Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-14

dan q bucket O. w'itewash. Has you
got q keow, Brudder Aaron?"
Aaron folded his arms, knitted his
brows and turned his glance upon the
ground.
"When you vans yer keow?' said he.
"Soon's kin git her." answered Be-
linda. Use bin a long time widout one,
an wants ter have some buttermilk
dis week."
Suddenly a light flashed into the
countenance Of the contemplative
Aaron and he looked up.
odd you ever see my littr place
over tn udder side Of do erik, Sister
Tinsley?"
The widow shook her head.
Aaron looked satisfied. well, den,
said he, Use got some keows dar, two
good keows, one Ald'ney an one bracs
an wife. Cahn't say much for dc
Ald'ney; she amt fresh. Would fust.
rate brack an white keow suit yer,
Sister Tinsley?"
dat d suit me tip top answered
Belinda. "When kin yer fotch her9'
"Fotch her emmy time" said he; de
sooner de better. Fotch her ter-day.
"All right, Bruddcr Aaron" said she.
"you come long wild yer keow dis
evenin' fore supper min dat fore
supper, cas- wants dc milk
After few remarks about his inten-
lions and the propriety Of the conjugal
plan he proposed Aaron departed, as
serting that he must lose no time, for
the little place he owned was three or
four miles away.
Aunt Belinda smiled to herself When
he left. "De place you owns. Sic
said, aloud. 81 reckons all de Ian ycl
owns could be got inter a flower psf.
1t was nearly sunset, when, locking
toward the road that ran at The bot
tom of the little hill on which her
house stood, Belinda saw the tail form
Of Aaron, driving n black and white
cow before him. lie had discarded his
high silk hat for straw one, but other
wise he was attired as in the morning
"Now, den!" he exclaimed, ten min
utes afterward, "wot yer tink Of dat
keow, Sister Tinsley? OATS mon
strous fin keow wot | fotches yer
Aunt Belinda looked approvingly ct
the animal. "IIow much milk do she
guv?" she asked.
"Bout three gallon, JOS like cream.
"Whar you buy her Brndder Aaron
"Didn buy her." he answered. al
done raise her. Had dat keow whcr
she were it'll cah'f. Lemme go pat
her In de she'd Den we kin talk more
bout de bisness Of dc mornin'.'
"Spose you milks her fust, l'ruddcl
Aaron, III 90 fotch a pail. It's bout
milkin' time, an ! wants ter tas hcl
milk"
Involuntary Aaron glanced up ant
down the road, and then he said
dunno bout milkin' in my hes
brooches, Sister Tinsley."
"Oh, you kin be keerful,' said she
"an' wants ter tas' her milk and sh,
went into the house for pail.
Aaron was not very rapid mixer
but in the course of time he finished
and brought the pail to Belinda,
Oats not much milk" said she
CLOCKS like yer keow done guy mos
her milk in de mornin."
Oats So" said Aaron, ''jes' wait u
mornin and yer sees de milk"
"All right said Aunt Belinda, "yol
kin tuck her to dc shed an tic her up,
When Aaron came back he wanted
to sit down and talk matrimony, bu
Belinda would have none Of 1t.
Else busy now said she, use go
ter iron Capt. Camps shirts. You conn
In de mornin', Brudder Aaron, artel
breakfas' an den I'll talk bisness,'
SCOT one job o milkin' out Of yer
anyway" said she to herself as he de
parted.
When Aaron was entirely out o
sight Aunt Belinda took the COW from
the shed and led her down to the oil
field and left her near the fence whicl
ran by the road side, where there wa
some grass growing in among tn,
bushes in the fence corners.
Very soon Moses Lipscomb appeared
upon the scene, dressed in his ordlnar,
clothes, furnished, torn and easy Of flt
He was very warm and very much ex
cited
Look hyar, Aunt Blinda," said he
"dat ar long-legged brack Aaron wa
down at de stor' at dc cross roads an
braggin' dat he was goin' ter marry yer
an sayin' dat it was all fixed an cot
tied. Wot dat mean, Aunt lIel,ndaY'
dat mean he lie said Aunt l}elin
da, quietly, "nuthin' 'sprisin' 'bou
dat"
Moses face frightened. Den hoy
bout me, Aunt Belinda? Gwne tie
take me? Yer says You guy me IN.
ahnscr cf comes arter supper"
"Tain't so easy, Moses, replied Aun
Belinda, speaking mcditatively, "dar'
lots of tings to he thunk bout. Nov
dars dis one ting, wants IL keow ar
cf a husban comes long wot kin gu
me . lSenw wot dc roo1 Of INV ta.ir