Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-08-23


riz, SO dignilied, an went for'ard, /
tuck a tritle int'rust myself an went
up with a passle o men fellers To be
prayed fur
After meetin' fined House out
side; | felt just us back ard bout goin'
nigh his daughter as before. AS / ex-
pected, he axed me 10 dinner an |
went long. There were three or four
fellcrs, mostly from our settlement, the
last one Of EN- a-hankerin' arter Mary,
Jist lack so many bees a-buzzin' around
fresh flower.
mother. | was layin' low-some'n'
toll me that when it come TO u stretch
/ wouldn't be no furaer behind an any
the rest The other fellers went on
ahead 'ith the two women an shuffied
my deck o cyards with the ole man
you fcllers ii see how the game was
played out.
Purity soon Mrs. House she drop
ped back with us, said she couldn't
STAN Their foolish chatterin'. Then /
proceeded TO git better acquainted
with her. talked To her about the
preaehin' an sich matters as women
o her age most generally keer fur.
when we got 10 the cabin we all
went in an tuck seats. don't think
ever sot down To better dinner, un-
less il was at camp mcetin' whar
people them times usu'ily tried their
se'ves.
well, after that went thar toler'-
Bile often; mighty nigh ever time
meetin' some other fef1ers a hangin'
/ round.
When they was present made a
\ pint 90 have mighty leetle to say to
them. ginerilly put in my time a
I conversin' with her father or mother,
an did the right thing sartin, fur
I they was most al'ays a-praisin' OF me
iii one way or mother.
AN moreover blin' man could n
seed that Mary wasn't satisfied with
that sort % arrangement. As soon as
! | tuck notice o. her oneasiness / got
wuss ut it. Every blessed time the
other fellcrs nd swarm aroun' I'd de-
Z liberately move my cheer across to the
4 old folks. or ef they wasn't convenient
I'd git squar up an light out.
But on the other han, when me
and herd be alone the best of 'em
couldn't ahead me off
hNAA, lOAhGA oAi AAAAAl way
for month, they'd progressed fur
enough, | lowed, so | considered I'd
fetch IN 10 a focus.
"One night in August think il
was about the third Monday, if | rec
ollect right came by To take her 10
big party at F5rd's II was n leetle
furder'n two miles; we was a-goin' TO
take il afoot II was cle'r, moon
shiny night jest fitten fur what had
in mind.
Il never seed 'er look as fine sence
I'd been a-knowin' of her. We went
down the big road, her on one side an
me on tother-about the length Of O
wagon axle bctwixt us; she wasn't
willin' fur me to get higher. In fact,
she seemed to be more techous an Id
ever seed her before.
'tBoys. ! want to remark Jest here
that thar is a mighty big difference in
the way town people and country peo
pie do their courtin I've seed both
sorts. Town folks always have plenty
to say, an are easy enough about it.
but when country gal on IA feller Gil
ready To pop the question they are
more tongue tied n new born babies.
Lord, ID thought up the mos
uateherl kind of speech To say, but
couldn't do il To save me.
'tust thing / knowed we'd done
passed the forks, not far from Eord's
and hadn't opened my mouth; more
over, the road seemed TO be a-passin
under our feet same as ef wes behinC
trottin' hoss. | knowed tina
wouldn't do, but didn't know how Il
better it.
I'D crossed over on To her side o. tn,
road, but that was us fur rs advanced
felt powerful inclined to drap back {
step behind 'er, fur it was mighty
, ticklish to be a-walkin' so nigh her
, an her nor me mother a-talkin, wheI
| knowed she was sartin o what
, wanted To say.
, Il seed the light at Ford's on tn
rise ahead, an she stopped at TIT
branch that run across the road to pu
, on her shoes an stockiIi>s rhat she,
been a-totin', wrapped up in towel
; In them days it was mighty common
fur gals TO presarve their shoes by no
wearin' 'em when they TUX a loni
walk.
, Il drapped back rod or so, out o
perliteness, pertcndin' ter be inspectiI
: Ford's chance of corn crap t'othe
l side tho fence. When she riz iron
) the log she was a-settin on ] j'ined e
; agin.
Thar was jist one lectle more shad
: stretch betwixt us an the house, so
knowed ef twas ever done on earth
) had 10 be then Suddenly though
0 struck me / made up my mind d
3 I'd grab her an kiss 'cr smack dab i
the mouth she'd understan' my mear
{ in an thar wouldn't be no partic'la
o use in mother one o us a-talkiI
I over it.
/ Il changed sides with err an got
trifle higher. An, jist before W
$ re'ched the end o the shade, | fun
). my LEFT arm aroun' her an drawed he
q squar agin me. an, fore she knowe
1 what was up, Id slapped ii 10 he
/ right in the mouth.
O .'She turned on me an clawed wusS'
wildcat, an jerked out'n my holt.
> couldn't belt her no more II a bab
= could Gel IN water. Then she wer
q on ahead o me like a tornado, 'thoI
q looi;in' back, an went into the fror
4 door o kord's with a passle o others.
3 Il never was as tuck back. II ws
II a genuine surprise. was convince
|. al she'd 60 right in an tell the other
\ Il followed her in--that is. as fur {
a the door. Tho house was packed wit
Il women; most o. the men was stant
"a in around tho front. / tuck a plaC