Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26

Ebenezer Fitch and Peter simmons
Redeemed to their ears and looked
very uncomfortable.
Don't seem like that's necessary
Ma. objected Mr. simmons In
hoarse whisper.
Il don't know why It isn'tl What's
It to your
Under his wlfe's suspicious stare
Peters face took en- tho hue OF
ripe tomato "Taint nothing to mel
he muttered hastily
Perhaps Mrs. simmons memory
served her well at that moment; pos
sibly she recolleoted that at one
time Peter Simmons had paid atten-
lion to pretty Doxie Post
Never mind about putting down
your proposals, Susan she inteFpos-
ed hurriedly. who knows but It
might be embarrassing"
1T might be-" laughed Susan; I
leave It to the rest of the company.
The company at once expressed
willingness to play the game as SUI
san had proposed and so they sat
themselves diligently to remember
he fateful words that had resulted
IN visit to the minister.
Both Jabez Foote and the minister
Mr. Hazel, had possessed themselves
Of slips Of paper and were knitting
heir brows over their work
Susan and Doxie busted themselves
over counting plates and glasses for
he coming refreshments
When the last paper had been turn
I'd over to the minister, for Susan
lad insisted that to Mr.. Hazel should
be delegated the delicate task OF
-eading the answers. an expectant ST.
!ence~ brooded over the room.
Mr.. Hazel sorted over the papers
until he had arranged them in pairs
/ to correspond with the married cou-
pies whose names they bore. He
arose and picked up paper. His
handsome face seemed rather con-
strained as though he we're suppress
ing a smile.
my first paper bears the name Of
Mrs. Ebenezer Fitch. 1t says: "Eben-
. tLCI Sdlu W my. IlOW oOOh Ne1h , ~
get your wedding dress ready, Mary
and that's all the proposal he ever
made-but that's just like Ebenezer
Fitchi'"
Everybody laughed, even Ebenezer
Fitch himself, who was a lantern
jawed, solemn-loobing person.
Then Mr. Hazel read Ebenezer's
account of the proposal and 1t CO
ncided with that given by his wife.
! whereupon several other views felt
somewhat relieved. If their husbands
remembered as faithfully as Ebene-
ger Fitch, all would be we'll
But 1t appeared that Ebenezer
Fitch was to stand alone as the man
who remembered, word for word,
the happenings Of a fatal day
Mrs. Peter Simmons slip read;
Hannah cannot live without you
will you be my wife?"
! Mr. Simmons had written: Il
4 hadn't got around to It when Hannah
said one day: If we ever air going
i to get married: Peter, we better be
about it this spring. That suited
! me and l said So"
Mrs. Simmons pale with indigna
! ton turned the point of attack in an
other direction.
/ 1T we're going into such intimate
details I guess may be Mr.. Hazel will
read out loud what he wrote on 9
paper to Susan WORTHY and gave tc
! her a little while agol"
Mr. Hazel Redeemed to his snowy
collar and his eyes met those of Su
san and asked a question. Susan
nodded ever so slightly in response.
/ Miss WORTHY thinks 1t may save
I embarrassment II the rest of the pa
fpers are returned unread to theil
writer's. AS for the message / wrote
to her. l viii read It aloud: Dear
Miss Susan: VIII you marry me-
l John Hazel
He smiled down at their startled
and confused faces. Miss Susan has
1 kept me waiting three years for ar
answer to this question-every yeal
4 repeat it. Tonight she has made
/ me very happy by saying Yes and
know you viii all congratulate me
and rejoice in my happinessl"
In the confusion of talk and laugh
ter that followed. while Susan and
Mr.. Hazel received the good wishe.
Of the company Jabez Foote and Dox
!, lie Post talked aside. All at once
Iabez wormed his way to the min
Ister's side.
Mr.. Hazel" he said hurriedly
''Doxie Post has promised to marry
me and | want you to tie the knot this
very minute because she'll change
! her mind II she gets chance to think
OF them orphans! Why, I've. got
room for whole asylum full Of or
phans at my farm"
"How about license, Jabez?" wills