Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-26
Love in the Mountains.

away, and was made heartily welcome
at the largest of the three cabins
Andrews had daughter about 20
years old, and | soon understood that
she was to be married next day. In
deed, the lucky young man was on
the ground and waiting. He was a
six-footer, slim as a toothpick, awk-
ward as a calf, and dead in love. The
girl was more shy, but not to be bluff
ed by my presence. When | entered
the front door, the young man, who
answered to the name of Davy, ran
out of the back. He felt confused
and embarrassed, and, taking his seat
on a log about thirty feet from the
house, he hid his face as much as pos
sible behind sappling. Andrews
called to him, then Mrs. Andrews call
ed, but he put his finger in his mouth
and would not come. Then his Susan
went out and said:
"Now, Davy, what's the scrimmage?
He hasn't come yere to hurt we'uns."
II amt scarf"
Then come along in. All of us
will be ashamed Of ye."
SCOT a headache" said Davy, as he
hung back.
Honest ?"
Yes, orful honest. Feels like it'd
split.
"Shucks! You's bashful You's
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns But
he won't, Davy. Pops dun told him
we're to jine, and he says it's all right.
He'un won't laff, Davy."
"For shore Z"
"For 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 so well that
after dinner he took me into bis con-
fdence. We were lying under tree,
and had given him the first cigar he
ever saw, when he suddenly said:
"Would you-you-run away p
"What From getting married p
"Yes."
"No, sire! You are lucky man
to get such girl as Sue"
"But folks'l laff."
LET 'em laugh"
"And wink and litter and make
fun"
"Pooh What of it?"
"It's jist orful, 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 braced 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 a
floor, there was rude fireplace at
one end, and bedstead had been
made of poles laid in crotches.
Davy's mother had given him bear
skin, a kettle, a skillet and a Jug, and
were placed in corner. Susan's pa
rents had given her pan, kettle, 3
tin plates, two spoons, two knives and
forks and bottle of vinegar, and these
were placed in another corner That
was the whole outfit.
The mountaineers were my friends.
They had gone to every trouble to
oblige me, and here was a chance to
requite their kindness. There was
genuine country store about mile
away, and got rid of Davy and went
down there. had little talk with
the store-kccpcr, and wrote out list
of things and rendered the pay, and
his voice actually trelnbled as he said:
Twelve hull dollars {! Stranger,
ye can't mean it ?"
"Oh, but do"
"And all a free gift to Dave and
Sue %
yes"
"Wall, it beats sarpints Deed, it
beats bars and wildcats 7 Put it
thar, stranger I've seed strange
things in my time, but this cutters
mel
That evening Andrews and his
wife had to go over and sit up with
sick neighbor, leaving me alone with
the lovers. After the "sputter" had
been lighted Sue said to me:
"You won't keer. will you ?"
About what?"
And pop said you wouldn't laff or
litter"
"What at ?"
Dave and me is going to court"
"Go right ahead, my dear girl. |
am very near-sighted and hard cf
hearing, and you needn't be afraid of
me-"
They sat down on the door-sill, and
after minute Dave queried:
"Hain't nobody looking, be thar p
"Guess not"
Then I'm goin' to-"
"No. YOU hain't ~