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Show 22 up. John was very devoted to me and I was happy to have him again as an escort when we went to parties. He was full of dry wit and was considerate of me. He was a real gentlemen. "He would call often in the afternoon to talk to me, keeping me from my work, but he would never stay late at night when he came to see me. At eleven o'clock he always went home and we seldom courted in the dark. We went into the house and had a light. " Once when he was out of town Mama had a date with another nice fellow. When John came she didn't know how to get rid of Dave, who had come after her to take her to a party. He was still there when John came. A number of other young folks were there. "We were fooling around and John picked up a cardboard tube something had come in, put it to my ear and whispered: 'Let's go up town.' I answered through the tube, 'Meet me at the south door.' "John left immediately through the front door. I slipped into the dining room and out at the south door. We went up town, but not to the party. Poor Dave! He seldom spoke to me after that, but he soon found another girl. John was my steady beau from then on. "On April 14, 1899, John asked me to become his wife. I was proud to accept his proposal, so at once began to prepare for the coming event. I had been in Aunt Jane's employ for thirty-seven weeks at one dollar and fifty cents per week. The last of May John brought me over |
