The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-08
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NOT A BAD MATCH
BY DON Ia ORANGE.

iake Oi wharton, elN miles AWAY ne
was hitching up his horse and buggy
when Mrs. Hannah Savage came to
the house TO say:
Deacon. they say you are going TO
drive over TO Wharton todayr"
Yes. I am" was the reply
Got a load7"
Only a jug TO be filled with ile."
You know my sister Sarah lives
over there?"
Yes. guess she do, though ! haint
much OF hand to keep track Of
folks sisters"
Well. sarah's got baby year
old. and she writes me that II cant
walk yet Something seems to be the
matter with his knees or back"
1t sure orter be walkin' at a year
old They say ! wasn't quite ten
months old when ! could trot right
-out doors. DO you want to send any
word to Sarah"
Il want to drive over and back with
you"
"All right You be ready In fifteen
minutes. Guess the old mare can take
us both and not git tuckered out"
Deacon Pennybone was a widower.
Hannah Savage was widow.
They had both lived In Delhi for
years. and both belonged to the same
church. but gossip had never even
limited . marriage between them. II
had never limited that either one OF
them would marry again.
The drive TO Wharton was made.
The deacon went to get his jug filed
with oil. and the widow to see her
sister and the baby. The baby was
walking all right. The next day after
Its mother had written about It's walk.
less condition II had got choked on
a spool OF thread and been shook and
dangled head downwards with vigor.
GUS hand! Ten minutes later It WAS
taking Its first steps.
The drive out and back was pleas.
ant The vidower and widow talked
about the new spire for the meeting
house that was going to be erected
The death OF Silas Whites cox--the
plentitude OF potato bugs-the success
OF the late Sunday school picnic and
even the best way OF killing OF bur
docks SO they would stay killed. but
not q word nor q hint OF anything
closer. They were Just neighbors II
the subject Of the heather Of Africa
had been brought up they might have
discussed Il for miles to the exclu-
sion Of all else.
The deacon's sister was his house
keeper. She was q sour.faced old
maid with . sharp tongue. and when
her brother got back home she felt II
her duty to say something. She there
fore remarked:
Il suppose the match was At least
today!"
What match?" asked the deacon.
She's been trying to catch q man
for the last Ave years"
Ruth. who you akin ahout,"
Why. the widow Savage"
What's wrong with herr"
Shed like to change her name TO
Penny bone."
Say. now" replied the deacon as
he fred up. you quit talkin' that way,
She haint the slightest idea OF IT, II
she has hain't"
AN widders want to marry again."
said the sister.
Then let EN- marry. but none OF
'em will marry mel"
When the widow Savage got home
Mrs Goodhue. a neighbor. dropped In
to ASH about the baby over at Whar.
ton that couldn't walk She was given
full information. and then she re-
marked
Lots OF folks thought Il funny"
What was?"
Your riding over there with Dea.
con Pennybone"
But ! don't see anything funny
a bout that"
We'll. you hadn't been gone half an
hour when the story was around that
you and the deacon had gone away
TO get married"
Upon my soul! The deacon and
me get married! Why. he don't want
me, anu uou want Him " tue
foolkiller would come along he'd find
plenty to do In this town."
"Then-then-"
Then nothing!"
What a curious thing Ia human ma.
ture! Here were two people who
we're neighbors and nothing
more They hadn't thought OF each
other once a week. unless happening
to meet But now. because a sour.
old maid and cosby
neighbor made a few remarks they be.
gan thinking OF each other
by gosh said the deacon 10 him.
self as he sat down to milk the COW
that evening, the widder Savage
wouldn't be such a bad match II
Teller wanted TO marry sS,n She's
purity good lookin' when she's got her
buds on, and she can talk
like a streak and talk sense too I've
heard she was a savin' woman. and
had money In the bank"
And as the widow Savage cleared
away her supper dishes she smiled
and unused:
so they thought the deacon am
me were going to elope aud get mar.
ried! I'm! Guess he'd be the last