The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-04
How He Put Her
Under an Obligation.
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sairyl No? Well, tux heap O. pride
in it at first but after awhile some-
how it didn't seem that l was as cute
as thought l was. and as the years
have gone by sometimes / think / tux
a lot o, unnecessary trouble.
Salry was popular with everybody.
The women liked her better n the
men, and that's sayln' a good deal for
gal. Size had a way o. humorin' peo-
pie, never runnin' up agIn' their preju.
dlces 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 argyed that II
they wasn't fine enough for her what
was the use Of redheaded, freckled
Teller like me putin in claim. We
was all about alike so far as worldly
goods was concerned, none of US hayin'
anything to speak Of. In fact, we
was all at an age when we was lookin'
out for good looks. That bein' the case,
hadn't no show at all, for was the
homellest young man in the town.
But l got Sairy, all the same, and
I'm a-goin' TO tell you how / did 1t.
wasn't nobody's fool. you sea, If 1 was
homely. The way did It was by put
tin her under an obligation. One day
said TO her, Miss Baker"-her Aamt
was Baker before married ber-"Miss
Baker. why don't y git marrIodT'
"Mr. Tucker" she said. there hain't
no one for me to marry"
whats the matter with these fel.
lers that's goin' with your 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
of and marry girls from somewhere
else. None of 'em here I'D look at me-"
Now, / kDPwed better than that.
There was two on 'em dyin' for her.
But wasn't no sich fool as to tell her.
If / did, wheTe'd l come int So
didn't say nothin' but that / thought
she'd ought to git married; that shed
be happier married, and 1t 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 a little.
considerin' l wanted her myself. but l
said I'd try. Then she tsld me shed
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
tryiH' to lift myself up in a basket
Nevertheless l did 1t. and I've always
considered 1t case of real onselfish-
ness. / found widower about forty
five years old who wanted some one to
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 l succeeded In awakenin' an
interest In his breast, and 1t ended in
my taking him to see Sairy. She was
as polite to him as a basket o. chips.
seemin' to take to him from the start
She cast grateful glance at me, and
l knowed she appreciated what I'd
done for her.
couldn't quite feel that 1 was act
in honest by her, for, rs was sayin',
1 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 / couldn't. I've never
been able to tell jlst why put up the
widower instead. leave 1t to them
fellers In colleges who study psychol-
ogy and that sort O thing.
Well, the widower called regular
once a month on Sairy. He was
watchin' her to see If she'd make a
good wife for himself and a good
mother TO his children. Them widow
ers, hayin' had lot o. experience,
know jist what's required. From OBJ
servation and what people said he
soon learned that Sairy was one OF a
thousand aud just the one he 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 sort o. business affair.
Sairy was the gratefulest girl you
ever saw in your life. She TUX hold O.
my bony hand with rreckles 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 list lifted me
out O. the slough O. despond. I'm SO
grateful that | 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
afraid, no matter how unreasonable It
seems"
There's nothin' you can do for me-"
l said kind o. melancholy-like.
"Nothin' | can do for your Isn't
there somethin' you want me to do for
your
Yes, there's somethin' I'd like you
to do for me heap. but that's out O.
the question"
Tell me what It IS" she said, still
holdin' on to my hand and givin' 1t a
soft squeeze.
"Well, I'd ruther have you marry me
than the widower."
She jist sprung into my arms. After
all, I'm rather pIoud o. the way man.
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