Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 December 1920 — Page 2

VAUE 2

THE GREENCASTLE HERALD

TUESDAY^ DECEMBER 7, 1928

Hiram*s Wedding

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Obituaries.

all obimanea are chargeable at the rate of |1 for each obituary. Additional charge of 5c a line u oaade for

a£ poetry.

COME PKETTT KEAR TT.

"Don't ycu think women aee them, eelvca aa others see them ofteeer than fcen do? "It depend* on the number of mlr-ro-e they happen to paae.

THINGS WERE GOING SOME. 5

Gentlemanly Drunk ftrylnit to find r lamp-post)—"Evekytbini? lilc— look* like tiher first roll of f'.ltns— hie—my wife tool; wlz her kodak." THE TROUDLESOlin APPLE.

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"Say, dfs fa de tourh' t Iticp Here ; we are wldout a t’lng ter at retM » | mornln’ and d."u uppltd positively I refubee to full.” A DIST1N TION. ""

Tommy—Pm, what's the difference between a visit and a visitation? Pa—A visit Is where we go to seo oar relatives In the country, and a visitation la where they come to see ua.

— MHIMMMM88MM8MM By JOHANNA DUNCAN. C-Jpyrlght Paeel Newspaper Service. Patience was well named. She had walked to church with Hiram so many times down the c'-n bordered | street, stepping over the familiar ; holes in the plank walk, that now «e i failed to see If she needed any assistance and as he sometimes stalked ! in front, she found herself following him 111^ a squaw behind her brave. After church Hiram always took dinner with Patience. He had done this when her mother and father were living and now' that she was entirely alone in her little cottage with only the nodding hollyhocks for associates, he kept up lha custom. When the long sermon was over and they returned from the church with its garish light and loud music, it was pleasant to find the little room cool and shaded. The table was laid for two with the best blue china and a hunch of lilacs in the center. The quiet atmosphere was restful to the lover who sealed himself in the easy chair by the window while Pailoce took off her hat and moved in and out from the shed kitchen vHjei_e she lighted the Are to heat the chicTTn. TCTSRSTi * U was so peaceful to fall Into a gentle dose aft-r dinner, with the odor of lilacs abed, him, while Patience tiptoed around the tabic removing the dishes and replacing the t-mbroldsrc-d centerpiece. She always drew the blinds a little closer to keep the tun from his eyes, and then sat with her book, looking from its open pages to the baht spot on the top of bis bead. She would have liked to read the paper but the rustling sheet* might disturb him. "Have I been to sleep?" he would a It surprised, as he sat etraighter in his chair, and she would smile. It is a luxury to most women to mother something that does not actually belong to them. Hiram worked hard all the week, rarely coming to the village except on Sunday, although his farm was only a few miles distant. He had been brought up to bebeve that courting was not a pastime to be indulged in when plowing could be done. This was his weekly holiday to sit with Patience and discuss their future. They had decided many jeais ago, before those little lines came about her Ups, that three things were absolutely necessary. They must have an oak set of furniture, a new buggy and a week’s tour. They ^ere going to New York and up the Hudson. Alter seoinr; the world for that length of time they would be willing to settle dov n for life. Hiram coughed a little after he waked, for he must have a candid talk with Patience and tell her that h_* could not see his way clear to bo ine married this summe"Wo could not get along without a set,” he said dolefully, “and we are obliged to hive the buggy and I’ve only saved just half enoyih for tli‘ • rip on account of my failure In the hay crop." “Well, don’t you bother, Hiram; I’ll think up somethin?. Wo can’t export to have everything In the world.” Patience was always cheerful. “You h; ve n good farm with R good hou e on It to you are well off, find I am vory comfortable here by my 'if. T!v e three rooms keep me pretty hi 1 y, rr.d vlist with the garden, tile cov.’ and ry rowers, the time Just

". .o put s.-. enough for the ft end tii- burry,'’ ho kept repeating, "hut have only h; It enough for the trip. I will take Another year to "Tin to, don’t, t o down shout It. IVo don’t have to buy any medicine, wc c.n not Mind or d uf urd till the i i nro growing around your hou e that wo planted ten yea's ago so v.e ought to he happy.” She turned her face away that he mleht r>t see her lip quiver, but when he left her that afternoon she whispered something to him at tho gate whloh sent him away smiling. One day about a week later Hiram drove Into town In a new buggy with red wheels, tied Hie horse to Pa-ti'-ncr’s fence, and after a few monr nis they came out together and walked straight to the clerk's olDce wh re they were married. Py the time the magistrcte had pronounced the blcssi.’g the entiio village was astir." ''v Miss Niccy was deeply offended. Sho had never dreampt that the map ring > sa long anticipated, could take place without her services, but she always knew Patience was secretive. However, nobody ought to mind missing a wedding where tho bride wore her same blue serge and not even a new feather. Miss Nancy grew more and more scornful as she watched them through the bole In the curtain. • ' *- ~ ’ They had reached the little gate and paused, looking at the new buggy, then Hiram shook hands with the hrlde gravely, got In and drove away. Patience smiled at him as he Mimed the corner and she then went Into the house. Patience came out with the water-

