The Tupelo journal., 1917-03-02
A Bridal
Commission
By JOHN KEENAN,

happy, though, and l asked her why
she looked SO melancholy like
I'll tell you, MI. Grimshaw," she said.
did you ever hear the song, No One
to Love, None to Caress?' Well, that's
the way ! feel. Father ever since
mothers death has been restless and
cross, and now he's goin' to give me
a stepmother. l haven't any brothers
or sisters to love, and I'm gOin' to have
a stepmother to hate"
why, Amelia says /, "the thing for
you to do is to get married"
How can / do that with nobody to
marry me-" she asked, awful sad.
How YOU talk" says l. You know
mighty well there's lots Of fellers that
would be glad to git you"
I'D like to know where they are. If
you know any SIGH ! wish you'd send
EN- around"
"Sartain. I'll git you a husband in
no time. Air you particular about his
bein' good lookin' or havin' a farm of
his own or anything like that?"
mo, l amt particular, leastways
won't be If you can fix me out before
paw brings that red headed wilder into
the house, cause l know I've got to git
out when she comes in."
"How much time is there?"
well, I heard paw say the other day
that he calc'lated to be married before
the end o next month";"
"Supposin' l send you a Teller that
suits you and you suit him, what is
there in it for mel"
81 don't see what l can do for you,
Mr.. Grimshaw, SEEM that I haven't
got a cent in the world, and there isn't
any favor l know of that l can do
you. But suprose"-looking down at
the foor-"hayil made the match.
you'd be entitled to kiss the bride"
This bothered me a lot. l was to
fix up a match by which another Teller
was to git all the kisses he wanted for
a lifetime, and l was to git one kiss
on the weddin' day.
"It seems to me, Amelia" l says.
that's like sellin' a man a house
wo'th a lot o. money for a commission.
He gifts a whole house. and the broker
gifts a few dollars
you forgit," said Amelia, that the
broker don't want all the houses he
sells. What would he do with 'em?
Besides, when a man buys a house 1t
argys that he's able TO own a house
and wants a house, and wants that
particular house. | don't see that the
broker earns anything more than his
commission. Do you?"
81 don't see as he does" says /,
scratchin' my head. And l didn't.
Howsomever. | couldn't git it out o
my noldle that l was goin' to git the
little end o the bargain. But felt
sorry for Amelia. powerful sorry, for
Ia had a %stepmother myself.
rs it customary" says /, ito pay
a commission before the transactions
completed?'
Not at ALL" said Amelia. THAT
wouldn't do"
"Why not?"
wouldn't take any pains in the mat
ter
"If he didn't do his work he might
return what he'd received"
'In that case he'd git double pay for
nothin-tnat is. if his commission was
a kiss"
isn't there somepin among business
men like payin' part down. the rest
when the deal has gone %through?"
That's got nothin' to do with bro
kers; it's when you buy a piece of
property Yourself"
"Well," ! says. givin' it up, "I'reckon
I'll have to wait for my pay till I've
done the job"
l got up and was goin' out when
Amelia said:
"EIow soon are you goin' to send a
f%eller?'
Il dunno. Somehow / don't like the
transaction. Seems to me he'll git the
lions share"
well. Mr.. G%rimshaw. since you look
at it that way | don't know but l
ought to make it more to your interest
to. do the job. l might double the
commission. one-half payable in adj
vance,
Now you're shoutin'," l said, and
instead of goin' away | sat down ag'in
and TUX the first half O. my commits
sion. 1t tasted so good that l began
right off to banker for the other half
of my pay.
Amelia" | says. you couldn't pay
it all in advance, could your
"Sartain not. What would there be
to hold you to your work."
| thort awhile. and then | said:
~"Supposin' | make the deal for my
self"
What do you mean by that?"
i mean supposin' | jist take the
other Teller by the nape O the neck
and put him out. Then, instead O.
actin as his broker, / acquire the prop
erty in my W name"
Land sakes, Mr.. Grimshaw"
That was all the talkin' we done.
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