The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-16

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er over bashfulness, only to hear::a
sweet, Yes, Charley"
Can | aspire to-er to-that is
what do you think | would say if
| saw the Goddess of Liberty?n
why, Charlie, how could l
knowY What would you say ?"
I'D say Statue"
80, you funny boy" remarked
Polly, but what were you trying
to tell me?" A lapse of silence fol-
lowed and then Charlie was en-
couraged by soulful, appealing
look from Polly's sweet blue eyes.
IF | might only hope to-er-to-,"
Language failed him again 1t
was seemingly hopeless case, and
it might have been only for de-
mure:
"Charlie, I've said yes, and if
you mean it | mean it too, and
and"
And to this day that young man
will insist that he popped the
question.
All this happened away down
East in the little town of Cicero,
Vermont, and it was not very long
before there was wedding
A letter from Polly to Uncle Josh
at Florence, announcing the mar
riage, soon brought reply, for
Polly was, as Uncle Josh declared, 4,
the only one left for him to care
for He wrote very etfusively of
his delight at her exhibition of
what he called grit and proposed
that if Charlie and Polly would To-
cate at Florence he would bestow
upon them such a gift as would
enable them to have nice home
and live comfortably the rest of
their days.
This" wrote Josh, will be my
wedding gift to you Idon't know
of anything better for you to DO,
for Florence is the most protita BILE
place for young couple to start
life that | know of !"
About ten days subsequently, a
travel worn party arrived at Flor
ence. Uncle Josh, although sixty
years of age, was on hand at the
depot to greet the couple, and as
he shook hands with both of them
at once, his face once more showed
the CLEAN of youth and his feet
were spry as he gallantly directed
the party to the carriage at the
curb.
We'll drive up to the Fremont
hotel" said Uncle Josh. They
have built brand new house and
furnished and fitted it with the
best kind of fxin's from top to bot
tom, and everything is run up to
date so that everybody that stops
there now seys that there haint d
finer hotel of its size to be found
anywhere, and well, here we are,
and you can meet the folks
The party was cordially greeted by
Mr. FL. l. Rice, the proprietor,
and after as fine supper as ever Il
hungry party sat down to, they
were shown INTO the parlor, which
was homelike and cozy I've
made this my home ever since your
Aunt Jane died." said Uncle Josh
and when people like Mr. Rice
make you feel at home, | can't
help saying that they deserve ali
the trade they get. He's got a
house good enough for town ten
times the siza of Florence" con
tinued the old man. speaking very
earnestly, land the people here
ought to be very proud the've got
such fine hotel"
Tired out with travel the little
company soon broke up and re-
tired for the night. In the morn
ing after the usual greetings had
been given and break fast had been
partaken of, Uncle Josh, in his
original manner, said, '.Well,
folks, I'm thinking we'd better
get livery rig and be look
ing out for lot to build house
on" They Immediately hired a
rig and went for a drive AS they
seated themselves in th, carriage
half hour later. Polly remarked,
''Well, Uncle. this is about as ele-
CANT turnout as one usually sees
anywhere pranciug horses. amt
they beauties? Well fixed up aud
as nice in every way AS can be
and rubber tired carriage, too
Is this rig kept especially for rich
folks?" "Oh. dear. no." remarked
Uncle Josh, when Judge Keller
sends rig from his barn he al
ways follows his motto the three
SIS style, speed and safety and
you can always reckon on right
treatment. I've driven his teams
a good many times, and I've never