Show SHORT STORIES A darky of georgia had attended with his bride that was to be before the colored parson of the church in atlanta tor the purpose ot being married but the lady was coy when she waa asked would she take this man to be her lawfully wedded husband she everybody by declaring no I 1 wont asked why she exclaimed because ive taken a sudden dislike to him of course the ceremony was promptly adjourned in the space of a few weeks the young man overcame the objections of the maid and once more the couple attended before the parson but the bridegroom had resolved to be revenged when he was asked it he would take that woman to be his wife he suddenly cried no why he was asked because ive taken a sudden dislike to her he said once more was the ceremony postponed but mutual friends intervened matters smoothed over and a few months afterwards again tho pair stood up in church will you have this man asked the parson in due course yes said the bride will you have this woman yes then I 1 wont marry you said the parson they cried because ive taken a sudden dislike to both of youl atlanta constitution the man who forgets the obligations in the way of shopping imposed upon him by the women ot ats tau aly when he leave the house Js not rare enough to excite curiosity but the woman with sufficient tact and wit to checkmate this loss of memory Is one such says that she had labored tor several days to impress upon her husband the necessity ot sending home a bag 0 potatoes at last when all her persuasions and injunctions had ailed she surprised him one morning by handing him a sealed letter and asking him with great seriousness not to open t until be reached his place of business all the way downtown he thought of the strange request and he no sooner entered his than arf tore the letter this Is what he read joha for bome time past I 1 havo thought long and earnestly on what I 1 bavo to say to you and have decided that this ie the best method to communicate it I 1 have hesitated several times about writing to you in this way but I 1 fand that I 1 cannot con acal my thoughts longer I 1 must and will tell you all here johne hair began to rise but he heroically turned over the page and read conr the potatoes have been out for a week please send home a bag I 1 thought by this meth josf you would not be likely to forgot the potatoes went up to the ahouee that morning exchange dtta i i vv |