Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-25

It's time We be glttln growed up. An
We amt perticuler smart, but we got
gumption 'nough 10 know two fellers
can't hev the same gal fer his ole
oman. You hain't never showed no
diferuns in yer likin' of us, Kildee,
but you must ix some kinder way fer
one of us ter git yer. Now the one
what gifts left, he'll hev 10 go over an
work on Squire Carriers gal. Course,
kildee, don't nuther one of us want
ter hev ter leave yer and, ledge.
when | 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.'
Everything war so still you could
hear a deer tread. We know'd she
were ez peart an bright ez ar cricket
an would do right. She stopped,
thoughtarleetle, then, raisin' her head,
with them eyes ar shinin', sed:
mo, ~fellers, ther amt nothin bout
that ter laugh over. Ihed been think
in bout that, too. | don't like Bill
no better than yer, and yer no better
than Bill, but its like yer sez; SO I'll
jes' do thisi
ole Squire Pearson has been talk
in lots to dad an mann bout cities an
larnin'. | dunno no more bout ther
things than ar squirrel does bout pot
Ecker, but they pears mighty nice.
Now Their one of yer tllatll fin out
bout them fust I'll Slap this here ole
han right PUNK in hisun.'
"Jedge, when she SEE that, | seq ter
myself, Bill, she's yourn.' Bill he
stood still an wuz thoughtful like. ]
knOwd he wuz so glad ter git her, but
then he wanted me 10 hey hertoo. The
sweat begun 10 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 Carriers, but l knowed.
"Ar few days arter that, ar hard
loolin' mounting chap left hyar with
all his belongings swung on his back.
He he'd begged and begged me ter go
too, but | sed no, I'd stay an take ker
of Their ole folks, and keep my eye on
Kildee fer him. He didn't hev no
min as ter whar he wal goin', out sed
he wur goin' till he found ar
city. When he sed good-by, we
couldn't tell why, but thertears begun
ter sprout in our eyes. Bill sed: Ike,
keep good keer Of kildee till | come
back. We may be growed up then,
but we n will still be ther same ole
Ike an Bill
After he left, me an Kildee KEEP
up our f~rolics, but 'twarn't like it
ulster be. When we'd think bout Bill
the tears nd bergin 90 come ter Kill
dee's eyes, but she'd pull up the cor,
ner of her apron, wipe them erway
an say: Never min, he'll come back
afore many years an then we'll be SO
happy again
Bout ar year arter, there come
past here some men,what called them
selves surveyors. They went up ter
Smiths an asked TO puL up ar
few weeks.
"Kildee war bout Is then, nigh ez
| recall, an a pulitzer or pearter gal
never slapped foot on the ole Blue
Ridge. Thar wuz ar young buck in
ther gang what wore a white shirt an
talked soft an putty like. From the
fust he 'pearcd ter like Kildee. He'd
ask her ter go long an help drag his
ole chain. Every time I'd go ter see
Kildee she'd be gone down ther ravine
somewhat with hat thar Teller.
One day ez | was goin' home thought
| heard somebody talliin' soft like up
among the bushes. / stopped, listen
ed, then went up sof' TO whar | hearn
ther noise. Thar set Kildee an that
Teller. He he'd his arm round heran'
was talkin' mighty intrusted like. An
every now an then Kildee's eyes
would shine an she'd laugh an say,
Yes, yes | stood and watched them
for ar while but didn't say ar word. i
/ went on home as mad ez ar hornet.
l would jes' go over the mex day an
put some gumption III that gals head
bout that Teller; his eyes didn't shine
ter suit me. | knowd he was up ter
some devillsh trick.
Mex mawnin' bout sun up, while
l was feedin' pigs, | seed somebody
walkin' mighty brisk like down the
road. When he got higher | seed il
ole Squire Smith. He wuz ar
cussin' an rarin'. Iknowd somethin
wus up.
WAL, Squire, what's ther funF' ]
That derned soft spakin Teller has
goneof with Kildee AM
II didn't wait fer another word, but
threw down the corn | was feedin', an
SEE: Come on, Squire, we'll ketch him
or die tryin'.'
"Afore we he'd gone fer we met ole
man Pearson and askt if he he'd seer
them. He sed they had passed his
house the evenin' afore, but he didn't
think bout their runnin' away. But
if they were, faint no use ter try ter
ketch them, they have got sech or
start an both of um knows ther
roads
''Jedge, il war like somebody had
died round hyar arter that leetle gal
he'd left. An u r enough, ole lady
did die afore long. She ulster
set an cry an say she'd never see her
chile any nor Twan't so many
years afore the ole man died too,
cause he wuz gittin' ole. II got so
lonesome / couldn't stan il no longer,
so i took meself down an tole ole
Carter's gal tber way'twas. an
we spliced.
You see that rise out yanderi
Well, Jedge, n day | wuz settin'
down there; il war where me an Bill
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