Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-10
Dads
Admonition

By RICHARD MARLEY

M. Y. o. h." ! asked him what the 10
tiers stood for. and he said that whs
had done something that had brougl
Trouble on my head, likely I woul
find out.
Twas thirty years old before learr
ed what those four letters did stan
for. i reckon had done things I
teach me their meaning before tina
but l didn't get punished enough Z
nx my attention on the matter. Ho,
found out Dads instructions was thi
way.
Jim Hawkins owned the next farm
TO me. We were both bachelors.
didn't care to bring a woman into ny
house 20 boss me and was satisfied "a
live alone; but Jim was different; he
was continually plnlng for someone 20
love.
"Jlm." said I one day, "why don't
you get marriedr
~ don't know any girl that would
have me-"
whats the matter with Susie Blck-
fordr'
"She wouldn't look at me-"
ooh yes she would"
How do you known
Il don't know. but think / can find
out for you"
"fd be much obliged to you IL you
would"
One evening went TO see Susie and
told her knew a man who was dead
In love with her. She was mighty anx.
ious TO know who the fellow was, but
wouldn't tell her. l wanted her 10
keep thinking about her unknown wor-
shipper Then / went to Jim and told |
him that had sounded Susie and she |
had confded to me that she had loved |
him ever since she was a baby. Jim |
wanted to go right OF and propose 10
her. but l told him he had better wait
Till prepared the way for him.
They say women can make matches.
>ut men are no account at such bust
ness. have always believed that a
man can do anything better than a
woman. certainly managed Jim and
Susie mighty well, for fixed every
thing up for Jim to make his PROPOSE
hon; he made II; and the two were
married. On the day of the wedding
Jim said TO me. "Joe, | owe you a lot
Tor what you've done for me In getting
me an angel for wife" Sue didn't
say anything like that, but she was
mighty friendly. The way she looked
AZ II was that Jim had loved her ever
since she was baby. AS for me had
Simply brought n hangcr.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 II I'd found out what NJ. Y.
o. b. meant and had TO acknowledge
that l hadn't. 'Well." he said, II
seckon you1l learn II some day"
After I got back TO the farm was
busy about one thing and another and I
didn't see Jim and Sue for sometime. '
One morning | met Sue driving the 4
cows along the road. expected she'd .
be mighty smilin' 10 me, but she wasn't
She Just said. "IIow de" and went on. v
| was the most astOnished Teller you Il
ever see. II I'd seen Satan riding on e
Dne of he cows | wouldn't have been >.
more sIrprised. =,
The next day Jim passed my house u
md he zoo was as short as pie crust. v
"See here jim" | called to him, v
whats the matter2" 10
Matter enough" he said, IL thought ~
Tou was dom mo favor when you put
ne NJ TO marryen'. II you'd let me "
lone I'd a been better of"
why, what's the matter with Suef" in
swell. she's got her idee about what
! husband oight to be and she insists
N maxim me that kind Of feller"
/ tried to get something more def
lite out Of him but he wouldn't talk vi
ny more and went on his way. In;
I made up my mind that something N
lad gone wrong between them and Ia "
,etter 90 over and find out what 1. pl
vas. At any rate didn't propose that sl
hey should throw all the blame on me. W
found 'em both at home. Jim was =,
moking his pipe, readin' the Farmers -
Weekly Advocate while Sue was clean VI
o. OF the supper table. ID
Il want TO say something 10 you liz
wv oo4o. uAu you u IuNOT ana
be reward ! get for II is your III will. n
you are dissatisfied with each other ~
don't see what l have 10 do with Il.
on, Jim, wanted someone TO love, and
put you on the track TO get a wife.
gu, Sue, were mighty well pleased to
4 Jim and now you've found that he
,esn't suit you"
who says he doesn't suit mel" said
10 with fash In her eye. ia
why jim says you're trying to make Nj
m over"
This fred Jim. snow see here" he
~ mighty sharp, ut seems TO me ia
- you had better stop interferin' be- Nj
cen me and my wife"
.rd l want you TO understand" To
!. sue, that ! am perfectly salts 10
w,,h my hcsband. and I'll be bet
satlsned With you II you1l mind Jal
II own business M let us alone"
got out. Sues wor.,s ''mind Jour