Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30

! 60. Mules and dogs and cats love me-
all times.
~And l say. Well. l think he viii
too
80 she got on 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:
Nov, Yack, let me see you plew
some furrow SO nice
80 take reins. and Yack start and
work better as he meier had work be-
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 1t all up, efery scrap.
Well, he work very well for few days,
and then he got bad some more. So
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 whites, 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. II ne
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. 1t were impossible. l tell
Yack so, but 1t 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 ugly, those
wheat must be cut, or 1t get spoiled.
1t are those whole years work. It
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 l 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 1t must
been cut, l tell her / don't know what
to do about it-and then / stop.
$50 then she say she don't know
what to do about it.
$50 then get very bold and say:
Lolita, long time want to ask you
to get married with me, but too afraid
you would laugh at me. But will you
not Gomez
80 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.'
I" L hat want you to come for efer SO
long l said. But how can l wait
now? Yack hates me. He will not
work for me. l shall lose my wheat,
for can get no one to help me; they
are all busy. So then 1 shall hat no
money to build house, and we cannot
get married at ALL
Lolita poke the little stone with her
foot some more, for long time, and
look at ground. 1t been got very dark,
and eferything so still and quiet
After awhile she say in very low
voice:
my father been say that Pastor
him, tomorrow
That was all she say. Then after
a minute she turn and run into house.
So talk some more with Mr. Jannsen,
and tell him / want to borrow one
thing more to keep always. He very
much surprised. He say he always
thought l come to see him, all those
times.
And next day
so il l do not tell the rest said
Lolita, from her corner, L shall tell
nothings. So we been got married
those next day, when Pastor Hofsen
come. and / came to here and feed
Yack, and rub him down and lead him
when he are cross, and he did work
hard and saved all those wheat. He
lof me very much, but when he are
very cross. he will not work If Chris
near him at all. Those times l drive
him. likes to drive Yack and pillow.
l plenty strong. Chris, he don't like
1t, but he can't help hisself. Nobody
will buy Yack, and we cannot buy
some other mule yet. But Yack are
getting old. He hat lost two teeth this
summer. So hope when he is old he
will not be ugly, but will get kinder
like some old peoples, and then he will
love me and love Chris too
/ confess / do not share Lotta'S
faith in Yack's reformation. But l
thought the explanation of her work.
ing in the field now and then, while
Chris sat idle, was a very good one.