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Show Il'ii, 1li.j Urn Mnnloa. Tho wlfo of n popnlnr iirencher Myt Unit a Alio lookiuu yantig farmer, rongh-ly rongh-ly tlremcd, with an ut hip In hi" hand, Lnockiil nt tin- door ami wns shown Into the pnrlnr. Thorn ho laid his - hip upon tho liiNntelpii it ami pu,i.uiikd to luiiko known his errand. "I any pnrsnn," ho began, with somo ciulsirrnsswent, "If I wotofiggur ronn ttsla) till I Kot tliinirs llxod to my notion, no-tion, eonld I com,' up hero 'long with a gill nn git mnirlttl9" "Oilniuly," uilil tlio minister, "certainly. "cer-tainly. What w'lns to bn the ttonblei' "Wnl," answereil tho fuliner, "1'vo got my license that's all re.ulyi I got it more n a week i:o. An now I've gut a llaco to i;lt mirritd at That's two tl ' ue". lint 1 ain't said nothing tn tho girl) it. Pile's in town today, though, an I sm lur In n atom liuyin somo things, an I'm n-gom right down an ask her." Ho took down his wlilp, flung it over hlt nhunluVr raid went out of Iho door mid tlown the street. Tlio tnlniiter nud his wlfo lanitlud, Imt tho wifo wint often to the window and ti'i-l out to wo wlllller tli exiwctsut couple were Insight. Mnro than an honr rauwodt iln hod l.esrly glviu them up: but at last they appeared tho girl, aa the parson's wlfo expressed il, n )s rfect ll'tlo beauty and ns licit ns a pin." "I had loto' tnmlilo a-flndlu her," said the fanner by way of olplnnntiou, nml tlion tliey stood up and worn luur-ried, luur-ried, while thu l.rulo snimeil luinlly to Know wlii'i'in r to sindo or to weep. Hut when thu ceremony was over mid tho lnlnlstur'a wlfo said something lo her nlsiiit it's lielng so "Million nhounaweri d, while tears Iniinmed her pyas, "Hut you sen, ma'am, I to loved Jim mir sliico 1 can retnoiulier, and ho was just too stupid to (lad it out." 8t. Loula Ilv lubllc. |
