The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
LINDY.
BY AGNES ELLIS.

"Lindy, guess III hev to git Win Potts to take keer of you. She seems willin' to come, an all the rest of the girls round air too busy or too lazy or sumthin'; they say they can't come, anyhow"
 Lindy turned her head wearily on her pillow, and said: "Wel?''
 Sam didn't just like the way she an- swered him, and, shifting uneasily from one foot to the other, he said:
 Maybe you'd ruther not hev her?" If you can't git no one else, reckon we'll have to, fer ma can't stay here all the time"
 ''Sam's gone to git Win Potts to stay with you, hain't he?" said her mother, little while after, as she laid little bundle down on Lindy's arm and tucked the covers around it. II tell you now, you'd better keep an eye on that girl and sam"
 Why, ma, Sam and mes married. You don't want to talk that way"
 'Marryin' don't always keep folks from actin the fool"
 "But ma, we've got the baby" she said, as she turned the shawl back from the little, smooth head, and looked fondly at the tiny, red wrinkled tace. Don't you think the baby looks like Sam, ma9"
 No, it's too fat-nosed to look like anybody" And then, seeing Lindy's disappointed look, she added: But it's more'n likely twill favor him when 1t gifts big"
 T.. la kn G., |, Win. She hurried in the house. And so you and Sam's got baby" she said. Why, how awful pore you air, Lindy. Tore complexuns jest awful Oh, there's the baby. Now, ain't it cute; looks the picter of Sam. Ain't it a pretty littletoad? I'd think you'd love 1t terrible, Lindy"
 I'm goin' home now, Lindy," said her mother. Wins here to see after you, and Sam says his mas a-comin' over Sunday to stay with you. Now, take keer of yourself, and I'll run in to see you every day or two"
 Come as soon as you can, ma" said Lindy, looking after her as she went out of the door.
 "Yes, 1 will; keep up your spirits" For the next few days things with Lindy and the baby went on very we'll Sam stayed around the house most of the time, and in his bsshful way petted them both. It bothered her to hear Sam and Win talking and laughing to- gether in the kitchen at their meals.
 Sunday morning brought Sam's mother.
 La, me, air you in bed Sit?" she said, as she unpinned her shawl. And the baby six days old. always got out O bed the fourth day. Didn't ketch me lollyiu' aroun' like you're a-doin'." -'
 "Well, ma, you're stouter'n Lindy is," ventured Sam, timidly.
 People air stout accordin' to the mount O babyin' they git. You bring me that there chair an that big calico comfort. Pm goin' te hev her up righ, off Now, don't you feel better a'ready?" she said to Lindy, as she gave her chair an extra jerk to make il stand at the right angle.
 "Yes'm, guess so, said Lindy, lean ing back and closing her eyes. The room seemed to be spinning round and round.
 T knowed it; all you needs to gi, up. Whose goin' to preachin' from here this mornin'? Ain't you a-goin' Sam?"
 Sam glanced at Lindy. She was looking wistfully toward him. "No, guess not this mornin', ma"
 You just scatter right out now an git ready. I'm lookin' after thing: here to-day. Git ready now, both o you.",
 And Sam, who always had minded his mother, except when he married LIndy, blacked his boots, put on hi. Sunday clothes, and went
 Lindy watched them drive of. Her mother-in-law was busy in the kitchen and she had little cry all to herself
 ''Oh, we just had the best meetin', said Win, after they came home; ian some of the girls said Sam and me looked jest like married folks.'
 Lindy had crawled back into bed. and when Sam came iR few minutes later she was lying with her face tc the wall and he thought her asleep.
 "I'll hev to go over home after din, ner," said Win. "I need more'n brought with me. Wonder if Sam'll have time to drive me. We might a come that way from meetin' but Sam was in sech hurry to git home."
 Course he'll hev time," said his mother, "He haint got nothin' to dc but pet Lindy, an the more he can be kep' away the quicker she'll git up. hate to see folks spilled in their raisin like her, an it's bout time she was 1earnin' ditferunt." ''Sam, you hitch up an take Win home for awhile"
 'Is she 'bliged to go?" said Sam.
 ''Yes, she's got to go while I'm here to stay with Lindy."
 Late that evening, after he had brought Win back and his mother had gone, Sam went to the bed and, taking Lindy's hand, said: You look like you was mighty nigh tired out"
 She drew her hand away and said;