Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
BOUND FOR wALLY-wALLy

He sat in front of me on a western
bound passenger trmn--a big, brawny,
sun~burned young fellow, wearing blue
cyerals stuffed into the top Of a pair OF
No. IL cowhide boots, hickory shirt and
paper collar but no necktie butternut
coat but no vest, and IA huge, faded drab
SLOUGH hat with a red ribbon band on it..
think he had come directly from the plow
to the train
Suddenly he turned around toward me
and asked
Ever been to Alegon?'
TO Oregon2 No, never
You know anything about Wally-Wal-
" out thari'
mo, not much; but know several per
sons who have gone there.
DO? Howe they like it?'
VERY we'll, think
They get good wages
They re in business for themselves.
They be. Well. I'm bound for Wally-
Waly, and I'm kind o interested in the
country on that account.
Naturally so. Have you ever been
there?'
"WelI, one o the boys FROM back where
] live in Missouri went out thar SIX
months back and he's dom mighty we'll
He gets a dollar an six bits a day and his
board workin' in saw mill and shddy
work the year round. ! thought maybe
he could get me job,
"Does he know you are coming2
Mop.
What will you do if he can not ger
work for You?
wal. reckon III jist have to rustic.
They say It'll good country to rustic In.
know Teller in Seattle that gifts 81 a
GAY and his board workin on the railroad.
If / don't strike anything IN Wally-Wally
I'll light out for Seattle They say its
boomin Ever been in Scatter
No; have you?
Me? Lawd, mister, ! was never out .
old Peths county Missoury. in my life
until struck out on this lutte ja'nt an
it, going to be make or bust with me this
time. If other Pettis county feliers can
make a dollar an six bits day rekon ]
kin.
Then he opened hmp carpet-bag fish
ed around in its deepest depths for a little
while and brought forth a chunk OF grImy
cheese and a bag of soda crackers.
"Hav' some cheese, he SAID, hoIung 1t
out towards me.
mo, thank you.
They re homemade.
II seldom eat cheese.
oval, | don 90 much on these boug h.
ten cheese myself, but these are home
made, an like EN-. Hav' crackerr
mo, thank you; l'll not hungry.
1T makes me pow 'ful hungry to ride on
the cars. eat like hawg,
Having eaten for ten or fifteen minutes
very much like the animal named, he
again explored the depths of the satchel
and brought forth cabinet photograph
wrapped in a soiled bit of MANILA paper.
Removing the wrapper he pushed the
photograph toward me, saying:
That's me an my girl Ain she IA
dandy?'
He was dressed in the photograph OK act
ly as saw him dressed at that moment,
and he was seated on plush chair, his
knees far apart and his huge hands rest
ing on either knee. BY his side there
stood a grinning, robust young woman IN
spotted dress and white apron. One
hand resting on his shoulder, and
in the other she held a white handker-
chief,
Il tell ye, she's the belle Of Pettis coun-
ty. " he said proudly. "She kin break a
colt to harness or "A steer to the yoke in few
days easy as a man kin do it, an she kin
make full hand in the harvest field any
day, that's what she can do. Purity, too,
ain she? If ! find Waly Wally all its
cracked up to be, me an er'll settle
thar. Hey an apple brung EN- from
home.
I left the train here but he went on his
way full OF hope and courage and en-.
thusiasm. to rustic for a home for him
self and the belle of Pettis county in
"Wallv-W ally. ~
Success attend him, for ! think be has
an honest heart. Cincinnati Post.