The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

< the morrow's journey.
 "Jimmeel Jimmesr'
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 aGit to your pl&cei''
 And Jimmie was the handiest fellow I ever saw, about stretching the tent for bridal ;. chamber. and fetching clean. new. fragrant fodder to make the
 The The pride with. all due ceremony was escorted to ;the nuptiai tent by the
 Ths groom. to whom my Uncle Hugh. In d very solemn and impressive man ner. addressed some pertinent observa- tions concerning the dangers ne wes about to encounter. in due and ancient form, invoked the aid Of Diety and fol- lowed the bride with trembling Mmps and we went back 10 the other side or the house 90 as not to disturb themfin their slunbers. fgi s
 rhe Hxsssfng Flays.
 And then came plays and singing.
 .Jimmiei cit to you piscet" and that boy knew right where to rgtt. ]" for, in a little white he had iustgirls and boys in singing circle and .as we revoived. led by, Jimmie. we sang:
 soats. wheat. beans and barley grow: 1&t@t Wttbo &f VS8tA0 sAnA HakALI 8EOWs You and I and no one know ss How oats. wheat. beans and barley Iris thus the farmer sows his seeds. Iris thus he stands and takes his ease: Stamps his foot and claps his hands. And turns around to view the lands So open the gate and take one in
 And kiss her as you take her in.s And all the verses were repeated with oscuiatory. iteration until none of the girls could complain of neglect. Then we putt 8 girl in the ring and with hand acting the, song. Jimmie led US with; svs Here we go round the rossberry bush, Here we go round the foseberry bush, | Here we go round the roseberry bush, So early in the norning."' with boy in the ring we varied the song with:
 @Y7ere we go round the hickory stump Here we 70 round the hickory stump. Here we go round the hickory stump. So early in the morning"
 And so we went through the verses showing how various things are done "so early in the morning.
 They had got through with This fl | the way to wash your 7clcthes" and ths I clarion voice of Jimmie, with all th' joyous .voicas of the others. was begin ming to make the weIkini ring witf This is the way to blow your nose when an awful thing happened forgot to state that my Uncle Hugi I was at the wedding by special invita- tion. The invitation to him. was. a trib' | ute to his. whole sOuied generosity. iE providing the victuals for the snread' l and the tent for bridal chamber. on Ives. he just, had to be invited. They could not get along without him. have heard it related of my Uncle ] Hugh that he was born "devilish'': that lsthe virtue of birth fingered with him 1 and was assiduously cultivated all tho 1 joyous days and years of his long and useful life even down to that day oi sadness to his friends, of giadness tO him when: @
 ..r1,s last breath 6oated outward Like the close of e solemn psalm. 7 He was tall, thin man. with an ah,Yniance of whisleers and took part ID ali the sports and songs. |.
 while Jimmie was leading Tn rms Is 4he way to wash your clothes. az tne tn,s ey his voice, Uncle Hugh dropped c,,t. professedly to "take his wtno, Dus tH s,- rsaiifv to motion to me andSSoe " 1nilov, hfmA--ins deviimeuS. rT. .s+sIv n4vfnw ug directions wnicn .,.a-e x.s Sni,oryed with military precision ~,s ssexed that bridal tent at tnree .cSs ners. and shaking It rom sa.s s,s.s Ss5, lions. it fell. and great was 'ne A@.i 'nS, asnoh criesl.s Such screamihgi :. Such ,uaprouaptu prayingl Such exsempcFs "cAssia'." as went up from that fallen 'sltt Uncie Hugh and Jae and Ishad es- caped to hiding place beside the road.l
 worse copfounded" about and around that connubial catastrophe. came the clear keen incisive and now with Q more than malevolent infection
 "Jimmee! JimmeeeP
 "Jesrniny. crininyi cit 10 youi piace!f' S' '. v
 aIiord a mity, Nav. you got me where he goesI Go it rabbit tail--see how he runsi I'll bet my money on the boDtail horse: whose agwine to betson the bay. l ana before anybody could take up 1 'Yimu1feee bet, the poor groom came nS l ,,ls if. an awful hurry, and, as tne sNay' l of yimmie's torch fell son his. haseY re. treat. we took notice fna< ne VI. s... neither neAeu HV.s SA'' ,-s- xs.- ..,. N and only garment we heard the dis' tresssul .soliioQuy: ss
 ooh Lord, celys wardl
 The tent fell down and I got scared: l An don't care to stay. any longerF
 Asv TJneleTfugh. told me and Joe te trof. a1ong, home: be good; never get th- to mischief, and if we heard of any more weddings. to let him know.
 ..rFovv such holy. memories cluster Like the stars when storms are past.V ..aackwardl Turn backward. Oh Tisns Make m me . child again just for that
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