Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-05-16
WILKINS SET o. GALS.

WllhlNS DEI " gals.
Tho Reason Why Ho Ia Not Going
to Kansas.
job Wilkin was man about flfty
ycars OF ago. strong. robust and rugged.
Ills aunburnt aud Weather beaten face
reminded ono OF unkcpt stock was
tho now school-tcachor In his district
lie was the director | remember. on
one October afternoon just rs tho sun
was settling, ] approached his old-iash-
. ionod log cabin. llo was standing In
front OF tho house watching his boys
fccd and put up tho stock. and also my
0prrcSoh down tho dust-ladou lane
Tho weather was yct warm. Mr..
Wilkln had no coat on his broad back.
His body scomcd 10 bo held together by
ono broad homo-knlt suspcndor. which
supported n pair OF dusty. gray. jeans
trousora His coarse, oolorcd cotton
shirt ornamcntcd with heavy porco.
lain buttons was opon at tho throat
md disrlayod ska - rod rs turkey
Nnpolora anout approached close TO
fi1o ANrs. for his front fence did not On.
~ Ne clvillzod luxury OF a ga,o, and
ecccstod HIN With a pleasant good aitcv-
noon and tho questions lis this Mr.
Wilklnen
That's my name Who mout you
bcg' llo looked At mo Ms at a horse no
was buying Of Gypsy.
"Aly name Is Smith. I'm tho now
teachor who Is employed TO tcach the
Block school,
lilo looked at me moro closely than
ovcE
"loo'ro no. marrlcdP'
''No. air"
''Wharc ye irum"
s'MaxwelL"
''Eny kin 10 Dnly Smlthp'
"a distant relative"
''know Doc Slavonsr'
''Ycs. sir; ho Is my noighbor."
''lic cured Polly Jcomcs OF tho jan.
dcrs"
Me Wilkln ro'apsod into study
which gave mo an opportunity 10 count
thlrtoon children, six oi them young
women; all wcro gazing al mo from
rosnectahle polats OF observation like
cattle whom they hrsl sight an APP
preaching object
you'll want some place 20 stopeH
"los, sir My business Is TO ar
range for a boarding place for tho win.
tor"
''Wal, m try an 'commodate ye Tor
tho night" llo turned and halloocd
toward tho house, Amanda Jane. sit
mother plato This Is tho new
teacher
Thorc was hustling from the one
window, tho open door aud other points
OF observation aa we directed our stops
toward tho house Disappearing calico
dresses and naxon heads could be seon
IN almost all directions just then a
large cur dog OF tho color called 'yal-
lcr.' which Is by no means yellow. but
muddy white oamo up smiling at my
heels Mr.. Wilkla kicked tho dog a.,d
oSclaimed' Coon. yo rascal. tkis is
sho new teacherl"
Take chesr said Mr. Wnkin. and
ho placed Tor me his bosi chair. which
was covered with brown Sleeps skin
''lll sec bout supper"
lilo left mo 10 my thoughts As tho
door opened into tho kitchen saw a
very long room fllod with dodging
faces then - door .wung 10 with a
machlno-like action Tho white hicS-
ory latch. hkc asinglo jawbono Of somo
extinct reptile, caught Ia tho notchod
groove, shook like IL was trying its own
fastening powers, then stopped salts
fiod.
Several children were now pecping
IN AZ the front doom Ono Of them hit
large hound. which rushed into the
house with spiloful whine. went TO
The warm hearih and shut himself up
~ neat as coilod rope could hear
tho sound Of s0bdued voices from tho
rear room, tho rattle of pots and pans;
thon thoco fell on my car an unoarthly
sound. a ra.tling Of chains. bump.
bump hump Of scme solid body. then
sqaaklng sound like an old wagon, AZ.
Tor this the sound Of pouring wato,,
Tho old man opened the kitchen door
Como Ia var supper Nancy. bring
the choors"
arase A large vory pleasant-look-
iag, modest yoong woman entered and
tOok tho chairs. two At a time. into the
kitchen aud placed thom around tho
high tro0rhllko tahlo
This was the only introduction l 70
ccleed thh, day. The dog llmped on
an ihrce loes. yea oould 80 40 was
not hnrI hu, only pretending TO be 80
~ 70 avoid tarthor lll-lrcaiiaonl a way
M country doSs have Tho youngest
and bodies, child mel os Al Tho aoor
the hihor stopped aud gathered Il IN |
hls ooormous arms and remarked,
'John Sam, you load,@
No ono was Ia tho front room. an Of
~ occupants having scamporod poll.
melt Into The back room rAs colllne
was worry low, que could soaroely slana
eyeot h VITA annlastorod and The
hroed boards welo smoked 10 a dark
brown eelen The floor MAS Of howod
cAk plnnks on Tho south aldo ~ iho
Fppp vR ssped nre.plaoA with . L