Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-11-13

"Ias. an elephant
But have they got tiger an bean.
tiful lady that rides n hossf"
"Yns. got all that nn' mo-. too"
"Oh. ] wish could gol"
"Ef you'll marry mo today I'll take
you there to morr0r.
"Will you take me. too2" exclaimed
old Dalch. springng to his feet
'Yas. III take you. too"
"The gals youru. Andy. Git that
Teller to tx up tho papers"
Late that evening while old Dalch WINS
wandering about In the creek bottoms.
looking for his COW. bo thought he
heard some one calling; and. turning
inside. he discovered low hut built Of
enormous logs. Tho old fellow WINS
puzzled. for he'had never seen the hut
before. nor could no tell why II should
have been built. ~ 1t WINS too small fir
"a human babitatlOR, and had no rosf
except number OF heavy logs on tor.
As he nearcd tho hut hc saw that IL wss
ns strong rs n fortress. and looking still
closer, he saw face pressed close
against small orenlng. The old man
took fright aud was about TO run away
when u pleading voice babe bin stay.
''I's me. Dalch. Don't you know moi
I'm Moss Settle"
"Myi Moss, what on the top OF the
yeth air you dom in thar" the old fol.
low exclaimed, approaching tho pile OF
logs.
"Oh. the scoundrell But never mind.
let mo out"
II don't know howi Idon't know how
to get at the thug"
oval uit mn nut anmohnuy fur ~ In
high time war at the house, beln'
married like white man stead Of shot
up here like dog"
"Moss, I'm powerful sorry to tell you.
but you air too late. Lib Ia now the
happy wife OF Andy Moore"
Moss raved furiously. "Ohi I'll git
him." ho howlcd. I'm Ill him 80 full
OF load that he'd make track two
inches deep on a flint rock"
"Oh. but Moss" cried tho old man. In
alarm, don't git him till after the cir.
Gus, fur no hos promised 10 take mo.
But tell mo how this happened mn then
I'll git q axe an chop you out.
wall, will. This mornin' dressed
myself fur the weddin', an happy us
lark started on over to go house. Out
yapder met that scoundrel Andy. lilo
commenced to graduate me on wlnnin'
the gal; said that he ulster love her. but
didnt no mo-, an wound up by sayiu'
that he Ind bottle OF mighty due Ticker
down Ia here He lowed that oughler
have little to bruce me agtn the solemn
ceremony, an | thought myself that |
did, 30 agreed TO come of down hers
with him Said, he did. that no KEEP it
hid 40 the felIcrs couldn't drink IL ur.
Wall, after walkiu' awhile We come to
this place an axed him whit II war
an he owed, he did, that he had madJ
A TO cure some fiue tobacco in-lowed
lie could cure II Ia thar an not feel TINT
some Teller war goln' 10 steal IT,
'Thnr's the bottle Ia thar. says he.
Go In an hep yosef.' come In aa'
took IN bottle that | seed layln' down.
bl, as IL sorter seemed 10 be fastened to
something, | pull IL an then hearu
sulhln drap Lookin' roun' | seed that
a door had fell benin me. an had me.
Then seed it all. lie had fixed a trap
fur me an had me, but you bet I'll git
him"
mot TIL after the show. Moss; fur
the love of heavens not I'LL after the
snow"
"Whut' shown
"Whv. the one that's to be over at
Shady Grcve-rale show, with bosses
and SIGH"
"You don't tell me"
"Yas, sub, an beautiful gal rides
one of the bosses"
WALL" said Moss. after a moments
reflection. "ef that Teller i'll take us all
to the show well call il squar. but you
bet it is a mighty good thing he's got
suthin to fall back on. Now GIT me
out."-Opie p. Read. in ~ y World