The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
roupbt in. and 7 felt the delipbtful and

VlVllylng sensation winch are the results
| of frugal meal to a healthy stomach.
! The kitchen door opened but once-to adj
NIT the mother. | saw the family ar
emigrants around lunch-counter.
''Ben west yit?" asked Mr.. Wilkin.
Yes, sir. l have travelled some over
the West"
'How do We like Kansas"
The finest country for poor man"
What kind o settlers thar?"
"Well, it is made up of all classes. All
churches have a representation. There
| is large foreign element, but this is to be
lamented. as many OF them are of rowing
disposition"
Single, 'spose?"
eyes, there are too many ranches in the
West and not enough houses. 1t takes
homes to develop country"
NOW yo've sed it,"
"This, however, is a disadvantage all
new countries have to labor against. You
can't have homes if you have no women"
"No women in the West, eh?"
"Not near so many as in the East"
oval. l think III 60 West"
This seemed to be the conclusion of his
! line of thought, for we sat in silence the
most of the evening. 1t was about s
/ o'clock when Mr.. Wilkin arose and said:
ats bout bed time, so eff We have no
objections, we'll first step out doors mo-
ment." He stepped out the front door
! and l followed him. did not know the
| purpose of his action. We stood outside
! for perhaps five minutes, then walked
back into the house. The trundle-beds
were out in the middle of the floor and
were full of children, the mother had re-
| tired.
! O. Il
Bill was the eldest son. The old man
began removing his boots. l followed
! him.
Put your clothes on that ar cheer"
After he had removed all his clothes ex-
cepting his shirt and pantaloons, he stood
still and seemed to be waiting on me.
kept on undressing. The house was so
silent l could hear my watch ticking.
| Just as l was christening my suspenders,
the old man blew out the lamp, and re-
marked: "Now we're all of one color"
l doubted very much if l could find
my bed. After l got undressed l begun
my search. l met a friendly hand, which
/ guessed belonged to Bill. At last lay
buried in the bed as completely as if |
were buried in drift OF snow.
1t was broad day when l awoke. The
room was devoid of occupants. l arose
and dressed. A head opened the kitchen
door
''Papll be in, in a minute"
I sat down. Mr.. wilkins entered.
Eyes, sur, I'm goin' to Kansas"
l gave my assent with an approving
look.
"Come out to breakfast; after that We'll
see bout your bordin' place"
Before noon, all my business in the
| neighborhood was arranged / was start
ing home.
mop, 1 can't let We go now; you must
stay for dinner"
replied that would be happy to do
so. The old man got his timber and
| tools and took them out under a large
! branching beech tree in the front yard
and proceeded to make ak handles.
You can either set heer or go to the
barn and watch the boys break colt"
I preferred watching him work At
! this time l noticed horseman coming
down the road. He stopped at the barn.
"Halloo, Jobw
"How'dy, Charley"
He threw the reins over the hitching
post and dismounted. One of the boys
out at the barn came over toward the
! house and ballooed: "Randa, heer's yer
| beauw
expected TO see the young man enter
| the house, but, instead he ran across the
yard to the barn. | heard laughing and
| hallooing. This lasted for perhaps half
| an hour, then | noticed the eldest girl ap-
pear at the well. She drew a bucket OF
water. L saw Charley come from the
barn wiping his face with d large bandana
handkerchief; he kept it to his face all
the time. He stopped at the we'll a mo-
ment, said something to the young woman
and then laughed. She dashed gourd of
water in his face and ran around the rear
end of the house, he after her. The large
waller" dog joined in the chase
| with appropriate yells. Charley ran
like horse held in. The
second time they came around, the
| dog, seeing nothing else TO attack, made
for me. Mr.. Wilkin hit him with half
| finished ax-handle and he made a side
rush across the garden. The cat had been
summing itself and was disturbed by this
movement and made for the fence, with
the dog after it. Charley and Randa
we're behind the house, The boys at the
| barn were watching the outcome of'the
chase. There was tremendous laugh at
! the barn. 1t was the bursting of the sec
ond wave that might have been set in mo-
| ton by a kiss. Shortly after / saw Charley
| climb up on the barn-lot fence to rest.
| The sport of breaking the colt did not
seem to interest him. Presently he
crossed the yard, unhitched his horse.
and began to mount. Something seemed
to be wrong. He dismounted, fixed the
saddle girth, mounted, then dismounted
and fixed the saddle blanket. Randa now
| boldly came out to him from the house,
carrying something in her hand. She
| stopped by the side of Charley, now
mounted again. He said something
to her as she handed him the
bundle, whatever it was. She answered
yes, and turned and laughed such a
strange, merry laugh. / have not fol-
lowed my instincts enough to know Just
what it did mean, Then she ran to the
house. Charley looked at the old man a
full minute:
"Job! o. Job! It's settled"
Then he laughed the same strange,
merry laugh and rapidly galloped off
down the road.
The old man looked at me.
oval, teacher, I'm not goin' tar Kan
sas."
did not quite see the point.
mop. Ny st O. gals is now broke, and,
like set O. harness. once break a strap
an the set will soon be gone"
A Natural Inference.
Puck.
Brown-"Haye you noticed ANYTHING about