The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-29

Even II We could, no preacher would
go up to marry u.s."
We'll. Moses. | don't want TO seem
particular" replied the woman
after little thought IF we can't be
married up in a balloon how about
down In a coal mine?"
That might do, II can find one"
Moses went inquiring again, and by
and by ascertained that the nearest
coal mine was $50 miles away. and
very wet place at that. Besides.
minister told him that be wouldn't
descend into a coal mine and marry
couple for less than a hundred dollars.
When the widow Dunham had been in.
formed OF how the matter stood she
replied
Il had rather set my heart on It,
but ! have always been woman To
sacrifice. Why can't Ne be married In
a circus ring before all the people?"
Why, | never heard OF such
thing! We'd be almost took for
couple OF camels or something! No,
no."
Moses, we must be married in
circus ring or not at all.
Moses made his rounds again. II
was now September, and no circus
could be expected within ten miles OF
the village until the next summer.
When he spoke TO HIS minister about
performing the ceremony the good
man exclaimed:
"No-never! should be put on
trial for doing such a thing!"
You don't seem to be a man or
much energy" remarked the widow
when she had heard his third excuse.
81 guess We had better drop the mat
ter"
Moses begged for another chance.
and after taking three days TO con-
slider II the woman said:
We'll, perhaps I'm a little too par
ticular to want balloons and coal
mines and so I'll be content with
flying machine. You can surely get
one OF those. ! read in the papers
every day Of their carrying passen-
gers at the rate Of mile minute.
Why can't we be married at the rate
OF a mile a minute?"
Lands. woman, it would cost every
dollar we are both WORTH" groaned
Moses. And If we got machine and
went up 1t would be the preacher
again We couldn't hire one to go
with us. Preachers amt taking
! chances. | don't see why we can't
go to preachers house or have one
! come here"
I'VE must look at the sentiment OF
the thing. It's for a woman TO have
her way about such things. Moses, Is
! there a tall tree anywhere around
| here?"
"Yes. there's big elm about a
mile beyond the bridge"
Can you build platform In the
top and then run ladders up?"
Lands. but do you want to be mar
ried in a tree-top!"
81 do. You have disappointed ma
about the other things, but you musn1
about this.
Moses went out to survey the tre'
at close range. and to talk to carpen
! ters and the ministers. The carpen
ters said 1t could be done, but wher
|
piled with a shiver:
What? Climb a tree to marry 9
couple! You can have little respect
for the cloth to propose such a thing. =
The good man consented, however,
to call on the widow as a mediator,
and he did call, and after arguments
| lasting two hours compromise was
| Effected. The marriage was 10 take
place from platform on top of a
| haystack, and two weeks later II came
! Off with the whole village as spec
tators. Later on, when the bride was
asked why she was so bent on the
unusual she smiled and replied:
"Why, | suppose was put out TO
think | had been a widow for eight
years before any man asked me 10
| marry hint"