The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-27

NJ 7ARRIAGE Is a turribl
(xM kd sN lottery. sighed NJ
@ lVl Gl1g Flickinger, as she am
ssEssls|I her husband sat alon
G III g.s on the back porch i
= u l$ asS As s5NeN the warm summer twi
light after a hard day
work And here
our young ones, Opal and Jed, anxious t,
make themselves miserable fot life, and no
willin to take advice from nobody"
Opal don't seem liable to marry yer,
soon observed her father gioomily. Ii
begins to look bike Settle Woods had give
her the go-hy.
And Opal a-moonin' away in her own
room this very minute said Ma angrily
She amt got no idee what he got mad
az, but she ain got the spunk to brace up
and forgH him
Where's Jeddie7 questioned Pa Flick
niger
ia supposs he's snuck over to Fern Bis
le's as usual. And Fern amt got no more
'lrains nor heart Il wax doll; but that ain t
a-phasin Jed none / should think with the
s'xaInple Of Sophie and Billie afore en-, that
they'd take warnin'.s'
What wrong with Sophie and Billie?n
asked Pa, surprised.
II ain't given nc 70 know for sure.r
replied Ma; but something ! wrong there. /"
'Tain't Sophie, declared Pa, referring
Aso their sSn s wife. Siiess the best there is.
Course it amt Sophie, responded his
wife, it's our own boy Billie Flickinger,
hat a-makia everything sodisagreeable in
lis own home, Il betche but what's a
: sln1z goin "a do about it2
Afab5e you're exaggeratin things a
icstle, limited Pa "There might not be
nothin the matter.
Nes, there Isl too, eontradicted Ma,
Sophie never says word, but she's gettin
droopy and thin
She might lpr Worryin about the baby,
suggested Fas
No such thipg, denied Ma "Louics
az stub6ed 4 BABY as ever growed. N
cant get .Dver that kids name Sit
chnckled Pa Mrhink Of namin poor IT.
lc innocent Ashabel fH1wig Flickinger
But what could be thoughtfuller Pa
Aslabel for you, and Ludwig for Sophie's
ather2n
Ashabe stated Pa authoritatively,
'is name to be ashamed Of in public and
TO hoid grudge ag'in in private
never saw nothin wrong with your
nalle. asserted Ma personally, likcit"
Well, as they'r re gon 10 call the little
'tyss Louie for short | dunno as itl do
ml harm. he allowed Butitis doubtful
Il anything eiseshad ever given IN Ilickin-
ger quite The secret Satisfaction That il did
% have littleg grandson named after him
Lemme see what was ] &omyin
aboutS mused Ma
Want il Sophic2 reminded Pa
So twas. And LIN so nervous that |
don't feel As ii | cousd stay al home another
minate s. | guess l'H 90 over and try to
cheer sophie up seeiu Rillie's gone to
lodge
Come in quiei then admonished Pa
ant agoin % stay SIX minutes, So
l0n worry yourself sick over nothin
Ma. as she disappeared into the
warm summer night
Ma found her Polish daughter-in-law,
sophie Fhckinger who lived next door,
ocking The plamp. rosy-cheeked Ashabel
.-dvig 70 sleep She sal ID a loN chair in
hc neat lirlt sitting ,raHe which has bali
iga,ed with a pretty shaded lamp But
5paie fair, pleasant lace looked sad and
aucni.
DON'T gt up sophie. III take Billie's :
oeser GOT 50 Worried and disgasied over
be way things is g8in ai home conidcd j.
"a, that I ieli as il I'd ly il stayed in
lat house another minute Besides /
moved you Vas al alone And Pas no
aahly Kind Of company gheu bodg's
orcd
What's nea 10 worry about asked B
aehic h
Noihin' new, sophie, answered Ma "a
isl sigh. But ever since Settle Noods
I'd SO queer b Opal, aaa dida: take her b
ihc Beruen springs p1nio alter he'd ast h
She Dcen moonn round instead of
adying ior her siicu want her d hi
lch school his fall And the,cs loddic s,
s7r Sid. dead gone oi Fefnie Bistic cause an
k about the only gir he sees except bis
ID sister And ! o0Iidnt care 50 much
loal ~ leiH 30 siih Icrn though She
itheT hcad r s-c ua'n't iwo iaCe5 And
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