Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-14

who ha' Matched out that piece 8,
SANDER an how it could ha' started
without nothin' but that innercent
visit to build on
That amt hard to account far
says Filkins.. Tt leaked out in the fnst
place that Mrs. Possumnose told her
man that she'd bin botherin' Melyinv
some about Der city visitor just to hey
little fun, that Melviny got badly
comfustered an acted as eff she'd bin
ketched stealth sheep, that she pinned
her right down to it, an sure enough.
before she come away, Melviny as
good as owned up that she did like
Reynolds better nor ye, cause he is
smart an city bred in his ways. Postum
nose must have told his hired man on it,
cause Betsy Sykes, that works to Mrs.
Starkweather's, told it round to the
neighbors. Possumnose's hired man
is Betsy's Teller, We know, an it's
natterel he should tell her everything
he hears
" In that way it's found it's way into
the SEWN society an that's where my
wumman got hold on it an brung it
hum to U.s..
can, now, Melviny," ses Seth, with
that determined kind ov look that al
ways comes onto his face when he's
made his mind up that he's got to go
ahead with something that goes agin
him, an stills got to be done, "next
time Mrs. Possumnose comes in here I
want We to tell her that she's kerried
her friendship just a leetle too fur an
that she's goin' to too much trouble q
tryin' fer to be true friend to you, Al
that ye mean to take the heavy an
preesin' duties of her friendship off n
her shoulders, fer good an always. An
eff ye won't tell her, I will"
Icould tell by Seth's looks that ten
Jokes O oxen couldn't ha' pulled him
out O. his determination, and I calc'late
I ken read his natterel dispersishun
middlin' straight. Besides, I wus
worked up myself, which amt to be
wondered at.
Howsumever, twas goin' to come
tough fer me to tell my neighbor to
keep outside my door; yes, tough.
Seemed as eff I should never find the
right words to tell her in, not hevin' no
grit materially.
But I was helped out O. my dif6kilty
sooner'n he'd expected, fer jest as Seth
he'd got through talkin' who should pop
in, but Mrs. Possumnose.
"Be We most dead?' ses she, the fust
thing, cause that's what she mos5 al
ways said, when she'd find me to work.
"N-o-o-o," ses I, in kinder hesitatin'
sort O way. fer I dreaded what he'd to
be said, wuss'n boy breads lickin'.
whats happened, old gal, tonight!"
SEES she. aye amt yerself, thot I ken
see."
ooh, nothin' much" ses I, though
inwardly could ha' boxed my ears fer
bein' sech coward I don't b'lieve, to
this day, sure as I set Twin afore We,
that could ever ha' told her what 1
knowed it my duty to be told, an I
reckon Seth thort the same, cause all
on sudden he blurted out:
"Nothin' much has happened, did we
say, Melviny? f,that's nothin' much,
what on the Lords footstool is 2"
I see then that the hard piece o.
work that I'd bin dreadin', was goin'
to be took off'n me, an I wus OH hand
quick enough to shirk it off onto Seth.
turned an cleared out, scampering
off up stairs fast as ever my feet could
carry me. Down stairs they wus a
havin' it hot an heavy, as I could hear
without tryin' to listen and afore long
[ heerd the kitchen door slam. L
looked through the winder jest in time
to see Mrs. Possumnose maxim tracks
hum, lively as could be. Her striped
shawl an blue bingham apern was
fyin' in the wind. like the star-spangled
banner to the battle O Bulls Run,
when the Southerners was arter our
boys.
She needn' ha' run so, fer there
warn't nobody pursuin' her, but I
reckon the state O. her feelin's was sech
that she couldn't go slow, nohow.
An from that day to this I've never
he'd no occasion to fetch sigh cause
my kitchen door wus opened by my
Neighbour Yankee Blade