Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-05-12
BY Jocnna S.nS.:e


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anu l''' N''il Sii'llN S"oh "h"h%h 10
'"t' nui l can nave IL hI"W III your
halr ll''o my ewes ANA S''llh These
ioluS Hh'" III lou nav" il c"hhlP'loh
III II your "''"'h uroSS ulHli ser
soou' ana SO """ld /. II WOULD MS
grace me We IIad' every Weddlh
"reSS III 'hIS village Ior hIt""h years,
"iI 'N''P' MaI''i! hu'I'F : "IlI'h was
'I'H ''''"t' '''"'Sh l doii just say tlat
h"u any ''''i'~ l" no WIN her o"lh dl-
No''e" III year t'fie. Nelly laugh
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III not sure ''','' IL hi'o" IL II IL
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marry ',''' 'i''' anu w ,''"" e',.
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"It,s silly mot to IA, os h,r,,. a. t,o
Lord will LET Won hn \eIv I dnu,+ Io+
myself cit ton old to forrit that Won
and Harry be os h,,,nv q, v,u ,,, and
be good There -,iu't th,t sIeova
sweet? got to git this dress of vnurs
done this week SOS | can rit nj Annie
Paine's. Her wrddin's in June too, It's
the Lords own month for wcddin'S.
and there had ought to be another be-
sides yours and Annie'S in this vii
lagc.' \clly'S reSplcndcnt image in
the glass made her ask abscntly:
'John Kings and Alice White'S."
Nelly considered the fit of her little
gir,Ile before she said CarclcsSly:
"Nhy, they've been engaged forever
ENcrybody'S used to it. | guess they
are themselves or they'd do something
about it. know Harry would not
wait that way for me-he- he cares too
much"
Nelly ut twenty saw no romance in Il
ten years engagement, but Sylvia
knew that no woman gets used to he
ing always engaged and never mar
ried. She took the last pin from her
mouth and explained:
ITS his mother and her father that
stand in the way. They are selfish old
cOotS to stand in the way of the chill
dren's happiness. Even If Alcc's fa-
ther had any one to look after him |
doubt whether Alice who is the sweet
est thing that ever lived. could get
along with Johns mother. She's Il
heady old piece if she is smart and
handsome, and she likes her own way
too we'll to want daughtrr-in-Iaw to
have first pIac" in the house John has
earned and built with his own hands
His father WAS no earthly account. and
folks do say all Mrs King married him
for was to spite Corncia Jones. who
was dead in love with him and was
say" Sylvia took the soft satin care
fully off over the girls pink shoulders
NclIy'S sympathy was aroused. As she
dressed she made n laughing propOSal
well. something ought to be done.
and it's work for YOU. Sylvy. You're
ALWAYS setting things straight for pco-
ple WHY don't tbc old folks get thcm-
selves ont nf thc w,vp Why thov
uiybt ,ot p,,rr;.1 thav ,ui,,ht u,,,rr
o,rh othor, yo, ,ttorI :, - ,,u.,.o
dom. h,rIor thir,s on1 I'm holm Won
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'"I.'N'" VI II,
Me'h''I''' \''IE S'"'''er'" t""'r" '"e
NlnE '"'''S'' "''''' '''l' "'"'n''
was a' WORK among 'he h"W"r peuS.
Inc willow was taIl' SIM "Id ladE'
as neat as wax ana SUN handsome In
warllk" sort OF way. with very black.
Snappy eyes. white teeth and thick
gray hair. Nelly stopped and leaned
over the fence.
Good morning, Mrs. King" The old
lady came along. with her trowcl, to
smile at the pretty girl. She was eX-
tremcly fond of any girl who WAS en-
gagged or not likely to want her son