Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-12
A Case Of Double Persuasion.

A Case Of Double Persuasion
It was pleasant night In Septem
Der when Judge Jonadab Boggs can't
to the point. Miss Dinah Bevins wa
visiting her brother, who lived mo-
very tar from the Judge; and he wa.
laying siege to her heart at that place
The front porch had been surrendered
by the family to Miss Dinah and hel
sutton. and annoying interruptions
from the children had been carefully
guarded against, for to the acute sen
sibilities Of Dinah's sister-in-law that
evening pointed to a proposal.
How do you do this evening
Judge" was the greeting Miss Dlnah
gave him as he came up the walk that
memorable night.
Il was feelin kinder lonesome like
at home, and thought I'd come over
and see you," he replied, taking a
chair and deposlting his hat and cane
by his side on the porch.
Il shouldn't think that a man like
you would ever get lonesome" she re-
marked.
We'll, jes' do. You see my place
Is sot back from the road and there
amt no other houses In sight there,
and since my son and his wife went
of to Texa there's obody left; and |
tell you, Miss Dinah, it's a lonely
place. But | know somebody who
could make mighty big change over
there"
Who is he?" she inquired blandly.
"'Tain't no he. It's q her, and you
know who mean"
Il amt much of a hand at guessin'
conundrums. Judge she said. and
if you mean anything in particular you
better talk it right out
Well | mean you and nary one
else guess things would change up
teetoally If you was to take charge OF
the place"
Il should think they would. Id cut
away about half of them trees there,
for they amt good for nothin' but
chlls, and I'd have that old barb wire
fence down in no time and nice
palm fence in place of it. certainly
would swop things around there II I
had the management of it"
"Jes' you take me, then, and come
over and improve the place as much
as you are a-mind to-"
DO | understand Judge Ponadab
Boggs, that you are askin' me to mar
ry your"
That's exactly what I'm tryin' to
propose to you, and if you will only
do 1t you'll cure one of the worst
cases of lonesomeness in this civil
deestrict."
81 amt doctoring the lonesomes
now nor keerin' much about curin'
'em, but want to discuss this here
matter with you. How old are you,
Judge"
I'm about sixty, more or less,' ans
wered the Judge, shiftlly.
Considerable more, guess. Near
er seventy, amt you?"
IL guess am, but come of long
lived family. My grandfather lived
to be 106-"
Never mind; he's dead. Now lem
me tell you, Judge, do you know
what think Of man Of your age
goin' round a-courtin' in this here
swift way?"
No, don't, but | had to be swift,
'caus | amt got no time to spare"
well, you ought to be plum
'shamed Of yourself. Don't you know
that you've got no business mar
ryin'?"
Noun, don't know that. l think
| ought to git married; and pari pos
sum, as the law says, ! think you
ought to-
mo, Jonadab Boggs, you're wrong"
Lemme show you. You are nearly sew
enty years old; you've got eight chill
dren an two or three grandchildren
and 1t seems to me that you ought to
be satisfied to pass the rest of your
days with them, a kinder patriarch
s'rounded by your descendants and
your ilocks."
But they've all gone an left me-
None Of em won't live at home with
me cause it's so far out of the way;
and then can't leave my place and
live with any Of them. 1t would go
to rack and ruin. There amt nobody
in the world that is more in need Of
a wife than be-"
1T looks like TO me that il YOU
married at your time Of life you'd be
a big goose, and II | married I'd be a
bigger one. II should take up and
marry now | don't know how Sid's
wife would get along, or Sues baby
ever get proper raisin'. The trouble
70 that I've got several nephews an
nieces that just couldn't do without
me-"
Don't you believe It. l bet II the
truth was knowed every one Of them
wishes you'd tend to your own bust
49, and Let than alone."