Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 2, 1912, Page 6

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MARSHALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Will furnish plans and specifications or will follow any plans and Lot me show you some Lakelond homes I have builg, LAKELAND, A SQUARE DEAL It you wish to rent & hous rent; If you have a house to sel] N. K. LEwWIS Phone 308. Room 1, Raymondy Bldg, } specifications furnished, SUNGALOWS A SPECIALTY, Phone 267-Graen. FLORIDA ¢ or have a house you wish to OF wish to purchase one; y or sell anything in the line of - See me beforg you close a deal. erfully ang freely.* THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK LLAND, FLA., DEC. 2, 1912, HOWSAMPROPOSED Ended in Force of Arms, Compul- sion, Extortion, Al That, and Then Some. By JOHN PHILIP ORTH. l Same Andrews was a bachelor ]40, one of the three carpen! the village of Dover. Being elor it was perfectly logical should keep bachelor’s hall. made his own bed and cooked own meals for ten years when things hap- ed. got to put the coffee in the pot with the water, and fried the potatoes un- til the odor could be scented across the street. Then he broke a platter, kicked the cat and went out on the back steps and said to himself: “Dog gore it, but I'm a fool!” Mrs. Brown, wife of his nearest nelghbor, was on her back steps and saw and heard him and answered: “Of course you are!’ 4 “l ought to have a wife." “Eve koows that” ‘1 w;’npto‘: d It another month!" “Bon'ti" “But where in Jericho am I golng to get one?” “That's it—where?” She passed into her house and was gone ten minutes, while the bachelor sat and stared at the beet-tops in his sarden and wondered how a feller managed to kick himself when he felt he needed kicking. Then she re- appeared to say: “Oh, Sam, come to the fence.” A breast-high fence divided the lots, and the two were soon leaning over f{t. “Well?" queried the carpenter in a sulky volce. “You are a single man.” “Don't I know that?” “You want a wife.” “I do. I'm gosh-hanged tired of this housework.” “Say, Sam, I can get you a wite in a day.” “I—I don't belleve it. “The widow Martin.” “Why—why,” stammered the bache- lor as he tried to turn pale. “She wouldn’t have the likes of me.” “You can't tell that 'till you ask her. I happen to think she'd jump at the chance. We were talking the other day, and she sald—said—!" “Said what?" “I'm not going to do your courting for you,” laughed the woman as she turned away from the fence. were & man named Sam Andrews I Who is she?” know where I'd be about 8 o'clock | this evening.” “Oh Lord, where?" “Right over at the widow's houss, asking her to set the wedding day. That would be me, but of course you haven't got much grit. Light your pipe and think it over.” The carpenter didn’t go back to his saw and hammer that afternoon. He sat for hours with his feet cocked up and pipe in mouth and went over the case. He had known the widow Mar tin for years, and had a good opinion of her. He wasn't in love, but he had read and heard that that sentiment would come along a few days after marriage. Should there be calls and a courtship, or should he transact business on the plan of matrimonial answers given while you wait? At sundown he had decided on the latter course. It was to be or not to be. There were three interested parties here. Mrs. Martin, the widow, party of the first part. Mrs. Brown, party of the second part. Sam Andrews, party of the third part. It might seem more than neighbor- ly for the party of the second part to offer her assistance in the emergency recorded. The widow was a harmless sort of flirt, as all widows have a right to be. Mrs. Brown was a mar ried woman, but she liked to flirt o little notwithstanding. But for her husband’s jealous disposition she might have had more opportunities. To be restrained while the other was free galled and rankled. She bad hoped for years that the widow would get married and to a mighty jealous man at that, and thus leave her a clear field, but no such event had hap- pened. There were nineteen chances out of twenty that the party of the third part would get turned down with a prompt *“No, sir!” but the fiir tatious woman wasn't missing any. thing that came her way. Under oth- er conditions she would have told Sam Andrews that he was bow-back- ed and bow-legged and to 80 and hire out to a side show. At 8 o'clock that evening the wig- Ow Martin was considerably surprised tnomthodoorlnmnomm. knock and find the old bachelor on the steps. Hewudrmedlnhhhn- day sult. His hair was o) boots greased. He | his Adam's apple, but he finally seated. The widow wonddreq wm errand had brought him, minutes passed and he plain she asked: “Did you call to see 1t | had carpenter work to do?” = “Why, 00" was the reply. “N } didn’t call for carpenter work. | :Il! ,odtoukyontomrrym.!" ! “Mr. Aodrews!” | “You see, I want o wite.” ! “I should say you did.” “Andl‘llbon(ooaluhndb \» “But—but you see—" - “Mrs. Martin, I'm o Pretty goog maa.” “It I, She saw that he was very much in earnest, and she thought for a mo ment before saying: “Mr. Andrews, | know you to ho'l steady, hard-working man, and you'd make some woman a good husband, but 'm not the woman. I've no thoughts of marrying again.” “But you may change your mind,” he answered. % | “It is barely possible.” “And If you do, then—" ' “We can’t tell what may happen fur- ther.” "l may propose,” againsald Mr. Ap- drews as he was ready to go. “I hope mot.” “And I may keep proposing.” “Good night, Mr. Andrews—good Next morning bright and early Mrs. Brown was at the fence to hear the news, and when told by the carpenter that he had been turned down, she gasped and replied: “Sam, the widow was gigng you a Jolly!™ “No.” “But she is. She wants to be run after. She wants to keep you on the books. Don't you let her fool you. Propose again.” “1 told her I should.” “Good for you! Don't you let her make & fool of you.” Every day for the next fortnight the party of the second part kept encour againg the party of the third part, and be began to feel that it was.time to propose again. In doing his carpenter work it became n for him to 80 to the woods to cut a stick of tim- ber. It was a tramp of half a mile. It was after dinner that he started out, and while he was tramping about in search of the right tree he heard a woman's calls for help. When he traced them to their source his sur prise was great. The widow Martin was stuck fast in a quagmire! “Why—how—when—" gasped Sam. “I came out for a walk,” was ex plained. “I have been stuck here for two hours. I thought help would nev- er come.” “Stuck, eh?” queried the man, as he took a seat on a log. “Mrs Martin, I warned you that I should propose again.” “Are you going to make a fool of yourself?” ghe demanded. “This is no time for nonsense. Cut a pole and reach me the end of it." “There’s other business ahead of that. In the last fortnight I have learned to love you.” “ am a good man, widow—a good man. You couldn't find a better hus- band in the state. I want you to think things over. I'm not handsome, but [ can help to make a happy home. I'm no swell, but you are no aristocrat yourself. I'm a carpenter working by the day, but you are a humble widow. :‘:lnk' it over. I'll be back in half an ur.” ) “Sam Andrews!” “Halt an hour!” “But I'm being drawn down.” “Halt an hour!” “8am, don’t you know you are act: ing mighty mean? Here I am, utterly helpless, and you—" “1 ask you to marry me. What d'ye say? “Y-yes,” answered the widow after three long minutes had gone past. It was force of arms—compulsion— extortion and all of that, but she stuck to her promise and has never regret: ted fit. (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News- paper Syndicate.) —————— IS THOUGHT OLDEST MUMMY Skeleton of Women, Recently Found, Has Been Accorded Distinction by the Sclentists, The mummy known ag Ra-Nefer, which is in the museum of the Royal college of surgeons, London, England, has been described as the oldest mum- my known. The date assigned to it by Prof. Elliot Smith was the age of Senefru, the beginning of Egypt's fourth dynasty, about 3700 years B, C. 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