The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-24

come so you marry me- Thar is jestice
of the peace, an he can make out the
papers"
s'Oh, no. l KANT do that. He's well fixed
and you amt got nothin' much
1--we got COW that he KANT tech.''
Eyes. but he's got six feather beds that
his mother give him.
wall, but I've got shuck mattress that
amt to be sneezed at unless you've got
powerful bad cold"
''Wnut's the use of talkin' nonsense
said old Dalch. ''You amt good enough for
her, and that settles it."
Say" Andy remarked after short
silence, 'thar's goin' to be circus over at
Shady Grove to-naorror. War atalkin' to
Moss about goin thar, but be lowed that
he wouldn't be kotched in SIGH a place"
The girls eyes sparkled s'What!" she
exclaimed, "a sho' huff circus, with horses
in it?n
"Yas, and with carryall load of mon
keys"
"An' have they got wolf and bar!"
"Yas and elephant"
''But have they got tiger and beauti-
full lady that rides hoss?"
''Yas, got all that and mo-, too"
''Oh, wish l could go"
EFF you'll marry me to-day I'll take you
thar to morrer."
'Will you take me, toos'' exclaimed old
Dalch, springing to his feet.
'Yas, I'll take you. too"
''The gals yourn, Andy. Git that teller
to Tx up the papers," -
Late that evening while old Dalch was
wandering about in the creek bottoms,
looking for his cow, he thought he heard
some one calling; and turning aside he dis
covered low hut built of enormous logs.
had
never seen the hut before, nor could he tell
why IL should have been built, as it was too
small for human habitation, and had no
roof except a number of heavy logs on top.
AS he neared the hut he saw that it was as
strong as fortress, and looking still
closer, he saw a face pressed close against
small opening. The old man took fright
and was about to run away when plead
ing voice babe him stay.
'Its me, Dalch. Don't you know me!
am Moss Settle.''
'My. Moss, what on the top of the yeth
air you doin' in thar.' the old fellow eX-
claimed, approaching the pile of logs.
''Oh, the scoundrel! But never mind, let
me out"
II don't know how; don't know how tc
get at the thing.n
"Wall, git me out somehow, fur it is
high time | war at the house, a bein' mar
ried like white man, 'stead of shet up here
| like dog"
'Moss, I'm powerful sorry to tell you
but you air too late. Lib is now the happy
wife of Andy Moore
Moss raved furiously. ''Oh!I' git him,
he howled. 'Pllfill him so full of lead tina
he'd make track two inches deep on fin
rock.'
''Oh, but Moss,n cried the old man. il
alarm, don't git him till after the circus
fur he has promised to take me. But tel
me how this happened an then Phi git al
ak and chop you out"
wall, will This mornin' dresse,
myself fur the weddin', and, happy as
lark, started on over to yo' house. Gu
yander / met that scoundrel Andy. H
commenced to congratulate me on winnin
the gal; said that he lister love her, bu
didn't no mo-, and wound up by sayin' tina
he had a bottle of mighty fine Ticker dow
here. He flowed that oughter have littl
to brace me up agin the solemn ceremony
an L thought myself that did, so l agree
to come off down here with him. Said, b
did, that he kept it hid so the fellers coul
not drink itup. Wall, after walkin' awhil