Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-01
POVERTY SHORE
COURTSHIPS


him 20 marry. every Young man used
70 go hunting Tor the girls an much
a. the girls hunted the men. And the
result vas that almost everybody wut
naarried right away and went ccaat.
lng or raised farm cropa to help In
making = avIaE
The reason why ~ many young
men cot married when | was young
wAa that Ii dld not coat more than
chap was worth 10 - eoaFsiaE, " ne
had good pair Of boots. white shirt
and clean worpted comforter young
man could court nice Kirl all winter
Ut a coat " not more than sa centa
week
.'i'li toll yon how twas done--that
Ia, how | ns.d to do. and Two bcen
married three times. aud ought 20
know.
'''The old man, for that In what wo
called the girl'a father. uAed TO pro.
vide most everything needed in the
counting limo IN those old days, lilo
furnished the front paflar and tho
Kerosene lamp and the open fireplace.
and he saved and sRlit the woed that
was burned IN the fireplace ell through
the conrtnhip,
The fellow used % drop around
after milking Sunday evenings, and
after be had taken supper with tho
family and talked for time with the
old man ahsiat the price ot eordwood
and the prospects of heavy run Of
salmon the next sprinK the sirl would
light the paflor fira and look over the
family photograph album. inside "
which we're the pictures Of all tho
fellows she had entertained since che
| was IL
Naturally Sunday evening was tho
regular time set for counting pnr,
poses. but altar the Young man had
become acquainted and got the run ot
| the house there used 90 be- meetings
called fnr special purposes two or
| three times week A. a rule tho
young couples dld not ait ~ 30 lonK
at the lnf0mmal meetings an they dld
at the Sunday seaalonn though some
OF them held until after midnight
An the young man had 10 do Vas
10 alt back ~ the sofa and eat the old
mans apples and warm himself by
the old mans wood aud let HIS money
accumulate until he had enough 90
start housekeeping There we're NO
theater PARTIES oe Welsh rabbits rnok
"a IN chatting dishes. Or bnaea 81
chocolates III thoaa days ~ kcap bis
mind aNaY from the business In hand
| and steal Avay All the change he
could earn Thu old man gave q ron.
tinuona FREE hiuW out from tho tllna
tho girl asked hur nrht haAn into the
house until they want 10 call ON the
minister. after which ~ favarm were
shown On account If kInahip.
~ | recall the events nos, ! think
the chief expense ! went 10 In q win.
ter'a counting ~ any time waa hay.
InE popcorn to carry TO the GIRL
And nhe NRH inst ~ glad 10 SEE
me and smiled - Hwaetiy when I
came IN ~ the front dor stamping
the amos from ny boosa and carrying
those three ears If corn In my pick.
et ~ aha Neuld have been II had
arrived Nilh tao eolofad walters
bringing hot birds and cold bottles.
Il Wa M opinion that the work of
| popping the corn did mots In bring,
Ing Two fond hearts together than
anything sise which took pihoe dnr.
Ing the eouFtinK
The fireplace had 10 she aiied 80
With The bsst hardwood. and this
had 10 burn down 10 greai glowing
heaps Of eoaI before tha nheiisd eoru
could b. pnt In the Pepper And
then While he Kifi VAS nEitatiuK lha
wife ponpef ofer tbs Goals and the
areliRhs pas shining On uae side III
her fare ard into her eyes. and the
young man Naa Smelling more corn Tor
the nsSt alilas The corn Wouid Be.
KIN 70 pun sifat = little snap hers
and another there. and than tha ats
charge u sh1la artillery " white
eoFnaaksA Al ~ onee. followed b.
The mnsllua sound Ut 4 general srnp
lion inside the pupp@F. hy whleh time
the Job Vas finished and the corn
80 rad fpf tbs fina Hais ana the
butter.
No mattef hnm dlKnlnrd 4 yuuna
man MAJ try III ba. he cant keep Il
NJ II be II popping corn With 4 nges
Riri ahus= hot stove til room
where thfY TO are The Only apecfm
tors. ! m n0s atsen ta dlKFins gnse
the reason u thinR# bnt ~ natural
young man can psp corn Wigh = nles
girI All alnteF stthqnt popping she
question.
II II the eheapueaH a. wegi a. the
simplicity u ms custom mhieh 30
peAis strongly 70 fnan Nh0 are hAtu
rally economical in iBoslnx ovei
my accounts ! find that Il cost aae snsl
IS aauia % court M nfns sIfe.
~ sveeha wife r0ss more. ba
this uas fas ID The fact thar 81,
had feaaseF Sister Nio vas nnmaF
! Fied ard Nhg uaea 10 bur- tn whsi
she amsIsad The seofeblag eosn. / dli
aos eoaft M third nlts win popcorn
because sAe bad lost her teeth "a,
could nat bite the hard kernels whiI
! she - sailing f0s he aaatlst - "a