Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25

and no time t" lose. for some one might
come along n,,tl ask, hin, what h" was
: f,n,ling around thtre for. Ito had NJ,
notion of spelling his good clothes by
wMiing in viii, Them on, nnl besides, if
he dit that he could not =" to the
Widows that night, no he took u look
up ami down tho ROAD to see that no
one w;,S in sight, and then quickly I'LL
dressed himself, laying his clothes in
the buggy to keep them clean. Then
he ran around the hank aud watlcl into
The almost icy-cold water, but his t:et},
did not chatter in his r1ul-Lc only
wished they could. Quietly no walled
along, so us not to stir up the mud, and
when he got the right spot he dropped
under the water and came up with his
teeth III Ills hand, and replaced them III
his mouth. But lark What noise is
that? 4 wagon, and !. little dog bark
in!, with aIl his might, and his horse is
starting. "Whoa: Whoa! Stop You
brute you, tt"p!' But stop he would
not, hut went of ut II spanking pace
with the unfortunate bachelor after him
and the little dos yclpinS after the
bachelor. bill WAS certainly in capital
running costume, but though h. strain
ct every nerve he could not touch the
buggy or reach tho lines that were
dragging on the ground.
After awhile his plug hat shook Off
the seat and the hind wheel went over
it, making it us fiat rs 81 pancake. Bill
s,latchcd it as he r:.n, and after jam
ming his fist into it, stuck il, I'LL dusty
and l;mplr,l on his head. And now H..
S.w the widows house on the hill, and
what, ol, what will he do! Then his
coat fell out, he slipped it on, and the"
making desperate squirt he clutclcd
the back Of the seat and scrambled in,
ami pulling the buffalo roll" over his
legs, stuffed the other things beneath.
| Now the hurs, happened t. he one that
he got from Squire Moore, AMI he got
it from tho widow, and he took it int"
his head to stop 1T her :;utc, which bill
had no power t" prevent, us he had no
,n,sscssiun Of the reins, besides he was
too busy hutto,lillg his coat up to his
chin t. think IF doing much else. The
widow heard tho rattle Of the wheels
and looked out, and seeing that it w;us
Smiley, and that ]o didn't offer t" get
out, she went to the gate t" sec what ho
wanted, and there she stood emitting,
with her white arms on the top of the
gutc, and her face right toward him,
while the cold clljlls ran down his shirt
less; back clear t. his bare feet be,, r,.tl
the buffalo robe, :t1ld the water from
his hair and the dust from his hat had
combined to make some nice little
streams of ,n,ld that came trh,>ling
down his face. She asked HIM IT, come
in. No, he WIS; in hurry, he said.
Still he did not Offer to g.. He did not
like to ask her 10 pick mp his rcins for
him. because ],c did not know what OK
cusc to make for moi doing it himself.
Then he looked down the r,ul behind
him AMI saw !. whit e-faccd horse com
inr, and ut nwc s,,r,alisel it was that Of
Gus. 5ockrilcr! He resolved to Ito or
dic, and hurric,;ly told his crr;nd.
The widow would be delighted to go,
Of course she would. But wouldn't nc
come in. No, he was i'll y hurry, he
said I,,1 to go on to MIR. Green's
place.
"Ol,." said the widow; "you'rc go
ing to Green's; arc you? Why, l WAS
lust goin, there myself to get one OF
the girls to help me quilt more. Just
wait i second while l get my lsnnet
aud shawl, anil I'll ride with yo"." And
away she skiw"d.
"rhuntlcr and lightning - said
Bill. what y scraw:! and he hastily
clutclcl his pants from between his
feet, and was preparing t" wrisg,Slc into
them, when !. light wagon, drawn 10y
the wlitc-facc.i horse, driven by Il boy
came along and stopped beside him.
The boy held up IL pair Of boots i'll ono
hand and IL pair Of socks in the other,
and Just as the widow reached the gate
again, he said: =,
~ Here's your boots md socks, Mr..
Smiley, that you left on the bridge when
You was i'll swimming"
You're mistaken said ]ill, thcy'r re
not minr.'
"Why." said the boy, amt you tho
| man that had ill.,, rae: after the horse
Just now p
"No sir, am not! You hal better
90 ON about vo,,r business" Bill sighed
ut the loss Of his Sunday boots, and
turning to the widow said:
"Just pick nl tho lines, will you,
please this brute: of a horse is forever
switching them out Of my hands, The
widow complied, and then he pulled
ono corner Of tho robe cautiously down
and she got i'll.
"What IL lovely evening"" said she,
"anl so warm don't think VIC need
the robe over us, do we?'
you see, she had Oh Il nice dress and
Il pair Of new CATERS, and she wanted
to show thcn.)
ooh, my ~ s,il Bill earnestly,
"you'n find it chilly riding, and I
wouldn't have you catch cold for the
world"
She seemed pleased at his tender c:'rf;
for her health, and contrlt'st licrsc4r
with sticking one of her little feet out
with II long silk neck-tie over the end
of it.
What is that, Mr.. Smiley, ~ neck
tic?'
eyes," said h., 81 bought it ilm 9th
cr day, and must have left IL III the
buggy. Never mind it.
| "Hut,' said she, lit twas so careless ;"
and stopping over she picked it up, aud
made II motion 10 stuff it i'll between
them.
Bill felt her hand going down, AMI
making !, dive after it, cl,ltclc.l it in his
and held it har.l and last.
Then they went OH quito u distance,
Inc still holding her hand III his AMI
wondering what he should Il" when
they got to Green's, and she wondering
why he did not say something nice to
her us we'll as squeeze her hanl, and
why his coat was b,lttonc.l up SD tightly
on such Il warm evening, and what maj"
his hat and face so dirty, ultilthcy we're
going .lown II little hill aud ono Of til"
traces, came unl,itcl,cd and they had to
: stop.
u ooh, murlcr!' exclaimed Bill,
"wl,at ncxt?'
"Wlat is the matter, Mr.. Smiley? ,"
said the widow, with start which came
near Jerking the rol" off nix knees.
conc Of the traces i; off, answered
! he.
!, Well, why d"nty"n get ont and put
!, it. on =
--"l can't, said Bill "i'v" g"t-tIn.t
l is, haven't got-oll, dear, I'm So sick
P What shall do? ,"
"Why, Willic," said she tcn,lcrly,
= g what is til" matter? 4" tell me-" she
, gave his hand little ~,lur"z,., and look
| ing into his pale face sIlo thought h'
. was going t" faint, $" she got out h'l
q smelling hottie will, her left hand, an,
r. pulling the stopper out will, her teeth,
/ ,lr. stuck il t" hi. nose
+ Bill WAS just taking in breath for {:
= mighty sigh, and the pungcnt mIol
s made him throw buck his head 80 fal
i, that he lost his balance and went owe,
/ the low backed buggy. Tho It'll,
4 vU,,,:au lr;lye Il little scream ms his ln,1