The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-02-20
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BY -Hmy Harris
Copyright, 1906, by May McKeon
copyright. 1906, by May McKeon

u Ai'h'iNioNh was NtiiE Ni'
ut the barn.
.Nhat do you mean, JUDITH" was
asked.
81 mean several things. ] mean that
| have never heard of n case like 1t.
Your Minnie has been old enough to
marry for these last three years. and
you've let Teller dawdle around here
and make sleeps eyes Mt her and keep
all other fellers away and yet hasn't
asked her to be his and maybe three
more years doing 1t. | call II mean
shame When | say that things are
going to hum | mean that somebody
has got to toe the mark mighty soon
or get out You and Elisha ought to
have put Your foot down long ago"
You wouldn't do anything to em-
barrass Minnic?' pleaded the mother.
That's according ! guess the EN-
barrasSment will all be on the other
side. however. Embarrassment is all
right in II girl, Hannah, but it shouldn't
he carried too far. Both of us were
embarrassed when We were girls. but
we weren't SO much SO rs to kill our
prospects OF getting married. We knew
when our beaus had hung around long
enough Has Minnie ever given this
chap Il jog"
Mercy. nor
"lIavc you or Elisha ever given him
jog?"
"Neyer"
''Ihen 1t remains for Judith Wellman
To do It. and she's right on deck. with
both elbows stuck out 1t won't be Il
week before well know whether Joel
Davis means business or Is Just sitting
around like n bump on n log"
But you won't won't'-
81 don't know what I'll do, except to
decide the ease one way or other and
You needn't ask questions. | don't be-
leve In folks getting married within II
week. aud don't believe in counting
for half lifetime. A fellow either
wants n girl or he don't. If he does, let
him take her; If he don't, let him shy
off and give some one else n chance"
Minnie Henderson was twenty years
old and n recognized belle for ten miles
around Everybody was agreed that
1
She had been keeping company" will
Joel Davis for nearly three years. Joe
was II bachelor of twenty seven, living
ON the next farm west. lie WAS steady
sober ana industrious, and everybod.
said that he would make some girl
good husband. But Joel was also bash
full and retiring. lie was In love will
mimic, 10 ne sure pat that very rue
n'""e iiiih 'feHip'e III her presence.
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Amt Judith sountered into tho t,toban
ia saw to her sister.
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