Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-30

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OF the three cabins. Andrews had a
daughter about twenty years old, and |
understood that she was to married
next day. Indeed, the lucky young man
was on the ground and waiting. He was
q six-footer, slim as a toothpick, awk-
ward as a calf. and dead in love. The
girl was shy, but not to be bluifed 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 n log about thirty
feet from the house, he hid his face as
much as possible behind Il sapling. An
drews called to him. then Mrs. An
drews called. but he put his finger in
his mouth aud would not come. Then
his Susan went out and said:
Now, Davy, what's the scrimmage?
He'un hasn't come to hurt wc'uns."
Il amt scarf"
Then come long in. All of us will
be ashamed of ye."
"Got II headache" said Davy, as he
hung back.
"Honest?'
Eyes, oriul honest. Feels like it I'D
split" 49,
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 right. He'un
won't laif, Davy."
Fur shorc?"
Fur 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 his conf
dence. We were lying under a tree,
amp | had given him the first cigar he
eve saw, when he suddenly said:
Would you run away"
What. From getting married?"
eyes,
"No, Stree. You are a lucky man to
get such a girl as Sue"
But folks'l laif."
Let 'em laugh"
"And wink, and litter, and make
fun.'
Pooh! What of it?'
Its Just orful, but mebbe I kin do it,.
I've killed bars and rattlers and wild
cats, and I've had fights and rows, but
this skcers me-
| got him braced up after an hours
talk, and then we took a cut through
the woods to see the new cabin which
had been erected for the bridal couple.
1t was a humble structure made of poles,
with no door to the doorway n no
window. The ground was beaten down
hard for the floor, there was a rude fire
| place at one end and a bedstead had
| been made of poles laid in crotches.
| Davy's mother had given him a bear
spin, a kettle, a skillet and Jug, and
these were placed in "a orner Susan's
parents had given her a pan, a kettle,
three tin pl ates, two spoons, two knives
and forks, and a 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 an opportunity
to requite their kindness. There was a
genuine country store about a mile
away. and | got ria of Davy and went
s~tOrckeeper, and wrote out a list of
things and rendered the pay, n his
voice actually trembled as he said:
"Twelvc hull dollars! Stranger, ye
can't meant"
"Oh. but I do"
"And all free gift to Dave and Sue?
Wall, it beats s~arpints! Deed, it beats
bars and wildcats. Putt thar, stranger!
I've seed strange things in my time, but
this cutters me-"
That evening Andrews and his wife
had to go over to sit up with a sick
neighbor, leaving me alone with the
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lighted Sue said to me:
You won't keer, will you?'
"About WHAT"
And pop said you wouldn't laugh nor
litter"
"What at?"
"Dave and me is goin' to court"
$50 right ahead. my dear girl. | am
very near-sighted and hard OF hearing,
and you needn't be afraid of me-"
They sat down on the door sill, and
after u minute Dave queried:
"Hain't nobody lookin', be tharr"
Guess not"
Then I'm goin' to-"
mo, you hain't!"
But l must, cause | Orter.".
He put his arm around her waist, and
there was another long silence. Then
he said:
Kin I squeeze yer hand"
"Noap."
"But | orter."
swell mebbe."
"And you hain't kissed me fur ar
hour"
"But I orter be kissed. And you ortel
be kissed"
81 can't consider"
"But YOU orter. Nobody1l see."
"Well, mebbe you know best"
Course / know best. Haven't I killet
bars and w~ildcats?'
"Sartin, fur / seed their hids."
Don't sot way Off thar, Susan; so
clusser."
"Noap."
"But you orter. Your pop would sa..
yer orter. Hain't we most married?"
"Well, mobile | orter."
Yves gwine to be crackingly happy.
Eyes"
Never git mad?"
"Noap.'
went off to bed and left them there
|, and | shouldn't wonder if they put i
most OF the night at it. At about ]
|, o'clock next morning the people bega
$ to drop in, and at IL the marriage too
!, place. The groom had a weak spell
but / braced him up, and when the fati
4 moose was adjusted and the trap sprun
! his conduct was fair to medium. Ate
! dinner We formed in procession an
= escorted them to their new home. A
5 most everybody had come laden with
present OF some sort. In the center
9 the cabin was my surprise, and no crow
q OF people were ever So dumbfoundet
Mrs. Andrews drew the articles OF
and it took e%veryone's breath as sh
d shouted:
"Real tea and coffee and ~saleratu:
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