The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-09

ject Matrimony and a home"
Obadiah funbled with his stra ggling
whiskers and gazed at the lines long and
thoughtfuily. He liked the way the lady
had expressed herself
Plump and pleasing-plump and pleas
ins."
He said It over and over many times.
No ma tier where his eye wandered. it
soon returned to the fascinating sentence
and ponderingly, he unconsciously
hummed the words TO the tune of "Old
hundred
He wondered how it would seem to
have a wife that was plump and pleas
ing Lydia had been lean and angular
to a marked degree. Never plump and
not always pleasing. object a home
that he could give her, as cozy and com
Portable as any reasonable woman could
ask The result of his cogitations was
a letter which he spent the whole even
ing inditing, being a slow penman and
very uncertain as to spelling. He ad-
dressed ii to ]. A. B. as directed in the
advertisement, sent it off in the morning
mail and awaited results.
In due time an answer came which
pleased him, and so after cautious and
satisfying correspondence behold Obadiah
in his Sunday clothes, his troublesome
stardhed shirt and collar doing an I'M
Wonted service, wandering along Boston
busy streets in search of the Common ana
Soldiers Monument, that being the place
designated by the plump and pleasing one
for their first meeting. His hair and
beard which he had treated to generous
dressing of musk-scented hair oil, were
carefully combed and il gave him a slick
and unnatural appearance. His SUNDAY
boots creaked loudly on the stone flag
P1ng and 10 paved with n-pVed inter-
est at the unusual sights on all sides.
He had never been in large city before
but having great confidence in his own
acuteness, he felt quite at his ease, and
When a newsboy yelled Hi, Jimmie, get
on to the Rube" Obadiah bestowed upon
the urcnn wink so prodigious and
knowing that the abashed boy imagined
II was IL a mistake, and that Obadiah
must be the advance agent for some far
mer drama, in disguise. kindly police
man directed him to the Common and Sol
olers' Monument. where on his arrival
he seated himself and adjusted a bit Of
red ribbon in his buttonhoe that being
the sign suggested by the unknown for
Ms Identification.
Soon he became aware that a person
was watching him from seat some dis
lance away. 1t was a woman. He could
not distinguish her features at the dis
lanee, but her form was very prominent
she was robed in a black satin dress with
Strings Of jet across the front which re-
He-ied many shimmering points of light
ln the sunshine. feminine observer
would have noticed that the satin was
.onslderably worn and rusty, but Obadiah
thought il was about the richest affair
ne mad ever gazed upon. However, it was
Hol the dress SO much as the weerer that
amazed him. Her breadth was startling.
swor! that woman is bigger round
man Matilda Razey.' muttered Obadiah,
e'Hparlng the stranger with the, largest
woman Of his acquaintance. wonder
what she's eyein' me for" He hitched
uneasily.
Inc object of his attention arose. shook
ou' her glistening raiment, opened a sun
-H'rella which looked absurdly small and
u"'ea slowly in his direction. He now
nouled that she carried in her hand a
1,n'n OF violets, which was also an iden-
ing mark, settled upon in his corre-
F''aence with J. A. b.
IF faint her. I'm an Injunr thought
s surprised man. Great Scott! l don't
hef and don't want TO see her"
me covered the red ribbon with his
S mana and sauntered away, trying 40
"S'e indifferently. Noting that, she
spondingly. endeavoring 10 keep the
.-1inent between them. He circled the
,o.liheht several times with the lady
s.a ing IN his wake like a ship under full
al eot 10 see her. anyhow" he mutter-
A. Cause reckon she'll chase me all
~ / cont He paused and pretend
MOI. PC sreauy interested In the monu-
mental inscription. she was quickly be-
'da him N1'OA'' W
excuse me. sir" she began 81 want
ask YOU II YOU was Mr.. Glmley."
noticed that the voice was low and
lhs and tinged with foreign accent.
r-7' ma'am, Obediah Gimicy. from
t'ey Holler." He turned and bobbed
t "yoa' looking at her sharply What
'W was an attractive. pleasant face.
pI1 nI0wn, kindly eyes, q good mouth