The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-03
OLD SWEETnEARTS
MARRY IN SEATTLE;
ANCIENT ROMANCE
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August. Just two months after Ma
,ilda's wedding. he married Mar.
tina.
And the years passed. and the
four were the good friends they
had always been. Two
sturdy sons came 10 brighten the
home of Thomas and Martha. but
none TO the homo OF the Bseches.
And when the youngest son
Of Thomas and Martha was but
? years old. the wife and mother
smilingly departed for a better
world
Her ieavetAking was followed
not many years later by the de.
parture OF the sons for Amer
lea
And yet with all HIS boyhood
dreams turned 20 mere memories.
hts home broken up. and apparent.
ly nothing 90 live for. Thomas re
tanned his oid.time optimism. and
his daAhing ways. and Bis smile.
You see. Thomas knew every.
thing would come out right. II he
Just KEEP, thinking Il would. (And
the proof that Thomas was right
IL good lesson TO all the sour.
fown.in.the-mouth people who
wear sad faces In Sehitlel
Two years ago come the Ord 81
next April. Matilda's husband also
died. leaving her in circumstances
which made II necessary for her
To work for her living.
About that time. too. Thomas
came 10 Join his sons in America.
The sister OF Thomas and NATL.
da were grea, friends Through let.
ters 10 his sister. Thomas learned
seven months aEo that Matilda
was widow. And go
But let them tell you the story
M they told II TO Star man last
night IA they sat In the Oregon
Washington station. waiting for
the train that would take them 20
their new home IN Selleck. where
Thomas ia night Waterman for the
Pacific States Lumber Co.
Ills sister told me. Tom wants
some one to go out there. and
would you like 20 go7-and said
should like 20 20 the yery next
week. said the new Mrs Cleaver.
her curiously bright eyes twin.
king.
Il came all the way across the
ocean alone" she added. and
the first time was ever out Of
London. too"
she left England. Nov. IL. on
the Philadelphia. and II was so
rough every body was seasick--
even the stewardess-except TIL.
and abe wasn't a bit"
This (proudlyl from Thomas.
who went on: Il sent her %
pounds TO come on. and told her
Just what TO do-didn't |. 'Til7
But she was awful late getting
here because she was detained in
Chicago. and ! wRs up and down
and all over-pretty near crazy
when she didn't come. a-thiuking
somebody had got her away from
me again.
we went right up 10 the court
house 10 get the marriage license,
intending TO wait until Christmas
TO get married. but somebody sent
us upstairs 20 Judge HUMPHREYS.
and Il came out all at once. and
we were married before we knew
IT, lie is jolly gentleman--that
Judge HUMPHREYS, He gave US
his photograph. too"
III they knew about II In Eng.
land they wouldn't know what 20
think" rumlnated Mrs Cleaver.
with something pretty close to a
giggle.
And my youngest son. Richard,
% years old, gave the bride away"
chuckled Mr.. Cleayer.
1--WE got a picture home OF her
when she was a girl. you should
see" said the mischievous Thomas.
She's good looking now. but she
was better looking then"
He grinned
The old dimple was in her cheek.
We'll. Tom. you're not so smart
now as YOU were then. either"
she declared.
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