The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-09-24
FIRST SHALL.
BE- LAST

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 a pair of country store galluses
over 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 mantel. Evidently he
regarded the furniture as too good TO
sit on; at any rate he was standing.
BE you the parson?" he asked.
~ am"
Say, parson, if figger roun' to-day
an git things fixed, could l come up
here long with a gal an git married."
Certainly. l shall be here all the
morning. have some parochial
duties for the afternoon, but If know
the hour YOU would be here would be
on hand"
81 amt done it all yet. / done it ex
cept one thing. l got my license.
That's already. I got it more'n a
week ago"
That's the only really important
matter" | replied to help him on.
IN you got certificate, hain't
you?"
Lots of them, in blank
We'll, 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"
ON here's a place to get married
in"
HAS your fancee 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 moment,
then looked up and said with ANNA
ton:
by crackey, parson, that's good
idea. Never thought of o. that"
Has she got it?"
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?"
We'll, the first thing is the pro-
posal."
That's just the trouble with the
whole business"
did you find 1t difficult?"
Difficult? You bet | hain't got
through with it yet"
"Phew,' | 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 1t.
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 stone wall | would. She's in
town to-day. seen her in store
buyin' some stockins That's why I
came up here"
Don't you think you'd have better
settled the matter with the girl flrst?"
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 | a done with moth
in tiXed?"
Are you sure you have the pluck"
NOW, parson, don't you worry bout
that' I'm going right off to find her.
you IL be here when | get back. will
you?"
I'd stay in all day to marry such n
fine fellow as you. Go ahead Re-.
member what Gen. Grant said when
ne first marched a brigade against the
confederates."
Whatd he say?"
That he remembered the enemy
would likely be as much frightened
as he"
on she won't be frightened Gals
don't skeer worth a cent"
He grabbed his whip and in iiNv
was out of the house and stridinp
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 comingl"
"Who?" asked, not so readily
turning from my subject.
The young OK driver and his girl
Come" W MS sifi'
went downstairs, and there in the |
parlor We're the pair. They had inst
come In The man looked as II be
were IN battle and was looking for
an enemy and an enemy was lool,ine
Tor him. The girl, a little conntrv
beauty was all smiles and bushes
with struggling tears. ''
Il done it, parson," said the nv
driver, proudly
so | perceive"
My wife stood them up before tho
man'el and had more trouble to aat
mem placed properly side bv sIda
tnan pair of skttish horses Thor
| married them. inen
My wife gave the bride a kiss which