Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-10
GO SLOW ON D
One Of Them Gave - Smart
Young Man.

h1ouC u ~ uSpOl OulluIuH waiting SOT
che train, which was IN hour late,
when u yoke of oxen attached to q
quccr-looliing cart turned the corner
They were driven by a woman about so
years OF age, who was barefoot and
wore n mans straw hat.
"Git up thar, Buck!" she exclaimed,
Is she laid the "gad" on the off OK with
= ~rcsounGing whack. "You, thar,
Peter, what you skittishun round that
way fur? Whoa, now! Both of yous
stan still"
h turned them up to the platform,
threw down some hay taken from the
cart, and came up amL1g us TO inquire
~ the depot agent aLcUt 4 barrel of
salt. He was busy then and she was
waiting around, when the smart Alick
If the crCwd, who was travelling for 4
vine house, remarked in tones meant
:or her 10 G~verhcur::
II have always said if l married at
all, I'd marry Il woman who could drive
oxen"
as that meant for me?" she asked,
As she walked straight NJ to him.
Are you n widow, ma'am?"
81 = Bin a wilder ever since q
sawlog rolled over Jim nine years
ago"
"And you'd marry again if you had
:he opportunity, would you?"
II would. When jim lay a-dyin' in
the house he tcld me to marry agin if
i had q slow"
"Ah"w! see. Could you love a sec
ond h~uSl,a1d?"
81 cc!I'd. 1t runs in our family to
love. W" begin airly end keep il 10 to
the grave. What's YOUR r"""rgition?
I'm Il Plain woman. full 'b'H",:s. and
never Go any fnolin'. If you've got
anything to say. spit it right out afore
an ALL"
e. don't want to marry just now"
he stammcred.
Don't CHI? Then what's the use of
gcttin' me On my tiptocs about it ?
%ou man, you jest the same as asked
ne to Lave you, and 1 jest the same as
accepted you!"
20! No. no! merely made some in
duiries!" he replied.
Them inquiries wa about love, sir,
And my hearts n-thumping away like
all Git out! Isaid I'd marry again, and
'H - IL IL ~ NVhCI w NOu
want me to be ready?"
Madam. you have totally misunder-
stood me-" explained the young man,
as he turned all sorts of colors and ap-
Peared to grow small. 81 asked you a
new questions out of curiosity"
"hebbc the jury will call it curiosity,
and mebbe they won't" she said, as
she set her jaw.
They don't allow no foolin' round
in Posey county. When n Teller goes
as fur as you hev it's a hitch or dam
ages. I'm a-tremblin' all over like a
girl, an my hearts a-tryin' to jump
out. It's regular love or l don't know
the road hum. You don't leave here,
young man till this case is settled"
but, ma'am you see"
Il don't know nuthin' but marriage
or damages. You've asked me to have
you. I said l would. Will you marry
or settle?"
"How-how much?" he gasped, as he
looked around and failed to find any
sympathy.
"Wall, Saginaw salt is a dollar and a
quarter n barl." she replied. as she
glanced ut n row of barrels Gown the
platform. 81 guess the oxcn kin git
hum with two bar'ls. Make it two
and I'll call it squar'."
Everybodygrinned except the young
man. He realized that he was done
for, and got out of the box by plank
ing down the $3.50 to the agent. The
art wns driven around TO the spot,
the barrels loaded up, and then the
woman came oack to the young man:
I've settled this case. and the salt
Is in the cart, and | jest want TO re-
mark that if You happen this way agin
aud Tcu happen TO f2Ci&o awrul.y cum
DIN that you can't hold Yourself. you'd
better go slow on widdcrS. Thar's 16
OF us round here, an we all drive VEL
Ter oxen hitched to carts. an we all
go barefoot in the summer and sigh to
get married agin. The regular figger is
three barls Of salt and n pound of tea,
brt, owing to your youth and that
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