The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-16
OLD SEATON'S PLANS.
Excellent Reasons Why He Con-
Guided to Alter Them.

.sidlt'FS NuVe TtdfNeu dfeTldlU 10 lut. anu
C'lum must hear 10 reason"
So said old Luke Seaton 10 his wife one
evening in the autumn Of the year.
"If he We're a old man thcre'd be some ex
cuse for the fuss she's a-makin'; but he's
young and well favored and owns a quarter
section o. good land, mostly paid for by his
own hard III. ANY gearl ort 10 think her
self lucky: an C'lum must hear 10 reason.
Look inter the almanac, mother, and see
when the moon changes. The pigs Just
right. fat enough n not too fat. but we
mustn't shorter in the decrease. kasc why,
The in"afli shrinl. in fryin'. First quarter
come, next Tuesday, Well, that's as good
a day ~ any for pig KILN, and better meat
than fresh rib, and tcuicrlines few folks
'u'd crave, even for y w,,idin' supper. Pig
slortcrad and pui up on Tuesday, bakin'
done on Wednesday. and weddin' on Thurs
dav-thats the lawn out CAN C'lum."
Mrs. Sraion. the meek spirited Lady Cap
ul"i "f this story, obcyci. and presently Co
lumbia. her daughter. entered. She Was a
tall. handsome country girl, with "A face
bright and sincere. When her fathers
'layin' out was repeated 10 her. she shook
her head. and said with slow scorn:
> Il wonder thar you should suppose you
could make me do it,
The old man ragged and raved. He abused
his daughter. and abused her mother for not
having taught her dial Obedience, and
ended by abusing a certain Young man
named Ralph BRYAN. who had made love to
Columbia, and who Columbia favored.
The good fer nothing. weakly drug store
clerk, 'ihout a dollars with q land or live
stock IN the world"
He has that that's better than land or
stock" said Columbia: ''hc has brains and =
good heart"
AZ this her father fairly danced about in
his angry excitement.
"Gou take up fer him, do We. Well. I've
settled all that He's he'd his orders. and
you'vc he'd yourn. he keeps OF 4. this place.
ca sure a. my dog Bulls got teeth in his
head. they gifts sut i'm his scrawny shanks.
brains and a good heart. To think of a fell
Ter with nothin' in the world but brains an
a good heart. havin' the base forty,ood TO
ASK "A man q my means fer his only darfcr."
Then. We grievc 10 SAY. Columbia forgot
the fifth commandment and spoke words 10
her parents dishonor.
Ralph Bryan is above us all. He con
descended when he came 10 ask for his wife
:ts daughter OF a man proud Of his ignor.
anre. a man who could never b. persuaded
10 learn TO read and write.'
y sassy jade" growlci the old farmer,
sayagcly. 'lnsui'in' yer own father, who
more'n half deserves il for spsrin' We from
the work Ia go 10 school. Std ~ maxim We
hoe corn ummer and she'll the same win.
tcrs' But all the same, he's he'd his orders.
and you've he'd yourn. Sure ~ your name
is Columby Ann Seaton. so sure you'll be
married 10 William Haywood next Thurs.
day. FiHccr out what you want from town
for the supper iNin's. and I'll Kit the same
to morrer: and il We behave ~ . good girl
ort. I'll do by yc. in the matter o. outsettin'
in u way thstll surprise ye."
'Ill never marry Bill Hay wood" said Co
lumbiA firmly. Why. he has scarcely asked
me! have never spoken . hundred words
with the man in my lifc."
'Wcll. yen hey . chance to speak several
hundred with him before We die Of old ace.
And IL he hasn't asked YOU he's a~ked me,
which moun TO . good deal moro in this
case. Dye hear that. Nobody can, s.y =
word aS'in him. and, IL il want for the wid.
der Lockery. and her game maxim, dam.
agin' tongue, the scaris 'ud be crowdius
each other ohrn the noor fer . chance tn
STAND ny with him"
The widow Lcckery. in her own reculi.r.
serio-comics style. did Eive William HAYWOOD
. rather ~grctesQue setting forth. somswhs,
- follows:
I'D hecrd ~ how Billy WAS ru,her too
svariciOus for . young man. uegiecsin' his.
self and keepin' . mean. oudacious kin OF
OF bachelors hall. all on sccount Of asvta'-
ness. But l asid twas to his credit to be
savin'. It's creditsble 10 git property, and
creditabae To save IL in all reasonable and
becomin ways; but there's . kind Of con.
omy that's both unreasonable and unbecom-
in. Well. one day Lavynie's little hOy k.m
and told me that WilHaywocd wanted ,cme
o. my cut short beans 70 piaut with his corn.
%. when he WAS givin' his corn the 6ns,
plowin', took q li'> E poke @, than han.
and started cross lots 10 the a.ld I knew hs
was workin' in l kern close up to him sfors
he SAN me. and had . chance to look the
crit,er over; and ! tell you he was q s,sht,
Not that he's such = humly wrctch. He.
tall and well put up. with = fAirish r.,e only
his eyes have = narrer. borin' sor, q souint
But the way he was dressed, Hickorv
~shir,-that's all right. Cownide hoos.-.u
right. too. But he he'd on eul,use. m.a.
ou,'n q old pair O. buggy rcins, and q m.ncr
old plug hat that WAS his father's-the mar
peeled OF in places. And his trousen-,hev
WAS the worst: l hardly know how "a
tell you about them: he was wearin' them
Cumentionables in such an cnunentio,.hle
way. lou see they bed begun % show
signs OF sivin' out, and to make en- has,
longer he bad actually reversed nm
'em on front backwards aud back front.
wards. Sure's you live. the bu.ees his kpees
bed made were, q the back VI his lezs. Well
Iaa0od thsFs: Presently I wen, on 70 tau