Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
A Tale of Love In
1889.
led. Mott in New York Sun. ]

WAOku lac as OuOiy oPOohtAiot 9eeo 'ASAAAA |
two feet of him. But the Old Settler had just |
come in, and stood way over at the other side |
of the room, by the door, where he was put |
ting on his spectacles to read a yendue bill |
which had been pasted on the wall since his |
last visit to the Crissrnan house He turned |
sharply about as the Squire spoke. walked |
forward, and took seat by the stove. He |
handled his cane nervously, and looked
straight at the Squire, who to all appear
ances was not aware that he was in
the room. But the Squire winked at the
Sheriff and then the boys knew that he had
spoken for the Old Settlers benefit. The lat
ter said:
esquire, did"
'sWhy, gudeven'n', Major" said the Squire,
as if surprised to see him. ''Gudeven'n'.
Well its gittin' tolable winterish out.
'Twont be long fore we hef to climb twixt
the blankets, Major. HayW
Odd | unegstan you to say, Squire, ez
some an were goin' ter be hitched:9' said the
Old Settler. Cur didn't yer talk loud enoughi
Ur be l gittin' deefF
oh, yes" replied the Squire eyes, yes,
were sayin' to the Shurf, yer, th I herd az
the Widder-a-h-h-the Wilder Crimhint
were gointer tie on agin."
ooh, ye herd so, did yer said the Old Set
tier "An you was tellin' of it to the Shurf,
was We: Wull, now, I'm glad, b'gosh th't ye
top me we was tall1in' to the Shurf, fur eff we
hedn't Id thort to my dyin' day ez We was
whisperin' of it to them fellers ELS campin'
two miles back yer long the Sh'holy! So ye
herd ez the Wilder Crimhint were gointer
tie on agin did ye? Wull, s'pose she is2
Watts the Wilder Crimfint III her tyin'S on
got Sc do with me, bgoshtlmighty"
s.N1fI,fy1- Maiort nnthinin ranlia6 thn
Squire. FLeastways, not now. An come to
think on it, they never did hev nothin' to do
with YEP
" AM wat were the reasons fur why
bgosh q exclaimed the Old Settler, punctu
ating his remaks with raps Of his cane on the
floor. . Wat were the reason fur why? Ye
know durn web, Squire, th't eff ithedn't a been
fur bars an some o the tallet kinds O lynn
Hungryfoot d a tied to me, b'gosh, an she
wouldn't be tn Wilder Crimfiint now,
Iookin' at her time o life fur another man,
an the third un at that! Who's the fort'nit
indivdjn as is goin'ter change the Widder's
name this time 2"
There was more anxiety felt by the Old
Settler than his fiippant manner called for,
the boys seemed to think, and they also
thought that the 'Squire's reply might have
been less aggravatingly deliberate.
E'Um-m-m-let me see, said he; '1et-me-
see. Who did hear were the man 4? 'Twa'n't
Lie Rouzer! Oh, of course not. He's gointer
hitch to ole Bunny Jarvis wilder. An boys,
that's gointer be hummer, that weddin' isl
It's sot down for Thanksgivin', an ye wanter
scratch 'roun', Major, an git an invite. Lessee
couldn't ben Job Timpson could it. Wull,
thar! Crackee doodle Why can't think O.
who it is ez is gointer marry the Wilder
don't see anyhow what's sot her mind on
hookin' on agin, for it 'twan't more'n month
ago that she toll me she wouldn't marry the
hes man livin-oh, tell ye who it is, Major
Pete Golip! Pete Golip's the lucky individjl
Major"
''What!n exclaimed the Old Settler, spring
ing to his feet ''Whatl The Wilder Grim
flint gointer marry Pete Goiip!" The Ole
Settler stood for minute with his cant
raised over the Squire's head. Then he slowly
lowered it, and resuming his seat, wiped hi
fnce with his bandanna, and said calmly
''Wull, s'pose she is' 1 reckon she's got {
right to marry who she durn pleases, aim
she? She's old enough to know, b'goSh!"
Eyer right she ism said the Squire, 'but
kinder thort ez how We mowt looked on i
ez bein' ruther singular th't gal-boys, II
jst hef to so back an tell ye the hull story
an let We jedge fer yerselfs whuther yo
wouldn't think it was sing lay fur tn Wilde
Crimfiiut to marry Pehe Golip, if yer wa
the Major"
The Squire settled back in his chair
cleared his throat, and was about to begin
when thump of the Old Settlers cane O.
the floor babe pause
'tStop! said he, "Consarn We, stopl 1t beat
the 'tarnal hills, b'gosh, how things II keep
turnin' up jis' fur nothin' else, eZ it pears
me, than to turn sumpin' else up that foib
has furgot forty years ago. Now, Squire
eff that storys got to be told yer tonight,
tell it myself don't want no lies strun
inter it, ez has ben done fore now. l wal
the dead fac's in that case put on record fu
wunst So jes' keep yer tongue to yersel
If they's any reason fur me to think the Wiz
der Crimfint's goin's-on is singular, boys, J
kin all find it out by listenin' to mean don
We take no stock in no durn mess o trash
mowt be dished out to We by some fellers
thinks they'm leetle bit s1narter'n the con
mon run o folks ez earns their money, a
don't depend on it, bgosh, by maxim OF
war'nts an ish'in' summonses agin the
neighbors, an tryin' ev'ry drunken bus
whaclzor ez gifts in a row fur 'sault an ba
terym
This shot at the Squire only resulted in h
redoubling his winks at the Sheriff.
CAN right, Major" said he go in T
heerd the story more'n wunst, straight a
true Now, I'd ruther like to hear your we
sion of it. Til kinder jog yer mem'ry, nc
an then, to make it easier for We. Go
Major
The Old Settler waved the 'Squire's ins
uations off with contemptuous swish of
cane, and said
Con the Fourth O July, 1889, they we
gointer be picnic in the bush, over back
Gumption Holler, an all that part O. t
county, an more, too, were gittin ready
to be on the carpet when she come off.
Joe Rungryfoot an his wife an dater hy
at the Heller. Joe were the meanest mi
b'gosh, ez ever peeled hemlock, but he ha
wife ez were a hummer, an in them days
da'ter Han were bout ez spruce chunl
female human natur' ez ever done her bes
find the red ear o corn at husbin'."
''Her name were Hammer G. HungrYfoc
said the Squire, nodding to the Old Settler
much as to say, 'srll give you a lift on tn
Hammer c., but nobody never know'd W
the G stood for, but I 'alluz sposed it stood
Colt, fur she could everlastin'ly go it, {
wen she got goin' it, boys, you mowt jis
well try to stop runaway mule afore he
ready az to try an stop her till she made
her mind to- The Major, h'yer were all g