The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-31

Since I became a widow, three and half years ago, I've had seven pro- rosals. MT Goddard's was the seventh and he was the youngest of the lot Of course, didn't accept him the first time he offered-oh, hear, no! made him urge his siuit, can tell you.
 q understand one of the witnesses for my son is Mrs. Welsh, who used to be a friend of mine She was always bringing men here and telling me ought to get married Finally. got mad and told her that when l wanted husband I'd choose one for mysell, and that she needn't come any more 7
 "Tell about the night Carrie found us sitting on the stoop,' suggested the l bridegroom, who had not seemed in the least diseoncerted by MT. God dard's references to holding the pes SC strings.
 I'm coming to that replied his wife. You see, MT. Goddard and I met in an unconventional way. His is working his way through the Yale Law school-hes a junior now-and he was canvassing certain household articles-1 won't say what. He kept on coming and coming to the house, though | never bought anything, and finally understood that he came just to see me.
 After a while I decided that though wouldn't take any of his wares, | would take him. But he had to ask me several times before I let him
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 You see. l loved him from the first, but l wanted to study his character. It took me two months. l was pre- judiced in his favor because he was studying law and I've always wanted a lawyer in my family to look after my property. wanted my son to be a lawyer, but he wasn't bright enough. !"
 You haven't told about Carrie. 7 MT. Goddard interpolated
 "oh, yes. We'll one night we were sitting here on the porch courting we did lots of our courting out here when Carrie that's my sons wife and my son came up They had never met Mir. Goddard and it was evident that they expected him to go. They waited for hours, but he sat them out.
 Next day l saw Carrie in my sons office and she said Who was that young man on the porch last night : That was Charles Raymond Goddard, said Well, whoever he is, he's very rude said she to sit me out that way when l wanted to talk to you But perhaps Mir Goddard ..- things to say to me that he wouldn't want you to hear l answered.
 My son laughed then, but he didn't laugh when he came back from his vacation and found we were married. can tell you.
 And this is your first loye?' ask. cd MT. Goddard.
 The young man looked toward the gray-haired woman in a flannel dress ing gown and nodded
 Yes and you can say it's my first love, LOO, resumed the bride. T never novel my first husband, though we al- ways got along nicely It's noboay's business that Mir. Goddard and l love each other. believe in marrying .or love and don't think age makes any difference. never think about the disparity, in our ages. do you. MT. Goddard?'
 No, Lucy" said the young husband fondly
 Mir. Goddard will go right on work ins just as he did before Our mar rlage will make no difference excepr in the way of companionship.
 "Mr. Goddard is really the serious ~ " t;:ss issfiiiig, iCpcdt6u t.-c bride. T told you he reads the bible and doesn't play cards He never goes around to shows and he never fiirts-that Is, I've never caught him flirting. I'm more of iiirt myself. He's just the light man for me and no one can ever separate us. 
 My son is much more in ned of a conseryator than am. He never came near me after the wedding just asked the appointment of conser- vator He knew better than to come to tEe ohuse to talk to me. He had too good bringing up for that. But don't care what my son does.
 Mind you. don't put in the paper that l am 70, because I'm not, and, mind you, don't say MT Goddard per jured himself by stating that was S6. lie really believed it. and, remem- Der, it's a love match on both sides. ? When the correspondent left the strange bride and bridegroom stood in tt..