Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-11-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures
FORGAVE EACH OTHER
BY DONALD ALLEN.

Inc current or love between MISS
Fanny Drew and Mr.. Randolph Ak
ems was running along so smoothly
as to be almost vexatious. Any old
maid or old bachelor will tell you that
a tiff now and then between two peo-
pie in love adds spice to it
There are people who wonder If
Adam and Eve quarreled. OF course
they did. They were rushed at each
other even without an introduction,
and there was no squeezing hands or
walks beneath the Silvery moon.
Adam was grouching around the gar
den by his lonesome when he caught
sight of Eve peeking out from behiEd
a lilac bush and he called out:
Here, you woman, come along here
and quit your fooling!"
It wasn't fair shake nor a square
deal, and the more one thinks of it
the more he wonders that love is the
sentiment that we find it.
''They have been loving and have
been engaged over a year." said the
mother Of the young man in this af-
fair, that took place later on than
Adams by several years, ''and they
haven't had falling out yet"
Then they'll never marry-never!"
was the reply.
"I'm afraid not"
Because, when a woman really loves
a man she wants to get in dig at
him once in awhile!"
''She does"
'She wants to let him know about
twice month that he isn't the only
man on this green earth-not by a
long shot!"
That's it."
And he wants chance to get jeal-
GUS over nothing, and to stump around
and tear down trees and write letters
and call her perfidious wretch"
HE surely does"
"And after she has sent him back
his letters and the engage-ring, and
both have lost a heap of sleep and
called themselves idiots, they come
sneaking around and make up and
love each other twice as well as they
did before"
That's just it."
IF l was in your place, Mrs. Aikens,
I'd advise Randolph to pick a quarrel.
If was the mother of Fanny I'd ad-
wise her the same. They'll never get
married if this thing goes on as placid
as molasses running down hill"
No advice was given, however. 1t
was not needed. There is a divinity
whose job it is to look out that love
matches do not become too draggy
and insipid, and she hit the trail OF
Randolph Aikens within 40 days after
his mother had expressed her worries.
While Miss Fanny Drew was fair to
look upon, and was considered catch
the young man had no trouble in
shouldering other aspirants aside and
having the field to himself
Things were jogging along at an
easy gait when the young lady's cous.
in came on from the west and brought
Rocky Mountain breeze with him
He was young and happy and hand
some, and he had ranch on which
the cattle were as thick as flies about
sugar bowl. It was announced by
some kind-hearted person that he ha6
come on to marry Miss Fanny an6
bear her hence to the land of alkali
If the rumor was denied no one heard
of the denial.
Young Aikens met the wild ant
woolly'' and they were introduced ant
shook hands. The Westerner wa.
breezy. He was hustler. He talk
ed straight from the shoulder. He as
serted he was after a bride to share
the scenery with him and eat her por
ton of grass-fed beef that roamed OF
hundred hills, and he added that b,
gave himself just two weeks to fal
in love, appear before the ministe
and pack his trunk and scoot for tn,
west with his bride on his arm.
Young Aikens had a half-interest il
a gents furnishing store, and he coul,
not reconcile 81 silk scarfs with jack
boots and slouch hats. After 80 sec
onds' consideration he concluded t.
hate his cousin.
Five minutes later he had decided t
quarrel with Miss Fanny, and he be
gan: Wouldn't it been an act O
consideration to have told me yo
were engaged to him?"
Randolph, what are you talkin
about?" she exclaimed.
Your marriage with that steel
chaser from the west!"
My cousin? Why do you speak c
him in that way? Tom is a breez,
whole-souled fellow"
"And you will probably be very hal
py with him"
Have you taken this silly gossip /
earnest?"
"It may be silly gossip, but from tn
way he looks at you"
why, he's my own cousin"
"Yes"
"And we used to play together a
children!"
'.Ah!"
''Mr. Aikens, will you kindly explai
what that 'ah' was meant to signify
asked the girl as she drew herself u
and ceased to smile
IF you will kindly tell me the dat
of the wedding will be out of town {