Iron County register., 1888-12-27

much about it. though some is says
that grammar comes by ma. like
spellin'. don't know as ever kticed
but what you spoke as gramma al as
1 do; but now you mention II can
see difference.
81 don't expect there nobody so
lackin' in grammar as<xhat be, said
Cap'n Sander, humbly. ..But Caddy
she's terrible pertikeler. don't know
but what she could pick flaws in the
m inister's grammar She don't think
nothin' of the way your doe speaks"
"Our Joe?-our Joe sthat's been to
college?" exclaimed Cap'n Laban, in
angry amazement- well. / yum! 1
don't know what she doesswant, if she
can't put up with Joe's grammar.
Why, he's eddicated in all the forum
languages
His grammar don't suit Caddy," in
sisted Cap'n Sander. ''She was laugh
in and laughin' one day because he
said he'd got all het up a-chasin' his
horse"
"Well, 1 can't see what fault she
could find with that, and l guess /
learnt grammar thorough enough at
Days Academy"
''Mebbe grammar's different from
what it was in them days." suggested
Cap'n Sander. ''Caddy she knows"
eff folks can make out to talk so's't
other folks can understand 'em, don't
know but what that's enough" said
Cap'n Laban. meditatively. There's
such thing as havin' too much eddi-
cation. There was young man over
Orland way that Latin flew to his head
and killed him."
'.If it's as bad as grammar faint no
WONDER" said Cap'n Sander, mourn
fully. II fetched one of 'em down
from the garrut," he continued, draw
ing dingy and dog-eared book with a
green paper cover from his coat.pocket.
ats consid' able old. 1 expect it must
have belonged to my brother Isaac
that died. He had beautiful
learnin'. Butt yum! if here
amt my name on the fly-leaf!
-'Lysander Hackett, his bookr Seems
as if it was me. and agin it want. I
kind of run of an idee that I'd studied
grammar. but it don't seem to have
took, no more'n my vaccination would.
Seems kind of discouragin' to think 1
knew it once. l never thought to look
on the fiy-leaf yesterday, l was in such
"a hurry to get inside. "A nouns the
name of any thing, as house Or garden,
hoop or swing;' that seems plain sail
in enough, don't it9 But tell We, La
ban, sometimes 1 can't seem to sense
the Uords of ii m0hOac."
81 wouldn't have notnin' to do with
it; wouldn't tackle it for no money!"
said Cap'n Laban, impressively. ''It's
enough to give ye a fit of sickness!
And after all, it amt nothin' that's fit
for grown folks, no more'n Mother
Goose. You jest heave that book
away, and I'll post ye a little; when l
hear We say any thing that hain't
grammar, I'll tell ye of it. l hain't
never been one to bring my mind down
to no such small thing as grammar,
but 1 can if try"
There wouldn't be no use in my
tryin' that way; I can't remember
what Caddy tells me-" said Cap'n
Sander, shaking his head dejectedly.
There hain't no way but to learn it
every mite by heart"
beats all how sot you be. don't
expect Caddy never had no fault to
find with my grammar" said Cap'n
Laban, looking at his friend with sud-
den suspicion.
mo, she never said a word agin it,
as remember Of"
Seems as if she must be kind of
teched to find fault with Joe's. / ex-
pect Joe is kind of maxim up to Lyddy
Stone. She's got a farm and a harm
some wood lot, to say nothin' of bein'
consid able to look at, and as smart as
steel-trap.
Cap'n Sander wiped his forehead
with his handkerchief, although the
day was cool. ut would have been
real consolin' if Caddy could have put
up with Joe, pertickerlerly as he
hain't one to be morterfied on account
of my bad grammer." he said.
II don't calc'late that Joe'll have to
go a-beggin' for a wife" repeated
Cap'n Laban, with some asperity.
Joe Kent heard all about it that
night, although Cap'n Laban was
obliged to follow him everywhere,
stumping about on his wooden leg to
make him listen. Joe preferred not to
hear or to say any thing about Caddy
Hackett. And Cap'n Laban didn't real
ize that it was aggravating to inter-
polate his remarks with complimentary
allusions to Lyddy Stone.
Joe had been in love with Caddy
Hackett for almost as long as he could
remember; so much in love that he had
found it altogether impossible to con-
fine his wooing strictly to the Goddess
of Fortune. as he had stoutly resolved
to do, until her favor was fully won.
He had a thriving law practice now in
Plumport and the adjacent towns, and
was beginning to be looked upon as
rising young politician. He was quite
ready NOW 20 take to himself wife,
and Notwithstanding the attractions of
Lyddy Stone, it had never occurred
to him that that wife could be any
other than Caddy Hackett. But as he
had become outspoken and impatient,
Caddy had grown coy. She persisted
in staying away from Plumport; and
when Joe went to see her she treated
him in matter-of-fact and sisterly
way more discouraging than coldness.
Joe had never meant to give her up;
he was only waiting for her to be