Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

I yer d-IOOl w llttlV tOWh OoiiVN
Mcclure. AT that place he formed
the acquaintance of good old far
mer, who was heels over head fight
ing cockleburr and crapgrass in his
corn field. 81 have got to get to
Anna in time to catch a train to
Carbondale, as have very impor-
tant business to attend to and must
get to Marion before midnight to.
night" quoth the Insurance Agent.
This being Saturday was what caus-
ed hlm to be 50 anxious to reach
that place before midnight, as he
did not know that the good people
of the state of Illinois would help
fellow out of close place on Sun
day. After much begging, coax
ing and persuading, he managed to
get the good old farmer to quit his
work, hitch his team to some kind
of carry-all and haul him to Jones'
boro, a distance of twenty-five
miles. He pondered in his mind
all this distance the pos ssibility of
| eing able to obtain the much need
ed papers of the county clerk of
that place. and thereby be able to
save the trip to Marion. 1t had
been so long since the old farmer
purchased papers of the kind the
Insurance Agent was wanting he
could not tell HIM as to the law in
the matter. Jonesboro was reached
after SO long time and the Agent
struck turkey-trot to the clerks
o 1ice and at once stated his bust
ness. He was informed by the
clerk that as the party whom he
was in search of did not live in that
county, it would be absolutely i'm
pelatiye for him to go to Marion.
so here was room for anot h er
thought, which no d ou t was,
"WLere will this blooming trouble"
ever end? He went on to Anna, a
distance of one mile, and there
boe I'd d a ira to Carbondale. /
imagine he pondered seriously the
advisability of remaining at Anna
for few days for the purpose of
recuperating aud readjusting his
mental equilibrium, as at that place
they have a fine State Institution for
the benefit of-Oh well! it is not
always profitable for a fellow to
tell all that he knows. When the
train arrived at Carbondale, to my
the Insurance Agent, with
his heavy suit case in hand, stepped
off and | am frank to say he looked
much better than | expected, as ye
scribe was there to meet him, and
was also next to some of his troubles
and here he took me into further
and told to me the bal.
ance.
1t was at this place / came in as
very present help in time of need.
Here all troubles had an end, i, e,
so far as | know. He, no doubt,
thought of the old adage, ga friend
in need is a friend indeed" | said
in my mind, let not your heart be
troubled; if you believe in her, be-
lleve also in me; for in my home
there is rest for you for the remain
der of the night. So we boarded
the train for Herrin; but do not
think the Agent slept very we'll, as
he kept me awake all night.
AT the early hour of four O'Clock
on the following morning (Which
was Sunday we started out across
the country towards Marion IN order
to find the county clerk. Arrived
at his home before he had awakened
from his peaceful slumbers. |
gave the Agent an introduction to
the clerk, and he (the Agent) said,
81 can truthfully say, | am glad to
meet you. The much needed papers
were hastily procured and the jour
ney was resumed, reaching our des
tlnation about nine o'clock a. m,
after avi lg travelled distance of
twenty miles. At this juncture he
could truthfully say, "She is wait
ing for me-"
"The story in brief" At eleven
o'clock nj, on Sunday, June 26th
1910, at the home of the b r i d 3
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Gale.
more of Wolf Creek, ILL.,, occurred
the marriage of Miss Carrie Gale
more, the lovable and loving daugh-
ter of Mr., aud Mrs. Gallemore, to
Mr.. Wingate Chase Normeut, of
Pocahontas, Ark. The ceremony
was pronounced in the presence Of
quite a number of relatives and
friends, After the ceremony many
congratulations were extended the