The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-14

N you got a certificate, haint
Youy
"Lots Of them. N blank"
well. that's two things-the GER
tihcate and the license"
You're right that's two very In
portznt things. one Indispensable, and
the other convenient
~ here's = place to get married
IN.
Has your hanees got her trOus-
seau2"
WHAT'S fhem2"
The first means svestheart. the
second the clothes brides usually get
together 30 they won't have TO call on
their husbands for some time after the
wedding FOR such articIes.~
He stood thinking for q moment,
then looked uD and said with ANNA
ton:
by crackey. parson. that's a good
idea. Never thought ot o. that?"
Has she got IT."
"Oh, don't know nothin' bout that
Tvouldn't be fust rate for ne to talk
about that. TEould be dead mean
cheap"
There are more important things
for the man 70 say. grant, and more
becoming"
What are they?'
well, the first thing Is the pro
posal"
That's Just the trouble with the
whole business
Did you find It dificult?"
Difficult You bet. I hain't got
through with it yet"
"Phewi" looked at my wife. She
sat behind the young man and was
eramming her handkerchief into her
mouth to stop an outburst Of laughter.
Ny exclamation was made under my
breath. bu. the youth saw IT,
Just you hold on, parson," !" be said
Tim good for It yet. Just gimme
time. But I'd rather drive my OK team
ID a stone wall, I would. She's In
town today. I seen her IN store
buyin some stockin's. That's why
came up here"
Don't you think you'd have better
settled the matter with the girl first"
Well" he frowned, there's differ
ent ways Of doin' things. Fl I'd
asked her and she'd said yes. what
IN thunder would I done with moth
IN hxed?"
Are you sure you have the pluck
Now, parson, don't you worry bout
that. I'm going right Of to find her.
You'll be here when get back, win
your
I'D stay In all day to marry such a
fine fellow az you. Go ahead. Re
member what Gen. Grant said when
he first marched brigade against the
confederates."
'eWhat'd he say?"
That he remembered the enemy
would likely be as much frightened
as he"
"Oh, she won't be frightened. Gals
don't skeer worth a cent
He grabbed his whip and in iify
was out Of the house and stridine
down the street.
went back to my sermon and
wrote for an hour when my wife threw
open my study door, exclaiming:
They're coming!"
"Whog" I asked, not so readily
turning from my subject.
THE young OK driver and his girl
Come
went downstairs, and there In the
parlor we're the pair. They had Just
come In. The man looked as If hf
were in a battle and was looking fol
an enemy and an enemy was looking
for him. The girl, little country
beauty, was all smiles and bushes
with struggling tears.
4 done #. parson," said the OF
driver, proudly.
80 1 perceive.
My wife stood them up before tht
mantel and had more trouble to get
them placed properly side by side
than a pair Of skittish horses. Their
I married them.
My wife gave the bride kiss which
opened her heart and her lips as well
for she told all about It. She hat
loved him a long while; but although
! she had often tried hard, she coult
: never infuse courage enough in hin
to induce him to propose. Which goei
! to prove that when he said gals dom
skeer worth cent" he was right