The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

mel an 7 thoi how IA IKE tcr hex
one hanle while she'd hey the other
an we'd 20 trampin' along llfo's fur.
row together.
me whole thing came 70 a pint At
a spellln' bee up TO swampy Holler
school. continued the Patriarch. un.
mindful Of the interruption. Becky
stump was there an looked unusual
pretty. fer Il was cold outside an the
Wind had made her face an red on
the drive over from home. Slime was
there' too. logged out IN store clothes
II didn't take mo nvo minutes &c
see thet Sine CFuller was tryln' 10
show on afore Becky Stump: was Try.
Ing 10 prove 70 her that he was
smarter lad than me.
When intermisslon come slime ne
glts on In one corner an begins blow.
IN to a lot Of the boys. l heard him
taikin' loud about me. so ! steps over
He sayd Il was an a mistake: that he
could beat me at anything spollin'.
wrastlin.' or nshln'. He was shown
on agin. for he talked loud like Becky
stump could hear. an I makes up me
mind wouldn't stand his BLOWN.
See here, Slime Cruller.' sails. sails
l. you una Il nawthin' but q blow
horn,' ! sails. You claims you kin
wrastle. Why. ! kin th'ow you IN lcss
time an Il takes 20 tell Il. an II you
step out-slde I'll prove me words.
You th'ow mer he sails. Then he
begin to laugh like he'd die At the
very idce.
With that we went outside. folior-
cd by the rest OF the boys. They was
O quarter moon overhead. an the girls
put two candles IN the schoolhousc
winder. % with the snow We could see
pretty well.
AT il We weut Boys. you otter a.
ben there You otter "a seen AZ
That was wrastlln'i When Slime an
me clinchod koiched him 'roun' the
waist with me right arm an glis
hold Of the strap Of bis right boot
with the forchngor Of me let hand.
Tie git1 bis left arm aroun' my neck
an down my back somehow. an with
his right hand tears the buttons on
me Goa. an grabs me In the arm
hole q me waist-coat over We goes.
IKE two dogs. snarlin' an snappln'.
while the boys In a ring aroun' as
eheered an the girls crowdln' the
achoolhouse porch trcmbled 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 thet almost
sent me on me back. But was quick
Mighty souls. but ,.aa qulckl ups
with me foot an landed me heel right
on his ehlat an he went fyln' ten
feet inter a snow bank. keryln' me
coat-sleeye with him. He was lookln'
up az the moon when run up to him.
an I'd a he'd him down. but he turn
cd over
but I was quick. Mighty souls. but
! was Qulckl KEEP me feet an gitl
one han inter his walsicoat pocket an
hung 20 aim. Whenever you wrastie'
gli your man by the booisirap or IN,
pocket. an you has the best they ls
+ ~ hcdnt a. done thet. I might no
! a ben here today. But I done Il. an
9 Ter a full hour me an Sine Crullor
rolled roun, even matched Tim
8 an agln got sight Of Becky stunt
standin' on the porch. her hand
p Stripped together. her face pale. he
e eyes almos, poppln' outen her head
she was watchin' "a 20 hard. an IN
very sight Of her urged me on TO In
human efforts Il seemed 10 have N
same effect on Sine The blood be
gin 90 run outen both me nose-hole
an yit KEEP AZ H. Me heart beat .
hard q made me buttons rattle. stl
KEEP al H. Sine was 80 hot Il wa
Ter me Jest Ike wrastliu with a stow,
an Etill We KEEP at H. Then an Of
rnddcn-it was two hours after he
iuai cllnched-cyorythlng seemed Z
swim couldn't feel no earth benoat
I only know that I was sim hold
In on 10 simc-thon I know'd nav
thin.
when cane 90 was layin' be N
schcolhousc stove. an Becky Stun
vas leaning over me rubin a snow
BAN acrosst me forehead. The oths
folks was siandln back like. Ger the
sr seemed 10 think thot after slch an "a
n hlhltion Il was settled an they dldn
want 20 disturb us.
O. Becky I whispers, 'dld I wlnT
"'You dld. she sails. You bot
r. tainted ct oncei, but you tainted o
i" top
AZ AN now. I s'pose youll hey ne
d ! sails. Ger q seemed like there va
somothin IN her eyes thet kind'
b. urged me on.
III "she was quiet n pice an then NJ
lc leans down an answers. DO you thin
r; I wants to marry a hcn'? No. cir. I
~ merry no man ! can't HEX"
ie "Wcili" cried the Loafer.
q "Wcli7" rcloriod the old man.
= did she ever merryi"
i The Patriarch shook his head.
ef go look az the grave stun" |
OF snld. ian on Il you1l see wrote, "E
~ Becky Stump. Her peaceful soul
~ a. rest"