Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-25
FIRST SHALL.
BE LAST

mere Il young IellOW 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, l went into the parlor.
There stood the youngster, six feet in
height, strong as Samson, light
haired, blue-eyed, red and brown com.
plexion shock hair. His trousers
were in his boots and were supported
by pair of country store galluses
over wooden shirt; no coat; a felt
hat in his hand He had come in with
an OK 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 parson?" he asked.
q am"
Say, parson, if l figger roun' today
an git things fixed, could l come up
here long with a gal an git married? 2"
Certainly. | shall be here all the
morning. I have some parochial
duties for the afternoon, but if | know
the hour you would be here l would be
on hand
81 amt done it all yet, l done it ex-
cept one thing. l got my license
That's already. l got it moren a
week ago"
That's the only really important
matter | replied to help him on.
y you got certificate, hain't
you?"
Lots of them, in blank"
Well. that's two things-the GER
tificate and the license"
You're right; that's two very i'm
portant things, one Indispensable, and
the other convenient"
IN here's a place to get married
in"
HAS your fiancee got her trous-
seau?"
Whats them"
THE 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 a moment,
then looked up and said with ANNA
ton:
by crackey, parson, that's a good
idea. Never thought of O. that?"
Has she got it?"
ooh, I 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
posaI."
That's just the trouble with the
whole business"
Did you find it diffcult?"
Difficult? You bet. I haint 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.
I'm good for it yet. Just gimme
time. But I'd rather drive my OK team
up a stone wall, | would. She's in
town to-day. | seen her in a 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 dom things. Eff I'd
asked her and she'd said yes what
in thunder would I done with moth.
In fiXed?"
Are you sure you have the pluck"
Now, parson, don't you worry bout
that. I'm going right off to find her.
You'll be here when I get back, will
you?"
I'D stay in all day to marry such
fine fellow as you. Go ahead. Re-
member what Cen Grant said when
he first marched brigade against the
confederates.
"What'd he say"
THAT he remembered the enemy
"Ould iihCly nc iS luuCu frightened
as he"
ooh, she won't be frightened. Gals
don't skeer worth cent"
He grabbed his whip and in a jiffy
was out of the house and striding
down the street
l went back to my sermon and
wrote for an hour when my wife threw
open my study door, eXclaiming:
They're comingi"
"Who?" l asked, not so readily
turning from my subject.
THE young OK driver and his girl.
Come"
l went downstairs, and there in the
parlor were the pair. They had lust
come in. The man looked as if he
We're in battle and was looking for
an enemy and an enemy was looking
for him. The girl, a little country
beauty, was all smiles and bushes
with struggling tears.
Il done it, parson," said the or
driver DrOudly