Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
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SHALL BE LAST"
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Sue WAS Laughing.
There's a 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, 1 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 a
pair of country store galluses over q
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.
81 am"
"Say, parson, if 1 figger roun' today
an git things fixed, could l come up
here long with a gal an git married."
Certainly. 1 shall be here all the
morning. l have some parochial du-
ties for the afternoon, but if I knew
the hour you would be here I would
be on hand"
81 amt done it all yet. I done it
That's already. 1 got it more'n a
week ago"
That's the only really important
matter" 1 replied to help him on.
AN you got a certificate, hain't
you?
Lots of them, in blank"
"Well, 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-
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 cracky, parson, that's a good
idea. Never thought 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, l 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 1t difficult"
Difficult? You bet. 1 hain't got
through with it yet"
"PhewW I 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
a stone wall, I would. She's in town
today. / seen her in a store buyin'
some stockin's. That's why l came up
here"
Don't you think you'd have better
settled the matter with the girl frst?"
We'll" 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 I "a done with nothin'
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 be here when 1 get. back, will
your"
I'D stay in all day to marry such q
fine fellow as you. Go ahead. Remem-
Der what General Grant said when he
first marched q brigade against the
Confederates."
"Whatd he sayF"
"That he remembered the enemy
would likely be as much frightened as
he"
ou, sue won Ue -1IiSulSuSu 1diS
don't skeer worth a cent"
He grabbed his whip and in jiffy
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 comingw
"Who?" l asked, not so readily turn
ed from my subject.
1.-The young OK driver and his girl
Come"
81 went downstairs, and there in the
parlor were the pair. They had just
come in. The man looked as if he were
in battle and was looking for an enc
my and an enemy was looking for him.
The girl, little country beauty, was
all smiles and bushes. with struggling
tears
II done it, parson," said the OK driv-
er proudly
$50 l perceive"
My wife stood them up before the
mantel and had more trouble to get
them placed properly side by side than
q pair of skittish horses. Then l mar
ried them.
My wife gave the bride a kiss which
opened her heart and her lips as well,
for she told all about it. She had loved
him a long while; but, although she
had often tried hard, she could never
infuse courage enough in him to in
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