The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
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SHAEL BE LAST"
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There's young fellow downstairs
who says he wishes to see you about
marrying him. ~
didn't like to break off from the
thread Of my discourse; but, laying
down my pen, I went into the parlor.
There stood the youngster, six feet in
height, strong as Sampson, light hair
ed. blue eyed, red apd brown complex
ion. shocky hair His trousers were
IN his boots and WdEe supported by a
pair of country store galluses over a
WOODEN shirt; no coat; felt hat in
his hand He had come in with an OK
whip over his shoulder, which he
placed on the maItel. Evidently he
regarded the furHlfure as too good to
sit on; at any rata he was standing.
BE you the parson?" he asked.
II am"
Say, parson. If figger roun' today
an git things dxed, could I come up
! here long with q gal an git married ~
certainly I shall be here all the
nnorning, ! have Asome parochial du-
ties for the Afternoon. but if I knew
tue honr you would be here / would
be, on hand.''
II amt done it all yet I done it
except one thing. I got my license.
That's already. I got it more'n a
week iago."
That's the only really important
matter [ replied to help him on.
I'm You got a certificate, hain't
your
s'Lot1s of them, in blank"
"WeHi, that's two things-the GER
tificateA and the license
YOU'VE 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 tiancee got her trous-
seauT'
WHAT'S them:'
'.Ehe first means sweetheart, the
second the clothes brides usually get
together 50 they won't have to call on
their husbands for some time after the
wedding for such articles
He stood thinking for a moment,
then looked mp and said with ANNA
ton:
"By cracky, parson, that's good
idea. Never thought O. that"
''Has she got it,"
t'Oh, / don't know nothin' 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 to 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 difficulty"
"Dificult? You bet. I hain't got
through with it yet"
"Phew!" l looked at my wife. She
sat behind the young man and was
examining her handkerchief into her
mouth to stop an outburst of laughter
My exclamation was made under my
breath, but the youth saw it.
"Just you hold on, parson," he said
''1'm good for it yet. Just gimme time
But I'd rather drive my OK team ND
a stone wall, l, would. She's in town
Today. l seen her i'll store buyin
some stockin's. That's why came up
mere
Don't you think you'd have better
settled the matter with the girl first?'
"Well,' he frowned, there's differ
ent ways of dom things. Eff I'd asked
her and she'd said yes. what in thun-
der would | "a done with uothin
fxed?'
Are you sure you have the pluck
NOV, parsOn. don't You worry bout
that I'm going right off to find her
You'll he here when l get back. will
your
I'D stay in all day to marry such a
line fellow as you. Go ahead Remenl-
Der what General Grant said when he |
first marched a brigade against the |
Confederates
"What'd he say
"That he remembered The enemy |
would likely be as much frightened rs |
he.''
"Oh, she won't he frightened. Gals
don't skeer worth d cent"
He grabbed his whip and in iiffy !
was out Of the house and striking
down the street
/ went back to my sermon ana wrote
for an hour when my wife threw open
my study door, eXclaimins:
They're coming,'
"Who?' | asked, not so readily turn
ed from my subject.
'The young OK driver and his girl.
Come"
II went downstairs and there in the
parlor were the pair. They had just
come in. The man looked as if he were
In a battle and was looking for an enc
my and an enemy was looking for him.
The girl, 4 little country beauty, WIS
MI smiles and blnsles, with struggling
tears
Il done it, parson,' said the OK lriy-
er proudly