married to Anne Hatheway. They are both
dead now. They have been dead a good while. He was a very famous man.

FELICITY KING.

(PETER, MODESTLY: "I don't know much about Shakespeare myself but I've
got a book of his plays that belonged to my Aunt Jane, and I guess I'll
have to tackle him as soon as I finish with the Bible.")

THE STORY OF AN ELOPEMENT FROM CHURCH

This is a true story. It happened in Markdale to an uncle of my mothers.
He wanted to marry Miss Jemima Parr. Felicity says Jemima is not a
romantic name for a heroin of a story but I cant help it in this case
because it is a true story and her name realy was Jemima. My mothers
uncle was named Thomas Taylor. He was poor at that time and so the
father of Miss Jemima Parr did not want him for a soninlaw and told him
he was not to come near the house or he would set the dog on him. Miss
Jemima Parr was very pretty and my mothers uncle Thomas was just crazy
about her and she wanted him too. She cried almost every night after
her father forbid him to come to the house except the nights she had to
sleep or she would have died. And she was so frightened he might try to
come for all and get tore up by the dog and it was a bull-dog too that
would never let go. But mothers uncle Thomas was too cute for that. He
waited till one day there was preaching in the Markdale church in the
middle of the week because it was sacrament time and Miss Jemima Parr
and her family all went because her father was an elder. My mothers
uncle Thomas went too and set in the pew just behind Miss Jemima Parrs
family. When they all bowed their heads at prayer time Miss Jemima Parr
didnt but set bolt uprite and my mothers uncle Thomas bent over and
wispered in her ear. I dont know what he said so I cant right it but
Miss Jemima Parr blushed that is turned red and nodded her head. Perhaps
some people may think that my mothers uncle Thomas shouldent of wispered
at prayer time in church but you must remember that Miss Jemima Parrs
father had thretened to set the dog on him and that was hard lines when
he was a respektable young man though not rich. Well when they were
singing the last sam my mothers uncle Thomas got up and went out very
quitely and as soon as church was out Miss Jemima Parr walked out too
real quick. Her family never suspekted anything and they hung round
talking to folks and shaking hands while Miss Jemima Parr and my mothers
uncle Thoma