The record-union., 1895-03-06
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest u Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
SHE WANTED SOCIETY.
Oklahoma Failed to Furnish Diversion
to Compare With Missouri.

Oklahoma Failed to Furnish Diversion
to Compare With Missouri.
A ricksty old wagon with weather.
! stained cover drew up in front Of little
crossroads store near the west line of
Missouri, says writer in the New Y ork
Tribune. The wagon was drawn by a
pair of poor, bony mules, and contained
few articles of household goods, six
children, and a woman. The latter sat in
front driving, while the children were
ranged along The side of the wagon, with
their heads poked out under the cover.
"How'r'ye. mister? ?" the woman ac-
costed the storek eeper, who was standing
on the platform in front of his store.
VERY WE'LL" he replied. How are
you ?"
"First-rate. Never better, 1 reckon.
Pm gittin' back to ole Missoury, am
that's enough to make me feel good,
Shore"
"Moving?" the storekeeper queried.
"Yep."
'Wnere from?'
"Oklyhomy."
"Where to?o
'Missoury."
Think you like Missouri better than
Oklahoma ?''
bet yer hide. Wouldn't live in Ok
lyhoiny If they'd give me the whole lay
out"
ust didn't like the country in gen.
eral, suppose?"
"Country's right enough, I guess. I
haln't no kick TO make on the land nor
Ihe water, nor the climade, nor noJhin' o.
that sort"
Then why do you dislike to live there
much?"
Its the society,""
Oh! Pretty tough, I reckon ?'
NO; 1t wasn't thet l keered for. It's
Why. | supposed it was pretty stirring
out there ?''
.Nothin' goin' on in society except now
an, then shootin' scrape"
ihat SO? No churches nor anything
OF that kind ?"
ON, thar's churches enough, but them
amt enjoyment like l been used to all
''Indeed?"
Marry. Now take it over thar on
fossum Ridge, whar 1 was raised, an
Guar you nnd shore 'nough society doin's
why, blame my buttons, stranger, they
don't nave nothin' down thar in Okly-
hoiny. been thar two years, now. am
marry society event l been to the whole
'ilne, cepun once went to a hangin'."
Indeed ~
that's squar, mister. Now over thar
on ;Iossum Ridge it's different. Thar's
soGie'S uoln.s mouty nigh ever night,
an, body kin enjoy Iife.5
w nat KIND of society doings?"
w a. nep o. kinds. There's APPLE
pafiins an wool-pickin's, an pumpkin
cutun's, an'-say, you've been to them
sort o doin's, hain't you?"
40; never had the pleasure"
al, great lan's-goshen. Won don't
know what Id is to live, am von,ve
missed more fun than you could sh axe a
stick at" ~ o q
II presume sou
i Know 1t. Then thar's the hoe-downs.
Ialkin about fun! Thar's where Won
ma II In great chunks an gobs. NV
SKIN, mister, but 1 feel like "a give so
jest Ter chance TO shake my foot to the
chune OF The Little Brown Jug as old
fiddle" N-' Vi"
so you are going back to Possum
You bet. I hain't got so powerful
many years to live, an while | do want
TO enjoy life. Then l got six children to
raise, an want 'em to have ADVANTAGES
l amt In fer lettin' 'em grow up like
heathln'. l want 'em to have society
ralsln', an they shall have 1t if have to
bust hamstring a-givin' it to 'em."
That's right"
Bet yer pelt. Wal, farwell. We must
be Joggln' on toward the LAM o. promise,
Whar thar's society an society doin's,U