The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-12

aud fro al day. He did not know .
care that Patty, with her head sArowl
back and her left arm half outstretch
| ed to guide her thread, was . glosio0
subject for statue. He had ncve
seen marble. and had never heard o
statues, except in the talk of the ol,
schoolmaster. How should he thinl
to call her sta,uesque? Or how shoult
he know that the wide old log-kitch
en--with its locm in one corner, II
vast fireplace, wherein sit the ~,
hugo black andirons, and whereas
swings an iron crane on which ham
| pot hooks with iron pots depending
| the old kitchen, with it's bark-coveres
joists overhead, from which are fes'
,ooned strings Of drying pumpkins
how should Morton Goodwin know
that this wide old kitchen with III
rare ccnter-piecc Of iinc-featured
fresh-hearicd young girl, strainine
every nerve TO spin two dozen cuts o
yarn in day, would make genrs
piece, the subject Of which wonld be
good enough for ono Of the old Dutch
masters! He could not know all this
but he did know rs he watched the
feet treading swiftly and rhyshmically
back and forth, and rs he saw the
fine face, ruddy with the vigorous ex-
ercise, looking at him over the top oi
a whirling wheel whose spokes were
invisible, he did know that Patty
Lumsden was little higher than an.
gels, and he shuddered when he re-
membered that tomorrow. and in.
definitely afterward. he might bc shn,
| out from her fathers house.
1t was while he sat thus aud listen
ed to Patty's broken patches ol
sprightlv talk and the monotonous
symphony of her wheel that Captain
.umsden came into the yard, snap
ping his rawhide whip against Ms
boots and walking in his eager, jcrky
fashion around to the kitchen door.
"Hc!l,, Norton. here, eh Been
hunting. This don't pay. A young
man that is going TO get ON in the
world onghtn't 70 set here in the sun
shine talking to tho girls. Leave tina,
for nights and Sundays. I'm afcared
you won't get on If you don't work
early and late. En-" and the Captain
chucklcd his hard little laugh.
Morten felt all tho pleasure of thu
glorious afternoon vanish as he rose
to go. He laid the turkey destined
for Patty inside the door, took up the
other and was about to leave. Mean
time the Captain had lifted the white
gourd at the well curb to satisfy his
tn rst.
81 saw like just now," he said, in
q f.agm-ntsry way bet ciween his ps
'os water, and No, ton felt his face col
or at the srst mention Of kike. Il
saw kike crossing the creek ON your
mare. You oughtn't . let him ride
her; she'll break lis fool neck, yet
Hcie comes kike himself. / wonder
where hes been to-"
Morton saw in the fixed look OF
Hikes eyes, as he opened the gate
vidence Of deep passion but Cap
tain Enoch Iumsden was not looking
for an, thing remarkable about kike,
and he was accus, omed TO treat him
with peculiar indigni,y because he
was relative.
sHello, Kike:' he said ~ his neph-
ew approached, while Watch faithful
" shifted at his heels, ''where've you
been cavort,ng on that filey to-day?
| told Mort he was fool to let q
>nipe like YOU ride that she devil
She'll break your blamed neck some
day, and hen there'll be one fool less"
and the Captain chucklcd triumph
antly at the wit in i,s way of putting
the thing. ..Don't kick the dog
What an ill-natured grounding you
are? If had the training Of you, I'd
take some Of that out"
"You haven't got the training Of
me, and you never will have"
Hikes face was livid and his voice
almost inaudible.
'sCome, come, don't be impudent,
young man, "ehucklcd Captain Lums-
den.
Il don't know what you call impu-
dence," said Hike stretching his slen-
der frame up to its full height and
shaking as i. he had an aguc-chill.-I
but you are tyrant and Q scoun-
drei y
'sTut, tut: kike, you're crazy, you
little brute. What's up?"
s.You know what's up. You want
to cheat me out Of that bottom-land;
you have got it advertised ON the
back side Of tree in North's hollcr,
without consulting mother or me. l
have been over to Jonesvillc to-day,
and picked out Colonel Wheeler to
act as my gardeen'"
Colonel Wheeler: why, that's an
insult to mel" and the Captain ceased
to laugh aud grew red.
II hope it IS. couldn't get the
Judge to take back the order for the
sale Of the land; he's afeared Of you.
But now let me tell you something,
Enoch I4umsden!t II you sell my land
by that order Of the Court, you'll lose
morc'n you'll make. l amt afeard Of
the devil nor none Of his angels, and
] recken you're one of the blackest.
In cost you more burnt barns and
dead horses, and cows, and hogs, and
sheep, than what you make viii pay
for. You cheated pappy, but you
shan't make noihin' out Of Little
kike. I'll turn Ingin and take Ingin
law onto you, you old thief, and
Here Captain Lumsden stepped
forward and raised his cow hide. am
teach you some manners, you impu-
dent little brat"
Kike quivered al over, but did not
move hand or foot. "Hit me il you
dare, Enoch Lumsden, and they'll be
blood betwixt us then. You hit me
| wunst, and they'll be one less Lums-
den alive in year. You or neil
nave 10 60 to the bone-yard."
Patty had stopped her wheel, had
forgotten oil about her two dozen =
day, and stood frightened in the door
near Morton. Morton advanced and
took hold Of Kike.