Morris tribune., 1916-07-07
ALMOST A
LOVE STORY
By NJ. QUAD
Copyright, ls16, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

Of the boy called cut:
"sBsan Fletcher, see there, will you?
Your girl is trying to airt with my
beyw
That was the beginning Of Miss Mays
career. By the time she was ten. or
twelve years old and going to school
she vas breaking the hearts Of the boy
pupils. She was q handsome girl, and
she had cute, coy ways about her
When she was approaching her TWEEN
tteth year her solemn faced father SOL
EMMY asked of her;
May, do you know that this whole
town Of Tiptonville is talking about
y6uT'
: "NO, father" was the reply. "What
arS they saying about me?'
THAT yeu are a confirmed dirt and
. cequette."
:: why, father, how you shock mer'
"Den't pretend such innocence"
c1ided the father Lets go over your
case a little. When, Parson Brown
came here, an unmarried man, two
XearS ago, he seemed to take quite q
shine to you"
Yes, father"
Il have an idea that he asked you
10 he his wife"
: "ue did, father, but how was It?
We were coming home from prayer
meeting when he said that be loved me
and wasted nae to become his darling
wife. Just as I got my mouth open
to say yes a big hog, chased by little
dog, came running up GA the sidewalk
behiad US. The hog struckGRars0n
Brown tn the legs, and he weat sprawl
tlg. / Uttered, i giggled, snickered.
Few ceuid help it? Mr.. Brown weRt
OF in a huff and In six months was
married to Amanda Jones'"
BAT there was Charles Renfew,"
continued the father, with a sniie
arosad his mouth.
Yes, / remember him. but it was
net my fault that he quit coming here,
| was expecting to be Mrs. Renfew
some day, but he had not proposed yet.
He came one night, and just as he
started fn to propose he gave an awful
saeeze and the false plate in his
mouth, Which 1 never suspected was
there, Aew cut and under the table,
aHd the cat scra mbied for it. Father,
had 10 sntcksE or blew right OUT Of
the SwtAdowI, Poor: Charles doTe under
the epF his plate,: gave me one
aNFM lpok and: west through the front
aaQE -. e-->:f,,,a IN. -. -
lEalNra Was q silence for two mtnafes,
aid Sle father asked: - - =.
s. ,Whpt about George Fox, who
has sa copaing here quite often OF
late ?sE =. : 49,. =, :,
r aeett kaew,'' was the rewys> II
thhnk b win ash me to marry him. !" 81.
AMI sou.u litter and spoI it an W
ss9lgQt i can hasp ii, fatAar, Goega
sqHsnAs WITH both eyes ealry fNp Or
tlt IT in d. drsadfHily fun
~ I'll >: ~
Gecr9e Fog was q Xeung bachesor
Of twensg-fYe. whs HYed with his VII
owed mother. He was a. farn1er He
bad admired and loved Mis- AEag4 and
neant. TO. make her his wffe,, squirt or
DO squirt 49, -:
Thzse OF foHr days affair Mr. Fetch
e. had hsd the talk with his daaghker,
Is recorded above, young Mr. FHx
eaHghb sight Of the girl picking rasp-
berries. % his field The sight care
him an IDEA, He waited to Sec If she
Reuld appesF agaia next day. She did,
aaad' at the far end OF tie 6ed be let
Down TIE fence aud turned in his cid
beA aud ram and gave thRm 4 wkack
as they passed through the gap. TheS
Wep gentle creatures, but at tue
vhack the bull emitted a below, and
The rama shook bis head tn defiance, ana
bF freak Of fortune both trotted
ah6ag tk7 Enshss.
THIS girl who had broken So many
hearts saw them approaching and aft
er ons scream started for a tree. Up
sha want until she was seated on d
NIB that she deemed vas a safe
roosa, and Il vas only THEN that atie
s6w Mr. FoS and called opt 90 him 60
epne 20 her rescue. Mt. Eos can1s
s1ong Of . lazy paca % if these was
no suecaa1 reason Tor hurry, and when
be approached within thirty feet he
: TOOK d seat On the fence, with his bacH
to her ami Rsked:
|. We'll, what's wanted9"
Il want 10 get down, Of course" r.
piled the girl up the tree.
: Il am not hfnderfng you"
But tho bull and the ram?'' i
@oh, they Raven'S killed anybody
tatelyt" -a,.-...r
"Heorge, you won't leave me here.
win you4 / may fall at any minute,
and It WIN be awful the way shall
die" g." 80 -
~see here. girl, love you aud want
POD to be my wife" said George with
hia bach stAI to. her, =
Are yoa squirting now, aeo4gs3"
& Eyes, ~ t6undsyl I am suuiuttng
at tie old bun ana Fanai@
s Keep Il uD, QeOrgs, dear, untM yog
sgaS he critters out ue tn1s 6sld. ThiE
evening goa can come 0Teg ana ~
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