Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1894-12-20

en t.-,nb'c an ! knowcd he wuZ As
a.card a. ! wuz. but la. yer never can
Kit man ter own up he's fearcl o
nuthin'
Bimc-by | screwed up courage
'nough ter open the door an Ia,
'twant nothin' arter all. only pa a
snorini wuz orful provoked, but !
Jest turned il OF in a larf before Cy-
rus.
Well. purity soon Cyrus sed it wuz a
/ gittin' late an as he'd got ter git mp
Airly next mornin', lie guessed he'd
have ter go hum. So | couldn't do
nothin' but let him 60.
The next mornin' marin sent me
down in the back meader Ter dig dan
dcliup greens fer dinner. he'd been
/ diggin little while when ! seen
somebody Il comm my way. Purity
soon they got nearer an ] seed twas
/ Cyrus.
"Mornin'. Lucindy." sez he.
Good mornin', Cyrus seq |.
what. be ye diggin dandelions?'
seq he.
'.tiitten few fer dinner" sez l.
"I'll stop an help yer a Bit" seq
| Cyrus, a gittin' out his jackknife.
An SO we commenced diggin' in
good carnist. Every few minn'ts !
cud see Cyrus a castin' sleeps eyes
at me. but Ia twa'nt me to let on !
knowed it, an pIlty soon we he'd the
big dish-pan full o. greens for dinner.
So Cyrus picks up the pan an looks
over ter me orful loyin' an SCI he ter
me, seq he:
"Lucindy; | reckon I'll have ter go
hum with We an help yer ter carry
this pan for it's altogether too heavy
fer gal o. yer size ter carry"
Now this was a redicerlus idea. fer
! he'd been known ter lug a good deaf
morn that; howi eve-, | mover sell
so, fur | was afearad he would think
| wuz a snubbin' NV him.
Well, es we wuz gittin over the
fence on the way ter the highroad
that leads ter the house. seed |
suthin' black layin' in the middle o.
the road.
"Oh. Cyrus" seq /. .'set down yer
greens an gO'n see whats ia the read |
over yonder."
SO he set down the pan an run an
fetched it ter me. an twas some
body's glove that they'd lost.
"Lucindy." sez Cyrus. a iookin' or
full solemn. "d'yc know whom a fcl-
ler'n Cal be out together. an they
find Il glove, what the sign TSP"
"Why, no. Cyrus" ssI |. IL never
hearn tell o. that sign, what is't?n
why. it's sure sign they'll have
one another, seq Cyrus. lookin' NV
me square in the face.
Now ter save my life couldn't help
a droppin' my eyes onter the ground.
an ! knowed my face wuz ~ rcd as a
poppy.
"Yer needn't look ser purity about
g." SEE Cyrus. blu -hln' hi self.
fought r ought t. make him
me sort Of an answer SO ! seq. sec T.:
b Il alters did SGT good deal o. faith
Qsigns. Cyrus" ~ IL
At this remark o mine Cyrus grab
.e' me in his arms an kissed me so |
Ike ter lost my breath.
".fst yes~Aar down ter mr. ..oart.
.uchdy, seq he, -'.en' see what il
ez"
So put my ear down ter his heart
IN listened, but nary a word could |
make out. |,
why. Lucindy.' SEE he. cant yer
lear' NJ heart seq; i love We.
owe We, love ye.'"
listened a'gin an sure enough
,ould hear it ez plain a. day. fer it
Scpt attn: II love ye, love yc.
love We
'I.is On ag'in. Lrcindy," SCI he. (
IN hear what II seq this time"
You'll have ter tell me. Cyrus"
fer ! cant tell II try week
why" scz Cyrus. ait SCI now: ,
VIII yer have me, will yer have me. |
will yer have me?"
| put nv car down ag'in an found
hat Il jest what IL sed. | colll hear
hem very words--''Will yer have
ne. viii yer have me, will yer have
nc'"
Il hid my face in Cyrus neck. fer
g1z too hashful ter lool, him in the
ace.
ny mari = NtlllH Ter IL all
wcr.' seq Cyrus.
'Well. Cyrus. yer can Jest tell yer
cart IL shan't be disaop'intcl."
An so it wuz settled. We wuz mar
ia'' in the fall. an jest want ter
oil yer one thing more. an then M
ngus'll be done { Vaughn
The next dav art.r we wuz mar
id t..- -.
re. sc. he:
'';.ncindy, | want yer ter forgive me
cr tellin' yc- f,b last summer" 4
"Why, Cyrre," SEE !. what
rast?" f
""Twa'nt nothin' much, Lucindy,"
ez he, "only made up that sign
bout the glove"
LA! Cyrus. I don't care nothin'
bout it, SEE /.
An | didep't