The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-09
Daily Short Story
MARRYING OFF CELIA.

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rs sss and hs stooped down ana picked
~ . diamond
p xush and By ~thuneerr
In \ Kitchsn door % the farmhouse
OF s0@ceIa Parsons Her mother Ms
Sitnin washing dishes at the sink
Urea, econs mother. come here!~ ex-
What L. it,
runavay horse.
Lands o. mAs-y.~
The farmer wss waving his hat and
rnssing he dirt ny as he came. and a.
he drew nearer ne sAsped cut.
Got IT. Got IA"
crazy man OF a foOl,- chided the wife as
ne Jumped over the last currant bush.
-See-see there
He opened his hand and exhibited the
alsmond IL shone like a hogs eye on a
What OF it, asked tn. mother.
wh diamond hpArssly
John. you are crazy
Yes, it's n diamond" he said. ITS
what they call a diamond in the rough.
and AZ II hain't wuth a million dollars
then III eat this old straw hat"
All three were silent Tor a long min
We and then the wife asked almost an a
BE We rich. john
We can't begin TO count our money
And whatn we do@
Well marry Celia to some rich man
the first thing
-bqt. dad. i'm going TO marry Jim
~testhbone. the girl. we
have been engaged a whole year. and the
ddin day IL set"
Then you must unset ~ Dye sup
pos In goin 10 have you marry old
seth Trsvers's hired man when Inn
with a million DOLLARS"
You leave II to mo to handle her.
Whispered the mnlhnr sIF v...rHs -
three days before she'll be ali risht. jim
- a good fellow. but he'd be no husband
Tor a rich wife. He can't use grammar
In his talk and he'd walk right into tie
parlor with his boots all mud"
sure. he would. ami he'd be spitun'
his plug tobacco Juice all over the thou
sand dollar oil paintings. Jim has cot
Ana what are you going to do first
Drive to town and tell about this
Farmer Parsons didn't take his dia-
mond to town with him. lie would TAX.
no chances of being robbed. He drove
first TO the Jewelers. and told OF his
Is a diamond OF this size wuth a
million dollars?"
Yes. ten OF them"
An hour later ~ was known all over
town that Farmer Parsons has found a
diamond. worth millions, and people
were rushing TO congratulate him. lie
Mas also offered a cart load Of advice.
The town butcher also offered him $500
In cash and a barrel OF salt pork for
MS ma. The news went flying away.
and the farmer returned home with his
nat on his ear and "A nvc-cent cigar be-
tween his teeth. He had bidder hts dia-
mend way In the cat bin in the barn.
Ihat evening Jim Rathbone came
Sourting He had hardly entered the
house when he Jaw that something had
happened. He was about TO ask what
him:
Who did you wish to see"
"NAhN-WhN I.lNa - -
shes upstairs and I don't know
whether she Is To- be sawn or not. she
may come down by and by" added the
mother.
Look a-here Parsons. II there is any
,hing gone wrong why don't you tell
oh. nothing wrong. Mr.. Rathbone-
III that's your name. I simply have to
ten you that Celia Is to marry a rich
The devil she Is, Mighty sudden
change OF mind. hain't it?"
But all diamonds are found mighty
sudden. l believe. ] found one that way
tSday. and OF course II has changed
th,nss about You must admit. sir, thai
was asked.
How do know a spade from a hoeT"
No n gets a sight Of IT unless he
Jim got up and left the house. Out
side ne found Celia waiting for him,
and his ~perturbed soul was soon in
calmer mood. He wes assured that Ar
her father found three more diamonds.
each one as big az a goose egg.i ~ would
not cause her to break her IN
jim. she seid. "old Mr.. Winters is
what they call n geologist. He can tell
whether Dads find IL a piece Of crystal
or q real diamond. Take IL over there"
But where Il Is -"
When ] saw dad 60 to the barn to-
day ] Slipped out and looked through =
crack. lie hid II In the oat bin. Get II
ana make tracks and meet me in the
morning in the orchard"
The old g%eologist was about ten sec
onds settling the fate OF that treasure
troVc. IL was a crystal. and not "A first
class one ct that.
The stone was replaced among tho
oats. and there WIS . meeting in tho
orchard In the morning. There was also
leughing aud planning. by 10 O'Clock
about 30 persons had come out from
town to see that big diamond IL Was
not to be seen. Farmer Parsons Was
willing to point out the exact spot
Whcre the find was made, but would 20
no further untn e. buyer came with N
barrel OF hundred dollar bills.
The crowd was standing around the
gravel pit. mouths open and breasts
hlled with awe. when Jim and Celia. ac-
companied by a minister. advanced. Jim
had visited the cat bin again and had
the diamond In his hand.