The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1893-09-14

"Then Ben he took his turn, aud was
shore | seen him shake when he sighted
his gun. but he SHOT OIL his five, and we
went up 10 see what he had donc-and
what do you think, mistcr2 There
wasn't the sign Of bullet hole any
wheresl
81 looked at Ben and he looked at
me.
"'You amt shootin' very spry TO-
day says he, GRIMM.
"'You air. says /, loolsin' ugly and
foelin' my hollis on Mary slippin'.
Next round | was dead sot on doin'
my level best and / put three balls
through the hole and scraped the edges
with the other two.
"Ben was looltin' pcalsid, and seed
his knees wabblin', but nc braccd up
and went back to settle who should
have the gal and IL 'pcarcd 10 mo like
Ms IL he was talSin' till Christmas to fire
them Eve shots lie got IL done ut last,
though, and we walked up to tho mark
kinder unsartin, both of us, but thar
wasn't any need Of IT,
"Did you VIM" broke in the visitor,
in u high state of excitement and in
terest
Mary win, mister" chuclSled the old
man. THAT sandy-hcadcd. thumb
headed cuss had sent every one of his
Ave bullets smack through the knot
hole and thar wasn't the sign Of n
scratch auywhcrcs In sight
"That ended IL fer Inc, both fer shoot
in aud fer the gal, and rid home feel.
in like q saw log had fell on me butt
end fo'nost, and Ben went lcpin' acrost
the Geld lords Squire Higgins.
] about month after the shootin'
match hen and Mary was hitched and ]
was TO the hitchin' feelin' n good deal
pearter than did the day Zen beat me.
an gettin' some consolation out Of a
new gal fist moved onto the Fork. But
couldn't quite git over Ben's beatin'
me shootin'
"Along. about midnight, had TO go
home, and Us | started TO git on my
boss, Mary followed mo out on the
porch
"'nan'l, says she, kinder cooin' and
soft Ike, you won't git mad Mt me ef
tell you somcthin', will your
60 OF course not, Mary saws l. Moth
in you could say en- do would make me
mad at YOU
"Wcil then, Dau'l, says She. shalrn'
some fer was holdin' her hand aud
lnowcd, when You and Ben had that
shootin' match fer INC, Ben didn't have
no bullets in his gun. They was just
wads'
"Wcll. sir, you could a.knoclted me
down with a splinter, and got hot all
over, but | shet my jaws down hard
fer minute and held in. thinlSin' about
them wads.
"And lac didn't beat mo shootin',
after ALP says l. feeln' mighty good
over II, all at once.
Ono, he didn't, says she, pattin' me
on the arm like as CT she was my
mother.
"'But he got YOU says !, droppin
back per er two.
"'Ycs, says she, but put him up to
It, Dan1
"Thcn she smiled till thought the
sun was raisin', and throwcd my arms
right round her and says /;
Mary says l., you've got more
sense than Ben and tne POI - O,..5r
pcrtickcrly me, and I'm glad you've got
the ono You wantcd.l and with that
Jumped on my boss and rid lickety spill
fer home, and when I got thar 7 jis
Rugged that rinc 81 mino as ct II ha'
), been Mary Higgins
"Don1." cnllcd tho old mans wifi
= from the kitchen at this point, sup
pcr's ready"
Il $50 air wc, Lizzie lie said, rising
The visitor looked at him inquiringl
u Ms he rose 20 accompany him supper
ward,
= ayes, smiled the old man, she's tn
same that was the new gal on the For
Y the night Mary and Ben got hitched "
: w. y. Hampton, in Detroit Free Pres