The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-22
"THAT THIRTY FOOT"
A Plain, Old-Fashioned Yankee
Law and Love Story.

Its truly tarrible, onChristianlike
Tor a man an woman gittin' on in year:
to nurse an keep a grudge agin each
other, an ivin' neighbo-s, too. 0nct
let woman git sot in her way O. think
in, she's past movin' in any direction.
OF all stubborn created creeturS, the fe-
male sect is the beatinest," said 'Siah
Leeds, the man of all work. who
kept in beautiful order the grounds and
house belonging to the masculine ele-
nent in the long and bitterly-waged
war between DR.. Digby Hale, forty
three, and Penelope Beck, of uncertain
age and temper, so the neighbors said.
'Siah sat IN the sunshiny, white
curtained kitchen. watching with admit
ration Miss Penelope's maid of all work
beating up cake.
Sabriny Smith, also spinster, with a
will of her own, qaickly resenting the
uncomplimentary allusion to her sex.
shortly retorted, as she whisked savage
" the whites of eight eggs in big blue
bowl: --.
'''Siah Leeds, hadn't you better read
Up little, an try to git into that thick
skull o your'n sense O. the true state
OF affairs? Wimmin hain't now livin'
with their necks under mems boot
heels They've a perfeck right to be
stubborn, if they see just cause for it
The female sect in this house are en-
tirely capable of Twin in comfort 'thout
the aid of that big generalissimo of a
doctor, or Yourself 1 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.
Its 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 IneTer see him
riding down street In his new fine bug
gy that don't compare the two togeth-
er. Him great strong and handsome
well-to-mau, tryin' to cheat poor little
lady gittin' on II years, an tarrible del
icare, an gittin' poorer every day. ST
Leeds, our Twins gittin' skurse, an for
months Miss Beck's been at me TO leave
her an find place where I'll gitwages,
but she can't make Twin for herself,
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, IL YOU haven't
any thing better to do than belittle the
female sect
The crimson burned brightly upon
each 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
Il only meant"
I've 'heerd, Mistur Leeds, your uey
datterin' compliment to wimmin in gem
eraL l hain't putty 70 be nodded as
you want 70 mold me. / mean it: here
after you may as well keep on t'other
side of that thirty foot, that rightly be-
longs TO Miss Penelope" interrupted
Miss Smith, holding her head still
higher; and taking a backward step,
setting her generously proportional feet
upon the plump house cat lying near
the stove. she tripped swkwardly, and |
felI prone upon the Soor, splitting upon
herselt the contents of the big bowl!
Tit out, you pesky creeturi You've |
done mischief enough for one morning |
screamed Sabriny, her black eyes fash:
1ng angrily, as she struggled into an up
right position, seornfully refusing the
assistance proffered by 'Siah.
think I'd best Sabriny. IS it looks
as II you meant me, as well as old Toby.
I've not intended to insult you, an NV
errand over this mornin' was to seeif We
couJdt jine forces Thar's little chores
over here that needs man TO lsok after
ZEN, and know Doc an me gis mouty
tired OF our own housekeepin, Thar's
room for both you an me over there.
an you could still look after Miss
Pnelopy, Twin so handy
'Git out an quick. ! mean you, 'sP