The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-09

| mousse. Me an Dill ufu uner nuntlu
and she'd do ther sSinnin' an cookin'
'ceptin' oncet IN ar while when we
didn't kill enough to suit her, she'd
grab the ole flint rife, go in ther woods,
an when 1t banged somethin' allus
drapped. Waal, yer bet she could shoot.
Things went on this way fer ar long
long time; playin' like, yer know. But
'twan't so many years afore we begun
to think bout sure 'nough.' That
same kin OF somethin' what tells lettle
bars they amt cubs no longer begun
to tell us, yer got ter stop yer playin'
like
"One mawhin', fer ther first time,
we got to talkin' bout the matter.
Bill wuz allus ready to talk bout Xii.
dee, so we set an talked ar long time
bout which of us should have Kildee
for his ole oman. 'Twouldn't have
been Bill if he hadn't wanted ter give
her to me, cause he were jes that good
hearted; but, yer know, Jedge, l
couldn't, l wouldn't let him do that
But we couldn't, agree on nuthin'; so
we said we'd leave ther whole thing
ter Kildee fer ter fix. an we'd do jes'
like she said, didn't make no difference
what it were. So mex day when all
three of we-uns were in Big Bar Cave
ups and sez:
"Kildee, me an Bill air in trouble.
An when we tell yer what tbs we air
afraid you will just holler, an will
| ,alx ,,11 IF f,,, h,,t
ain a-carin'. It's jes this, we-uns hev
been cubs long enough, an now it's
time we be gittin' growed up. An we
amt perticuler smart, but we is got
gumption 'nough ter know two fellers
can't hev the same gal fer his ole
oman. You hain't never showed no
differuns in yer likin' of us, Kildee,
but you must fix some kinder way fer
one of us ter git yer. Now the one
which gifts left he'll hev ter go over
an work on Squire Carter's gal.
Course, Kildee, don't nuther one of us
want ter hev ter leave yer (and, Jedge,
when l sed that my eyes begun to
get watery), but it's better fer one ter
git left than both. Now, whatever you
say we'll do without ar word; say yer
say, Kildee.'
Every thing war so still yer could
were ez peart an bright ez ar cricket
an would do right. She stopped,
thought ar leetle. then, raisin' her head,
with them eyes ar shinin', sed
"'No, fellers, ther amt nuthin' bout |
that ter laugh over. ! he'd been
bout that, too don't like
Bill no better than yer, and yer no
better than Bill, but it's ike yer sez;
so I'll jes' do this:
- Ole Squire Pearson has been talk
in lots to Dad an Nam bout cities an
larnin'. l dunno no more bout ther
things than ar squirrel does bout pot
Ticker, but they pears mighty nice.
Now ther one of yer that ull fin out
bout them fust, rll slap this here ole
han right plunll in hisun.'
"Jedge. when she sed that, sez ter
myself, Bill. she's yourn.' Bill he
stood still an wuz thoughtful like. l
he wuz so glad ter git her, but
lhen he wanted me to hev her too. The
sweat begun ter run down my face, but
| didn't say ar word. We'd sed we'd
do jes' like she sed. She didn't hev no
idea who she was trottin' down ter
Squire Carter's, but knowed.
''Ar few days arter that ar hard
ookin' mounting chap left hyar with
Ill his belongings swung on his back.
He had begged and begged me ter go
90, but | sed no, I'd stay an take ker
of ther ole folks an keep my eye on
&ildee fer him. He didn't hev no min
Us ter whar he war goin', but sed he
yuz goin' till he found ar city. When
We sed good-by, we couldn't tell why.
out ther tears begun to sprout in our
eyes. Bill sed: Ike, keep good keer
,f Kildee till / come back. We may be
yrowed up then, but we-uns will still
De ther same ole Ike an Bill
After he left, me an Kildee KEEP up
,ur frolics, but 'twarn't like it uster
,e. When we'd think bout Bill the
ears 'ud bergin to come to Kildee's
yes, but she'd pull up the corner of
Ter apron, wipe them erway an say:
Never min, he'll come back afore
many years an then We'll be so happy
lgain."
Bout ar year arter, there come
,ast here some men what called them
elves surveyors. They went up to
squire Smiths an asked to put up ar
ew weeks.
"Kildee war bout eighteen then,
ligh as recall, an a pulitzer or pear
er gal never slapped foot on the ole
Blue Ridge. Thar wuz ar young buck
n ther gang what wore white shirt
N talked soft an putty like. From
he fust he 'peared ter like Kildee.
led ask her ter go long an help drag
lis ole chain. Every time I'd go ter
ee Kildee she'd be gone down that ra-
inc or somewhar with that thar feller.
)ne day ez 1 wuz goin' home thought
hearn somebody talkin' soft like up {
mong the bushes. ! stopped, listened, I
hen went up sof' to whar hearn ther
loise. Thar set Kildee an that feller. I
lie he'd his arm round her an was
akin mighty intrusted like. An
very now an then Kildee's eyes
would shine an she'd laugh an say:
Yes, Yes" ] stood an watched them /,
or ar while but didn't say ar word.
vent on home as mad ez ar hornet / =
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