The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-06-26
A Rural Love Affair.

hlm 1eel the power or her Smll
3 The "old falks'' stay in the room
and between the inquiries by I'll
3 old man concerning the condition {
: : the crops, aud the solicitude of th
old lady with regard to many ma
ters of poultry and old-time eco1
: omy, there is very little left 70
! the girl to say. Sometimes, b
studied arrangement, she manage
to place her chair near the youn
man. Then they occasionally turl
and regard each other with looks o
deepest affection. Sometimes tn
girl catches up a stringer and waves
it coherently at the young man
He grabs at it, and says:
you'd better quit that, ur hC
he.'
"No, 1 WON'T" she replies, "an
you KANT make me-"
"Don't you fool, ur he, he."
"Have you run around your con
yit?' asked the old man, who, al
though his early experience was
very much like that of the young
man, seems not to understand the
situation.
"Sided it one way" replied the
young man.
"Cpt worms putty bad?"
"Only tolerable."
Then the old lady looks up and
asks: did your mothers last set
tin O. goose eggs hatchY
81 don't nome"
81 flowed that the bad weather
mout've had suthin' ter do with
their not hatchin'. A goose is sich
a plague taxed thing not ter set
when yer want 'em too, that you
KANT put no confidence in EN-"
The girl looks at the young fel-
low and giggles.
"What're laughing at?" he asks.
"What do you reckin?" and
at this brilliant repartee they
both laugh. In the meantime she
takes up the string and waves it
at him.
''I'll take it away from you ifyou
don't quit"
"You kain't:
"Keep on fool1n' and I'll show
you"
She "keeps on foolin'" and he
catches the string, says "thar now,"
and puts it and his pocket.
'What you going to do with that
old string?"
"Goin' ter keep it as long as 1
live" he says in an undertone lest
the old folks should hear him.
Sunday, when they attend church,
he conducts her to the door and then
joins the collection Of young men
who have deposited themselves on
the outside of shawls. When the
hime is begun, saunters in, and dur
ing the sermon, should he remain
inside, casts glances at the girl,
meeting her eyes he bushes and
for some time he has not the cour-
age to look at her again. They
take dinner at neighboring house,
where quite a number of young
men and women congregate, and at
night he accompanies the young
lady to church. Should ''reviVal"
be in progress the girl begins to
look longingly at him when the
preacher calls for mourners, and af-
ter awhile when the performance
begins to grow with fervor, she
goes to him and begs him to kneel
at the bench. He hesitates, but fl
nallv goes and kneels. This action
tells the congregation they are in
love with each other. After service,
as they ride along, he says:
81 wish 1 had your pictur'."
"What do want with itF"
81 want it to keep. Pm going to
have mine tuck in few days"
1t is his hope that she will ask
him for one, but as that on her own
part would be too decided a confes-
sion of love, she says nothing, ex-
cept to speak to her horse and com
plain of his stumbling, regardless
how sore-footed he may be.
''I amt goin' to have but mighty
few tuck" he says, endeavoring to
catch a glimpse of her face, when
they ride from the shadow OF
great tree into the moonlight.
''WhyY she asks,
'"Cause 1 amt"
''Cause amt no reason for
man."
cit is for me-" he replies, with
sigh. "Nobody don't want one o
my pictures.
"How do you know?"
'"Cause just know"
"Somebody might want one"
81 don't know who"
"Who do you reckonY she re
plies, with little laugh.
81 don't know who wants it, but
l know who wish did want 1t.
"Who?"
"Who do you reckon?" he at
tempted to laugh.
81 know somebody that does
want your pictur," she says.
"WhoW
"She amt very fur from here"
GLOW furP"
''Never you mind; she amt fur
"rd like to know?"
81 might make mistake"
''No, you wouldn't. Just try it
and see.'
''It is Sue Joyner?"
'Sue Joyner, the mischiefp' she
contemptuously. "What
does this great, strappin', ugly |
thing want with anybody's pictur?
reckon you want hers"
''No 1 DON'T
eyes you do, and you know it."
s'Please don't treat me that way"
says he in an imploring voice.
'Never mind, sir. I'll tell her
that you want her to have your
picture and when you give it to her
-" she almost breaks down, but fl
nally says-"when you marry her
L" here she breaks down.
Their horses stop in the road.
over he catches her hand |
ond cwaora ha navar will marry