The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-10-02
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who says he wishes 80 see you about
marrying him"
1 didn't like TO break or from the
thread OF my discourse. but laying
down my pen, I went into the parlor
There stood the youngsier. six feet II
height. strong as Sampson, Hight hair
cd. blue eyed. red and brown complex
ION. shocky hair. His trousers were
I'm his boots and were supported 10y
uair Of country store gauuses over g
wooden shirt: no coat: a felt hat in
his hand. He had come IN with am oN
whip over his shoulder. which De
placed on the mantel Evidently he
regarded the furniture as too good &c
sit ON: at any rate. ne was standing.
BE you the parsonT Dee asked
81 ann
"Say. parson. If I ngger roun' today
am git things fixed. could ! come uT
here long with a gal an git mamledT
Certainly. / shall De here an the
morning. ] have some parochial On
ties for the afternoon. but II knew
the hour You would be here "ouio
be on hand.
u amt done 10 an yet conc
except one thing. got my license
That's already l got It more'n g
week ago
That's the only really important
matter ! replied 20 help him Oh.
fr..H
youT
lots Of them. IN blank"
"Wcn. that's two things the Ger
tifcate and the license"
You're right; that's two very i'm
portant things, one indispensable and
the other convenient"
"N' here's a place to get married
in."
"Has YOUR fancee got her trous
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what's themw
aThe first means sweetheart. the /
second the clothes brides usually get /
together so they won't have to call on /
their husbands for some time after the /
wedding for such articles"
He stood thinking for q moment |
then looked up and said with anima
tion.
"pv cracl,v narson. THAT'S q good
ide, Never Thought a. that"
"Has she got III"
ooh don't know notbin' bout that
'Twouldn't be fust rate for me TO talk
about that. 'Twould be dead mean
cheap"
There are more important things
for the man 10 say. grant. and more
becoming"
"What are thevfg
syyeu the first thing is the pro-
posal."
That's lust the trouble with the
whole business"
did you find It dinicultY"
Difficult? You bet. haln't got
through with II vet"
"Phewl" | looked at my wife. She
SAT behind the voune man and was
examining her handkerchief into her
month ~ eton an outbnrot ~ iouybter
NV exclamation was made under INV
breath INT the voutb saw II
Just you hold on, parson." he said
'I'm good for II vet. lust gimme time
But ia rather drive my OK team up
a stone wall. l would. She's In town
today. / seen her I'm a store buvin'
soma etocl,in's That's why I came mn
bereY
Don't Won think vou'd have better
settled the matter with the girl frst?7
well" be frowned. there's differ
ent ways Of dom things. Ef Ia asked
her and she'd said yes what I'm thun.
der would I "a done with nothin'
fixedT"
"Aro Won sure Won have the nlncl.
''Now parson. don't Won worry bout
that I'm going right of 70 find her
Yonu he here whom oet bacl, will
vona,
I'D stay I'm all dov TO marry such n
fine fellow as YOU. Go ahead Remem-
Der what General Grant said when he
first marched a brigade against the
Confederatcs."
"Whatd he sayY"
THAT he remembered the enemy
would likely be rs much frightened as
he"
ooh she won't be frightened Gals
don't skeer worth a cent"
He grabbed his whip and I'm n iiTy
was out Of the house and striding
down the street.
/ went back TO my sermon and wrote
for an hour when my wife threw open
my study door. exclaiming:
They're comingr
"WhoY l asked. not so readily turn :
ed from my subject.
"The young OK driver and his girl
Come"
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