The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-17
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Plain Man


My Iand. Minervy." cried Miss
Emily. why didn't you let me know.
SOS ! could have come AM held your
bokay' But you never was Ike 9TH
er folks
Minerva Grigsby-born an Acklen.
married 70 a BigRers and then 10 3
Crook, and only yesterday to Jeremiah
Grigsby, 80 that her friends said she
was determined 70 take a wedding
journey through the aiphabet-lifted
her crisp skirts from the inch thick
dust Of the country road before she re-
piled.
"Twa'n't no earthly use. Emily. !
never vas y hand to make a todo over
marry'n. It's Just ike anything else
-soon's you get IN the habit It Just
comes second nature. Besides there
want no boksye
"Still.H sighed Miss Emily, 7 always
Ike to stand BY my friends IN tryin'
moments No flowers, you say7"
mot Tess you count the tuberose IN
Mr.. Grigsby's buttonhole. But don't
let that mislead you into thinkin' he's
like the others. If you're goin' to get
acquainted with him today you might
az well know beforehand what TO ex-
/ pect.
Dear me-" exclaimed Miss Emily.
'Tell ne the worst"
There ain't no worst, Emily. it's all
best" beamed the bride Of two days.
Jeremiah amt no author ike my
( FIRST. an be ain't no artist Ike my
second. He's Just a plain man. I'm
that glad when ] think about It I'm
right giddy. Happiness at last says
( I to myself. with just nice, plain,
I disagreeable mani"
Minerva Grigsby's triple plated mat
rimonial experience sat lightly on her,
to Judge from the ampleness Of her
figure and the unworried smoothness
OF her brow The cheerful philosophy
or philosophical cheerfulness that
looked out on the world from her
mild brown eyes proclaimed her un-
shaken faith in mankind.
II thought 'twould a. been real nice
to married a genius" yentured Miss
Emily
"A genius is a prenuptial ornament
exclusive" announced the bride, en-
phatically. "TIe don't have no wearin'
qualities. There's Mr.. Biggers, as
was aiway writin' literchoor. an
namin' himself Sidney Biggers the
third. ! asked him II the other two
was similar TO him, an when he says
they was told him ! thought there'd
/ been a.plenty Of that kind. No, Emily,
amt been about bein' married to lit
erchoor"
AN Mr.. Grigsby different"
Hes just as plain as this gold ring
he engaged me with. left him this
mornin', s longs he said the sun was
TOO hot to come TO church. with the
potatoes TO scrape an the corn t.
shuck an a few other things to fix fol
dinner. But I amt complainin Of ths
other husbands. I always feel abou
husbands sames I do about troubles
take EN- as they come"
Il never knew much about Mr.
Crook. Painted for liyln', didn'
: he?"
~ Marcus, he was, partin' his mans
in the middle same's he did his hair
He painted, all right, but not for 1
llvin'. No, Emily, have home an /
good farm. an I've always supplied TIL
llvin'. I told J. Marcus he better Civ
up paintin' an take to somethin' else
! But he said It wasn't his idea Of VIII
, to interfere with a husbands rights
! an he wished I'd stay on the pedesta
where he'd always placed woman
: My landp / says. We amt got roon
2 up there Men are so conceite
g they've scourged Us clean off" Blu
e here we are. most home"
E Round the house the bride led tn
T way to the kitchen shifting as II Sin
! expected the odor Of cooking food t
e greet her Dosrils. Miss Emily meel
3 ly followed in the walks Of Minei
, vas white muslin wedding dress a
she whlsked its skirts from side 10 sid
u with an air Of assurance that she ooul
now show a man who knew how to b
8 a husband instead OF a genius.
q But Mlnerya's assurance was shoi
e lived. As they rounded the corner {
the house they caught sight Of tn
B lank figure Of the bridegroom Htretche
full length under tree near the kitcl
en- door Under bis head was one {
g Minerva's freshly Numbered sol
cushions. With his left hand he bel
between his teeth a iewsharp, Will
r hts lean right hand iazily twanged tn
o. tongue Of the instrument with mea
y ured strokes as the soothing strair
Ig Of REST for the Weary" fioated OF
n upon the air Minervas quick ey
7, glanees through the window, whei
n unscraped potatoes and the unshucke
r. corn lay on the kitchen table Just {
ID she had left them. With a sigh thl
Il stirred her ample figure from .cent'
y to circumference she turned to Mi
At Emily.
le Well. Of all the luckl' she sal
~ Now, here I've gone an married
muslelanl Amt husbands the strange
iy race Of peoplel1-chicago Dai
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