The herald., 1894-06-10

This was said at Nesbitt's store, and it
was said in matter of fact way by the
young, lank fellow as he sat on nail
keg, splitting through his teeth. Bill
Nesbitt turned to him and remarked:
81 reckon you've come to the right
place There's girl up yonder ON the
hill--old Colonel Bales t>ughter. She'd
make you monstrous fine WIFE"
The fellow spat through his teeth
and remarked that he was somewhat
particular as to what sort of a family
he married into "I've been ON the look
out for quite awhile, said he, land l
ain t seed no woman yit that jolted me
much. I'm putty hard to jolt, reck-
on. My brother was once in love with a
girl, and he told me that she hit him
powerful hard, but went with him to
see her, and | sot square in front of her,
but she didn't hit me none to speak of.
Yes, I'm so blamed particular that I
reckon that I'm goin to have good bit
of trouble in findin a woman to suit
me. reckon must have been born that
way. Don't think pap was that way, and
know brother wasn't"
''What mout be your requirements"
Bill asked
''Oh, after all, don't reckon I'm as
hard to please as some fellows I'm
jest peculiar, that's all. There's q
mighty big difference in men as to
what they demand Of a woman, some
insistin on one thing and some another,
and the strangest part Of it all is that
1 don't care so much what she's like as
do about her daddy. And Ihave often
thought that could look at a gal and
tell all about her daddy. just mach
ully want the old man to be hummer.
l reckon l must be sorter crazy on the
subject
"Ain't it money you're after?" Bill
asked.
''No, I don't care if the old man
hain't got q cent. just want him to
be different from other folks. l don't
know why I'm that way, but I am, and
1 can't help it. Oh, could have mar
ried lots Of putty girls with money and
bosses and all that sort Of thing, and
liked them we'll enough, understand, but
wouldn't marry em because their dad
dies did't strike me right-had nothin
to distinguish themselves with, so to
speak. Well" he added, getting up
and stretching himself, reckon I'll go
up yonder on the hill and sorter look
around. l may like up there, and may
not. Can't tell. Do you suppose the
old man s at homer"
Eyes. And the girls there too"
"Oh, don't care whether 1 see her
or not Well, believe I'll go up and
sorter prod the old feller Mebby he'll
satisfy me, and mebby he won't. Good
day.
H sauntered up the hill The old
coloral was standing at the gate.
"IIow are you?'
"lIid'lin, said the colonel. The
lank fellow placed an elbow on the
fence, "wolopped' his tobacco about
in his mouth u time or two, and lazily
looking up as the colonel remarked: 81
don Il live in this here neighborhood.
Live u good ways from here. Yes, and
I lowed that before the season got
busy again I'd drap over here and gath
er me up chunk of wife. :"
1.-THE hi you didP' the colonel ex-
claimed.
Eyes, before the season gets busy
again. But I'm mighty hard to please,
l tell you Don't care much about the
girl though. A feller down yander adj
vised me to come up here and marry
your daughter, but replied that was
so blamed particular
They picked up the lank fellow and
hauled him to q boarding house, and
when he came to he made certain III
quiries concerning himself, and then
said that he reckoned that it was all
right He said that some men had one
way Of handling subject and some an
other. "We live and learn, he re-
marked. EFF we furgit somethin today,
we're mighty apt to think Of somethip
new tomorrow.
The old colonel called on the fellow.
He was as tender hearted as he was pc
culiar. The lank man feygaye him, an9