Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-13
ABILENE KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49, 1894

to marry man I'd see that he didn't
have cow.
You can safely marry Sam, then
He'll never have one-he'll never have
anything"
'lIell have a wife if he marries, |
reckon.
Don't you sass me, Nell won't
have it.
Il wouldn't sass you, nanny. You
know wouldn't; but he would have q
wife if he married, wouldn't he? II he
didn't there wouldn't be any use In
marryin', would there9'
"IIush sich foolishness. ltwould de-
pend altogether on the woman he got"
Suppose he got me?'
Look here, Nell. You amt thinkin'
about marryin' him. air you?"
"Lowed | might, as he amt got a
COW, and that's about all I'd ask OF
him. But, nanny, suppose ! was to
tell you that love him?'
~ would think you had lost your
senses
"Well, then, reckon have, for |
do love him. Yes, love him so much
that | despise him and could knock
him down.
"Gracious alive." the woman cried.
You've upset the churn and all the
milks gone. Come back here to me-
You'll break your neck runnin' off
down thar. You are the fetchtakcdcst
creeter ever seed"
The girl came buck, laughing an
apology for the mischief which she had
wrought, and the woman was scolding
her, though with lessening harshness,
when the mirthful apology and the
reprimand were put to an end by the
sudden appearance Of a man. who,
lazily turning a bend in the path that
ran round corner Of the house, came
slouching toward the woman. lie held
up piece Of paper, auttered 1t, and
drawlingly said
"Got this here fer Miss Nell"
"For me-" the girl cried, running to-
ward him. She snatched the piece OF
paper, ran away short distance,
halted, and read the following
Nav that have found out you hate me and
don't want to be kissed all the time, am gon
away To be- poet and when am one KNOW
,un will lave mt some and will let me kiss you
a part Of the time at least. II don't become
a poet never win come back again, for bein
poet Is the only way can win your love foi
TINT Is the only way | can learn 10 tell You how
much love you and whom have done lha'
you can help lovin' Inc, for then you will sec
my soul all blayln for you don't reckon
can get to hca poet before Christmas, nut
am sure will by then so you may look for mi
Christmas, and II by any strange possibility
don gel to be u poet In time to reach home by
Christmas. You Just keep on desplsin me n
much as you please, but you must keep on
waitjn and don't let anybody eso grab you "
Ike The bas, done the pcarch, for as tell yo'
Il, III he back
Yours, SAN
A change came with the reading %
the note. The noon in her eyes 80
bered into twilight. For the frs
time in hcr lie she was serious Sh'
turned 70 her mother and said,
i am awful sorry turned over thu
churn,
The woman was surprised. What
the matter, dear? Never mind abou
the churn. What's in the note, Nellie2
"Nothin'; only Sam has gone AVA
and won't come back tell he's a poe
and Im afraid he won't he one befor
Christmas and want him now"
But maybe he can git the job befor
then. lisa good while till Christmas
and good many things mout turn VI
twixt now and then. Don't fret none
Bu, She did fret She fretted TO
v.el,. .t n time, at morning when sh
,au ,ha de,y an fine trumnet vine, n
noon when She stood, gazing into th
blue pool ut evening when the whir
poorwill sang his sad song. The scaso
ripencd, the grain was reaped, tn
leaves had fallen Christmas was aI
nroa,.biug coming slowly down,
seemed from the browning hills
rh.,.,m.. Eva Christmas NIGHT III
o;rl stood in the door, listening. n
sannds rycont tho faint hack, hacl
back ~ An eyenlnps woodchoppcr, ia
avar and the Lowing Of n cold and de,
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