Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-04

sOlS week.
Suddenly a light flashed into the
countenance of the contemplative
Aaron and he looked up.
''Did you ever see my Http place
over tn udder side of de erik, Sister
Tinsley?"
The widow shook her head.
Aaron looked satisfied. ''Well, den, !"
said he, use got some keows dar, two
good keows, one Ald'ney an one bracl
Ald'ney; she amt fresh. Would a fust-
rate brack an white keow suit yer,
Sister Tinsley?"
dat d suit me tip top" answered
Belinda when kin yer fotch her?"
"Fotch her emmy time,'' said he; ''de
sooner de better. Fotch her ter-day."
''All right, Brudder Aaron, y said she.
''you come long wild yer keow dis
evenin' fore supper; min dat, fore
supper, cas- wants de milk"
After few remarks about his inten-
tions and the propriety of the conjugal
plan he proposed Aaron departed, as
serting that he must lose no time, for
the little place he owned was three or
four miles away.
Aunt Belinda smiled to herself when
he left. ode place you ownsl" she
said, aloud. 81 reckons all de lam you
owns could be got inter flower pot. I"
1t was nearly sunset, when, looking
toward the road that ran at the bot
tom of the little hill on which her
house stood, Belinda saw the tall form
of Aaron, driving a black and white
cow before him. He had discarded his
high silk hat for straw one, but other
wise he was attired as in the morning.
''Now, den!'' he exclaimed, ten min
utes afterward, "wot yer tink of dat
keow, Sister Mnsley? OATS a mon
strous fin keow wot fotches yer.''
Aunt Belinda looked approvingly at
the animal. How much milk do she
guv?" she asked.
- Bout three gallon, 'jes' like cream. :"
"Whar you buy her, Brudder Aaron?'
''Didn' buy her." he answered. II
done raise her. Had dat keow when
she were it'll cah'f. Lemme go put
her in de shed. Den we kin talk more
bout de bisness Of de mornin'."
'"S'pose you milks her fust, Brudder
Aaron, I'll go fotch pail. It's bout
milkin' time, an | wants ter tas' her
milk"
Involuntary Aaron glanced up and
down the road, and then he said:
dunno bout milkin' in my bes'
breeches, Sister Tinsley."
''Oh, you kin be keerful," said she,
IAN wants ter tas' her milk" and she
went into the house for pail.
Aaron was not very rapid milkeu,
but in the course of time he finished
and brought the pail to Belinda.
''Dats not much milk" said she;
looks like yer keow done guy mos
her milk in de mornin'."
Oats so, said Aaron, ''jes' wait It'll
mornin' and yer sees de milk"
''All right" said Aunt Belinda, "you
kin tuck her to de shed an tie her up"
When Aaron came back he wanted
to sit down and talk matrimony, but
Belinda would have none of it.
Use busy now" said she, "I'se got
ter iron Ca Ut. Camps shirts. You come
in de mornin', Brudder Aaron, arter
breakfas' an den I'll talk bisness.
''Got one job O. mill1in' out of yer,
anyway" said she to herself as he de-
parted.
When Aaron was entirely out Of
sight Aunt Belinda took the cow from
the shed and led her down to the old
field and left her near the fence which
ran by the road side, where there was
some grass growing in among the
bushes in the fence corners.
Very soon Moses Lipscomb appeared
upon the scene, dressed in his ordinary
clothes, furnished, torn and easy of fit.
He was very warm and very much ex-
cited.
''Look hyar, Aunt B'linda," said he,
''dat ar long-legged brack Aaron was
down at de stor' at de cross roads an
braggin' dat hewas goin' ter marry yer,
an sayin' dat it was all fixed an cot
tied. Wot dat mean, Aunt BelindaP'
'sDat mean he lie, said Aunt Belin-
da, quietly, 'nuthin' 'sprisin' bout
dat"
Moses face frightened. "Den how
take me? Yer says you guy me my
ahnser eff comes arter supper"
'Tain't SO easy, Moses" replied Aunt
Belinda, speaking meditatively, "dar's
lots of tings to be- thunk bout. Now
dars dis one ting, wants keow an
eff husban' comes long wot kin guy
me keow, wot de good of my takin'
one wot cahn't? Kin you guy me a
keow, Moses?'
The brown countenance Of her sutton
heightened. "Keow!'' he calculated.
Eyes, sah," said Aunt Belinda. IAN
Use got ter see de keow fus' fore guys
any man my ahnser. Cahn't take nc
man an den trus' him for de keow.
Now, dom yer say annudder word,
Moses Lipscomb. hain't got no time
to be talkin' now, Use got ter finish
ironin' Capt. Camps shirts, for he wants
dem ter-morrer mornin' fore breakfas'
So git long, Moses, an eff you comes
ter-morrer arly an tells me eff you kin
guy me keow or eff yer cahn't I'll guy
yer yer ahnser. Go long now." anc
she went into the house and left him.
For few moments Moses stood as Il
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