Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-24
LOVE In THE MOUNTAINS.
BY NJ QUAD.

BurtOn's in Tennessee | went over to
Andrew ) Fork, seven or eight miles
away, and was made heartily wei.
come at the largest of the three
cabins Andrews had a daughter
about 90 years old, and | soon under
stood that she was to be married next
day. Indeed, the lucky young man
was on the ground aud waiting He
was six footer, slim as toothpick,
awkward as calf, and dead in love.
The cir! was more shy, but not to De
b!ufied by my presence. When | en-
tered the front door, the young man,
who answered to the name Of Davy,
ran out of the back He felt confus-
ed ard embarrassed, and, taking his
seat on log about thirty feet from
the house, he hid his face as much as
possible behind a sapling. Andre rs
called to him, then Mrs Andrews
called, but he put his finger in his
mouth and would not come. Then
his Susan went out and said:
Now, Davy, what's the scrim
mage? He'un HASN'T come yere to
hurt We'uns .
Il amt scarf J."
"Then come along in. All of US
will be ashamed Of ye."
"Got headache" said Dary, as
he hung back.
Honest ?n
ayes, orfGl honest. Feels like it
'ud split"
"Shacks You's bashful Youss
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns But
he won't, Davy. Pops dun told him
we're to jine, aud he says it's right.
He'un won't laii, Davy."
eur shore :"
eur snake shore. Come in,
Davy."
She came leading him by the hand,
and did my best to- put him at his
ease" In this succeeded 80 well
that after dinner he took me into his
confidence. We were lying under a
tree, and | had given him the first
cigar he ever saw, when he suddenly
said:
"W ould yon -you-run away +"
"Whal From getting married ~
"Ycs."
"No, sire You ARE lucky man
to get such girl as Sue"
"BGt folks'l latf "
''Let 'em laugh"
"And wink and litter and make
fun.n
"Pooh ! What of it ?"
"It's jist orfui, but mebbe | kin do
it. I've killed bars and rattlers and
wildcats, and I've had fights and
rows, but this skeers me-"
[ got him breced up after an hours
talk, and then we took cut through
the woods to see the new cabin which
had been erected for the bridal couple.
1t was an humble structure made OF
poles, with no door TO the doorway
and no sash in the window. The
! ground was beaten down hard for q
floor, there was rude fireplace at one
end. and bedstead had been made Of
poles laid in croiches. Davy's mother
had given him bear skin, kettle, O
skillet and "a Jug, aud these were
| placed 10 "a corner. Susan's parents
had given her pan, kettle. three
tin plates, two spoons, two knives and
forks and a bottle OF vinegar, and
these were placed in another corner.
That was the whole outfit.
The monntaiueers were my friends
They had gone to every trouble t.
0blige me, and here was an opportunity
toreqnite their kindness. There was {
genuine country store about Il mile
away, and | got rid Of DaVy and wen
down there | had little talk will
the keeper, and wrote o@ lis
of things and rendered the pay, an,
his voice actu lily trembled a. lie said
Twelve hull dollars Stranger
sc can't mean il !"
"Oh, but | do"
"And all free gift to Dave an,
Sue ?"
"Yes.D
"Wall, ii beats sarpints Deed i
beats bars aud wildcatsl Put i
thar, stranger I've seed strang,
things in my time, but this cluttcri
me ~ /,
That evening Andrews and hi
vile had to go over and set up wit
a sick neighbor, leaving me aIon
with the lovers After the "sputter
Lad been lighted Sue said to 1ne:
5 "You won't keer, will you ?"
"a bout what ?''
"And pop said you wouldn't la
/ nor litter
"W hat at z"
r Dave and me are goin' to CONT.
Go right ahead nay dear girl.
am very near sighted and hard {
hearing, aud you necdu't be afraid {
me-"