The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27

4 FIFADLONO Il
COJRISFiIF. II Il
BY PETER MARTHUR. Il
BY PETER M'ARTHUR.

dreary time they had of it. The Old
man was getting weak ana thin blood
ed, aHd many Il morning he sat before
the lire and Grumhud because he lack
ed the carr h" was used to. y hoUSc
without woman is not 4 home. but Il
den. and before spring the Old man felt
that unless Il woman came to take care
of them lie would not he long for this
world. lie was too far stricken in
years himself to think of marrying
again, but Dugald was just of the
right age 50 he raised the matter with
him.
1T is time you got married, Du-
gall.' he said one morning.
"'Poof" said Dugald. Are You los
ing your h2"d|
You are 10 past the old man kept
on, and WAS only 81 when married
"To get away from the subject Du-
gald went cur to the slashimg to chop.
But the Old man had the notion in his
head ana kept thinking about it and
talking to Dugald every chance he Had
AF4i L''->f'!' ''s-,lil ~ tItl!!N '' II, u a..
and WHOM hr started to thlml of il re
began to stare at the girls in church.
and the moe hr stared ut tHrm the
more h" thought OF it, fer the IlciAails
are Il set people. and when they let
their minds ON a thing they think Of
nothing else. But Du-aiG was IT,
most hashful man IN the country. ana
though he stared NJ the girls he woul4
color To Ia" roots OF his hair r. on" of
them happened to Tool; back at him
still have always noticed that when y
backward man screws mp his courage
he will do things that an ordinary man
would not have the face for
"Woi. the old man kept talking right
along. ana Du"ald kept thinking. and
when the spring came be just about
made up his mind that the old man
was right. Hut lie had the seeding 10
do, and he kept in himself until the
spring work was done and there was 4
resting spell between the seeding and
ha!in%. Then one fine morning he
turned his horses out to pasture. put
on his Sabbath black clothes and was
trying to comb his hair when his ia
ihcr came i'll and asked what he was
doing
Il am going to get married. SAID
Dugald rs hard as brass.
"'And whom are you going to mar
ryT
"Mary MclEillan.'
"Iittle Mary?
4" 'Ycs.'
"'You are Il fool said the fathor
She is only baby. What we want
is Il wife to take care Of us and not n
child 10 raise
"But it's me that's to marry her
said DuGald
"Hech. it is. is it, said the old man
testify. But l can't see how scnsi-
BE man Xix" Dan Mcmillan would ever
be such Il fool as TO let Il baby like
Mary marry a big r2dhcadcd oar like
YOU, even II am to leave you the
farm.
"'Ho hasn't been asked said Du-
gald. Folks going 10 Get married now
don, has" things made up for item By
tn" old people and minister's as thoy
did when sou were young
"'Anl WHOM dil Eou have time TO so
SparlsiD" Nary without Dan hrying his
eye on "uu: am even surprised t0a.
Mary didn't give you a clip when yoa
asked her
"'But haven't asked her yet. am
just going to now
"Poof" said the old man. You arr
big fool, Dugald. ana know nothing
Of the ways of women. Now he scnai-
bic and let me send for the minister
and Tiger Dunlop ana old Mrs. Ne
Gu%an and we viii pick out some nice
body suited for you and do things in an
orderly way
"Eut Nugald didn't say n word He
Just walked ont Of lhC house and start
cd acros# the fields toward McAIiilan'S
place. He WIS Il rpdh"adcd giant then.
though You wouldn't think it whom he
takes up tn" collection now. As said
before, he had worked himself mp to Il
point where he was no more himself
than n negro Malay that had run
amuck Having always been hushful.
he didn't know how to talk to women.
so WHOM h. got TO Mc3tillan'4 he just
walked into the kitchen where Mary
was WORKING and Spluttcrcd out:
"'AialE, want YOU 10 marry me-
"'What are You talking about you
big long legged @andcr|
The house is lonely without a mis-
trcss, and | have been looking ut You
in the church and have made UP my
mind that YOU are the woman | want
so that's why YOU have been
gaWEing at me in church, is itT
"'But you often looked back at me-
How could | help it when y0u
used to turn round in front Of me and
stare at me with your big fool cycsT
And then without another word Mary
grabbed Il kettle of hot water off the
crane in the fireplace and sOuScd Du-
gald with it. 1t took him fair, and he
let Il yell out of him like n heather In
dian. Before he got to the door she
gave him couple more splashcs, and.
though it didn't scald him, it made him
yell Her father and mother heard the
noise ana came running in, and when
they found out what was the matter
they said it served him right, so Du.