The record-union., 1895-05-22
DIDN'T KNOW THE SIGNS.
JACK FraZee Told Them Over and Re
ceIved Some Good Advice.

JACK FraZee Told Them Over and Re-
ceIved Some Good Advice.
I was sitting on log in the shade of
the Cumberland COmpany's sawmiil one
June afternoon, when Jack Frazee, a
mountain farmer, pretty well-tO-dO and q
bachelor, came by, and, observing my
very evident comfort. invited himself to
sit down on part of the log not occupied
was glad enough to have somebody
help me loaf for an hour or so l had to
spare, and greeted his proposition with
applause. We talked awhile about poll
tics and hard times, and then Jack be-
came scattering in his ideas. and l was
pretty certain he wanted to talk TO me on
something more important to him than
the general affairs OF the country at large.
let him get around to the subject him.
self, so as not to confuse him, aud it
wasn't long before he was ready to pre-
sent his case.
Colonel" he hesitated. "do you be-
lieve i'll signs"
well, jack" I replied, ''it depends on
what kind OF signs. For instance, if
see sign over building, 'SawmilI,' l
don't go there to buy dry goods"
II don't mean that kind" he said,
with a nervous laugh.
"No?" and l looked at him lust a bit
curiously.
mo, l mean the other kind. Those
that are signs as is signs. You know
what signs is, don't your" he explained,
lucidly.
"superstitions. you mean?' 1 ven-
tured.
"Yes." he answered. with glealn in
his face. "Them's them. Do you be-
lieve in them?"
THAT depends, too. Have you been
seeing any?"
He blushed sheepishly and changed his
seat on the log
well, that's what 1 wanted to ask
you about" he said. "You know
MANDY Milser, don't your"
nodded. for l had seen Mandy, and
she was the best specimen of young
womanhood in that neck of woods
Nv ell" !" be went on, "pve been kinder
sparkin' MANDY for better a year now,
and she amt very incouridgin'. In
course, hain't ever mentioned the SUBJ
ject right to her, but pve been beatin' the
devil around the stump mighty close for
some time. and l don't know whether
Eve got much hopes or not. When | got
my new house about done asst her one
day If she thought thar ort to be q porch
in front of it, and she said she thought
they ort. So put one thar. Next time
l seen her l ast if thar ort to be q palm
fence er post an rail acrost the yard,
and she SAID they ort So put one thar,
Then after that / asst her if the house ort
to be painted white or pink, and she said
she thought 1t ort to be white. So |
painted white Zone day 1 was at her
house talkin' and asst her if the we'll ort
10 have wlndlass ar sweep, and she
said sweep. fer the sweep was SO pic
turesquee-whaps picturesque, Colo
nel?" and he stopped moment
l explained what it was to be pictur-
esque, and he went on.
well, l didn't Know" he said, "but
put up the sweep. Then L asst her if I
ort to set out peach trees er apple trees in
the yard, and she said ther Ort TO be both.
cause they would come handy for family
use. So sot out both kinds. Last week
l moved into the one room Tve got fixed
up, and Eve been kinder lonesome and
thinkin' like. Yisteddy MANDY come
by and was settin' on the porch, and
she stopped at the gate minute and said
she was mighty glad to see what a nice
house had, and she hoped I'd be power
tul comfortable in it, and 1 asst her if she
didn't think Ort to have vile to take
keer NV it, and she said she thought I
ort"
Jack stopped his story to mop his brow.
for the exertion or interest was making
him warm.
what did you do then?" I inquired,
with smile.
NOt uafn tnlng, Colonel he said, in
tone OF disapproval of himself, 'and
that's what want to asst you about. If
thar's any truth in signs, don't you be.
lieve could come nigh Citing MANDY
eff l was to asst her, say. this very evell-
imp"
jacks whole heart and soul were in his
question. and promptly slapped him OH
tho back and offered to bet him 81 that he
could.
And didn't lose my bet.-Detroit Free
Press.