Evening star., 1896-06-06
KANSAS LOVE STORY

"cAiS L IL JcSS tcAA yep EIeO, why L III o
singin' an whistlin' these last few days,
what's happened to all the birds around
here who're singin' an q pipin' 3 If they
were feedin' on violin notes.
well, you know George Riggs sister
Mabel-they all moved to the village last fall
she's vsitin her uncle's folks near here
jest now. Somehow kind O. took a shine
to her long ago. An when she moved te
the village. thfs locality was like gardes
without a flower. l used to 60 to the vii.
lage Sundays to. see If couldn't meet hel
or see her, but luck were agin me. An
when I heered she was at her uncle's,
went over an borrowed few things. jest
Ter an excuse, then brought 'em back agin
KNOWN I'd get look at her.
Ever since I've known she's been neal
here I've had kind O. queer feelin' fol
er-o' course she didn't know tibet loved
her. she never 'spected sech thinS-bu1
somehow l couldn't help it. She allu<
seemed so sensible and kind O tender like
to me, and If, We had heart her voice ed
sure melt it fer We.
Il was afeared to tell her I loved her
fer didn't know really how she'd take 1t
Kind O held back that queer feelin when
she was round. an tried to ease the,
thumpin' l felt, an 1 can jest tell ye 1t got
mighty strong sometimes-was afeared my
shift bosom d get bobbin' an she'd see It,
But she knows it now, guess the secret
must leaked out o my eyes. fer 1t came
1e know l went to the party last Sat.
urday night. Well, my Mabel-fer she's
NINE now. ye know-my Mabel was there
TOO: We had a fine time. Everybody felt
10 nome, sorter like, and carried on and
laughed-laughed right out loud, If ye felt
ike 1t, an no one d make big eyes at ye
as II yed broken one O. the Ten Command
mehts an In doin so ye made racket
GY1Nn btt,b
Guess must O. been kind O slow. cause
the boys got hold O my Mabel-she's mine
Low, ye know-and passed her round an
KIND O left me out. Made me feel little
little game somehow. so l got some O. the
other girls to dance with me. But co1ildn't
dance well with them. somehow. Must O
Deen because l couldn't keep my eyes off O.
Mabel; M @ guess that's why .! got so mixed up
IN tnat quadrille: an In that Virginee Reel
got hold o her twice instead O. my pard-
fer-my arms were somehow bound to &c
where my heart was a-goin
rim ~ We got through dancin' an sup
per was called Fer minute my heart was
IN my mouth. an II hadn't kept on swal-
lerln II d choked me. sure. was afeared
one those boys d take my Mabel to sup
gone sure But they didn't get 'er, fer what
alu she 90 but jest trip up to me like a
1eather on breeze. and ask me If weren't
soln 10 supper? 1 said:'O' course am, if ]
o. i'i ou Sne jest smiled ana put
ner soft hand in mine an kind O. led the
way TO the table. Well. when she touched
my hand. felt $ If had hold O. one O. those
iectrlIvin machines, an l know l stepped
70 tnat table like a horse with the spring
halt. Don't know whether l ett anythins
er not. hardly think 1 did, fer somethin
TOOK the place o my apertite an made me
Ieel @ KIND o fun like. Must O. been some
nome l jest sailed into a custard Die like a
hurricane through a second growth
ell. took her home after supper. an
TOOK ner arm Is we were waIkin' along an
my hand fell into hers an She lest lightly
put her soft fingers over it, Ein'lv | got
my courage up to tell her-;o tell her-thet
l noped Ia see her again soon an she
IS,u Eiru, .het she hop,d I'd soon call on her
Flnly We reached the gate an by that
time l had her hand in mine and somehow
Iersot TO let CO. and fer a second r two
We stood afore each other. ! caught her
eye and she looked into mine and / guess
mire kind O give the whole thing away
Easier than / can tell it, my arm kind O.
went around her waist an iest drew her
toward me, al. sne was comin' herself a
NIUE. L couldn't say a wor1 but she like
sensible girl. est said, Ed That was
enough. l guess 1 said, Mabel
lhe moon lie up her sweet face and
mere mere was a s nile playin' on it like the
eyes o hers Jest hooked SO tender an warm
thet felt M very soul gettin warm.
Il kissed bar goodnight and we've been
together since and talked it all over and
If the crops cont fail ag'in this fall well
he married this winter
Il tell. ye. Fred. We don't know why Yer
ilFin an workin' yer hands off till ye've
had the feeln' that makes yer heart ,hump
like fannin' machine, and makes We hot
ter the more it thumps Then when We
1ind out thet yer darln' loves ye why We
kin work like a beaver all day. an at
night ye can jest think O her and ye fer
get all about bein' tired
"Ye can jest bet. II these ere crops fill
couple in Kansas than Mabel an me"