The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-07-12
A Bride and Groom
First Christmas
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ASr hst0 l tto1iSS ~ az GA
asy. our ana iiad planned their we'd
.44 ~ te lSth OF December that
:! might wind up the festivities al
= wn"n other reonie We're also
wen oter 10 pleasure
- u ie..n 1t tnC lightning.
Fou. ana HULA bad been playnlates.
I'D whom t.cv wn,e 1T that ace when
-1r4t,4 pos, nlto youth aud are cast
- a-c~i 81 taei: iIeS occupation
81: f3-r. lat Of f.sin.cn-c id aud
.n,nfnrt 10 him. In talking over his flu
die TOM 49, bod, intellectual and am
-ehot.>, lie esiitl 10 20 10 college anu
tt"f> that - St;h:y IL profession. But
nIl XiS the son of Il willow whose
.>n..ot .Il,ul.e kept her plncDe'i in or
- :, % bgE his Schooi::ls. and
fter Tat I-4m would not bear of hcl
continuing Eer sacrifices. Tom had Il
,re.,' man! friends among his compan
:on-. - we'll .S admirers among Older
PEOPLE. There was ii good deal Of sym
tbatiN expressed Tor him on his srauu-
,itiou at IL high sclooi that one so
fitted for professional life must go into
n business occupation.
one day Tom received Il note from an
DID friend IF his nntlter's statin. that
TX vi fitiS tJifi w. ~ rtti Iot
the piirI, ,s,.s of It collegiate and profes
sional eIhc,tiJn that is. he would do
so ais ibn- IS lie fms v.fe fortbcom
ing. Tolu 49, TO .i.e him nuteS foi
the amounts with interest. Tom was
very much SufnriScl 20 receive such III.
offer from the man who mad. il. for he
was couSidernd very Siin-S. lie was
not SURPRISED tat lis benefactor cx
nQ1tll II "a tIl4nnut 7 a ,.t.lIpnnl ,u,i
with interest. He accepted the Offer
and tie ncxI fail entered college.
Tom dt! Mt fog. ct ! lila. He heard
soon after te left her th"t she hid h,
come Il teacher on a very small salary
report saying That he: f:triIe.. had made
tAlsiness l,~ IS. Ic this as il may. Ju-
liza tSpk hpi.i of her Work ener@ctictlly
ami every lAitr advanced. Tom mc:tn
while WIS teaching during Vacations
and tutoring i'll term time. The small
amounts he WAS enabled Ii pick M in
this way. lo=rti or with the prizes and
scholarships he wGl. added to the re
miItan,e> he re, ei Ell. enabled him IL
get through college. and in Il silnilar
manner he secured lbs degree rs doc
tor of inedi inc. So we'll fitted was he
for this profession Of his cho'ce that
Tux hiA III NFS =t'i'lhhtVi bN was 'ii'ittF
..s>iStynl 40 Il noted surgeon. II Iectur-
"r ut the medical college where Tom
1nd stu,iir,l. at a salary of S1.5tn a
e.,r.
Tom had met many @irls Willie pur-
ui!i:: his studies and on one OF two
cc:Si ,is had lie, ONE souteWn.,t inter
StVu. but tnere was something coul-
n;ing &I,put his Old Sciioolmata that
md, lin, ...J 10. - I-,,, I;r !; a..
vork that he would like her To lie his
'ernIunent . ninion. The result WIS
lat he aSkcI her to DE his Wife. and
lie consented.
But there was something more than
his we'll con, eivei adjunct 70 hi@
Ii lis in store for Tom Kenworthy. A.
have said. the couple returned f.oin
lheir weutting trip and entered for the
asst tirle Tie coy little home they has
peeu preparing for months before their
'iarria.e. Ton had deie:uline,i To l:..t
sit.t. *3.lU :; Jc,tr from his salary to
ward pa. IA: oil the advances made 70.
rs ~eLtcdL."n- This, with The fact tlat
az mitch lsad been eX, en,ie,I iii titt.nc
ii" ho:Se. .etcriIilied the young ieu
pie To make each other ii Christmas
present consisting solely of some he
ce>sil! tlat hhd not been Included III
tnelr "ediins presents.
1iley reached home Christmas eve
lnd tJuIiu tHtt kIIpi frIeltdS had tidicd
~ every cling, putting flow eTs Ltfe and
,Iere and lighting up the house. \
ice supper had been provided. ana
TOMS brother and JuIia sister con
stlruteI l..c-a.eiNes walters 10 serve ii
o tie COUPE who We're taking their
lrst NEIL III their own house. There
vas to be Il reunion of bod sides of
the family the next morning at break
fast, for which every thing had been
provided. When the bride aud groom
had mashed the others Withdrew with
be Eitticr Guiding that they were to
be OH hand ut 8 O'Clock the next morn
ing. presents FOR all to be opened after
breakfast.
There was a merry party Christmas
morning Tom sat at the head of the
table with his mother on his right.
Julia at the other end with her father
and mother on each hand. The rest of
the board WAS taken up by the brothers
and sisters, with Julia's little brother
Ted OH Il high chair. After breakfast
Tom put the presents on the table and
distributed them. His present to Julia
dilu HcT present. 10 uiul ne pIl iii Tie |
last. When the others had been given.
taking up II box. he handed it to his
wife. She opened it 70 find a coffeepot
something that had been omitted in
the presents. All clapred their hands
at the idea OF IL groom giving his bride |
on their first christmas so practical an
article. Then Julia produced her pres
ent for Tom. IT was in Ii very large
p box and was of very light |
weight. Ton un~wrarred il and took
ont nnothe- hoX which contained |