Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

"WhGt Is y0Uf thCOTU GDOHt UltS utatg
Ca1ltrcll7"
q young girl was perched upon stool,
knitting her brows over q dogs cared
account book.
"Howdy, Lafe"' she said, getting
down to open the pouch.
"Purty toler'ble. Whar's you uns
pawr?"
II don't know-down to Lukens',
reckon"
She pulled the strap through the sta
ples and, dumping the mail on the
counter, began to cali it off to the group
of expectant loungers and townspeo.
pc, keeping up desultory conversation
with the mail carrier at the same time.
doc Parks, Many Collin, John Ire
yor-what-all news is there down at
Vigo, Lafe?"
"Nothin much, not as I heerd."
"You' ID new hear any thing, nohow-
JEFF Greer-Eph Sanders-here's let
ter for you-all, Eph-hawss gone lame,
Lafe?"
"No. Why?"
Thought you-all seemed sort OF
tired-Bud Gordon-Wiley Pryor.
Lafe Strengthened up, and then
thought better of it, resuming his loung-
ing position on the counter because it
brought him nearer to her. She went
on calling the names, and he watched
her dexterous fingers juggling the let.
tiers and stole occasional glances under
the brim Of his soft hat at her face. 1t
was face for which the language pro-
vides no adjective. pretty" is too
trivial. Beautiful" is too fine. 1t was
face on which strength Of character
was written very legibly and yet with
out marring its womanly attractiveness;
dark eyes that Knocked oftener than they
caressed; finely penciled brows; masses
Of dark hair gathered back into heavy
knot which was trGnsfixed by lead
pencil; O nose that would have been
pert without the correcting suggestion
Of frmness about the mouth and chin;
q young woman who would rise to her
opportunities, one would say, adding the
saving clause that she would probably
never miss them if they should happen
TO pass by Oh the other side.
When the last of the expectant ones
had gone, Lafe asked, Have you told
you uns pawr yet, Will;e?"
"No-o. Seems like you're in power
aul hurry, Lafo."
"Reckon have to be, don't II"
She twisted the ring Oh her finger and
smiled down upon him. There's plenty
of time" Then suddenly, where did
you-all get this-get 5his ring, Lafe?'
Bought hit, of course. Whar did you
low I got hit?''
~ didn't know. was just thinkin
Of John Corny and Annie Hester. He
lowed to get her ring and says be
sent to Nashville for it. 1t new did
come, and now Annie she don't believe
he ever meant to get it, and she won't
10 much as say 'Howdy?' to him. Didn't
you all hear about it down at Graft.
ville?"
Lafe's lips said "No," but he looked
up into her eyes and changed it to
"Yes." Then some one came in, and
there was no more said about John
Corny or his ring.
The dew was still on the grass the
following morning when LATE called at
Godfreys store for the mail pouch. The
girl brought it out to him.
Lookout you all don't fall off the
hawss," she said, mocking him. And
then, by way of compensation, Maybe
I'll tell paw before Friday"
~ wisht you wcald, Willie. Seems
like 1 cayn't look him in the face no
mo- till you do. He wouldn t take nothin
from me, but he'll listen at you"
Maybe" was all she would say.
But she stood on the porch and watched
him as long as he was in sight.
Granville was the first office on the
return route, and when the carrier went
in with the mail tho postmaster was
busy. When he got around to the gov
ernment's business, he made show of
hurrying. He was Telocking the pouch,
when a farmer drove up and came in
with letter in his hand.
"Hold up a minute, Mr.. Johnson
got letter to 60 in thar, and reckon
it'll have to be registered
"Cayn't take it now nohow; mails
all ready to CO."
"shucks!" said the farmer, mopplna
his face with bandanna. Done dru7
TO- mile to get that thar letter off this
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