Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-05
THE
HELPER

mr. head on the log where l KIN the
chickens I've not only mnfe blum
der. but y double biundcr. In tryin q
help two people ct once. There was
Charlie Bnruss mopin' around. plnin
because be had no one 10 help him run
his farm. no companion or nethln'. and
there was Susan Nutter with step
mother and unhappy az home. :
thought they'd do well 60 marry. 10 I
buitcti Ia and arranged the matter be-
tween EN- ! had 30 Interest ~ Il; /
only consented 70 be gobetween out
o the kindness o my heart. In an
old maid myself npd wouldn't marfy
the hesf man on earth. l hnin't rot no
call 70 marry ! gel my own house
and ground al paid for and $50
month from bo6d and mortgage be
sides. So i'm onf O the matrimonial
question isul I'm not the only one
Ia the world 10 be considered. Mebbe
whard kin rae might cure others
1hinkin that away. told Charlie
about Susan and Susan about Charlie.
praised Charlie 10 Susan. and this,
together with the hard time sho was
hayln' AT home. made her powerful
anxious a. git him. But somehow or
mother she got the idea that II be
seen her he wouldn't have her, so she
told me 1 could tell him II he'd take
ner entirely on my recommend II 'ud
be go. Charlie he thought II she seen
what an ungainly Teller be was she
wouldn't have him neither. 30 he cor.
sented. didn't see no harm In this. for
Susan was pretty ms a peach. and Char
lie was as tine s-lookin' Teller as ever
foiiercd a pillow.
The mornIn' o. the weddin' I helped
Susan to git on a white muslin dress.
and when the other 6xins was all on
sbs hooked lovely. The clock struck
the hour for the weddin', the house
was chuck full o. the neighbors-I fur.
nished the cake and things and up
drives Charlie In his two horse wagon,
with q suit o. new store clothes on.
iookin' fino aud manly. | met him at
the door and TUX him In 10 the settin' !
room. where Susan was a-standin' |
wslfin'. Susan biushed a little. and !,
seen a mighty pleased look come over |
Charles face. But there wasn't no |
time TO Kit acquainted. for the parsou
stepped In. aud before they knowed |
IL they was married. Then. after the
snack set IN the dinin' room. Charlie
tux his wife out TO the wagon and
driv' on. followed by tho usual shower
o. rice and old slippers.
Reckon you'll say there want moth
in foolish about this. and l don't know
ss there would a. been II II could a
been done without a Eobctwecn. Y'sec
there's a natural course sich things
have 10 run. Jlst like measles. A wrong
treatment o. measles Is apt TO drive
'em In. In Charles and susan's case
tho courtin' and the gittin used TO
workih' In matrimonial harness was
on 10 'em all 10 onct II the
conrtin' had been done Ia its proper
time the new harness wouldn't a. been
70 hard 10 get used 10.
II wasn't three days after the wed
ain when Susan she come 10 me all
anre. and she says. says she. Miss
sbSw, what'd you go tie me up 10 slch ,
l man as that forf" whats the trou-
bie7~ says |. "IIe never speaks 10 me
AZ breakfast no more'n II ia come IN |
Tor hired help" Il don't know nothin'
bout men says l. "but l hearn tell
hat they have all sorts O. ways about
EN- tia; don't mean nothln'. II he don't :
want 70 talk AZ breakfast. wait TN
Inner Mebhc bell have somepin TO
Iay by that time that's wo'th hearin'." i
Wen. she went away only half pact &
lea. sad pretty soen ia comes Charlie.
nd hc wants 20 know what l had ugin
i'm 20 marry him % woman who
aikcd all the time az breakfast Just 4
he time O. dny be felt clipper and =
ked taikin' himself and wouldn't give a
im chance 10 GET ia word toie d
im ! Was a woman myscif aud kn0wed 4
aaf there was times woman had 10 e
ak aud times she had 10 cry aud II he 4.
lAnted 70 git ooe different from this
ed havs 20 gin her made TO order.
For noeths they was arunnin' 10 me =
pfoplsinin' because | got EN- into Y
4. asd I got mighty tired OF it. .
One esenin' l got ont my mare and .
nv oyev 10 Charles Farm. Charlie Z,
as s-sittin' on the porch Emolsn' his
b pipe. and Susan was inside doin'
,e supper dishes. l sit still Ia the h
agry. with the whip In my hand. for a
nowed what I Was a-goin' 10 do. and !,
leusht u I'd be prudent 20 be ready !.
J move On sSddent "
Charlie says says 1. Il come over
Ak your pafdlax fof tyln' y up with 81
sal that's ga one o. the worst tesn- g
"a 1 ever hearn o. b.
: hadn't hardly gos the words our O al
, noufh before Susan cores 10
c door wipln' plate with dlshcioth :,
"a fire 10 her eye. whats that y :,
~ she safs, mighty hot Il says"
~ !. Tvs come over a-purIose 10 -
u you. Susan. thst liza mighty sorry ~
= what done. persuadin' you % A
AIRY the worst man Ia the world 10
: 90 with. He's fhe conna rndestr-- "a
Is,hn reached .{s,,xn for fha iron / "a