The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
pie butter, me an Mis- Cabell was fast


Henry Cabell 'peared to be q we'll
hammered young man; sarcastic, meb-
be. an a little over perlite; but l
never said nothin'. The only son an
rich, he'd IS much right to be proud as
the mex one.
Money kin work mighty fast 1t
soon turned the old Tolliver house up
side down with verandy's an bay win
dows. It fenced In the big plantation
an altered things eroun' till, eff the
ole judge could arose from under the
cherry tree in the garden, he'd thought
he took on more'n common at the
courthouse; an they do say that
wern't no little.
Sis was at school in Richmond all this
time. an OF course knowcd nothin'
bout the new neighbers but what we
writ.
She was studyin' hard to graduate.
an did. Kerried of all the prizes,
an the laws knows how much money
erlong with EN-; an mighty proud We
all was
Her par amt noted to hev as much
sense as me; but child wouldn't q
gone on the way he did the day Sis got
home from school, with her diplomer
framed in case wide us the PLAINLY
top. an flower garden o commence
ment bo'quets tied with white ribbin.
Henry Cabell was to the depot that
day. A CLINT como in his eye an
his mouth drawed up for a whistle
when Sis got often the train; but /
give him side glance. an up he steps
an says:
Present me to your fair daughter. =
Sis brown eyes was a-sparklin'. an
she did look powerful fine in her new
cloth travelin' dress an wide-brimmed
hat rolled er bove them yaller curls an
rosy cheeks.
/ introduced Henry. an Sis give him
. short boy, as eff handsome young
men he'd a-lined the railroad from
Richmond to the Blue Ridge tunnel,
an she was jes' little tired lookin'
EN- over
Well, it commenced from that day.
Miss Cabell said Sis was Il beauty
airy, fairy suthin' mother; an the
Colonel let on like she was queen.
witn his chivalous manners. Sis has
got q mighty takin' way with her, an
she was sweet as pie to all but Henry.
| Him she were perlite to, an she
wern't no more.
She hedn't been home no time fore
folks seemed to take the heft o. the
whole business bout her an Henri,
on themselves. What with sayin
"'twould be fine thing to make sucl
grand match" an $50 convenient
iinin' land" an all such talk, / mis-
trusted (knowin' how highty-tighty
Sis was) fur q neighbor to come nigl
the house.
| Henry got his spankin' new double
team an asked Sis to 60 with hin
to the big meetin' at Tinklin Spring
church a-Sunday.
Sis new laylac silk come from the
town dress-maker's a-Saturday. an
the reeds an all set better an hed
more room in q phayton then in our
carryall, so che excepted Of Henry's
invite.
Henry's horses was slow for bloods,
- par said, fur men him got tc
church first
When they arriv', however, dash
in lookin' couple they was. Nothin
on that church green helt taller
candle to the sun by EN-.
Isetty Green was nigh the kerridgt
block when Henry driv roun' with ;
flourish. an says she to Myra Brown
isis sets up there like she he'd deet
o. trust on them horses an tn.
driver"
..She do" says Myra, ''but reckon
Colonel Cabell II go higher'n /
miller's daughter fur his son.
Sis heard it, an the spots in hel
white lace vail showed out like polka
dot pink caliker 'gainst her face, a
J she an Henry passed to the churcl
door.
After that she turned the col
shoulder to Henry an KEEP it turned
, an things went on worse an wors
between 'em.
: She pearten'd up sometimes yer,
, gay. a-drivin' with the young boardin
gentlemen from the Mountain TOP
an singin' love duets. Then she'd G
, of in the sulks. an be a-writin
, poetry, till more'n suspicioned Their
, was rose in the canker
, As fur Henry. he got mighty pale
) Times he d spruce up an drive by SCORE
) fuller'n q Congressman; an next da
mebbe he'd come over an hang roun
weeker'n q candidate votin' day.
! hedn't no patience with Sis uppis
ways. and / wern't bit s'prised whe
Henry gave out all at once that he wa
goin' travelin' West.
Then Mis- Cabell she turned cold t
Sis an looked representative at m
Though, land sakes, | hedn't don
nothin' to her), an we was all miser
able together.
II Things was this way, an / wa
> studyin' it over as went on slo,
!; down the lane the evenin' ! lef' 81
a-writin'.
e Twas what call '.blind mans hol
lerday." but the poet folks call ''twi
! light deepenin' into dusk"
r Though misty in the gloamin', tn
bigger stars was a-shinin' like faro
(, lights on q dark sea. Way of tn
mountain ranges doomed against tn
fadin' sky, with here an Their a loft
, peak in the dim prospective.
d High between Doby's Mountain al
; Bald Knob, wher' the tunnel cuts il
way through. train o lighted car
was a-windin' erlong the dark noun
!, ain side. like fiery serpent glidin'
9 its hole.
i As l said. was jes' enjoyin' ii
q peaceful scene, an not a-thinkin' NJ
!, a.faarin' shn,it phOSts when Rudda,