Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-07-31

learns language from books, has no
idioms of society, so, if | do not con-
duct myself properly, you must for
give me-" and advancing, she gave
him her hand.
mo studied form of society could
be so delightful as this he replied,
taking her hand in both of his. She
blnshed, gently withdrew it, and said:
'we can now read together. know
my narrow mindedness has startled
you but
"Your wisdom has impressed me. "
"0h, no. she laughed. "You must
not make fun of me. Let me return
my book to the library and we will 90
to the house.
When the "old folks returned, she
flew TO meet them, and springing on
her mothers horse rode the animal to
the stable. She was no longer shy,
and at the supper table, she took it
upon herself TO see that the proper at
tention was shown TO McBrail. When
she addressed him, she spoke in gram
matical terms, but, in speaking to II
member of the family, she employed
the idioms of the neighborhood.
Pap" said Avery, "Suc tries to
talk like Il Yankee sometimes, don't
shc?'
"Lct yer vidduls stop yer mouth
the old man replied, and, the old lady,
whose perspiring face shonc from be-
hind the coilce-pot, said:
| .tWhv Aunrv ,,n r,nnkn Gnn b1,.l, -
"Whut's blush?" asked the Young
est boy.
ITS turnin' red, you geese" re-
piled Avery.
Then the woodpcckeris blushcd all
the time, amt hep
If ye don't let yer yidduls stop yer
mouth, I'll larrup the last one o. We,
exclaimed the old man, and, the boys,
knowing that another venture would
result seriously, reprcsscd any further
remarks that the livcliness of their
spirits might have prompted them to
make.
Late in the evening, while old Peter
was feeding his hogs, the young
preacher joined him, and, leaning on
the renee, S3lu:
'Mr, Moley, do you know that your
daughter Sue is Il remarkably intclli-
gent girl?'
"Do yc mean smart?"
Yes"
'Wall, | reckon she is She ken
kivcr as much corn in day as any girl
in this community"
81 don't mean physical labor. |
mean that she has a remarkably bright
mind; that considering her chances she
is well educated
"Shc amt got much eddycatiOn, fur
| have never give her chance. I'll tell
you whut's fact, mister, so many
educated folks turn out bad that /
have concluded TO let my chillun grow
up in honest ignorance.
You are committing IN unpardon-
able sin. Ignorance is not honesty.
Ignorance is brutal, You are destroy
ing your children's chances in life
81 don't know, parson. If Sue had
Il cddycation she mout marry preach
cr." The old fellow chuckled.
81 hope that she will marry preach
cr, sir. ! hope that she will marry
me"
The old fellow was startled. "Ex-
cuSc me, parson,' said he, "fur when
| said that she mOut marry Il preacher,
it was joke. | didn't have no idea
that yc wanted her.
81 have not spoken TO her on the
subject and | hope that you will not
mention what | have said.n
"Oh, won't mention it, fur to tell
yer the truth, don't believe that she'd
have you. She didn't take much o.
likin' ter yerat fust, know
IL shall never ask her to be my wife
unless | have good reasons for bcliev-
ing that she has high regard for me. "
The next day, McBrail, not finding
Sue, after an extended search, and
thinking that she must have gone to
her library, went thither. Sure enough,
she was there, but she held no book in
her hands, but sat ut the root of the
tree, lost in rcvcric. She did not start
wien she heard the preachers foot
steps, but smiling sweetly, she took up
her bonnet and made room for him to
sit beside her.
81 have looked foryo everywhere"
"And have found me here
A beautiful light shono in her eyes
n light that drives from face the
colors of embarrassment Her soul was
looking at him.
sue" taking her hands, II love
you"
The light grew brighter. Her soul
was speaking TO him. She put her
arms around his neck, and turning her
wondrous flood of soul-shine into his
heart, she said:
81 will teach you to love. No heart
can love as mine can"
Their marriage created n sensation.
The people of Grain Range circuit cele-
brated the event with barbecue. The
men were pleased, for" said they.
"notwithstandin' the fact that he's
smart man, he can hold his own in
rough-and-tumble scuflle. Most any
likely gal can ketch smart enough
feller, but smart fellcrs that amt
afcerd ter jine in when wool gath
erin is going on amt to be found ov-
cry day"
Old Peter was astonished when he
saw Sues books. "Wall, dog my
cats" said he. "This is the reason
that Sue was so triilin' at times. Say,
thar boys, ketch up some books an
trot off to school. The world has got
to be so plague-taked rascally that you
must have eddycation to keep up"
As reward of merit, conference
stationed McBrail at one of the most
thriving towns in Arkansaw. You
have doubtless read his wife's stories,
published in the leading magazines
Opie. p Read, in ArkdnSdw Traveler.
Quality of Carp as Food.
Professor Shelton, of Kansas, thus
speaks on this point: There is much
dispute about the eating qualities of
carp. By some it is claimed that crap
are equal to salmon or trout in edible |
qualities, while others pronounce
them to be totally inferior in flavor