The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
The FARMER Had The Fun.

Every man has to take his own lessons
in acquiring the art of understanding the
ways of women, says the New York Tri-
bune. Klpllng's poem in which he winds
up several verses explaining some adven-
tUre with a woman with the lines, Il
learned about women from her" conveys
the idea that women are widely different
in their ways, and the experience Of many
men has led them TO indorse Mr.. Kipling'
views in this matter. The last recruit to
this Kipling cult is a somewhat bashful
young man who has just returned from
his vacation, passed at the seashore, and
who receives a letter daily and writes one
daily-but that Is the story that Is to be
explained.
This young man Is attractive in a way,
but his natural ability is screened behind
sense of modesty, and ne is decidedly
difhdent. He went on his vacation with
the idea of getting a rest and INDUCING
In surf baths. When he arrived at the
hotel at the seaside resort he found he was
about the only eligible young man in the
place, and there was large and attrac-
tive array of young women yearnIng for
masculine company. Under this benign
condition of affairs his difiidence wore off
to a certain extent and he played the part
of gallant most acceptably. OF all the
girls in the hotel, however, his fancy set
tied on one--and his attentions to her were
most noticeable. The girl was charming
in everyday, and had that dangerous vir-
tue of being sympathetic. Where wistful
eyes, classic features and superb form
have failed very often sympathetic air
and a pretty interest have accomplished
the overthrow of the masculine equili-
brium.
After a week the young man was in
love! in ten days he was wildly in love
ana at the end of two weeks he was in the
II4As- 10, ~, hot
may be expressed. The only trouble was
that with this new-found feeling all the
old dflidence came back, and he could
not pull himself together sufficiently to
make an avowal The last day of his
stay he invited this sympathetic maiden
to take a drive, so that he could properly
say goodby and go over a thousand and
one things that her sympathetic nature
would understand and approve The drive
was a delightful one and lasted longer
than originally planned. Conversation lag
ged after a time, and both fell into a fit
of deep thinking. Finally, the couple
caught upSto a farm wagon, which had
been carrying produce into the village
The horse was driven by a sharp-faced
farmer lad, and at his side on the seat
squatted about as ugly brindle dog as
any one could find in days walk. The
young man awakened from his lethargy
and said braVely: Watch me have some
fun with this farmer" The girl, glad of
any diversion. looked interested, and the
young man turned TO the boy and said
laconically:
''Fine dog you got there"
Yep" was the equally laconic answer.
"What breed?" was the next query.
Bull" was the iistless answer as the
boy flecked a fly off the horses ear with
the lash of his whip.
''Well, see here;' said the other, I'd
like to have that dog. What will you
take for him?"
Don't want ter SELL" grunted the far
mer.
ooh! come, my good man. That is an
exceptionally valuable dog. I would like
to get him to put in the dog show in New
York I'll bet he would cause a commo-
tion," and here he winked al the girl. The
farmer saw the wink, but he never made a
motion. He seemed to be in deep thought
and then he said laboriously:
well, stranger, eff you want this pup so
bad I'll tell you how to get it. If you'll
throw yer arms around that gals neck
and give her a walking kiss I'll give you
the dog"
The young man blushed scarlet. He
.ashed his horse savagely with the whip
and soon the farmer was lost in the cloud
of dust whirled up behind. When the dan
ger point was passed the horse slowed
down to a walk again, but conversation
had fed. After a long silence the girl
spoke up family:
IF 1 was sure here she punched va
guely at spots in the bottom of the cart
with her parasol, and her eyes which had
a wistful look were turned away, that
you really and truly wanted that dog
and-and'-