The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-21

"N~N|'A AA'NN ~ % me I
Aei en- thot now ia nike ter hov /
one han'le while she'd hev the other.
an we'd 70 trampln along LIES fur. |
row together.
The whole thing came 10 a mint A,
apellin' bee mp 70 swampy Holler
school, continued the Patriarch. un.
mindful OF the interruption. Becky
stump was there an looked unusual
pretty, Ter Il was cold outside an the
wind had made her face all red on
me drive over from. home. Sine was
there. too, toggod cut IN store clothes
II didn't take me fye minutes &c
see thet Slime Cruller was tryin' 10
show on atore Becky Stump. was try.
ing to prove to her that he was
smarter lad than me.
When inlermisslon come slime he
sits on In one corner an begins blow.
In to a lot OF the boya heard him
talRin' loud about me, 30 I steps over
He sayd Il was all mistake: that he
could beat me at anythlng-spellln'.
wrastiin.' or fishln'. He was shown
on asin, for he talked loud like Becky
stump could hear. an / makes ND me
mind wouldn't stand his BLOWN.
See here. Slime cruller,' sails. sails
!, you uns Is nawthln' but a blow
horn.' ! sails. You claims you kin
wrastle. Why. kin th'ow you IN less
time an Il takes to tell IT, an II you
step outside III prove me words.
You thow met he sails. Then ne
begin TO laugh like he'd die at the
very idce.
With that we went outside. foller-
ed by the rest OF the boys They was
q quarter moon overhead. an the girls
put two candles IN the schoolhouso
wlnder. 80 with the snow we could see
pretty we'll.
AT Il we went. Boys. you otter "a
ben therel You otter a seen ~
That was wrastlln'i When Slime an
me clinehod ! kotched him 'roun' the
waist with mo right arm an glts
hold Of the strap OF his right boot
with the forehngcr OF me left hand.
Tie gits HE left arm aroun' my neck
an down my back somehow. an with
his right hand tears the buttons on
me coat an grabs me In the arm
hole a me waist-coat Over we goes.
IKE two dogs. snarlin' an gnappln'.
while the boys In a ring aroun' as
cheered an the girls crowdln' the
schoolhouse porch trembled an
screamed with fright We twisted. we
turned, We rolled over an over tell
we looked like Twin snowballs. Slime
got on the boot ia a holt. on, an
gives me a sudden turn tibet almos,
sent me on me back. but was quick.
Mighty souls. but was qulckl / ups
with me foot an landed me heel right
on his chlst an he went ayln' ten
feet inter a snow bank. keryln' me
coat-sleeye with him lie was iookln'
up AZ the moon when I run up 10 him.
an ia a he'd him down. but he turn
cd over.
"But was quick Mighty souls. but
I was qulck' KEEP me fee, an Kits
one han inter his waistcoat pocket an
hung 70 him. Whenever you wrasiles
git your man by the booisirap or the
pocket. an you has the best they IL.
~ ! hednt "a done thet. might not
a. ben here today. But done Il. an
fer a fun hour me an Sine Cruller
rolled roun'. even matched Time
an agln I got sight OF Becky Stump
standln' on the porch. her hands
Stripped together. her face pale her
eyes almost poppln' outen her head.
she was watchin' IA 30 hard. an the
very slghi Of her urged me on 10 In
human efforts. Il seemed 10 have the
same effect on Slime. The blood be-
gin 20 run outen both me nose-holes
an sit KEEP at H. Me heart beat 30
hard Il made me buttons rattle. sun
KEEP &C H. Sine was so hot II was
Ger me Jest like wrastlin' with a stove.
an attn We KEEP at Il. Then al OF
sudden-it was two hours after he'd
fust olinohed-cvorythlng seemed 10
swim-l couldn't feel no earth beneath
i only know q that I was stlll hold
IN on TO simc-thon I knowd nav
thin.
when ! came 20 I was layln' be the
sohcolhousc stove. an Becky stump
vas leaning over me rubhin' a snow
ball acrosst me forehead. The other
folks was standln' back like. fer they
seemed TO think thct after slch an ox-
hibltlon u was rciiled an they didn't
want 20 disturb rs.
'necky.' ! whispers. 'dld I VIM
"'You dld. she sails. You both
tainted ct oncci. but you tainted on
top.
AN now. ! s'pose you1l hcv me.
I sails. Ger u seemed like there was
aomethin In her eyes thot kinder
urged me on.
'She was quiet q plce. an then she
leans down an answers. DO you think
I wants to marry a ncn'i No, cir. III
merry no man ! can't lick"
"wellf cried the Loaier.
"Wellg" retortcd the old man.
"nld she ever merryf"
The Patriarch shook his head.
go look az the grave stun" ne
said. "an on Il youll see wrote. Ere
lies Becky Stump. Her peaceful souls
a. rest"
A story Of Iohn nrlrht.