Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-01-04
ter to be in love with girl, and so 1
kind of tumbled to it myself, and she

her. take her to daneing-school and
everywhere, and she loves me like
house afire. Say, was you ever in
love? Makes a feliow feel queer,
don't it! Well, sir, the first time L
went home with her / put my arm
around her, and honest it scared me.
1t was like when you take hold of the
handles of 'lectre battery and YOU
can't let 60 until the man turns the
knob. Honest, was just as weak as
a cat. / thought she had needles i'm
her belt, and was going to take my
arm away, but it was just like it was
glued on. l asked her if she felt that
way too, and she said she used to. but
it was nothing when you got used to
it. That made me mad. But she is
older than me and knows more about
it. When was going to leave her at
the gate she kissed me, and that was
worse than putting my arms around
her. By gosh, trembled all over
just like 1 had the chills, but was as
warm as toast. She wouldn't let go
for so much as minute, and was as
tired as though l had been carrying
coal up stairs. 1 didn't want to 60
home at all, but she said it would be
the best for me to go home and come
again the next day; and the next
morning went to her house before
any of them were up, and her pa
came out to let the cat in, and ] ask
ed him what time his girl got up, and
he LATED and said 1 had got it bad,
and that had better go home and not
be picked until / got ripe. Say, how
much does it cost to get married."
''Well, l should say you had got it
bad," said the groeeryman, as he set
out bucket of beets. .'Your getting
in love will be a great thing for your
pa. You wont have any time to play
any more jokes on him." s'Oh, /
guess we can find time to keep pa
from being lonesome. Have you seen
him this morning? You ought to have
seen him last night. You see my
chum's pa has got setter dog stuffed.
1t is one that died two years ago, and
he thought great deal of it, and he
had it stuffed for an ornament. Well,
my chum and me took the dog and
put it on our front steps, and took
some cotton and fastened it TO the
dogs mouth so it looked just like
froth, and we got behind the door and
waited for pa to come home from the
theatre. When pa started to come up
the steps growled, and pa looked at
the dog and sad, Mad dog, by cri-
linus, and he started down the side
walk, and my ehum barked just like a
dog, and 'kiyi'd' and growled like a
dog that gets licked, and YOU ought
to see pa run. He went around in
the alley and was going TO get in the
basement window, and my chnm had
a revolver with some blank cartridges,
and he went down in the basement
and when pa was trying to open the
window my chum began to fire to-
ward pa. Pa hollered that il was only
him. and not burglar, but after my
chum fired four shots pa run and
climbed over a fence, and then We
, took the dog and stayed with my
chum all night. and this morning INA
/, said pa didn't get home till 1 O'Clock.
{ and then policeman came with him,
I and pa talked about mad dogs and
being taken for a burglar and nearl,
= killed, and she said she was afraid D:
had took to dGnking again, and ask
ed me if had heard any firing ot
= guns, and said no, and then she pu
4 a wet towel on pas head "Yo,
fought to he ashamed,'' said the gro
Gerry man. GLOW does your pa lik,
your being in love with the girl
= Does he seem 10 encourage YOU il
> it,! 20, yes. She was up to on
/ house to borry some tea, and pa pat
e ted her On the cheek and hugged her
e and said she was "A dear little daisy
l and wanted her TO SIT on his lap, hu
II when L wanted him to give me D
IS cents to buy her some Ice-cream. h
Is said that it was all nonsense. He said
g Look at your ma. Eating ice-crea.
n when she was girl was what iniure.
y her health for life | asked ma abou
er it, and she said pa nes er laid out tel
% cents for ice cream or any luxury fo
5, her in all the five years he was spark
y ing her. She says he took her 70 til
TX circus once, but he got free ticket
Of for carrying water to the elephan,
S. She says pa was tigtter-than the bar
ie to.a tree. l tell you, it's going to b
D. different with me. III there is any
at thing that my girl wants, she is goin
ne to have it. if have to sell mas cor
N per boiler to get the money. What
s. the use of having wealth if YOU hoa.
he if up and don't esjoy it, This fam
Fe ~ will be run on different plans her.
ut after, you bet Say, how rn..=e.s.:: III
rs those yellow wooden pocket-combs j
sd the showcase: I've good notion 1
en- buy them for her. How would one {
OF those round mirrors, with zine cove
Is do for present to girls There
~ nothing that is too good for her. s
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