Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
CASE OF TRUE LOVE
N WHICH THE JUDGE RENDERS A VERDICT IN
FAVOR OF HIMSELF.
The Story Of Three Young Farmers, Full Of Ardent
Arkansas Love, Who We're Basely Cheated
Out Of a Years Hard Toll.
lcopYRlGHr, 1890.

JEFF Hadley, a stranger in the cOmmu-
nifty, saw Minnie Barnes at the old log
Westinghouse and fell in love with her
JEFF yeaned TO be presented 10 her, but he
knew no one. and as he was not a diplomat
ist, his connection with the public having
thus far been confined 10 the deck of a
Mississippi river steamboat, he had TO con-
tent himself with standing on the outskirts
of the crowd, and gazing with eating
eyes at the bewitching young woman.
He learned that old Barnes, the girls
father, was quite well-tO-dO farmer, and
the next day ON preteXt of looking for a
strayed horse, he called at the Barnes
homestead Minnie met him with delight
full courtesy-she answered his questions
with regard 10 the horse; told him with
trcmor Of pathos in her voice that her
mother had been dead a number of years,
and even brought him glass of cream
from the spring house where the green frog
sat under the dripping moss and sang
hoarse accompaniment 10 the cricket's
sharpedge chant.
JEFF came again the next day, declaring
that he had been told that the horse had
been seen strolling in that direction. The
girl told him of her bird that had died. and
with the corner of her checked apron wiped
star from her eye When JEFF went
away. he ran into the woods and passion
ately Rugged a black oak tree. Three days
later he called again and when she asked
him if he had found his horse, he dropped
on his knees and desperately exclaimed
Lovely critter, oh Heavenly critter, l
don't know a boss when / see him. Oh.
first June apple Of backward season, lead
me not into talkin' about hosses. ! love
boss as well as anybody does. but let US
talk about angel-let Us talk about you.
Minnie. if love was a noise. you'd think
that saw mill had been started i'm your
ears Sweet lilac ON a spring morning
sweet perfume of wild plum blossoms in
the June air. love YOU"
Minnie lifted the corner OF her apron.
wiped another star from her eye and de-
clared that her other bird was dead
"Oh. let the birds die. he cried. Let
everything die 'ccpt Won and me- VIII
YOU bc mad if tell you that ] want you
90 boz my Wife.
no. WON'T boz mad bur can't tcll you
that viii hc am AWAY. going to do
just what pap says. W De- says that
mout marry you. Wy m SURF that ] VIII
"Hummin bird that lives on honey
whar +. $50 pap'
he is ou' Boo thc field rittiu' the hogs
outcu Che tumips
"Nlockiu bird that sings the song of "a
pcriumri soul. VIII tu ana see Your
pap
he found the old man in the field Barnes
could not have stepped into drawing
room and posed as an ornament, still he
was not Unlocking He had set out so
much tobacco that his shoulders were
stopped and had cut so much grain with a
cradle that he walked with a swing, but
the expression of his face was kindly and
his voice soft and persuasive.
JEFF talked some time before stating the
object of his visit and when he did declare
himself, the old man, instead of showing
offcnse, quietly remarked:
Il reckon young folks know what is
suited 10 their taste, but they amt allus
got the best artickle of Judgment. Come
and see me at the house to-morrer.'
JEFF called the next day. Now said
the old man, Il have found out that Minnie
loves you, but that don't satisfy me for all
my years of trouble and anxiety about her
Don't you think we oughter take that inter
consideration! OF course you do. Well,
now, here's my idee You know Jacob
worked like the mischief for Rachael,
which was no more than right. considerin'
the fact that Rachael's father had raised
the girl, and tell YOU what it is the soon
er we cit back 10 them Bible days the bet