The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-12-18
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Exponent
By SADIE oLcoTT

phil Armitage has been lolilng hro"hu
ho, Cor +, long while, and II makes me
sick to see how they act .@
The other day Glenn came to me ana
s,Yd Fan, Phil and are going to
clone, and want you TO help US .-... |
"EIope!" says l.. What are you go +.
az, IN clone for? You know wen
enough pa would be glad 70 have some
one take you OH his hands. ~.
Don't say that to Phil I've Uoiu.
him pa expects me to marry rNh
. man or big one OF some KIND Ion
YOU know that n man wants "nat 10
! hard for him to getf lr Inn Khe" pa '.>
wonld be glad to turn over my sup
mort TO him he'd cool OF right away. HHl
"CIem,' says, II never knew betore
-, h,d ao much sense You're dead .
l. hight" ...+..... ~.
sand don't you forget 1t When you
come to marriageable age ana tef r
low comes counting you make MN ,
think you're doing him great taVor
-, II you Just look at him. 7s
: II almost snickered right out Mt TINS.
How patronlzlng OF Glen! She doesn't
A know that I've got Ave beaus anu
a could have as many more as Ike. i
e. Well. | asked her what she Wahteo
mo % do, and she said that just before
- l went TO bed on the night OF the eiope-
!, ment | was to go into fathers room
- feel In his trousers pocket ana sten'
/ the key to the wagon house, Where no
10 keeps lots O. things, unlock the door,
| ret out the ladder and carry 1t around
"a r,der her window, where Phil would
re have no trouble In finding It ! prom
y ,sed 10 do this and anything else thnt
abe wanted me to do, but she said there
was nothing else. asked her what
u, were the arrangements for the Neo
ns ding. and she said that at IL O'CLOCK
he pm. was 10 put the ladder up 80 that
n sha could 20 down 10 him. He was
LA 10 have a wagon at the crossroaus
'er and they wero to go to Phrson Miller
- 70 b, married Then they were TO take
tho u 80 train on their wedding jour,
,rs new and the next day she would tele
.gh graph pa asking forgiveness S.
hi thought II was just too bad ina
! Il elem and Phil should have such n uoie
10 ful weiding-no cake no leinonhue %
Ct. anythtng-and wondered II ] couldn
"a holm them out a bit. just told fou
! .bovs and three girls that wanted
,ms Thorn TO have moonlight ride Wit
red mo In onr democrat wagon, and the
,cs MI agreed. ! asked pa II might nav
,ne the horses and. he said might an
lch gave me the key to the wagon hous'
Al Johnnie Walker came round and hell
t,,r ed me hitch up
Xxx Ny riding party was arranged Tor 70
mr. night Glen was TO make her cioPe"'eh
ola johnny Walker came round about
r 60 o'clock and ! told him what we wei
going TO do Just before we drove q
had to nick M the rest Of the party he Oh
OF rlcd the ladder around to the side
was the house. where Clem's room was al
Nose laid II down on the grass
mat We had merry ride, singing most
ends the way. and shortly before II oclo
| told about Clems e!opement ana pi
poscd that we make a wedding par
for her-poor thing! They were
An, mighty well pleased with the idea
we drove past the crossroads Whe
we saw rhirs wagon hitchedr ana
Cap TO short distance beyond the 'hou
.. u where we all got out and creH alo
pres uudrr the fence ont OF the moenlit
..rr, To n place where we could see Clet
old room
Ich a We had none OF us ever seen
elopement before, and tell you
been wos lots of FUN We saw Phil st
lace m lodging under the trees, put
"y'u the ladder and Glenn come down III
We they both started for their wagon, {
d and we went back to ours. y WASH : y
BAH after this TIL we were jogging Az
behind them:
been They passed the parsons and u
\ NC ing Off the pike, took dirt ROAD I
-. would lead them back to the pars'
~ again. We Turned. too, and foIio'
them. They tried in every way
shake Ms but we wouldn't be sh'
When they came to the parsons I
time they stopped and waited IN
wagon for us to go on we stop
Ne Il and waited too, We could hear U
ion OF debnting what to do. and nj last
when concluded TO 20 into the parson
Z this They GOT ou' wv W. A
ing Mt and they rang the dooroeL we u
Der 6. on with n laugh, ana they lnoubn'
ne will were rid OF us. but as soon as they
Ceredo been admitted we turned, drove
and, opening the parsonage door
- piled into the house
You should have seen Glen
abe saw me come In. followed by
Of boys and girls. She looked das
nj me, tell you.
M .Oem," l said, 1--WE didn't ike
YOU and Phil to be married with n
PENDANTS, so we just thought
ii come and see you OF"
Phil tried to laugh as II he inc
Il good Joke. but II was q IN
poor laugh. There was nothing
them to do but be married ms they
WA intended. and when they had beef
~ together we all congratulated thei
VIII. ~ girls Offering to kiss Glenn Glen
luIfo % $50. ~ h,,t xvhal