The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-07
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 thought l was. and as the years
have gone by sometimes l think tux
a lot O. Unnecessary trouble.
Sairy was popular with everybody.
The women liked her better N the
men, and that's sayin' a good deal for
a gal. She had way o. humorin' peo-
pie, never runnin' up agin' their preju.
dices aud 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
lookln' who was ambitious to git Salry,
but somehow she didn't seem TO fancy
none ON 'em. and so l argyed that il
they wasn't fine enough for her what
was the use OF redheaded, freckled
Teller like me putin In claim. We
was all about nike 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 loekin'
out for good looks. That beln' the case.
l hadn't no show at all, for was the
homeliest young man In the town.
But l got Sairy. all the same. and
I'm a-goin' to tell you how l did It. /
wasn't nobody's fool. you see. Il was
homely. The way l did 1t was by put
tin her under an obligation. One day
/ said to her. Miss Baker"--her name
was Baker before married Miss
Baker, why don't y git married?'
'AIr. 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 ench other. The men all go
of and marry girls from somewhere
else. None of 'em here I'D look at me-"
Now, knnwed better than that.
There was two on 'em dyiR' for her.
But l wasn't-no sieh fool as to tell her
If | did, where'd / come In? So l
didn't say nothln' but that thought
she'd ought to git married; that she'd
be happier married, and 1t would be
better for her to have some one to
lean Oh when her father passed out.
Then she said maybe could find her
husband. This staggered me little.
cOaslderh' | wanted her myself. but !
said I'd try. Then she teld me she'd
like me to attend to the matter at onct,
seem she was gittin' on. and If / sue
eeeded 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 1t do me to put her under that
kind of an obligation? 1t would be like
tryin' to lift myself up in a basket
Nevertheless l did 1t. and I've always
considered 1t case Of real onselfish-
ness. found wldower about forty
Ave 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 a
good stepmother she'd make. After
awhile | succeeded in awakenin' an
interest In his breast, and 1t ended in
my taking him to see SalTy. She was
as polite to him as 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. MS was sayin'.
| knOwed at least two fellers far bet
ter matches than the widower that
wanted her, and I'd orter gene to one
on em and told him o the chance.
But somehow l 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 month on Sairy. He was
watchin' her to see If shed 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 aud what people said he
soon learned that Sairy was one of a
thousand and just the one he wanted.
One evening went to see Sairy to
find out how she was gittin' along with
the wldower. 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 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 meTI 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"
said kind o. melancholy-like.
"Nothin' can do for your Isn't
there somethin' you want me to do for
your
Yes, there's sonethh' I'd like you
to do for mo heap. but that's out O.
the question"
Tel me what 1t 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 list sprung into my arms. After
all, I'm rather pIoud o. the way man