The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
How He Put Her
, Under an Obligation.
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In it at first, but after awhile some
how it didn't seem that was as cute
as 1 thought was, and as the years
have gone by sometimes 1 think l tux
lot O. Unnecessary trouble.
Sairy was popular with everybody.
The women liked her better n the
men. and that's sayln' a good deal for
a gal. She had way o. humOrin' peo-
pie, never runnin' up agin' their preju-
dices and all that sort o. thing. She
never looked sour. On the contrary.
her face wore perpetual smile. They
said she was cute
There was young men that was fine
lookin' who was ambitious to git Sairy,
but somehow she didn't seem to fancy
none on 'em. and so l argyed that if
they wasn't fine enough for her what
was the use of a redheaded, freckled
Teller like me putin in claim. We
was all about alike so far as worldly
goods was concerned, none of us havin'
anything to speak Of In fact, we
was all at an age when we was lOOliin'
out for good looks. That bein' the case.
l hadn't no show at all, for was the
homeliest young man in the town.
But got Sairy. all the same, and
I'm a-goin' to tell you how 1 did 1t.
wasn't nobody's fool, you sea, If was
homely. The way did it was by put
tin her under an obligation. One day
1 said to her. Miss Baker"-her name
was Baker before married her-"MIiss
Baker, why don't Y git married?'
''NIr. Tucker" she said, there haln't
40 one for me to marry"
whats the matter with these Eel
lers that's goin' with you?" asked.
"Oh, none O. these young men I'D
marry me-" she said. We've grOwed
up together. People that grow up to-
gether don't do much marryin'. They're
too used to each other. The men all go
Off and marry girls from somewhere
else. None of 'em here I'D look at me-"
Now. l knnwed better than that.
There was two on 'em dyin' for her
But l wasn't no SIGH fool as to tell her.
If l did, where'd l come in? So
didn't say nothin' but that 1 thought
she'd ought TO git married; that she'd
be happier married. and it would be
better for her TO have some one to
lean on when her father passed out.
Then she said maybe | could find her
husband. This staggered me little.
cOnsiderin' wanted her myself. but
said I'd try. Then she told me she'd
like me to attend to the matter at Onct.
SEEM she was gittin' on, and if sue
ceeded she'd consider me the dearest
friend she ever had in her life.
/ saw the advantage o putin her
under an Obligation. But what good
would it do me to put her under that
kind of an obligation? 1t would be like
tryin' to lift myself up in a basket.
Nevertheless did it. and I've always
considered it a case of real onselfsh-
ness l found a widOwer about forty
five years old who wanted some one 10
take care of his seven motherless chill
dren. told him about Sairy-how
she'd like to get married and what
good stepmother she'd make. After
awhile | succeeded in awakenin' an
interest In his breast, and it ended in
my taking him to see Sairy. She was
as polite to him as n basket O. chips.
seemin' to take to him from the start.
She cast grateful glance at me, and
knowed she appreciated what I'd
done for her
couldn't quite feel that was act
in honest by her, for, as l was sayin'.
l knowed at least two fellers far bet
ter matches than the widower that
wanted her, and I'd orter gone to one
on 'em and told him o the chance
But somehow l couldn't. I've never
been able to tell jist why put up the
widOwer instead. leave it to them
fellers in colleges who study psychoI-
Ogy and that sort O. thing.
Well. the widOwer called regular
once month on Sairy He was
watchin' her to see if she'd make
good wife for himself and a good
mother TO his children. Them widow
ers. havin' had lot O. experience.
know jist what's required. From OBJ
servation and what people said he
soon learned that Sairy was one of
thousand aul just tie che lie wanted.
One evening | went to see Sairy to
find out how she was gittin' along with
the widower. She told me she had a
letter from him that day prOpOsIn'
marriage. He said OWN to his family
1t must be a sort o business affair.
Sairy was the gratefulest girl you
ever saw in your life. She TUX hold O.
my bOny hand with freckles spottin'
the back-hers was small and white
and soft-and looked up into my eyes
with sich an expression as l never see
there before. and she said. said she:
This is the beautifulest thing you've
done for me | ever heard of. You've
put me under an everlastin' obligation.
Here was with no one to marry me.
and you come along and jist lifted me
out O. the slough o despond. I'm so
grateful that l want to do somethin'
real nice to show You how grateful |
am. Now, want you to tell me some
thin you want me to do most of any
thing. Speak right out and don't be
aAAAAAr L-b AAaAAlGA nON blll EAlSOlldDle Il
seems"
There's nothin' you can do for me-"
said kind O. melancholy-Ii
'NOthin' can do for you? Isn't
there somethin' you want me to do for
your
''Yes, there's somethln' I'd like you
TO do for me heap, but that's out O.
the question"
''Tell me what 1t is" she said, still
holdin' on to my hand and givin' it
soft squeeze.
well, I'd ruther have you marry me
than the widOwer."
She fist sprung into my arms. After
all, I'm rather pIoud o. the way man.
aged it F. A. MITCHELL