The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-22

ed in q suit OF new clothes. with white
shirt and red necktie and his pockets
filled with peanuts and sticf. candy.
She is radiant in a new speckled
calico dress, with flowers IN her hair.
and q knot OF red ribbon at her
Ethroat that beautifully matches her
cheeks. The old road brings no sad
memories TO her, but calls up sweet
dreams OF future happiness.
Supper comes atsundown-afeast OF
crisp fried meat, hard biscuits and
bitter black coffee. Even these We're
palatable, however, after a long days
ride through those desolate pine
wilds, and Mr.. Stubs invitation 60
iSset up and eat hearty" was cheerful.
" accepted by the traveller.
Soonie's beau came in during
supper, a fuzzy faced, silly 10 oking
young fellow, who went quite of his
head at the sight OF the stranger and
could only giggle and look nor fool
ish than ever.
II Soonie's eyes, however, he was
evidently a very precious piece q
humanity, though she cast many
pleasant looks towards the guest.
AS soon as the supper things were
cleared away Mrs. GluDUS hASu Nho
beds" and instructing the traveller to
lie ''along with the old man, she and
Soonie left the room.
"You kin sleep in here with me,
said the old man, rubbing his bare
feet on the floor and tumbling into
bed with only so much preparation
as a hog might take, and was soon
snoring frighttully: this effectually
banished sleep so lar as our traveller
was concerned. In a few moments
the ladies came back into the room
and Mrs. Stubbs turned in.
Soonie and John Henry were now
left alone before the great fireplace,
she standing on one side OF the hearth
neryously toying with a china cup
and saucer OF gaudy pattern, her only
treasure except a haring chrome OF
"Joseph and his Brethefn," which
hung on the wall, while he chewed Wig
orously and expectorated freely to
the imminent risk OF iniuring her Sun.
day dress. How silly and frightened
he looked as Soonie, seating herself,
began idly picking at her irock, blush
ing vividly, and left the openingof the
evening exercises entirely with him.
"Saw a mighty big chicken fight up
ter the store this even, huh, huh,
said he.
"Dld you, he, he; which whupped2"
said she.
The ice was broken, and when the
traveller aAain looked towards them
! their chairs were hopelessly iammed
and all outlines were confused,
1t may have been that the presence
Of the handsome and well dressed
stranger promoted John Henry toun-
/ usual boldness tonight; at any rate
he was soon telling his love in true
backwoods heroes. If he was bash
full and awkward, she was coy and
shy. Perhaps she, too, vas thinking
. OF the traveller and comparing his
easy, uns6udied grace with John
Henry's hesvy, numbering manner.
: She held back and hesitated long be-
lore putting her promise into words.
"Oh, Soonie," he finally blurted out,
: tif you likes me, and don't likes to
! say SO, just squoze my hand
This appeal was probably irresisti-
Bile. for the next moment there was
4 quite a reciprocity in the hugging line
between them-quite unanimous, IN
TACT. Her heavy masses OF auburn
hair hung over his shoulders, and her
! bangs was all mussed up with his car
\ roty forelocks, while the red ribbon
t at her throat and his flaming necktie
were indistinguishably mingled.
The FIRE burned slowly out and was
not replenlshed, but Henry staid un.
, til the traveller, with many sad mem
e cries Juggling at his own heart, drew
s the cover over his head and slept,
/ despite the snoring OF his strange old
Q bedfsllow.
When heawoket the next morning the
9 entire family had been long up. The
e old man was out feeding the stock,
Mrs. Stubs sat in the doorway
!, smoking and looking down the lonely
0 road, thinking, perhaps, of that lair,
brave.hearted boy who so long ago
went out that way to zine GUNNER
{ Brown as the smoke curled blue
8 and Iazily from her pipe; Soonie was
making bread at q table a lew feet
t from the bedside.
"Good mawnin," she said, with q
q smile on her ripe red lips, which look
o ed sweet attempting until he thought
o OF John Hanry's tobacco-stGined
q mouth snd shuddered.
g YOU'D better be gittin' up She
v said, 'sbreakfasf Is most ready"
q Get upl 1t certainly was time to
get up, but now wasSthat to be done
b with a blooming and bright-eyed
young lady looking calmly on at .
distance of six feet7
How he suffered as the time flew
onward and she Ioitered about ths
v table. and would not GO away MOI
+ turn her back upon him. The biscuits
d were all made, and she began to set
the table, calling him a lazy boy
10 and began telling him it was time .tC
It get up an wash"
!" A year later the traveller returned
a. that way.
Halt a mile up the road he stopped
ss at 3 new one-roomed cabin, and II
Se the doorway sat Soonis with a col
pipe in her mouth, and she was alter
nately knitting and rocking a whit
Y haired baby. In the piny woods al
lt the children have white hair. A do
lt inside the house growled heavily, bul