ier pot end tended her flowers' aa usual, talking pleasantly to one or two neighbors who paused to congratulate her; but Miss Nlcey noted the surprise on their faces as they moved away, and Anally her curiosity overcome her. She put on her cameo breastpin, emoothed her hair a little flatter and tripped across the street. •■I've come^qver to see what you are doing. Patience. 1 never was so surprised In my life as your getting married without telling anybody, but 1 don't blame you, seeing how long we have been looking for it all these years. Where Is Hiram?’’ She peept-d into the laln-barrel and around the corner of the porch as if to discover the elusive groom. "He has gone to Roston and to New York and up the Hudson,” was the reply. Miss Nlcey gasped. "What on earth has happened to him? Has he gone plumb crazy?” "Well, yoj see," explained the bride, "he was *o blue about losing his crop this year we both couldn't go, so I just sent him by himself and that will gave all my expenses. I don't need any new clothes without the trip and when he comes back next week I’ll be all packed to go to the farm. It would liother me mightily to have a husband around while I am packing. I’re been to Boston once, hut Hiram has never been anywhere and this Is his only chance. I am going to enjoy the oak set and the buggy, and be Is taking the trip." Testing Meat. Here Is one that was told hy Congressman William W. Rucker of Missouri one evening when the onversatlon turned to wonderful ways of little wifey. Some time ago Brown, who lives in a suburban burg, rushed into thee kiu !#n where mother was bossing the preparation of the evening bash. In one of father’s Asia he was hold ing his other hand, while a cussy expression was floating over hi* fea lures. “Where Is that antiseptic salve, Minnie?” he demanded almost roughly. "That Infernal parrot of yours ha" bitten a chunk out of my hand!” “What’s that, Jimmy?” ekclalmed little wifey, with a look of great concern. ‘‘Do you mean to say that he bit a piece all the way out of your hand?” ’’That’s what he did,” answered James. "Clean as a whistle. Where did you say that salve was?” “Oh, Jimmy," returned wifey In a complaining voice, '“I do wish you would be more careful! You know very well the l i»d dealer told me not to let that parrot taste meat under any circumstance .”

No Great Secret. In n small South American state which had recently undergone a change of administration the new potentate sun.monad an artist and orcored new dc-.igns for all the official uniforms. “I wish showy costumes—very showy,” he said, "for people are impre ied by them. I have here same sketches that I myself have made. Look them over and be guided b> the e ideas as far as possible.” Tho artist i xamlned the sketches carefully. "TM-,” he said, turning the puses, "is evidently for the n.av> end th s is for the army; hut, if you ] :< i c, what is this—a long plume e>n a tin io cornered hat, yellow dress coat trimmed v. ith purple, and ’’ “Tl at," replied the chief of stale, i . I;., ’i- the : i ret olice." Mistook the Motive. A western preacher tells of a marriage ceremony he performed for a < ■ uple from e. email town After all v is completed tho couple evinced no d: position to 1 ave the chancel. So ti e clergyman held out his hand, shook bands with the bride and then 1 d out his hand to tho bridegroom. The latter bad his list deep in bis t'l ii - rs pocket, and ns the minister si i.d With his 1. nd cut, bo said, s' .'i-wlii.t impatiently and in a lone that could be hi id till over tho

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‘•V>\ll, I am g;’ting ths moarv out m; f,u.t as 1 can!” A V/esk O.hsst. At the yards they tell of a man who v Vl •jiraintiince, cno of the foreman, who asked him: “Did you hear about poor Flan-

nery?”

"Niver a word; pliwat about Flan-

nery ?”

"lihure, the big steam hammer In tho foundry dropped on his dibit and killed him." "Wdl,” said the man, meditatively, "O'im not surprised, for poor Flannery always did hate u weak chist.” The Party Platform. ^"Wasn't there something about a promise to love, honor and obey nu in that marriage ceremony?" asked Mr. Meekton. , - . >- • "Goodness, Leonidnsl You are like mine of those politicians who never (juil talking about a party platlurm."

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An Artist in His Line.

Applicant—“You are advertising for

a retoucher, I see.”

Photographer—“Are you good at

retouching?”

Applicant—“Good at It! Why, sir, I ear. retouch a woman’s picture so artistically that her own hunband will fall in love With her."

GOOD CREDENTIALS. —

THE UNIVERSAL CAR

Mrs Oldblood—Are your family early settlers? * Mrs. Newblood—Yes, papa always pavs every WH on the Aral of tba month.

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Proff**or —Can we consider anything out of time and still occupying space? Musical Student—Yea, air. poor singer in a chorus.

DOING HIS BEST.

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’’He's devoting all his time to her, ■ • ’’Yes, he’s pawned his watch to buy her presents.” MALICIOUS.

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Here’s What You Want

—lower prices for good clothing. A substantial saving is coming to every man who buys a suit or an overcoat here now. Prices have been revised, in accord with the demand for lower clothing prices.

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‘‘I n-iade mv first husband propcs,to me three times before I finallj ■ccepted him.’’ “What .vas the matter, a fit of coughing?’’ BY ALL MEANS.

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1 hese prices are for the best Ciothing made in Amerca.

Boys Clothing Hats . . . Shirts . .

Sweaters

Underwear Trunks and Bags

. , . . All Reduced Entire Stock Reduced All Kinds Reduced . . . . All Reduced . Entire Stock Reduced

Mother—Clara mu*t have her voice traired It, Europe. Father—Cei talnly—or why aot make .t Asia? fai’tbw

All Kinds Reduced

Gloves All Reduced Mens Hosiery (Interwoven Brand Excepted) Reduced The Greatest Values Of Several Years J. F. Cannon & Company j

—the house of Kuppenheimer good clothes