The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-20


father. poor man. was FIVE years dead
An Liza Jane Bohunnan saw that
sll things considered she couldn'.
get, an wouldn't ask for, a better or
warmer slttn down than Bab's
Andys. An accordin1y she made up
her mind that she'd marry Bab's Andy
lin case the boy was anyways mid
din willin'.
At the tai-end o. four years coort
ship Liza Jane begun to be not tcp
plaised with proceedin's. An fair
good raison. too, the poor girl had
Mother" says she Of night when
both herself an her mother was sit.
tin over the kitchen fire. 81 have let
him fool round me for long enough.
/ mean" goes on she, ito have him,
once an for all. make up his mind on
this matter whether he wants to
make wife Of me or not--I mean
that he'll make it up, or III make it
up for him purity quick
Brave woman ye are. Liza Jane.
says the mother says she.
AN on next Sunday night. too, hen
make his 2icision."
''yhe jewel We are. Liza Janet"
An when. on the next Sunday night,
poor Andy. poor sowl come ploddin
to Liza James, it's little he suspected
the thraps that was laid down for him
to walk into.
Are ye all alone?" says he.
my mother an them, says she,
went one road an another. 60 see the
neighbors, an left me to myself"
Which" says Bab's Andy, says he,
was noways kindly OF them tor'st
ye"
Which" says Liza Jane, says she,
1 calm, an lookin' steady into the fire.
was very, very good of them"
Good of theml" says Andy, says
he.
WAS very, very good OF them, says
she, "ooLsiderTh that they knew 1
needed p quate hour to myself to dis
cuss in me mind a very serious mat
term fact, l may say, an exthraor-
binary serious matter"
Bab's Andy he was al taken aback,
an the face on him got lengthy at
onct. an he says. "ohl beg yer par
don, Liza Jane
AN extraordinary serious matter,
as I was sayin," she went on, as cool
an calm, AN one ,aat wants a good
i deal Of deliberation; an one, more
over, that I'm mortal glad to have ye
here. to talk It over with ye."
"ohl" says Babs Andy, says he
settlin' himself to hear It, an looltin
pleased that he was to be consulted.
For" says she. ITS such meter
that there's only one man n the WORT
could talk it over with-an' that's
YOU"
oIm proud" says Andy I'm
proud to know It, Liza Jane"
For better, for worse" says she
playin a thrump-card, for richer, foI
poorer, for good or for NJ
Poor Andy. It seemed like dhralm
to him that he'd heard something like
them words somewhere or other afore
but it puzzled him for a minute tC
mind what it was about. So he gave
It up. an remarked, Just SO. Liza
Jane Indeed, sol"
An then says she, For richer,
saved. for poorer, for good OF for III
from this time henceforrid." Their
she waited wee bit, to give him an
other chance-though If she'd waitec
durin' the nine lives of a cat it woulC
never get into Andys skull. 'Andl
McClarnin," she says. don't ye se'
what I'm dhrivin' at?'
Poor Andy looked confused an
ashamed Of himself. an says he
Faith. an | don't, then, Liza, know
} from Adam down what ye're dhrlyin
at, at all"
Il don't doubt it." says Liza Jane
sevalrly. "Well, viii ye understan,
me when | say that I'm thinhn' ha'
best marry an settle down"
Troth, that was plain enough for {
palin-post TO understand. So it's yer.
little wondher that Bab's And did.
Marry" says she AN settle down
perfectly cool an calm. an neyo
seemin' to see Andy's raptures at all
"An'." says she. Il was waitin yer.
.nxious, 10 have your opinion on IT,"
AN my opinion" says he, with hi
head hangin lis that though yeY
done many wise things In your life
ye never done anything wiser; an
-for-for-m myself"
"ThanlSy. Andy" says she, snappin
him up afore she'd let him 80 an
further. AN Il was about time T.
thirk OF settlin'. If I'm ever goln' [
settle"
yes" says Andy.
"An' seein that / have o hundhre
pounds at me back"
yes" says ANDY.
"A hundred pounds" says she mo
to mention the spriekled COW, whic
comes TO me likewise"
Yes. yes"
AN a store Of linen" says Liz
Jane. says She
Magnificent" says Andy.
"Seein' I have all that" says she.
Exactly" says Andy.