The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-08
AND THE FIRST SHALL BE THE LAST.

uOWn my PCuJ Welt lulO tuC PAL lOl
There stood the youngster, six feet
in height, strong as Sampson, light
haired, blue eyed, red and brown
complexion, shocky hair. His trous-
ers were in his boots and were sup
ported by pair of country store gal
luses over a woolen shirt no coat !;
felt hat in his hand.
"Be you the parson ?" he asked.
II am"
"Say, parson, if 1 fgger roun' to-
day an git things fixed, could come
up here long with a gal an git mar
ried?"
Certainly. I shall be here all the
morning. have some parochial du-
ties for the afternoon, but if I knew
the hour you would be here would
be on hand"
II amt done it all yet. 1 done it
except one thing. 1 got my license
That's all ready. got it more'n
week ago."
That's the only really important
matter" replied to help him on.
"'N you got certificate, hain't
your"
Lots of them, in blank"
well, that's two things-the GER
ti6cate and the license"
you're right; that's twovery i'm
portant things, one indispensable and
the other convenient -
"'N here's place to get married
ir.''
"Has your 6ancee 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 anima-
tion:
"By cracky, parson, that's good
idea. Never thought o. that"
"Has she got it -
"Oh 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 7"
"Well, the first thing is the pro-
posal."
"That's just the trouble with the
whole business"
"Did you find it difficult ~
Difficult? You bet. Ihain't got
through with it yet"
"PhewP p 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 explanation was made
under my breath, but the youth it.
lust you hold on, parson," he
said. "I'm good for 1t yet. Just
gimme time. But I'd rather drive
my OK team up stone wall, I would.
She's in town today. I seen her in
store buyin' some stockin's. That's
why 1 come up here
"Don't you think you'd have bet
ter settled the matter with the girl
first :"
"Well," he frowned, "there's diff
ferent ways of doin' things. Eff I'd
asked her and she'd said yes, what
in thunder would I "a done with
nothin' 6xed?"
care you sure you We 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 20
"I'd stay in all day to marry sucha
fine fellow as you. Go ahead. Re-
member what General Grant said
when he first marched brigade
again't the Confederates."
"What'd he say :"
"That he remembered the enemy
would likely be as much frightened
as he."
"Oh, 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.
went back to my sermon and
wrote for an hour when my wife
threw open my study door, exclaim-
ing:
They're coming %
"Who" I asked, not so readily
turned from my subject.
"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 enemy and an enemy was look
ing for him. The girl, little coun.
try beauty, was all smiles and blush
es, with struggling tears.
81 done it, parson," said the OK
driver proudly.
$50 I perceive. .
My wife stood them up before the
mantel and had more trouble to get
them placed properly side by side
than pair of skittish horses. Then
1 married them.
My wife gave the bride kiss
which opened her heart and her lips
as well, for she told all about it. She
had loved him long while; but, al
though she had often tried hard, she
could never infuse courage enough in
b m TO induce him to propose.
Which goes to prove that when he
said "gals don't skeer worth cent"
he was right.-E76e,t G. Bentley.