The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15
HOW THE FARMER HAD THE Fun.
Lovesick Youth Has the Tables
Turned On Him.

Every man has to take his own lessons in
acquiring the art of understanding the ways
of women. Kipling's poem in which he
winds up several verses explaining some ad-
ventures with a woman with the lines, Il
learned about women from her. conveys
the idea that women are widely different in
their ways, and the experience of many
men has led them to indorse Mr.. Kiplings
views in this matter. The last recruit TO
this Kipling cult is a somewhat baShful
young man who has just returned from his
vacation, passed at the seashore, and who
receives letter daily and writes one daily
but that is the story that is to be explained.
This young man is attractive in a way,
but his natural ability is screened behind
sense of modesty, and he Is decidedly diff
fdent. He went on his vacation with the
idea of getting a rest and indulging in surf
baths. When he arrived at the hotel at the
seaside resort he found he was about the
only eligible young in the place, and
there was large and attractive array of
young women yearning for masculine COM
pany. Under this benign condition of af-
fairs his dif1dence wore off to a certain ex-
tent, and he played the part of gallant
most acceptable. Of all the girls in the
hotel however, his fancy settled on one
ana ms attentions to her were most notice.
soie. Inc girl was charming in every way
ana had that dangerous virtue Of being SYM
pathetic. Where wistful eyes. classic feat
ures, and superb form have failed very
Qlfen sympathetic air and a pretty inter
est have accomplished the overthrow of the
masculine equilibrium.
After week the young man was in love.
In ten days he was wildly in love- and at the
end OF the two weeks he was in the super-
iative condition of love, however that may
be expressed. The only trouble was that with
this new-fOund feeling all the old diffidence
came back. and he could not pull himself
together sufficiently to make an avowal. The
last day of his stay he invited this sympa-
thetic maiden TO take a drive so that he could
properly say goodby and go over a thousand
and one things that her sympathetic nature
understand and 10 ri
was a delightful one and lasted longer than
originally planned. Conversation Jagged after
a time. and both fell into a fit OF deep think
ing. Finally the couple caught I'D to a farm
wagon which had been carrying produce to
the village. The horse was driven by a
sharp-faced farmer lad, and at his side on
the seat squatted about as ugly brindle dog
as any one could find in a days walk. The
young man awakened from his lethargy and
said brayely: Watch me have some fun
with this farmer" The girl, glad of any di-
version, looked interested, and the young man
turned to the boy and said laconically:
Fine dog you got there
Yep" was the equally laconic response.
What breed?" the next query.
Bull" was the listless answer as the boy
1ecked fly off the horses ear with the lash
of his whip.
well, see here" said the other, "Id like
to have that dog What will you take Cor
him."
Don't want ter sell, grunted the farmer.
"Oh, come, my good man. This is an ex-
ceptonally valuable dog. | would like to
get him to put in the dog show in New York
III bet he would a commotion," and
here he winked at the girl. The farmer saw
the wink. but he never made motion. He
seemed to be in deep thought, and then he
said laboriously
We'll, stranger. eff you want this pup SO
bad I'll tell you how to get it. If you'll
throw yer arms around that gals neck and
give her a whacking kiss I'll give you the
dog
The young man blushed scarlet He dashed
his horse savagely with the whip, and soon
the farmer was lost in the cloud of dust
whirled up behind. When the danger point
was passed the horse slowed down to a walk
again, but conversation had fed. After a
long silence the girl spoke up family:
IF l was sure here she punched vaguely
at spots in the bottom of the cart with her
parasol, and her eyes, which had a wistful
look, were turned away that you really
and truly wanted that dog-and-an-d--'