The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-01-24
A HICKMAN STORY,
" And How Won My VIE in Hickman. a:

breast, mud and all, will you be my
wifeg'
Yes" she answered, IF you'll kill
that dreadful rabbit
| IN have that rabbits feet before
tomorrow night" raptuousiy exclaim-
ed, Lets seal the compact"
We kissed.
Next day had seventeen of the most
expert rabbit hunting boys of Hickman
out on grand rabbit hunt. Prof. Link
said l almost broke up the Hickman
High School. / got the rabbit. Here
! is one of its fore feet on my watch
chain. Josie has it's mate. We wear
these as souvenirs OF our loye plighting.
From this time on / had fairly smooth
sailing. Josie and fixed our marriage
day and devoted ourselves to prepare
ton for the event.
bought delightful cottage on the
hill in East Hickman and had my friends
Stephens & Smith. furnish and fit it up
complete ready for occupancy, with
carpets. parlor. sitting room and bed
room furniture. window shades and
everything, in fact conducive TO COM
fort and convenvenience,
had my young friend G. L. Bondu-
Iant, OF the insurance firm of j. j. G..
Bondurant d Son, insure both house
and contents In one of his reliable Fire
Insurance Companies. 1 also secured
from the same firm policy on my life
In that grand old institution, "The New
England Mutual Life Insurance Co, I"
for $40, 900, payable to Josie in case of
my death. This company | know , TO
be the soundest, cheapest and at the
the same time granting the most liberal
contract OF any life company In the
country.
In the mean time Josie was not idle,
She was busy In preparation. She was
In constant consultation with that su-
perb artist Miss n. johnson, who is at
the head of the Dress Making Depart
ment OF the popular establishment of
u. ID. Simmons, who makes a speciality
OF Ladies Dress Goods and Furnishings.
This enterprising firm stands at the
head Josie told me, of the trade for fine
and fashionable goods for the ladies, en-
Toying an immense trade. Miss Jonn-
son late OF st. Louis. who conducts the
dressmaking department is an accom-
plished tailoress as well as lady of
unrlvalled taste in the execution of
orders
Josies wedding trosseau was perfect
In every detail, The dress was of veile
cream brocaded satin in relief of real
lace artistlcally set off with orange
blossoms. 1t was entirely too lovely for
description but not too lovely for Josie
Josie bought her shoes at Rice Il Nay
lor's. She said she always got the best
fitting. easiest and longest wearing
shoes OF this reliable shoe house. /
found these gentlemen SO agreeable and
their goods SO desirable that 1 bought
several pairs to wear on different occas-
ions. also bought of them some love-
ly neckwear and underwear of which
they carry a splendid variety.
/ concluded the proper thing to do
was to make Josie a wedding present,
So / stepped into Chas. G. Schlenker's
lewelry store, where after looking over
his large stock of up to-date Jewelry,
l bought, in addition to a superb dia-
mond ring, beautiful gold watch and
chain and had her name engraved upon
the case. Josie and afterwards bought
OF MIR. Schlenker a handsome service of
silver for our table.
feel under obligations to those tom
serial artists. r. u. Caldwell and Will
Crowell, who contributed so largely to
my comfort have an abiding impress
sion that the razor and scissors as WELD
ed by these able BARRIERS in doing my
shaving and hair cutting. contributed
no little to my success.
In discussing plans to make our we'd
ding an event to be remembered in HEX
man, suggested to Josie that we give
a champagne supper, after the ceremony,
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no whlskey or wine being used, except
Just little for mince pies, custards and
an occasional boot leg presentment,"
l thought it might be an agreeable
breakage in the irksomeness Of present
conditions.
But Josie was stalwart anti -saloon-
list, anti-drinkist and all round temper
ance girl.
mo, sir" she said, "IIl tell you what
Wen do, we'll have charity wedding"
What be married as paupersY"
said l,
mo indeed wen have a grand we'd
ding in the City Hall. Be married by
Mayor Tom Dillon. Tickets one dollar
Proceeds to be devoted to the relief of
the poor of the town." So we agreed
upon charity wedding, We arnouuc-
ed it in the Courier.
Shall 1 tell yen about that wedding?
1t was success, not only as to the TIVE
prime actors, Josie and myself, but it
was financial wonder. 1t seemed like
everybody had dollar to spend to see
US married. People were there from
Union City and Fulton and other little
towns around. The Laclede Hotel was
full OF "drummers" who had made it q
point to be in Hickman on the occasion
The poor OF Hickman were provided for
q long time afterward.
pass over the brief interval of our
bridal tour, which was a succession of
pleasant experiences.
We returned to our home and settled
down to practical life, Josie was a
trif1e worn ont after the fatigue of travel
and sent me down to T. T. Swayne's
Drug Store to get prescription filed.
this was her favorlte establishment for
the purchase Of medicines, toilet articles
and household remedies. l have since
found Swaynes Is be "the place to buy
drugs in Hickman,
Only one thing remained to make our
housekeeping easy and pleasant, We
had made arrangements to buy cur
groceries and "sating things at Rogers
q Tnrelkelds. We now had q telephone
put IN the house, connecting us with
this hrm and thereafter had no trouble
as every order was promptly and accu-
rately filed. Josie said. 0IJncIe Jack