The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-11
CHAPTER X.
Speaking Of Early Marriages.


erything." William said to the
aged negro, as II In modest ex.
PLANTATION Of the performance
which had excited the aged mans ad-
miration. II can remember things that
happened when ! was four years old"
William c0ughed with a certain I'M
portance. DO you remember" he ask
ID, "when you were marriedi How
did you feel about ~ Were you kind
OF nervous. or anything like that, be
forehandr
MIR Genesis again passed a waver.
ing hand across his troubled brow
Il mean" said william. observing
his perplexity. were you sort OF shaky
FIR f-pance. nv II you were taking
an III 1tant step In lifer'
"I.emme see" The old man pondered
for q moment. II felt mighty shaky
/ once, I rickalect-dat time ynlla m'lat-
IN man shootin' at me rum behime a
snake fence
"shootin' at your' Jane cried, stirred
from her accustomed placidity. MT.
Cenesisl What did he do that forr
MUFFIN" replied Mr.. Genesis. with
feeling; muffin In de wide worl! lie
boun to shoot somebody an pick ON
me cause 'uz de handles"
He closed his knife. gave the little
boat n final scrape with the broken
glass and then soothing rub with the
palm OF his hand "Dah, honey, he
said and simultaneously factory whis-
ties began TO blow. dab yo' III steam
boat good as | kin Kit her widout no
b Her ner no smokestack. ! reckon 20
pappy'u bay 'em fer you.
Jane was grateful. Its a beautiful
boat. Mr.. Genesis l do thank you!
Genesis. the son, laid aside his tools
and approached "Pappy finish whit
tim spang on EN- noun whistles, he
.huckled. Come long, pappy. ] bet
you walk fas nun goin todes an
ouh. | hear fry cakes ploppin' In
skilletr
william and Jane watched the brisk
departure Of the antique with sincere
esteem and liking.
"TIe must have been sixteen" said
william musingly.
Nv neng' Jane hshtu
william. In deep thought, was still
looking after Mr.. Genesis. He was al
most unconscious that he had spoken
aloud. and he replied automatically:
"When he was married.
Then. with a start. he realized into
how great a condescension he had been
BETRAYED and hastily added. with pro-
nounccd hauteur Things you don't
understand You run In the house
Later dane was In the front hall. ana
she Jumped for JOY. pointing to the
omen door. Look! Looky there? she
called to her brother. Richly ofna'
mented, he was descending the front
stairs, his embellishments including
freshly pressed white trousers. a new
straw hat. unusual shoes aud bias
phemous tie I'm goin' to get To san
nv boat Jane shouted. Its goin' To
rain
cit In not" said william. irritated.
cts not going to anything like rain
s'pose you think Il ought to rain JUST
20 LET you sail that chunk OF wood
Its goin to rain! It's goin TO rain!
Jane made little singsong chant OF IT,
"Its goin' to rain-it gives Willie
pain-its goin TO rain-it gives Willie
q paints goln' to-
He interrupted her sternly. LOOK
here, You're old enough to know bet
ter. s'pose you think there isn't any
thing ms important In the world as
your getting the chance to sail that
little boat! s'pose you think business
and everything else has got tn stop ana
GET ruined. maybe. Just to please your
A.h, spoke he walked TO an umbrella
s,atl the hall and deliberately took
therefrom a bamboo walking stieh
Of his fathers James eyes became
strange and unbearable. She uttered
a shrek:
"willies goin' to carry a cane!
He went down the street trying 70
swing the cane In an accustomed ana
unembarrasscd manner
Jane made this difficult.
"Willie's got cane!' she screamed
"ue's got papas canev' Then. resum
ing her little chant. she began to sing;
"It's goin' 10 rain-Willie's got papas
cane-it's goin 10 rain-Willie's got
papas caner She put all Of her voice
into a Anal effort. MISS Prdifll get 1ef
n WON don't take an umbereiier-r-r"
The attention OF several chance pc
destrians had been attracted, and the
burning william. breaking into an az
onized half trot. disappeared round the
corner. Then Jane retired WITHIN the
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