The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-24

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sion. You 'un won't be mads'
"Oh. no.
'Hey you un cum oourtlu'Y
Bless you. mol What put such an
idea into your headY
Dunno Ever hear Of Betty Baileyf
Never.
moi Why, / thought everybody had
She's 1aese-. Nobody else can compare.
"Ahi see You love her and was
afraid IA como 70 Ont Won out Case of
Jealousy. ehy
Stranger. be YOU un mar'd' no sol
emnly asked.
"Yea. FOR the last hundred yoars. Mar
ried and a grandfather. Even II Fell in
love with the fair Betty couldn't marry
her"
"seusY
Serious AZ the grave, my boy. Don't
you worry over me Indeed. II IL comes
hRndy III put IN a good word Tor you
lyon I'm viii chitter talk for me-
Certainly.
Put Il thar
We shook. snd thon he stood zap
scratched biz head. looked ai around
and finally lowered his voice and said
Jim Burton aY arter her, tool Dog
gone him, but he lows 70 cut NE OUT
"Oh-bol Then you have a rival, What
sort Of a fellow Is Jimf
Cot ten scree, a cabin. a gun. two
dogs, aud he an says hen hev "A mulei
this fall"
And what have YOU gotf
"More'n ho I'm, but he's purity 10 boot
Il see. Well. You appear 70 he s. good
hearted Young man and n can give
You q lift I'm bound TO do t. Don't
count too mrch on me, however. Women
are strange creatures may even hurt
your case by trying 10 help VOC
We shook hands and separated. and in
due time + reached Bailey's house and
was cordially welcomed ! found Betty
% be a pretty good looking girl u IL or
10. unusually talkstive aud intelligent.
bus we had scarcely eaten supper when
a boy came In and raid that o man
wanted 10 400 me over AZ che store AT
the gate ! encountered a young mar who
introduced himself as jim Burton. and
added:
Stranger. would vou nm mind foot
ing it q bit for me-
ooh. no. wanted TO smoke, sny
how Have a cigar You have some
thing on your mind you want TO speak
about.
il hev, he replied. "Gwino q
stop long at Bailey sY'
"Orly a day or two"
Cum to soc see Bailsy'
Yes.
"Didnt cum Toto?
To SEQ Betty? Oh, no. Lets see
You must bo the young man who is
counting hcr.
"Cricky, But am he exclaimed, ne
he clicked his heels together.
well. she's a nice. tidy girl and will
make you a good wife. How -0ou does
the marriage come odY
"Crictyl But J wish it wa TO- MOI
rerf
rs amy one else loving herr
"Onc more-dog gone his earlocks. II
that ar Tom Wharton don't keep hisself
away III shute him
! promised TO speak "a good word ion
him and went back 10 the house, and
hardly had Mrs. Bailey and / got seated
for a smoke when she called:
lyon thar, Bet? Cum yeFe'
What is it, mann
"Thar's bin too much fussing. I'm
goin' 10 ask the stranger which nm. VIII
We abidef'
Betty blushed and hdgeted and the
mother continued:
Il don't Selieve in fussing When 3
was axed II I would marry pop ! said
yes right of. and thar wasn't no fus-
sing Bet has 10 serious somebody
What dye think. stranger
is she loved by wo young menu;
"She are Kept up a hussing here fur
a hull year and haint said yes SO either
Of EN-
But how do l known protested the
girl.
"How do YOU know that oxen hev
horns? Is one as good IA t'other?'
Pears so.
stranger. advise hor. Bets a good
girl and viii make some man q good
wife, but thar's too much mssing. II
cant just put up with it 10 mo. Bet,
will We abide.
"Mebbe.
You'll hev to. He knows. He's cum
all the way from the moth. and Of course
he knows. What's h.'un mere FUR if Nc
don't know
owen, 1n abide.
was trying 70 avoid the issue when a
rap came at tho door and in walked q
man Of about IS. lie was O fair looking
man and lived about ten miles away
Bailey came in just then. ami vas waited
u doors by the new arrival for "a cor
s~ultaton lasting about Cen minutes
Then the mother w6s called out anc
upon her return she took Rett, into an
other room Then the men came m. anc
pretty soon Railey his wife and mysol'
had the kitchen. while Betty and tho
stranger had the parlor
Hes a widower from the next cove,
explained Mrs Bailey Wants 10 be
hitched agin Wants our Ret Whs'
dye think, stranger;
That would settle the fussing
Deed il would. It's got 80 pap sno
me can't stand IT, His name il Bill
Stovin and he's worth a heap Whsi
d'ye think, stranger
u like the idea. If Betty mariies ont
Of the young men some one will get shot
Better give EN- both the slip.
That's a. Too much fussing We
can't stand Il no mo-
Next morning a. breakfast the mother
inquired Of Betty. IS she poured the
coffee.
"Wm 90 abide or mott The stranger
knows what Bill was yere fur"
Reckon it's too ats, wss the blush
ing reply.
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