Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

starve him little BIT, to make; him feel
Tor been cross. But all no good EIa
Jump and bite and kick, and some
times he will not do some works at all.
90 could not tell what / should do
one day | is working in field near
mouse, with both mules and he stons
ana put up his old white ears. Then
ne throws his back heels clear up in
the air. Then he just going to lie
down, but | whip him-onerlv little
very easy. So he did not lie down. He
onerly stand still. He stand still half
an hour. First try to pull him. but
me sticks his hoofs in dirt and pull
back. Then I try to coax him. but
tnose ire come out of his eyes, and he
snort and stand Gill. When / been got
all discouraged, 1 saw Lolita going
down those road on ox-team with little
brother. Those oxes stop, and I go to
road to see Lolita. So Lolita laugh
and say
Good morning, Mr.. Tronsen. Why
90 you and mule stand still all times
in field?'
Then I say, I do not know: YOU
must ask Yack.' Then Lolita say. Does
those mule willing to work?' So say.
Those white mule, he will not work.
he will onerly stand still. I hat pull
MIN, and l hat push him, and he will
not CO. So then Lolita say. We'll
think if | shall ask him to go, he VIII
CO. Mules and dogs and cats love me
all times
And I say, Well, I think he will
too
SO she got off ox-team, and we 60
out to where Yack stand. Then she
put her face on Yack's old white face,
and rub his nose and talk to him little
whites, and make him believe he are
very handsome and kind. So then she
says:
Now, Yack, let me see you rlow
some furrow so NICE
so take reins, and Yack start nd
work better as he nefer had work tie
fore, and she walk along and talk to
him. And after she go away we feels
very lonesome, but Yack he keep on
and work hard all day. And that
night gif him more oats and big, soft
bed. But he eat it all up, efery scrap.
Well, he work very well for few days
and then he got bad some more. Sc
efery time he got bad drive him over
to see Lolita. He always willing to go.
And he be so ugly, and bite and groan,
and stamp his feet, and wrinkle his
nose. But after Lolita talk with him
little whiles, and say he very hand
some and how he must be good and
work hard, he get so gentle, and run
home very fast and be so good. But
he likes to go and see Lolita too often.
Sometimes he go efery day. If he
cannot go to hat Lolita pat him and
talk to him, he will not work. So
when harvest time been come, I are
very busy, cannot go to see Lolita
efery day. It were impossible. tell
Yack so, but it did mt do some good at
all. He should not work. He onerly
bite, and wrinkle his nose and look
ugly, and some fire come out of his
eyes. And while he are ug.v, those
wheat must be cut, or it get spoiled.
1t are those whole years work. 1t
must not been lost. 1t ruin me to sit
still in harvest, and not cut my wheat.
But Yack would not work. He hate
me, and almost Everybody. So one
evening we went over to see Lolita
about it. She came out to road to see
Yack, and rub his nose, and pat him
and tell him to work. And so I jes'
tole her how it was. tole how Yack
he ugly all times and would not work,
because he hate me. But if she talk
to him and pat him, then he work. L
tell her all about wheat, how it must
been cut, I tell her I don't know what
to do about it-and then l stop.
$50 then she say she don't know
what to do about it.
$50 then I get very bold and say:
"sLotta, long time want to ask you
to get married with me, but too afraid
you would laugh at me. But will you
not Gomez
$50 she look down on ground, and
poke little stone with her shoe, for
long time, and by and by she say:
".Perhaps, Chris, by-and-by.'
"T hat want you to come for efer SO
long, I said. But how can | wait
now? Yack hates me. He will not
work for me- I shall lose my wheat,
for I can get no one to help me; they
are all busy. So then I shall hat no
money to build house, and we cannot
get married at ALL
..Lotta poke the little stone with her
foot some more, for long time, and
look at ground. It been got very dark,
and eferything so still and quiet.
"After awhile she say in very low
voice:
"My father been say that Pastor
Hofsen shall be at our house to see
him, tomorrow
"That was all she say. Then after
q minute she turn and run into house.
So I talk some more with Mr.. Jannsen,
and tell him / want to borrow one
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