River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-16

right away they go to putin on over
verybody. Addie Is gettin' to be q rale
fool for STYLE
THAT she is- agreed Mrs. Begiey.
''She has to be dressed upin q new print
gown every day, with ribbons and laces
and all sich foolishness, and IL she
amt took down there's no knowing to
what lengths she'll 60 before she's done.
I reckon she must be apin' after them
Smith gals that visited from the city
last fall over to Squire Beeson's- do
hate TO see gals git stuck up"
'Why. Indy" remarked Mr.. Beg
ley. who had come in a minute before,
I'm certain Addie Lee amt stuck up
none. She dresses up sorter neat an
all that but she's Jest as sociable as kin
be. like 'er all the better fer fxin'
up as she does"
'Iiiram Begley," said Indy, 'it's a
heap you know bout SIGH things You
may like Addie all the better for fixin'
up, and putin on style over all the
rest of US, but kin tell yo' / don't an
! reckon q good many others don't
What do you reckon brother Nose will
think Of her when he comes back an
Ahao O1h aDOub nOH onC 10 dOAh
Il dunno. Indy" replied Hiram,
IAN IL may be that Ii won't make much
difference to her what he thinks"
Won't Ell? Reckon she wouldn't
care IL he was 70 refuse to marry her?'
"why, like enough she wouldn't,
Lindy. I amt heerd that she wuz sot
on marryin' of him Fact is, dunno as
she's ever showed any signs O. wantin'
Nose at all"
Hiram" said Mrs. Begley with a
look of whitening scorn and pity, You
kin be the most outdecious fool ever
see when you set your head to It Don't
you know that Addie Lee would be only
too glad 70 jump at the chance Of git
tin Mose?"
"why. can't say that do. Indy"
Hiram answered. hesitatingly. II amt
no means of KNOWN the gals heart"
"Humph." shifted Indy. 81 reckon
you know Nose has got as good farm
an as nice a house TO take a wife TO as
there is on Postum Ridge. l reckon
you know that, don't you?"
"Yes. know that, Lindy, but mebby
that don't signify much with Addie. /
kinder have q notion that when she
marries she won't marry a farm. but IL
marry the man she loves"
well" said Indy, "You don't know
everything. Hiram. kin tell you that
Addie Lee will be mighty glad to git
Nose. but she won't git him II she goes
70 gittin' too high up in the world.
Nose don't believe in no SIGH foolish
ness
Hiram saw that it was useless to ar
que the question further. and accord
ingly arose and left the house.
Men are the weakest critters goin',"
Mrs. Begley remarked to her friend
when Hiram was out of hearing. THE
idea of Addie not wantin' TO marry
Nose. Why. it's ridiculous. Anybody
knows that she'd take him mighty
quick"
''Of course she would" agreed Mrs
Gilley. who had a manageable daugh-
ter at home. ''Of course she'd be glad to
git him. an 1 reckon she kin, too.
though it's plain enough that he could
do heap better IL he wuz a-mind to-
He can marry anybody in the neighbor-
hood
| YES. there's many a one as would
make better wife than Addie IL ever
make. But as Nose is determined TO
marry her, why, l can't do no:hin' but
submit"
That's true. Indy" said Mrs Gill
ley. cOnsolingly.
But" continued Indy, eff he will
marry her, why, then, of course l ought
to feel an interest in her. It's material