Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-29
POULTRY ISN'T WORTH MUCH"

cried, when their guest was gone.
Telling a young man to notice my
hair-and about my name. l know he
thought it queer, for his mouth went
up at the corners"
II know he admired YOU" said Mrs.
Fair. "Sabrina, don't be be a goose;
we are as poor as We well can be and
live, and here is a fine young man who
was struck at first sight Everybody
speaks well of him. The farm is all his
own; he has no one but sister, who is
engaged to be married. Such a chance
for you, and here you are turning up
your nose at him already"
Well mamma" the girl replied. 81
can't help it. You made me angry. and
he made me angry, and shall just hate
him from now on. Besides, he evidently
thinks l am anxious for his attentions.
I'll show him I'm not; 1 have a little
pride. Who could help noticing it, in
deed! and he stared at me as If l was
a calf offered for sale"
II think 1t was quite an elegant COM
pliment." said Mrs. Fair.
II do not" said Sabrina. HE had no
right to pay me compliments the first
time he saw me-"
such a high character people give
him." said Mrs. Fair. II think he's fine
looking, too, Breny."
Hes not!' the girl replied. 1 don't
want to marry farmer. anyhow; like
the city. 1 shall choose a doctor or a
lawyer, or something like that"
1.-The worst of it is, the men choose
us; we have only yes or no to say"
sighed Mrs. Fair. And whoever comes
here, Breny? Do you want to be an old
maid?'
Just as soon as not" Sabrina an
swered. tossing her small head. ANY
how, I'll never take any notice of Mr..
Oaks"
She kept her word. Young Oaks, who
had fallen in love with her at first sight
called constantly. warmly welcomed by
Mrs. Fair Sal rina was obliged to go
into the parlor on these occasions, but
she sat by the window and crocheted,
and only said "ahr' yes" or no." when
common civility obliged her to do so.
Oaks understood her very we'll; he
knew she was neither stupid nor shy.
'She was taking airs" she wished to
drive him away.
Every one knows that the ordinary
man is only led on by the thought that
woman is running away from him.
Oaks was not superior to his sex in gem
eral. He pretended not to notice, talked
| to the mother, looked at the daughter
made the latter very acceptable offer
| ings of fruit and vegetables and bided
his time.
! Robert Oaks was obstinate-so was
| Sabrina Fair. BY slow degrees she be-
| gan to see that he was very fine looking
! TO know that he had educated himself
very thoroughly, and to discover that
ne had good disposition. She secretly
wished that she had not begun to treat
!
she went on TO the bitter end. Silence
had failed. she began to use sarcasm,
bitter speeches. contemptuous remarks
lie took them good-humoredly, and
once said to her mother:
Il had no idea that Miss Sabrina was
so witty"
When man is in love with a wom-
an, she can't do anything wrong" Mrs.
Fair said one night. as Sabrina lay at
her side in the darkness. And when
he is not. she can't do anything right
"The next compliment Robert oaks
pays me. I'll slap him in the face" Sa-
brina said.
II believe you capable of it," said
Mrs. Fair.
In a moment more Sabrina heard her
crying softly.
why. mammar' she said.
"If you really knew how bad things
/ were Breny," the elder woman an
swered. II don't believe we can get
along three months more-I do not; and
there's plenty for both of us offered
and such man. And you haven't an
other beau-oh, Breny."
Breny pretended to be asleep Secret
ly, she was repenting bitterly.
BY this time she knew that her moth
er only said what was true about Rob
ert Oaks: but. nevertheless, she refused
to come into the parlor at all when next
he called.