Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-12-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !.
FORGAvE EACH OTHER
6v DONALD ALLEN.

az to be almost vexatious. Any old
maid or old bachelor will tell you that
tiff now and then between two peo'
pie In love adds spice to 1t.
There are people who wonder II
Adam and Eve Quarreled. OF course
they did. They were rushed at each
other even without an introduction,
and there was no sQueexing hands oa
walks beneath the silvery moon,
Adam was grouching around the garY
den by his lonesome when he caught
sight Of Eve peeking out from behind
lilac bush and he called out:
Here, you woman. come along here
and quit your fooling!"
It wasn't a fair shake nor q square
the more he wonders that love is the
sentiment that we find 1t.
They have been loving and have
been engaged over 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.
Pm afraid not"
Because when woman really loves
man she wants to get In dig at
him once in awhile!"
"She does"
"She wants to let him know about
twice u month that he isn't the only
man on this green earth-not by
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 perfdious wretch"
He surely does"
And after she has sent him back
his letters and the engage-ring, and
both have lost 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."
"lf | was in your place, Mrs. Aikens.
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 1t Is to look out that love
matches do not become too draggy
and insipd, and she nit 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
a Rocky Mountain breeze with him.
He was young and happy and hand
some and he had a ranch on which
the cattle were as thick as flies about
a sugar bowl 1t was announced by
some kindhearted person that he had
come on to marry Miss Fanny and
bear her hence to the land of alkali.
If the rumor was denied no one heard
OF the denial.
Young Aikens met the wild and
woolly" and they were introduced and
shook hands. The Westerner was
breezy. He was hustler. He talk
ed straight from the shoulder He as
serted he was after bride to share
the scenery with him and eat her por-
ton of grass-fed beef that roamed on
hundred hills, and he added that he
gave himself just two weeks to fall
in love, appear before the minister
and pack his trunk and scoot for the
west with his bride on his arm.
Young Aikens had half.interest in
a gents furnishing store, and he could
not reconcile 81 silk scarfs with jack
boots and slouch hats. After 80 sec
onds consideration he concluded to
hate his cousin.
Five minutes later he had decided to
quarrel with Miss Fanny, 3nd he be-
gan: Wouldn't 1t been ain act of
consideration to have told me you
were engaged to him?"
Randolph, what are you talking
about?" she exclaimed.
Your marriage with that steer
chaser from the west!'
MY cousin? Why do you speak Of
him In that way? Tom Is a breezy.
whole-souled fellow"
And you will probably be very hap
.py with him."
Have you taken this silly gossip in
earnest?"
ut may be silly gossip, but from the
way he looks at you"
why, he's my own cousin"
"Yes?"
"And we used to play together as
children!"
"Ah!"
"Mr. Aikens, will you kindly explain
what that ah' was meant to signify?"
asked the girl as she drew herself up
and ceased to smile.
'If you will kindly tell me the date
of the wedding will be out of town at
the time and save us both embarrass-
ment" he replied.
She turned from him and walked
away, and half a minute later he was
kicking himself for born fool There
was the tiff" that his mother was
hoping for, and from the looks Of
things 1t would last considerably long
er than a full moon. Randolph had
deliberately provoked the quarrel, as
he had to admit to himself, and II
there was any feeling of satisfaction