Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-03-16
WHICH UN9
M Quads Novel Experience With
Rival Lovers,
Miss Betty Bailey Stops "Fusslng" and
Chooses, Consequently Her Pap Asks
An Extra blessing at the BreaIt-
fast Table.

well as in the valleys, and that love
acts in exactly the same channels. One
afternoon as 1 was approaching a
mountain hamlet called "Herkimer's"
] met young man Of about twenty,
who. as l soon found, had been waiting
my coming. lie was typical young
mountaineer, but he seemed so embar-
rassed and Illustrated that l almost be-
camo suspicious of him. He finally
asked me to sit down on rock by the
roadside, and when we were down
he said:
Stranger, 1 reckon you'un is to stop
in lownPn
Yes"
You'll go to Batley's, in course.
They haint nobody else got spar bed
fur strangers.
''Yes, was told to go to Bailey's,"
'They'un is expectin' you'n, and you
'un will be treated handsome"
Yes"
He moved around nervously, got up
and sat down, and when l asked II he
had cramps or toothache, he blurted
out:
Stranger, / want to ak plain ques-
tion. You 'un won't get mad?"
"Oh, no.
''Hev you 'un cum courtinP"
BLESS you, no. What put such an
idea in YOUR headp"
dunno. Ever hear ofBetty BaileyP
"Never."
"No! Why / thought every body
had. She's 'lasses. Nobody else can
compare
"Ah! see! You love her and was
afraid I'd come to cut you out Case Of
jealousy, ehP"
"Stranger. be you 'un mardP" he
solemn y asked.
Yes for the last hundred years.
Married and a grandfather Even if
fell in love with the fair Betty l
couldn't marry her."
"SerusP"
"Serious as the grave, my boy.
DON you worry over me. Indeed, if
it comes handy I'll put in a good word
for you"
you 'un will chitter (talk) for
me?'
Certainly"
''Put it thar
We shook, and then he stood up,
scratched his head, looked all around,
and finally lowered his voice and
said:
Jim Burton ar arter her, too!
Dog-gone him. but he 'lowst to cut me
out!'
"Oh-ho! Then you have a rivalp
What sort of fellow is JimP"
"Got ten acres, cabin, gun, two
dogs, and he 'un says he'll hev a mule
this fall"
"And what have you gotP"
'More'n he un, but he's purity to
boot"
II see. Well, you appear to be a
good-hearted young man, and II l can
give you lift I'm bound to do it.
Don't count too much on me, however.
Women are strange creatures. may
even hurt your case by trying to help
you"
We shook hands and separated, and
in due time 1 reached Bailey's house
and was cordially welcomed. l found
Betty to be pretty goOd-looking girl
of eighteen or nineteen, unusually talk
ative and intelligent, but we had
scarcely eaten supper when boy came
in and said that man wanted to see
me over at the store At the gate /
encountered a young man who intro
duced himself as Jim Burton, and
added:
stranger, would you'un mind foot
ing it bit for meP"
''Oh, no. ! wanted to smoke, any
how. Have cigarP You have some
thing on your mind you want to speak
about"
Ill hev," he replied. "Gwine to
stop long at Bailey'sP"
"Only day. or two"
"Cum to see-seesBaileyP"
Yes"
Didn't cum to-to-P"
ITO see Bettyp Oh, no. Let's see.
You must be the young man who is
courting herP'
'Crickyl But anf' he exclaimed,
as he clicked his heels together.
"Well, she's nice, tidy girl, and will
make you good wife. How soon does
the marriage come offpn
"Crickyl But l wish it was to-mor-
rerl'
''Is any one else loving herp"
lone more-dog-gore bis earlocl1sl
If that ar Tom Whartonsddn 4 keep his
self away HI sRute hinI''