Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
After Ten Years
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HNCE upon time there was young
~ man and his front name was
Charles.
At about the same time there was a
young woman and her front name was
-Nettie.
Charles was very nice young man,
End Nettie was very nice young lady.
They lived near each other, and natur-
ally were thrown much in each others
company.
The fact is that Charles fell in love
with Nettie, and the affection ripened
as the days went by. This being true
story, tits necessary to admit that Net
tie fell in love with Charles, and that
the affection ripened as the days went
ny.
Charles grew to a mans estate and
marrying. Nettie grew to woman's
estate and joined a woman's club and
began to think of marrying.
BY and by there came an evening.
The sun had set according to it's reg
ular schedule. The soft breezes were
kissing the landscape and the moon
light was kissing the wavelets on the
Iakelet, and Charles was kissing Net
tie.
After that evening Charles began to
wear smile and an distracted look,
and Nettie began to wear little ring.
BY and by there came another day.
The sun rose according to schedule and
poured out it's usual flood of mellow ra-
dance upon happy world.
In a cottage which was properly vine
clad there gathered little company of
relatives and friends, and also Charles
and Nettie, and the air was heavy with
the odor of roses, and Charles was
e<leclxed out in a brand new Prince AL
bert coat, while Nettie was sweetly,
simply beautiful in the regulation
bride-white gown. The preacher took
his place in front of the bay window.
Cousin Jennie pounded out a Men
.slelssohn wedding march, while Charles
and Nettie marched from the side bed
room to the front parlor and took their
lpiaces as they had rehearsed for weeks.
ct was all over in a moment and they
were one. And they were both very
happy, and everybody got piece of
ahe wedding cake and kissed the bride,
and The bride cried a little, and Charles
said anyone that wouldn't get married
WAS a chump, and so the whole thing
-1s.vesed off very pleasantly.
All this happened ten years ago. On
their wedding journey Charles told
Nettie that he was only poor young
man. with a name and fame yet to
make, but with the inspiring compan-
8onship of the noblest woman on the
face of the earth he would win fame
and honor and riches. He told her that
he could not now deck her in purple
and fine linen, or take her to Niagara
falls, but to watch him as the years
should speed by and see how his tire
less efforts should be rewarded, and
how they would rejoice in luxuries hon
-estly earned.
"When we have been married ten
years." he said, ''we will lay aside all
our business and household cares and
take our yacht and make a trip around
the world. We will call our yacht the
>Nettie,' and she shall be as beautiful
and fair to look upon as is her charm.
ing mistress"
And Nettie Struggled up little closer
and whispered: THAT will be so love
", Charles"
1t would have been lovely, too.
There came still another day. and its
consequent evening. The clouds were
lowering in the western sky and the
= aspect was as threatening as aspects
usually get at the close of a still, hot
day in midsummer. The front porch
.of a semi-suburban fiat was occupied
by a family consisting of bewhiskere6
man, n mother-hubbaried woman anc
Two chubby little girls. Trolley car.
were whizzing merrily along the stree,
below and all the other time-honorec
=accompaniments of a quiet evening
-were present in proper proportions.
Charles, for it was indeed he, was sit
ting with his feet upon the porch rail
ing and smoking large, dark-coloret
pipe. Nettie, for it was indeed she
sat with folded arms, and gazing wist
fully into the Silly night. The tw,
little girls were busy on the floor witt
their box of water-color paints. Pres
emily little Elsie came to her mothe
and exhibited the picture she had bee
painting. 1t was picture of ship
= generous-sized blue ship, with a vel
low mast and purple sail, the Who'll
lFsoating more or less gracefully upon