The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-08-20
"THAT THIRTY FOOT"
A Plain, Old-Fashioned Yankee
Law and Love Story.

''It's truly tarrible, onChristianlike
for a man an woman gittin' on in years
to nurse an keep grudge agin each
other, an Twin neighbors, too. Onct
let 2 woman git sot in her way O think
in, she's past moyin' in any direction.
OF all stubborn created creeturs, the fe-
male sect is the beatinest," said 'Siah
Lcsds, the IMAM of all work." who
kept in beautiful order the grounds and
horse belonging to the masculine ele-
aren't in the long and bitterly-waged
war between DR.. Digby Hale. forty
three, and Penelope Beck, Of uncertain
Ige and temper, SO the neighbors said.
'Siah sat in tie sunshiny, white
cation Miss Penelope's maid Of all work
beating up cake.
Sabriny Smith, also spinster, with
will of her own, quickly resenting the
uncomplimentary allusion to her sex.
shortly retorted, as she whisked savage
ly the whites of eight eggs in a big blue
bowl:
"'Siah Leeds, hadn't you better read
up little, an try to git into that thick
skull o your'n a sense o the true state
of affairs? Wimmin hain't now livin'
with their necks under mems boot
heels. They've perfeck right to be
stubborn, if they see just cause for it.
The female sect in this house are en-
tirely capable of livin' in comfort ':hout
the aid of that big generalissimo of a
doctor, or yourself. s'pose he thinks
he's doing grand bit of business for
himself. contendin' for the thirty foot
of ground between his house an her'n.
It's already cost Miss Penelope more
money than the ground is worth, an
bad as she wants it for fruit raisin'. if
her pore old pa hadn't left it to her,
she'd not law about it.
doc Hale is an oppressor of wimmin
that's what he is. never see him
riding down street In his new fine bug
gy that don't compare the two togeth-
'er. him a great strong and handsome
well-to-man, tryin' to cheat poor little
lady gittin' on in years, an tarrible del
icate, an gittin' poorer every day. 'Sr
Leeds, our Twins gittin' skurse, an for
months Miss Beck's been at me to leave
her an find place where I'll git wages,
cos ShO Soh AlanS d AANAu lux 4,
an shall not desert her. Folks call
her cross. She amt, but this lawn, an
not bein' able to find the right papers is
maxim her fretty-like. Her pa wasn't
very business-like or he'd kept things
in better shape.
You kin keep on t'other side o. that
thirty foot after this, if you haven't
any thing better to do than belittle the
female sect"
The crimson burned brightly upon
-e-ch apple cheek. Miss Sabriny held
her head high and beat fast the foam
ing eggs
''Sabriny-Miss Smith-you know
that respeck, yes, admire your sect-I
Il only meant"
1--WE heerd, Mistur Leeds, your eery
aiatterin' compliment to wimmin in gem
eral l hain't putty. to be nodded as
you want to mold me. mean it; here
after you may as we'll keep on tother
side Of that thirty foot, :ha. rightly be-
longs to Miss Penelope" interrupted
Miss Smith, holding her head still
higher: and taking a backward step,
setting her neutrality-suspicious. feet
upon the plump house cat lying near
the stove. she tripped swkwardly, and
fell prone upon the door. splitting upon
herself the contents of the big bowl!
'tGitout, you pesky creetur. You've