Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

| he'd get to hoise racing for money Old
man Iwombly was pretty fond of a horse
race himself. Neither he nor Tim dared
put any horses to trotting at the fair in
our county for fear of what the other
would think So finally they sold all their
stock except one old horse. SO as to keep
temptation out of their own way. Tins
uncle gave 'em the spring wagon, and Il
was the only vehicle they had. This uncle
was a rich mill owner out In Minnesota
and ne come on to visit 'em once and the
! pnaeton they were using crowded him and
his wife. His wife was a little stout but a
hne-looking woman. Well, as | was say
ing, this little phaeton crowded them so
that he bought the Twomblys a spring
wagon and made them present of it. so
| as TO get back TO the station in comfort
after their visit was over Old man Twom-
oly thought heap of that spring wagon;
wouldn't let mud spot stay on il five min
utes IL he could help it. But smelling schools
were his delight, and he used to get In and
| drive half a dozen of us to the school house
TOUR miles away, because he once spelled
down a class. He was fine sDelier Bun
Billy Thompson could beat him Billy was
a little, sawed-on man, who had to wear
goggles when the sun was high He
couldn't do anything much but spell His
mother was Carter. Fine old family. the
Carriers. They used to live In a big brick
house just opposite"
We know all about the Carriers" put in
aunt Mary who is the only person who
ever assumes to interrupt a story
To be sure. Well. to make a long story
| short, we were all bundled in the wagon
Ihere was Jake Wilton and Sally Sewers
| Jake and Sally was keeping company then
| Some of Jake's relations said that Sally
was setting her cap for him and that an
gered her so that she refused to marry
MN when he asked her just to show her
| independence. Then she'd relent and take
| u back, and promise TO have him and then
! shed get TO thinking IL all over and take
| IL back. So one evening Jake he called
on her and brought a friend of his from the
| city along. introduce him got
MIN acquainted in the neighborhood. They
got to talking about getting married in a
bantering kind of way. and yake's friend
said he'd have been married long ago only
he was afraid he wouldn't know how to
act at the. ceremony. being kind of bashful.
| So Jake proposed a rehearsal and Sally
thought Ii was good Joke. They went
| through it then and there. Jake takin' the
part of the groom. Sally the part Of the
bride, and the friend being the minister.
And the first thing Sally knew Jake had
popped q ring on her finger and the stranger,
who was a regular ordained preacher, was
making out the documents. and she was
good and married all Of a sudden. That
preacher had just come to take charge.
| He smart talker. but he wasn't
thodox enough to suit some
I'VE know all about the preacher" said
Aunt Mary.
"To he sure Well. as was saying. Hull
dab Billings. she sat the front seat with
old man Twombly. She didn't have any
beau, being such n cut-up that nobody
| riled at her sarcasm. We were passing
[ along the patch of level Just this side Of
| Sellers woods. Sellers woods has all been
| cleared away. There's town there-one of
| these speculative towns
I'VE know all about the town" said
Aunt Mary.
ITO be sure. Well, as I was saying Hull
| dab, who was the greatest cut-up l ever
saw, told Twombly to stop the wagon, be-
cause she wanted to talk to a little boy vino
was driving some cows along the road.
| None of US knew him nor any of his peo-
/ pie and that's where the Joke came i'm.
! 1t showed what {. reader Of human nature
| Hnidah was She always claimed that
there never was a family that lived entire
| ly peaceful. Kitty Jamison who sat next
| to me-she was a nice girl, Kitty was. Her
I'VE know all about Kitty" said Aunt
| Mary.
ITO be sure. Well. as / was saying, Hull
| dab, she leaned over the edge of the wagon
| and says: Good evening, Bub' He says:
Good evening" Come here says Huldah.
| I want to ask You something. Do your
| pa and ma quarrel much as they used
| to" 'Yes'm,' says the boy; Just about the
| same Huldah was as solemn as a
| Judge all the time, but the rest OF us didn't
| get over laughing till We got to the school
house"