The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

numerous Kopecks in one corner of the Safe.
 While in Chicago to buy his Winter Stock, he bargained for two days and finally bought a Cottage Meodeon. witt, the Stool thrown in.
 Jennie would sit up and pump for Hours at time. happy in the knowledge that she had drawn the Capital Prize in the Lottery of Hymen.
 In the year 1886 there was some Church Wedding at the County-Seat.
 Frances, daughter of Hiram and Jen- nie. had knocked the Town a Twister when she came home from the Female College wearing Bangs and toting a Tennis Racquet. All the local Gallants. with Cocoa oil in their hair and Rings on their Cravats, backed into the Shrubbery.
 Hiram had bought her about $500 worth of Hauteur at the select Institu- ton of Learning. All she had to do was look at vilager through her Nose Specs and he would curl up like an Autumn Leaf.
 A Cuss from Chicago came to see her every few weeks.
 His Trousers seemed to be choking nm. 10e GODlDdQOuT WaS protected Dy a Derby of the Fried-Egg species. It was the kind that Joe Weber helped to keep in Public Remembrance But in 1886 it was de Riguer, au Fait, and la Mode
 Frances would load the accured City Chap into the high Cart and exhibit him up and down all the Residence Thor oughfares.
 On nearly every Front Porch some Girl whose Father was not interested in the First National Bank would peer out through the Morning Glories at the Pageant and then writhe like an Angle Worm.
 The Wedding was the biggest thing that had struck the town since Fore paugh stopped over on his way from Peoria to Decatur.
 Frances was not popular Girl, on &C., count of being so Uppish, so those who could not fight their way into the Church climbed up and looked through the Win dows.
 The Groom wore a Swallow-Tail.
 Most of those present had seen Pic lures of the Dress Suit. In the Fire side Companion, the Gentleman wearing one always had Curls, and the Wood Engraving caught him in the act of striking a Lady in the Face and saying "Curse youi''
 The Feeling at the County-Seat was that FTanceS nao taken Desperate Chance.
 The Caterer with Colored Help in White Gloves, the ruby Punch suspected of containing Liquor, the Japanese Lan- terms attached to the Naples, the real Lace in the Veil the glittering Array of Pickle-Jars, and a well-defined Rumor that most of the imported Ushers had been Stewed, gave the agitated Hamlet something to blat about for many and many a day.
 The Bachelor of Arts grabbed off by the daughter of Jennie and the grand daughter of Susan was the owner of Real Estate in the congested Business District of a Town which came into Public Attention later on through the efforts of Frank Chance
 His front name was Willoughby but Frances always called him Dear" nc matter what she happened to be thinking at the time.
 Part of State Street had been wished on to Willoughby. He was afraid tc sell, not knowing how to reinvest.
 So he sat back and played safe. With growing Delight he watched the Un- earned Increment piling up on every Corner. He began to see that he would be fairly busy all his life, lacking UT Rents.
 The Red-Brick Fortress to which hs conducted Frances had Stone Steps 1T frcnt and a secret Entrance for lowiy Trades people at the rear.
 Willoughby and his wife had the higf