Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-09
Bound for Wany-wally."
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
He sat in front OF me on a western
bound passenger train--a big, brawny'
sun-burned young fellow, wearing blue
overalls stuffed into the top OF pair OF
No. II cowhide boots, a hickory shlrt
and a paper collar, but no necKtie'
butternut coat but no vest, and huge
faded drab SLOUGH hat with a red rlooon
hand ON it. think he had come direct
ly from the plow to the train.
Suddenly he turned around toward
me ana asked:
Ever been TO Aregon?
$40 Oregon? No, never"
"You know anything about Wally-
Wally out thar"
mo. not much; but l know several
persons who have gone there"
do? How'd they like it?"
Very well, / think"
''They git good wages?' -,
"Thev're in business for themselves.
They be? Well, I'm bound 1or
Wallv-Wally, and I'm kind o interested
in the country on that account.
NATURALLY so. Have you ever been
there?"
Mop"
"Have you friends there"
"Wen. one O. the boys from back
whar | live in Missoury went out thar
six months back, and he's dom mighty
well. He gifts dollar an six DTS Gay
and his board workin' in a saw-mill ana
stiddy work the year round. | thought
mebbe he could git me jpb."
ssDoes he know you are coming?
mop"
"What will you do if he cannot get
work for you?"
oval. | reckon I'll jist have to rustic.
They saw it's a derned good country to
rnstie in. [ know Teller in Seattle
that gifts So day and his board workin'
on the railroad. If l don't strike any
thing in Wally-Wally I'll light out fer
Seattle. They say it's boomin'. Ever
been in Seattle?"
mo; have you?"
ME? Lawd, mister, | was never out
o. old Pettis county, Missoury, in my
life until struck outon this little ja'nt,
an it's goin' to be make or bust with
me this time. If other PettiS county
fellers kin make a dollar an six bits a
day ! reckon | kim"
Then he opened limp carpet-bag,
fished around in its deepest depths for
little while and brought forth a big
chunk Of grimy cheese and bag Of soda
crackers.
"Hev some cheese" he said, holding
it out toward me.
nc, thank you"
They're homemade"
Il seldom eat cheese"
oval, don't go much on these
boughten cheese myself, but these are
homemade an | like 'em. Hev
cracker?"
No, thank you; I'm not hungry"
at makes me pow'ful hungry to ride
on the cars. | eat like hawg."
Having eaten for ten or fifteen min
utes very much like the animal named,
he again explored the depths OF the
satchel and brought forth a 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. Amt she
dandy?'
He was dressed in the photograph ex-
actlv as | saw him dressed at that
moment, and he was seated on plush
chair, his knees far apart and his huge
hands resting one on either knee BY
his side there stood grinning, robust
young woman in spotted dress and
white apron. One hand rested on his
shoulder and in the other she held
,,,bito hand L,arp hipf
Il tell We, she's the belle of Pettis
county," he said proudly. "She kin break
a colt to harness or a steer TO the yoke
in tew days easy as man kin do it, an
she kin make full hand in the harvest
field any day, that's what she kin DO.
Purity, too, amt she? If | find Wally-
Wally all its cracked up to be, me an
her'li settle thar. Hev an apple;
brung em from home"
left the train there, but he went on
his way. full of hope and courage and
enthusiasm, to ''rustle" for home Tor
himself and the "belle Of Pettis coun-
ty" in "Wally-Wally."
Success attend him, for | think he
has an honest heart.