The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05

HIS EUGENE WEDDING
BY cAPRoN PARKER.

ried?
1t was the day before that went up
to see Father Flanagan, to rehearse
bit, so as to be in trim Tor the Dig
| event.
| by the way says Father Fianni'
| gan says he, have We your marriage
| license yet?'
"License?" says l; whats that for?
! never knew one had to have license
for gettin married"
The idea didn't suit me at all, any
how.
DO they think I'm dangerous,
thinks /, TO be ncedin' license! Ia
not have Katie know this for ten dol
lars. She'd never take me at all II she
knew l had to be licensed
l kept me thought to myself, LOT
Father Flannigans a mild, decent
man, an ! didn't want to worry him.
It's all right, Tim" he says, seeing
what l was thinking about. All We
have to do is to 60 down to the city
hall to MIR. Schmids Office, and hell
fix it out for we in a minute.
Barrin' the idea of it, that seemed
easy, so | buttoned up me coat and
started off, not lookin Tor any trouble,
as We we'll know, il ye know me at all
walked into the big door OF the
city hall, and spied boy with but
tons that looked like he belonged to
the place. an l says to him:
where's Schmid's office"
Its right before your eyes, says
the boy, pointin to the next door an
hurryin off before any one else could
come in an bother him.
walked Into the doorway and
there vas three or four smart-lookin
clerks sitting round. doing nothing
unless wishin' i XXas noon J walked
up to one and said
I'm loOkin for Schmid. Is he in?
The clerk stared at me out of his
goggles and was goin' to say something
when he could think of it, when a
stout man came out of the next room
and, seeing me waitn', he says, point
in to a chair:
Come over here and sit down"
| sat down an lie sat down by a
desk, an the clerk with the goggles
came an sat down at the other end OF
the desk. with piece Of paper in his
hand a yard long.
Yer Nance" says the stout man
"OToole." says |.
, Il want your full name," says
Schmid. Yer names Timothy. isn't
it,"
1T is" says |. Goggles put it down
! on the paper.
How old are ye?"
None of yer business" thinks l,
but | said Twenty
!, Then he wanted TO know where
was born and all about 1t, the clerk
takin' down me answers every time.
Then he asked me had | ever had
= the measles an the humps and the
scarlet fever and the ricketts,, an had
| ever had any trouble OF any kind.
answered all his questions as fast
as | could, and all the time Goggles
was taking them down.
= Now" says Schmid. Wed like to
!
, clerk turned over the page an go,
some more ink in his dish.
Better spit Oh yer hands," thinks
l. lookin' at the clerk IT'S hard work
an ye're not used to it. hope you'll
< last till the end of the job
n 'All right" says |; ASK away"
e DO ye drink" says he.
u
n ton asked in that tone of voice. an
didn't know how to take it, There
+. was nothin' in sight. anyhow.
y Il can't exactly say | do" says |
riskin' that much. but not quite seem
: me way ahead
"Ye mean by that" says Schmid
= that We do use liquors somewhat now
/. and again.
You've hit it exactly, says |
Now and arain do in the way o.
sociability, but not regular like some
know"
That goes against you, | suppos,
e We know" says he. You'll have I,
& knock that OFF entirely" says he.
Il | was askin' him where he got hi!
l. information. but thinkin' of Kati,
IS again made me hold me tongue.
= DO you chew tobacco?" say,
Schmid
" Very little says |. land stoppin,
now and again for day or two t,
show me strength"
1T would lie better If you didn't us
it at ALL" says Schmid
I Knowing kind of critter," thinks
There was no end to his questions
:, and some of them was very impert
" nent, Some of them l answered wit
10 the truth, and some of them | al
10 swered the best could not KNOWN
n what he was at
te That will do for today Tomol
[. row afternoon We can come in for tn
&c reading and the writing examination.
Tomorrow" says l. "Tomorro,
afternoon, The weddin's to be tn
first thing in the morning. and mus
- have that marriage license tonight
Z I'm to be havin' it at all, which don
: believe you're intendin' in the least"
= Marriage license," says he. "Whs
! have l got to do with yer marriage |
= cense?"
4 Il should say We had great deal
z do with it." says |. by the way ye',
> been goin' on the last two hours. An
x Ii it wasn't for Katie Id never stoe
. your insolence"
< Look here" says Schmid. we con
. in here TO get examined for the fore
< didn't yet? and ven have to take Il
= same examination We put all the m,
4 thro2 En."