oreeturl He
amt likely to add nothin to it. What?
Oh, amt a-sayin anything ag inst him.
She'll find out fast enough what she's
got for husband. But there, I amt
tho one to be sayin anything about my
neighbors, even such no count ones as
Dick Cuthbert.
Now, Belle Martin, you don't mean
to say you're goin to see Sue get mar
ried? Well, l call that real forgivin of
you. We all know how hard she tried
to cut you out, an now she's done it, an
you're a-goin- My graciousi If she
amt gone an turned back ag'in! An her
face! Mis- Adams, did you see her face?
Did you see how red she got? Sues got
a lot to answer for, 1 tell you.
You remember that time Dick was
goin with Belle an Sue was so awful
sick her folks thought she was goin into
gallopin consumption? [ told Dick one
day he'd oughter not to be SO fascina-
tin-one girl a-spendin all her money
on good clothes for him to look at an
mother one a-dyin cause he wouldn't
look at her. Lord, you oughter seen the
way he glarcd at meas if he'd like to
choke me, for all the world He's got
an awful temper, Dick Unexpectedly
awful-jus' like his father had when he
was Twin. They say he struck his wife
ono night right cross the face for con-
tcrdictin him, an she lay on the floor
near an hour senseless. / told Sue she'd
better look out for Dicks temper if she
didn't want to get knocked down too.
My, didn't her eyes snap Well, she
didn't get left any when tempers was
gettin passed round.
II s'pose you know she an Belle
didn't speak for two months last win
ter? happen to know it was all about
Dick. I told him he was between two
fires. If he took Belle, poor sickly Sued
die right off, an if he took Sue the
other might shoot 'em both. When Belle
gets i'll one of her tantrums, there amt
no holdin her. She's JUS us if she was
downright crazy. Dick said somethin
bout meddlin, but amt likely to be
put down by Dick Cuthberts black
looks, an JUS spoke my mind to him.
Then the mex thing I heard was him an
Sue was engaged, an 1 took the first
chance of tellin her she'd better not let
him have too long rope OF he'd be
danglin round Belle again
MY land, amt the church full Con-
siderin how mean they are i'll entertain
i'll, thought there wouldn t be half as
many. But s'pose most of 'cm como
out Of curiosity All Dick an Sue ain {
either of 'em favorites. Good gracious,
where'd they get SO many flowers? Bor-
rowcd 'em, I'll bet. Bought 'em, you
say? HIM! L don't s'pose you know
when they're goin to pay for 'em, do
you?
well, here they come at last Why,
Mis- Adams, do you SEQ her dress? Vel
Ter as saffron! Her mothers weddin
drcss? Well, maybe So Oh, you know
it is? If that's so--an I'm sure you've
run there of'cn enough to know mos
everything that was goin on
"Shc does look peaked an sick, don't
she, comm up the aisle so slow? 1
shouldn't wonder if she went off sudden
III less year, an Dick might get Il
chance to marry Belle Martin after all.
Hush?' What for? Why, Mis- Adams
you don't think she heard what 1 said.
do you? She turned SO winter Yellcr
If anything. She's about the color of her
dress anyhow. But she didn hear She
thinks so much of herself she'd never
believe but Dicks JUS dyin of love for
her. She's much as said so when told
her Dick was rich i'll girls if he hadn't
much else.
Yes, till death us do part. Sounds
solemn, too, don't it? They both look
solemn enough. I'll bet Dicks sorry al
ready that he didn't take the other one.
Amt that like man? Land! The
longer live the more despisc the most
of 'em see.
We'd better set right here till some
OF the crowd gets out, hadn't we?
What's the matter outside? Can YOU
see, Mis- Adams? What'd he say?
tainted. Who'd he say-Sue? Well, she
lookcd's if she might, didn she? | tell
you, Dick s got Il nice job on MS hands.
Likely to have IL sicllly wife to take care
of for the rest of her life. I'll bet hos
sorry enough. What? Did you hear that,
Mis- Adams? Dead! Do you believe it?
Dead! Sue! An only JUS married! Oh,
let's get outs fast as we can.
We'll, I'm glad of one thing. 1 was
always fond of Sue an fricn'ly. An no
one can say didn't do all | could TO
help her get the husband she wanted.
I'm thankful ] didn't ever make mis-
chief between 'em. Poor Sue!
An now, you mark my words, l bet
Dick'll marry Belle Martins fast as he
call He WON'T do no morn ,nnnrni,,