Sharp County record., 1899-12-29
After Ten Years
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0NCE upon q time there was young
man and his front name was
Charles.
At about the same time there was
young woman and her front name was
Nettie.
Charles was very nice young man,
and 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, it Is necessary to admit that Net
tie fell In love with Charles, and that
the affection ripened as the days went
by.
Charles grew to mans estate and
raised whiskers and began to think Of
marrying. .Nettie grew to woman's
estate and joined woman's club and
began to think Of marrying.
BY and by there came an evening.
The sun had set according to its>reg-
ular schedule. The soft breezes were
kissing the landscape and the moon.
light was kissing the wavelets on the
lakelet, and Charles was kissing Net.
tie. q,,-.G.
After that evening Charles began to
wear q smile and an abstracted look,
and Nettie began to wear little ring,
BY and by there came another day,
The sun rose according to schedule and
poured out Its usual food Of mellow ra-
dance upon happy world.
In cottage which was properly vine
clad there gathered little company of
relatives and friends, and also Charles
and Nettle, and the air was heavy with
the odor Of roses, and Charles was
decked out in brand new Prince AL
bert coat, while Nettie was sweetly,
simply beautiful In the regulation
bride-whlte gown. The preacher took
his. place In front Of the bay window.
Cousin, Jennie pounded out Men
delssohn, wedding march, while Charles
and Nettie marched from the side bed
room to the front parlor and took their
places as they had rehearsed for weeks.
IT wcs all over In moment and they
were one, And they were both very
happy, and everybody got piece of
the wedding cake and kissed the bride,
and the bride cried little, and Charles
said anyone that wouldn't get married
was a chump, and so the whole thing
passed off very pleasantly.
All this happened ten years ago. On
their wedding journey Charles told
Nettie that he was only poor young
man, with name and fame yet to
make, but with the inspiring compan-
ionship 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. tive will lay aside all
our business and household cares and
take our yacht and make 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 snuggled up little closer
and whispered: THAT will be so love-
ly, Charles"
1t would have been lovely, too.
There oame still another day, and It's
consequent evening. The clouds were
lowering In the western sky and the
aspect was rs threatening as aspects
usually get at the CLOSE Of still, hot
day In midsummer, The front porch
OF q semi-suburbap fat was occupied
by q family consisting OF bewbskered
man, n mother.hubbnrded woman and
two chubby little girls, Trolley oars
were whizsipg merrily along The street
below and MI the other time.honored
accompapiments Of quiet evening
were present In proper proportions.
Charles, for II was indeed he, was sit.
ting with his feet upon the porch rail,
Ing md smoking large, dark.colored
pipe. Nettie. for II was indeed slr,
sat with folded arms, and gazing wist.
fully into the Silly night, The two
little girls were busy on tho floor with
their box OF water-color pants, Pres
emily little Elsie came TO her mother
md exhibited the picture she had been
painting. II was picture Of ship
a generous.sized blue ship, with q yel.
low mast and purple sail, the whole
floating more or less gracefully upon q
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