The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
THE GRANGER'S STORY.
Or Three Elspements In One Night.

within prescribed limits, as an egg is
full of meat.
She knew her mind, too, an could
love like woman when she was sot to
it. as the story shows. There was no
better nor likelier gal in this country,
which She proved since, an the way
she did up them two city lawyer stugents
was fun, gentlemen, fun - thankee -
lemme hev mine with Just a touch of
lemon.
Yes. she's the gal that eloped with
three fellers in one night, an as respect
able gal as you'll find in the State to-
dav.
Was she well behaved? Well, you
Jest bet your life she was. Lively an
bright, when she was woke up she
was a most thunderln' smart girl when
it came to takin' business charge of
herself.
She was as pretty as pictur' that's jest
ready to walk ont of its frame. Her har
seemed to fiat all around her head, an
when the wind blowed through it an
the sun lightened it up, it looked like a
gold mine--such as You read about.
She was a fresh, wholesome lookin' gal
as ever was, with bright eye that went
through man like buzz saw through
pine log, an she had a fggcr as
round as huckleberry, an sweet rs a
butternut.
Why, knowed her when she was
only so high; she was born an raised
in this very town, an her money, a
matter of about $4,000, was left by her
grandmother in trust with old Judge
Willes, an he looked out for it, too.
The gal lived with her grandmother
till she was Is, an when the old lady
died she went over to her Aunt llilton's
for three years till she get married, an
they say she made it lively for them
two women; in her own demurc-like an
innocent sort o. style, of course.
Thankee; yes, | smoke evenin's some
times.
The way it commenced was something
like this. You see, gentlemen, got
partickler here and a partickler there
till got the whole thing;
Jennie--her name was Jennie Thomas
then bed bed kind O. sneaking regard
for Jed Billings, a smart young farmer,
fairish of, but not over well-to-do at
that time.
They'd went to school together, an
Jed, one day, he'd hauled her outer the
mill.pond She'd fell into it in one of
her wild scrapcs tryin' to walk across
the dam on a four-inch edge, an, from
what heered at the time, guess that
was the way The affair began between
cm.
But somehow, she was kind o. oflish
to jed, vet that young farmer he'd
GOOD ddicashun-tirst-rate, and was
known to be square-that is, square as
sxiare goes nowadays, when the golden
rule appears to be to do unto others as
others would do unto you, if they got
the chance.
But whether it was that Jennie wanted
to hev her little ioolln' afore sne tied up,
or whether she wanted to see If Jed
really loved her, or whether she wanted
TO fool him an SOW her female wild oats
or what not, land only knows.
As said afore, howsumever she was
oflish, an wouldn't make no regular
engagement, and right in the nick of the
worry them two lawyer stugents from
the city arrived among our midst.
You see, old Judge Parker had his
son Sam an his nevvy Charley Clifford
TO eddicate, an he fixed 'em both up
for lawyears, jest AS If we warn't over
stocked with them chaps, same as We be
with army-worms; an yit, gentlemen,
we're scarce on good hay-makers an
mrmin' help generally, as you know.
The nevyy, Charley Clifford, was a
prime good teller, as everybodys aware
of today. But Sam Parker was a per-
ticklarly curious cuss an bid fair 10 turn
out lest such mean, cross-cut lightnin'
calculator as his father was-which most
of you know'd well enough, partickly
when you had any aflidavys to be done
an the old man wanted his 25 cents in
advance.
Well, as soon as them young sharps
gradiwated an come home they both sot
their eyes on Miss Jennie.
Lor' bless YOU, in the mornin' you'd
see Sam dnvin' her out TO the pond in
Parker's old gig, an in the afternoon
Charley ID be a takin' her up Garden
Drive IN the same shaky but respectable
winnicle. 1t looked good deal like a
dead race for Jennie's $4,000,
Now Jennie's aunt was dead down on
Jed Billings, because he was.only farm
er, though even then, gentlemen, he
looked blamed sight more likely to
make big farmer than either O them
other fellers did to make big lawyer
Anyhow, Jennie's aunt didn't care much
which of the lawyers got her as long as
led was KEEP out. But the cunnin' old
lady rather preferred Sam Parker, be-
cause he was sure to hev his fathers
practice, while Charley might hcv 10
whistle a good while for client. Then,
too, Sam he'd way of ilatterln' her up
in city style, an Charley was. too open
and of h-handed with her.
It's most generally the rascals that
gets all the advantages; but not in the
long run, boys, not in the long run.
Yes, Jonas, same as before, thankee.
Well, Sam an the old lady got atalk-
in one day an fixed things up between
'em.
Jennie don't know her own mind"
said her aunty, "an it's my opinion that
whichever gifts away with her first will
git the prize, an, Sam, you'd better do
il. She's giddy young thing, an III
stick by the one rs goes for her the
heaviest. She's morantic, an won't
marry in church noway; them kind
never does till arter they gets married
in wagon by moonlight
You see, gentlemen. she didn't size
Jennie up jest right.
Things begun to thicken up pretty
good, an one day Sam Parker. the law
yers's son, thought it was about time to
put up his little job on Charley and Jed
arter his own style, as agreed on with
the aunt. The strickly honorable didn't
run much in Sam famil Y anyhow.
Sans plot was like this: He got
Charley aside one mornin' and told him
everythin' was fixed, an he was goin' to
marry the gal that night.
"Now ! know what you love her for"
said Sam in his cool style. "but know