The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-20
"AND THE FIRST
SHALL BE LAST"

i was at work on my Sunday SEP
mon when my wife opened the doom
She was laughing
There's young fellow downstairs
who says he wishes to see you about
marrying him."
didn't like to break of from the
thread Of my discourse; but, laying
down my pen. went into the parlor
There stood the youngster six feet IN
height, strong as Sampson. light hair
ed. blue eyed, red and brown complex
ion, shocky hair. His trousers were
In his boots and were supported by
pair Of country store gailuses over
woolen shirt; no coat; a felt bat IN
his hand. He had come in with an on
whip over his shoulder, which he
placed on the mantel Evidently he
regarded the furniture as too good TO
sit on; at any rate. he was standing
BE you the parsonf" he asked.
IL am"
"say. parson, II figger roun today
an git things fixed, could / colae MP
here long with gal en- sit married?7
Certainly shall be here ell the
morning. / have some parochlpi dn.
ties for the afternoon, but II / know
the hour you would be here ] would
be on hand" "
Il amt done It all yet done Il
except one thing. got my license.
That's already. ! got It more'n
week ago"
"Thats the only really important
matter | replied TO help him on.
"'N you got certificate, haln't
youy'
"Lots Of them, In blank"
"well, that's two things-the cor
tlBcatc and the license"
You're right; that's two very Inn
portant things, one Indispensable and
the other convenient"
On here's a place to get married
lu."
HAS your nancee got her trous-
seauf'
whats themT'
Trhe 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"
lie stood thinking for a moment,
then looked up and said with anima-
| ton:
BY cracky, parson, that's good
Idea. Never thought o. that"
Has she got III"
"Oh | don't know nothln' bout that.
'Twouldnf be fust rate for me to talk
about that. '1would be dead mean
cheap
"There are more important things
for the man to say, grant. and more
becoming
"what are theygy
"Well the first thing is the pro-
posal"
That's Just the trouble with tho
whole business"
"Dld you find 1t dificultT
| "Dihicult7 You bet. hain't got
through with 1t yet"
"Pheww | looked at my wife. She
sat behind the young man and was
cramming her handkerchief into her
mouth TO stop an outburst OF laughter.
My exclamation was made under my
breath but tho youth saw II.
Just you hold on. parson." be said.
I'm good for It yet just gimme time
But ia rather drive my OK team up
stone wall. would She's In town
today. l seen her In store buyIn'
some stockn's. That's why came up
here"
Don't you think you'd have better
settled the matter with the girl irstY'
"Wel." he frowned there's differ
ent ways OF doin things. III I'D asked
her and she'd said yes, what In thun-
der would | "a done With nothin'
ixedir
"Are you sare you have the pluck''--
Snow, parson, don't you worry bout
that I'm going right off to find her.
Youll be here when get back, will
your
I'D stag In all day to marry such q
. fine fellow as you. Go ahead Remen-
] Der what General Grant said when he
first marched brigade against the
Confederates"
"Whatd he sayr
, "rhat he remembered the enemy
would likely be as much frightened as
he"
"Oh she won't be frightened. Gals
don't skecr worth cent"
lie grabbed his whip and 10 Jlffy
was out Of the house aud striding
down the street.
went back 70 my sermon and wrote
for an hour whes my wife threw open
my study door. exclaimlng;
They're comingw
"Whor | asked. not so readily turn.
ed from my subject
"fhe young OK driver aud his girl
Come"
II Went downstairs. and there in the
parlor We're the pair They had just
come in. The man looked rs II he were
In battle and was looking for an enc
my and an enemy was looking for him.
The gin. little country beauty. was
all smiles and bushes, with struggling
tears.
Il done Il, parson," said the OK driy-
er proudly.