The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-27
Dads
Admonition
By RICHARD MARLEY
opyrlght. 1917. western Newspaper UniOn.J

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/ had done something that had brought
trouble on my head, likely 1 would
find out.
was thirty years old before | learn
ed what those four letters did stand
for. [ reckon l had lone things to
teach me their meaning before that,
but l didn't get punished enough TO
fix my attention On the matter. How
l found out Dads instructions was this
way.
Jim Hawkins owned the next farm
to me. We were both bachelors. l
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.
"Jim," said I one day, why don't
you get married?'
~ don't know any girl that would
have me-"
What's the matter with Susie Blck-
fordT"
"She wouldn't look at NE"
"Oh yes she would"
"How do you known"
81 don't know, but l think I al find
out for you"
"Pd be much obliged to you if you
would"
One evening l 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
I wouldn't tell her. / wanted her to
keep thinking about her unknown wor-
shipper. Then 1 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 to
her. but / told him he had better wait
till l prepared the way for him.
They say ONE can make matches,
but men are no account at such busi-
ness. I have always believed that a
man can do anything better than a
woman. l certainly managed Jim and
Susie mighty well, for l fixed every
thing up for Jim to make his PROPOSE
ton; he made it; and the two were
married. On the day Of the wedding
Jim said to me, Joe, / you a lot
for what you've lone 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 it was that Jim had loved her eve
since she was a baby. As for me had
simply brought a hanger-back up TO the
scratch to propose marriage.
Jim and Susie were married at the
end Of the harvest eason and l went
home to see Dad and Mummy. Dad
asked me if I'd found out what NJ. Y.
o. B. meant and l had to acknowledge
that I hadn't. "Well," he said, II
reckon you'll learn it some day"
After l got back to the farm l 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. / expected she'd
be mighty smilin' to ME, but she wasn't.
She just said, How de" and went on.
l was the most astonished feller you
ever see. If I'd seen Satan riding on
one of the cows / 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" 1 called to him,
whats the matter?"
Matter enough" he said, 81 thought
you was dom me a favor when you put
me up to marryen'. If you'd a let me
alone I'd a been better Off"
why, what's the matter with Sue?'
"Well, she's got her idee about what
a husband ought to be and she insists
on maxim me that kind of a 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.
I found EN- both at home. Jim was
smoking his pipe, readin' the Farmers
Weekly Advocate while Sue was clean
in off the supper table.
81 want to say something to you
two" / said. 81 did you a favor and
the reward / get for it is your i'll will.
If you are dissatisfied with each other
l don't see what / have to do with 1t.
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 me?' 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, 'it seems TO me
that you had better stop interferin' be-
tween me and my wife,"
And 1 want you to understand"
says Sue, "that i am perfectly salts
; fed with my husband, and III be bet
ter satisfied with you If youT mind
J your W business and let us alone"
l got out, Sues words mind your
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