The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-07-05
MAKING A
MATCH
For a Time IL Was Consid.
cred a Thankless Job
BY r. A. Mitchell

evening to his wife when she was
washing the dishes, John Corey was
talkin' to me this afternoon. He says
he wants to git married"
well, why don't he?"
He says there amt no one to
marry"
There's lots o. wimmin would like
to get John. He's passed out o. onsartin
youth into shore middle age He's got
a good farm, and it's well stocked, and
he hain't got no bad habits fixed ON to
him. could name half dozen gals
about yere that would be glad to get
him"
He says he couldn't make up his
mind to do the courtin'.''
What's he want to do any courtin
for? Courtin's for younkers. Johns
too old for that, and if lie marries a
woman of suitable age-some'rs about
thirty reckon she won't set store by
the courtin' part of 1t neither"
How can man get married without
dom any courtin' ~ ~
He kin jist ask the woman he wants
to marry, and If she says yes they kin
be married.
But John says he don't know any
particular woman he wants to marry
Mrs. Holt finished doing her dishes,
put them away and, taking up bas-
ket OF stockings, began to darn them
Her husband turned to the Farmers
Helper and began to read. 3
I'm thinkin'," said the wife, whose
mind had got set ON the matrimonial
question, that Mandy Sellers would be
about what John wants. She's a first
rate cook and keeps the house lookin'
neat and clean all the time. She's al
ways workin' at somethin'.''
Reckon her father and mother need
her." l3s
There's the younger sister, Susan.
She could take Mandys place Besides.
gal has got to look out for home of
her own"
How dye know Mandy would have
John?"
"Humph! She'd jump at the chance"
The farmer turned to his paper He
was more interested In an article on
the feeding of hogs than In providing
John Corey with a wife. But the idea
or making the poor man comfortable
and obtaining at the same time home
for Mandy Sellers had got into Mrs.
Hollis head. and she couldn't get it out
Miss Sellers occupied the adjoining
1arm to the Hollis, and presently leay-
ing her husband immersed In the hog
feed1ng problem the good woman slip
ped out and interviewed Mandy, tell
ing her that John Corey wanted wife.
She did not ask Mandy if she would
like the position: she simply stated the
fact. But few days later when Man.
dy asked If John had got wife yet
Mrs. Holt suggested that Mandy would !
be about the kind of wife he should /,
have. Mandy simpered and said he
wouldn't look at her."
One day John was at work at the
cider press when he heard Mrs. Holt
call him from the road. He went to |
her, and she spent half an hour oues- |
tioning him about the treatment of :,
cows and chickens and other matters i
pertaining to the farm. Just as she
was about to depart she said:
by the bye. Mr.. Corey. have you !
seen Mandy Sellers lately?'
No. Mrs. Holt, hain't seen none q,
the Sellers family In some time"
Fine gal Mandy"
Think SOP"
Good cook; knows all about a farm
and specially good at dairy work"
Il want to know!"
Il wonder why some of the unmar
Red men about we're hasn't picked Man
ny up. She's gettin' ON past the age
FOR the young fellers. and there's not
many middle nged men In these parts
that haven't wives"
Reckon I'm about the only one o.
that kind"
II you're wantin' wife you couldn't
no Detter than marry Mandy"
La sakes, Mrs. Holt! MANDY Sell
lers wouldn't marry me. Besides. she's
wanted at the Sellers farm. She Almost
runs it."
Don't you believe that. Mandy
would like a home as we'll as anv oo,
know" Gu
Mrs. Holt being a diplomat. went
no further at the time. She had sowed
Tue SEED both In the breast of Miss
sellers and Mr.. Corey and was dis
posed 10 give 1t time to terminate.
by sklilrul manipulation of the par
TIES she nnally got them together. John
proposed, was accepted, and In due
time the pair were married.
NOW, John Corey was not n nliabla
man even In youth, and. having coma
TO middle age. his will was HARDENING
IKE MS bones and cartilage. AS for