The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19

OF II up that mowt put 70 m mIno q
the inklin' I've Civ 70 O. Mandy Jane,
gimme the wink an I'll scoot."
The road was still clear.
"Sam looked s'prised little when I
told him bout havin' the owls gizzard
love powder, an pooty soon he says:
"'Well,' he says, I'm goin ter take
Sallie to the picnic tomorrow, an I
s'pose that'll be the last time kin
gallavant her anywheres, 'cordin' to
that he says.
"'That's what it will, Sammy"
says ,.-,-
. sumner when she was . gal, fer all I
know, but I don't jis' recomember
when that was. She'll hef to think
back good ways If she recomembers
it herself. But, leavin' out bone an
sinner, ap' pooty sharp nose, Mandy
Jane don't cut much Of . flgger now
adsys. She's consid'able sot in her
ways, though, an when she has sump-
in on her mind that she's goin'ter do
she's goin'ter do it or things'll rumble.
''Sam Brace he took Sallie to the
picnic an was there with my hoot-
owls gizzard all ready. Sallie kit
tened considerable to Sam, an it made
me squirm to see her, tell ye, but I
says to myself: All right, my lady!' I
says But wait till the hoot-owl sings
to yer says. Bimeby I says to Sam
an Sallie:
"Come over an I'll treat ye,' says.
Come git some Lemonade says.
can they come along, an l bought
the lemonade, an when Sallie wasn't
lookin' I tumbled the owls gizzard
love powder inter her glass.
"'Oh!' she says. 'Yonder's Mandy
Jane Penstock!' she says. MANDY
must have a treat, too!' she says.
so she calls Mandy Jane over, an
orders glass fer her. Now see what
what Sallie done. She hands the glass
that had the OWLS gizzard in it over to
Mandy Jane herself, an fore ! could
step her. Mandy Jane had gulped it
Down. love powder an all! You're
sure yc hain't color blind, Cape"
"rositive.'
Nor nigh-sighted?"
Not a bit
''Yc don't see no more colors on the
Ian scape. yet. than ye'd maturity
'spcct orto be there, do YEP"
NO"
An the dust hain't actin in way
that mowt fool ye into thinkin' it was
only a hurricane a-comin'?'
NO"
It'll go hard with Sam Brace if 1t
ever gifts safe fer me to go back to the
Hook ag'in! Soon as I see Mandy
Jane gulp that lemonade an owls giz-
gard give one cold shake an started
fer home to pack my trunk. This was
only Yesterday. When l came out ag' in
there was Mandy Jane.
ASA says she. 'arter all these
years. says she, an to think that
you'm to be the one.' says she. III
be ready Tomorrow says she, an me
an you'll go to the squire's. To-mor-
row at half-past nine!' says she.
Say, Cap! l tumbled back in the
house an slammed the door an went
upstairs an hid under the bed. Early
this mornin' l crawled out an snuck
outen the house an jist laid myself
out an dug fer liberty. AS raised
the hill I turned an looked back.
There was Mandy Jane comm on my
trail like the woods afire! She's comm
yit! She's only stopped fer wind. Has
she hove in sight yit?'
Mot yet"
Then I'll take to the woods an
mebbe won't see no t'backer for q
month, Cap, unless you gimme that
plug O. your'n; an when Mandy Jane
ketehes up with ye If yen only jist
tell her"
But I hadn't time to wait to hear
what was to tell Mandy Jane and
drove on toward Barley Run Cross
Forks-N. Y. Sun.