The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-16

eyes an brown hair, as full of crinkles
as curled maple.
hadn't been to Mr.. Beans lono
before found out that Sue had 3
| beau. His name wac Silas Pete-kin.
son of the store-keeper down in the
village.
He was white-faced, slim-waisted
feller, with little hands an feet that I'd
been ashamed to own, but which he
seemed to feel mighty proud Of
"He used to come to see Sue abouE
twice week, dressed in his store
clothes, and lookin' as if hid lust
stepped out of a handbook.
''Sue never seemed to act as though
she had any partic lar likin' for Silas;
but was easy seen that the folks set
great store by him, an was mighty
pleasant at the idea of his steppinS up
to their darter.
"As for me, never see him sittin' by
Sue, an smirkin' up into her face, but
what felt as if wanted to flng him.
head first, out of the winder.
$50 matters went on until Septem-
ber, when Mr.. Bean gave huskin'
party.
1--WE young fellers set to work with
will, an afore sunset the corn was
all husked an piled away, and the
barn floor swept clean for the dance
an supper we was to have in the
evenin'.
Pretty soon the women folks began
to flock in, all dressed in their best,
an lookin' as fresh an bloomin' as
flower garden after shower.
"But Sue was the prettiest of the hull
lot, dressed in her white frock, with the
pink ribbon tied around her waist.
''Silas Peterkin, he was there, Of
course, an as soon as l see him / went
to the house.
"As was standin' on the back steps,
out of sorts with myself an everybody
else, heard q voice say:
"'David!"
can turnin' round, / saw Sue,
lookin' as smilin' as basket of chips.
"'Aint you comm down to the
barn?' says she.
I rather guess 1 amt wanted,
says /.
"'oh, yes, you are, says she; 4
want you
''She looked and spoke so sweet that
| was e'enamost a mind to 90. But
jest then heard Silas calling her; and
mutterin' somethin' about havin' some
tools to grind, walked off
II was most sorry fo-'t, though,
when | caught a sight of her face as
she walked away with Silas, an saw
how sober it was
''Sittin' down on the back steps,
went to work; the raspin' of my file
soundin' deal pleasanter to my ears
than the fiddlin' that foated up from
the barn down in the medder.
ut had been uncommonly hot for a
number Of days past, but this had been
the hottest one of ALL Not leaf
moved, and there was somethin' un-
nat'ral in the stiffness of everythin
around. There was strange look to
the sky. too; it was streaked overhead
with purple an vi'let, with sort of
yellow glare in the west.
''Old Bose, the dog, who had been
wanderin' restlessly about for the last
hour. now set up mournful howl.
when went to fodder the cattle
found the poor critters huddled tegeth-
er in one corner of the yard, utterin
low bellows of terror and dismay, their
instincts warning them, as all these
signs did me, of the tornado that was
approachin'
s.Goin' back to the house shut every
door and winder.
Then thinkin' of the folks in the
barn-that was the most in danger OF
anything-I ran down the garden to-
ward the meadow where it stood
'sBut had hardly gone two reds be
fore it came--lftin me off my feet and
hurlin' me against an opposite fence!
picked myself up and hurried on
AS / come in sight OF the barn or
rother, where it once stood the air was
filled with dust an fiyin' shingles an
timber!
..As soon as it cleared away bit, |
saw Sue standin' in most periious
position right in Che midst Of it!
81 shouted to her to come away; ana
Jest then the wind took her up as II she
was but feather, bearin' her directly
toward me. opened my arms an she
came right into them.
ssAs she did so, one of the fyin sticks
hit one of my arms, maxim it useless
but hoidin' her tight with the other, l
took her to some low bushes in alittle
hollow between two hills.
THE tornado was as short as it was
violent. and though good deal q
damage was done, luckily, no one was
hurt much.
.Sue escaped without scratch NY
arm was broken; but considerin' VINO
nursed me, you needn' waste any PITY
on me for that!
IL heard afterward, as soon as tne
alarm was given, Silas Peterkin took 90
his heels, an never stopped until ne
reached his fathers door.
whether he heard that the old man
,rnxrod ~ az ho, a cat Rnan on him IL he