The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-07-18
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JNUl spare New-Eglander of the old
school, with the gray just frost
ing her temples. Mrs. Van Norden,
stout and jovial, is a dear, motherly
little body, who makes up in good
humor what she lacks in brillancy.
Both are confirmed match-makers, in
which profession they are leading
lights. Nine out of ten Of the young
couples of their acquaintance who
have been married within the last five
years, they claim as their own. They
admit but one real defeat, and that
they lay solely to the perversity of
fate. 1t was in the peculiar case of
Joe SOmers and Blanche FELTON, that
fate and these two guardian angels de
creed differently.
The match, as it originated in their
busy minds, was made one June after
noon on Mrs. Van Norden's porch. Mrs.
Riggs had brought her knitting, and
the rockers creaked merrily.
when l married Joshuay Riggs"
said the tall one, Il knew just what
l was about. l want so foolish as to
put up with no shiftless man. l had
my eyes open. Now, it's all in gettin
a man Of compatible temperament A
lively girl amt no more suited to a
slow-goin' parson than flea to a snail,
an vicey versy. l got man that was
suitable for me.
"Now, there's that Joe Somers, just
come here to spend three months, you
~,
Jones boys down to the crick, an
they've always had a sort of liking for
this country. Now the first minute |
set eyes on Joe Somers, l says,
There's the man for Fay Alden He's
a big, good-natured, jolly young man,
you can see it in his face, and you
know what Fay is Scents so they
must take to each other"
Dear mev' said Mrs. Van Norden,
smiling placidly. who knows but
what they may make a match of it
right this summer? l says, who
knowsT
You know an l know, S'phia Van
Norden, that what young folks needs
nowadays is assistance. And the soon
er we get at it the better"
But things went wrong from the
first. Somehow young Somers persist
ed in showing a liking for other girls,
and Fay persisted in retaining heart
whole cOmpOsure. The weeks wore by.
and Somers displayed an alarming ten
dency to stray from the prescribed
path.
ITS got to be done for EN-" decided
Mrs Riggs. Mrs. Van Norden agreed.
And so there was a picnic party at
Perkins grove, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs.
Van Norden being the chaperOns and
matrOn saints. Fay Alden and Joe
Somers were there, of course There
were also Blanche FELTON,, a sweet,
quiet little creature, and Morton En-
gle, who stood first in his class at col
lege,-another match upon which the
two good ladies had long set their
hearts; also Elsie Maynard and Harry
Bradley, recently engaged, with hell
from the usual source, and made mem
bers of the party because of their in
, spring example.
Lunch was in process of preparation
when the trouble began. The cIotl
, was spread on a grassy knoll by tn,
| lake shore, and baskets were bein,
l emptied. Then some one must 90 t,
: the spring Miss Maynard and Brad
= ley were delegated. Then Fay Alder
l must needs arise with a swishing o
/ skirts and hasten after them.
t They'll never get back if 1 don't,
D she said.
l "P'raps you'd better go long, too,
D said Mrs Riggs, innocently, looking a
S Somers. 1--WE four can set the table.
= I'll 60" volunteered Engle, with III
s usual alacrity and straightway went
r Here was pretty state Of affairs, t
e be sure. Well, the best must be mad
t of it. Operations could be suspende
until the Jacks and Jills returned wit
9 their pail of water.
Dear me-" said Mrs. Van NordeI
81 wish l had a sideboard l hate t
put these things on the ground. Thes
) ants are an abominationl l suppose
ought to be used to this picnic biznes