White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14
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branch for her and she carried it
along her arm as she went back to
the porch for the ceremony. She
held it in her left hand across her
breast when she said to Amos
Barnes for Reuben, II do" And
when Reuben placed the ring on her
finger she held the spray on her
right arm, thinking. "The actual
marrying itself is right simple. I
guess it is the feel in a body's heart
that makes it not simple. DO you
take this man to be your welded
husband?' and for all that means
are only two of the tiniest words in
the whole world, 4 do But I dot"
The ceremony affected the Gan
non Creek folks who come to it.
finding the emotion akin to that of
a funeral. Then the dinner was
laid on long tables on the porch
and in the dining room and kitchen.
The men were merry. The women
were efficient in serving the food.
1t was almost as if no new thing
had come into the hills; as if Gym
thia were not marrying a man from
down the river but Cannon Creek
boy. Then it was said that Reuben
was one of the Pike county War
rens who went to Lawrence and
Scioto counties in Ohio at the time
Julia Patterns people went there,
and that seemed to make the union
complete.
Many of the women brought gifts
to Cynthia of needleWork and the
loom. ut amt much, Cynthia, and
nothing you couldn't do yourself,
but you can remember us by it."
GAS if I needed anything to make
me remember all you folks"
Shellenberger brought gifts: a
gray telescope with leather-bound
edges and brass corners and yellow
straps around it, and silk umbrella.
you've been mighty good to me,
you and your folks. Here's little
present for you. I wish you much
happiness" That was all he ever
said about the board money. The
people thought the gifts .princely,
in keeping with Shellenberger and
the fine words on cultivated
tongue. Cynthia at first hardly knew
whether to take them or not. But
the telescope was beautiful piece
of luggage for young bride going
away for the first time on far
journey, and she had never had an
umbrella" A body doesn't pay money
for a place to sleep and bite to
eat in our country, anyway. I reck-
on it was right nice Of him to think
of it,"
In the evening when the people
were gone away, Hessie Mason re-
NAMED, silently waiting chance to
say a word to Cynthia.
INA was a right smart worried
she couldn't come"
II wish she could have come, Hes
sic. You tell her" (Should 1 ask
her about Doug? or just let it pass
like it is? Ask, just as If moth
ing ever happened.) "And how is
Dough"
There was reproach in the sallow
eyes as Hessie spoke. "He still
frets a sight. He's been calming
down some now. He's learning to
do things all right now. He plowed
the garden yesterday. If he turns
his head to the off side, he can see
the furrow. He stumbles a bit, and
when he cuts too wide a swath he
gets in fit Of temper. 1t makes
a body right heart-sick to watch
him. If some people had done the
right thing by him it wouldn't never
have happened. He won't give up.
He's going to do all the blowing. /
reckon he'll get along all right" ALI
this she uttered in slow even voice.
II hope he does, Hessie."
"He's powerful proud. He knew
he couldn't have you after it hap