The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-13
Dads
Admonition
By RICHARD MARLEY

oNHtu III iiunlOOn county, ne SAID TO
me, II have only one thing to say to
you. II Is comprised In four letters,
M Y. o. b." asked him what the let
tiers stood for, and he said that when
| had done something that had brought
trouble on my head, likely would
find out.
Twas thirty years old before learn
ed what those four letters did stand
for. l reckon | had done things to
teach me their meaning before that,
but | didn't get punished enough to
fix my attention on the matter. How
I found out Dads instructions was this
way.
Jim Hawkins owned the next farm
to me. We were both bachelors.
didn't care to bring a woman into my
house to boss me; and was satisfied to
live alone; but Jim was different; he
was continually pining for someone to
love.
"Jlm," said I one day, "why don't
you get marriedT
II don't know any girl that would
have me-"
WHATS the matter with Susie Bick.
fordf"
"She wouldn't look at me-"
"Oh yes she would"
'IIow DO you known
II don't know, but think I can find
out for you"
I'D be much obliged to you IL you
would"
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told her knew man who was dead
In love with her. She was mighty anx-
ious to know who the fellow was, but
I wouldn't tell her. l wanted her to
keep thinking about her unknown wor-
shipper. Then I went to Jim and told
him that had sounded Susie and she
had confided to me that she had loved
, wanted to go right off and propose to
her, but told him he had better wait
till 1 prepared the way for him.
They say women can make matches,
but men are no account at such busi-
ness. have always believed that a
man can do anything better than a
woman. certainly managed Jim and
Susie mighty well, for l fixed every
thing up for Jim to make his PROPOSE
ton; he made 1t; and the two were
married. On the day Of the wedding
Jim said to me, "Joe, owe you a lot
for what you've done for me In getting
me an angel for a wife," Sue didn't
say anything like that, but she was
mighty friendly. The way she looked
at 1t was that Jim had loved her ever
since she was baby. AS for me / had
simply brought hanger-back up to the
scratch to propose marriage.
Jim and Susie were married at the
end of the harvest season and / went
home to see Dad and Mummy. Dad
asked me If I'd found out what NJ. Y.
O. b. meant and had to acknowledge
that l hadn't. SWELL" he said, II
reckon you'll learn it some day."
After got back to the farm was
/ busy about one thing and another and
didn't see Jim and Sue for sometime.
One morning l met Sue driving the
cows along the road. l expected she'd
he mighty smilin' to me, but she wasn't.
She just said, "IIow de" and went on.
was the most astonished Teller you
ever see. If I'd seen Satan riding on
one of the cows l wouldn't have been
more surprised.
The next day Jim passed my house
and he too was as short as pie crust.
"See here jim" l called to him,
"what's the matter?'
Matter enough" he said, II thought
you was dom me favor when you put
me up to marryen'. If youdNa let me
alone I'd been better Off" !
"Why, what's the matter with Suew
swell, she's got her idee about what
a husband ought to be and she insists
on maxim me that kind of Teller"
l tried to get something more def
mite out Of him but he wouldn't talk
any more and went on his way.
made up my mind that something
had gone wrong between them and I'd
better go over and find out what II
was. At any rate didn't propose that
they should throw all the blame on me.
l found 'em both at home. Jim was
smoking his pipe, readin' the Farmers
Weekly Advocate while Sue was clean
in Off the supper table.
II want to say something to you
two" said. 81 did you favor and
the reward get for 1t is your Ill will.
II you are dissatisfied with each other
I don't see what have to do with Il.
You, Jim, wanted someone to love, and
! put you on the track to get a wife
You, Sue. were mighty well pleased to
get Jim and now you've found that he
doesn't suit you"
"Who says he doesn't suit met" said
Sue with a fash In her eye.
"Why Jim says you're trying to make
him over"
This fired Jim. "Now see here" he
says mighty sharp. ut seems to me
that you had better stop interferln' be-
tween me and my wife,"
Sand I want you to understand"
says Sue. shat am perfectly salts
fed with my husband. and I'll be bet
ter satisfied with you II you'll mind
your own business and let US Alone"
! got out. Sues words mind your
own business" ringing In my ears. And
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