The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-09

NTIWJ~lI l1bVMJH O9di L IlCkllSeT 5 MAJ
HKscI 2ANs ried sister Julie PEBBLES
GAS1l4SS one evening at thei
mothers. Is it CIV
upi" mo, I guess not. answered
her mother; but there amt no hurr,
about it.
i think its time It was gettin' sol
emnized," put in Pa Fhckinger, sud
denly taking an interest in the con.
verSation.
"'Taint neither, Pa" denied his
wife; opal amt nigh as crazy about
it as you be. And, say, Sophie, she
began, turning to her daugllter-in-
! law, Billie Flickinger's wife, who had
come in for few minutes, "that new
washin' "a you loaned me jest makes
the dirt fly"
1t couldn't go after dirt no better
| than it does. agreed Sophie.
It's the best | ever sampled Wit, :"
Mawas saying, whenherson Jed inter
) rupted her.
] Cut out the washin' tea, Ma; and
lets git it settled when Opal's goin'
to marry Settle Woods.
Well, if you asst me, returned his
mother grudgingly, Idunno as they d
better git married at ali.
why not'" demanded Jed aggres-
sively.
"'Cause-for several reasons. In
the first place it II take a small fortune
to do it right. And save as close as
we can-whicl means scrimpin on
butter and kerosene and fresh meat.
and biirnin softcoal it lltakemonths
70 save cnough Weddin' s cost mon
ey declared Ma.
LII help " offered Jed, uncxpect-
edlg
No, + wop l-t you. led. refused
fsissister Opal, now thatyou 'rc saving
money to bury A farm 1t wont cost
'n,ich to get married The way Sc c'tic
and have planned
! Which sllowshow much vou know
Eatouf weddin S, disscntcl herr-og ller.
But wc would ratbor iaEe simple
wedding asserted 0psi M want
really happy wedding without anv
soyrvp
Billicand me spenthardiy nothing
on our wedding, already, reminded
Polish Sophie
And Milo and me ditln't spend one red
cent beyond the license aa 0gs c..r fara No
St. Joe except what Tic iu ic. a.4, tti
lied julie. How that for a wcddin is
Opal more thar all The rest of us that she's
gotta rake a splurge9"
No, but she's a-marryin q well-to-do
young man. And ere alvin in a diifcr-
ent neighborhood than We was when YOU
vas married, julie, explained her mother.
\ And OPal's gotta dc il rieht-or aow'd
it look?"
but Settle and Opal have waited long
time now, reminded Jed
Money amt 50 source but what vour
Ma could squeeze out enough for plain
weddin' most any old time. Opal aid her
father
But | can jest hear the folks at the
grocery a-talkin ii over and a-6ndn fault
with Opal's weddin il it is cheap Ma
told him.
IF seven bright and shinin arrels was
10 flop down on our street ard g;.1 free
sons service, the grocery stored find fault
with ths hymns they chosc, cried p
Couldn't there be what YOU call a
quiet wedding, already" suggested Sophie.
There, Sophie, you've hit H. agreed Pa
And quiet weddings are so stylish.
Issured Sophie. Have just our own folks
ind maybe some Of the neighboFs and
lowers from our own yards {
Still. we want TO do it right, han,ed
ia and il takes lots Of money to do any 7
hing right Folks that mas an extra cent
9 spend oughter be happier n tunket7 '
But II isn't just money that makes T
appl wedding persisted Opal but its G
ow you do Il and il you give good time
) your own fclks-if you can't aiIord =
i0fc
Yes, added sophie you read 50 often
ow ii stands h the paper quiet we'd -
ing quiet is always stylish. she rcas- "
iresl them.
" Ii YOU Re assa sure, Sophie that Quiet q
eddin Is stylish as an expensive sp' g.
ebbe we Il have it that way. but !; eelns
mf that i cheap meddin in TINS iamilyd :
. pretty uninierestin' doin's, said Ma N
pu, Il won't be cheap, it'll be simple
Vi ar-,ropriatc and fitted tous. explained "
oa & lime that we can al remember l'
5i sure because We didn't have 70
s. 10 Go i We don't need to spend q