Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
:Heslop's Wife
HuEAvEN knows where he picked
her up, with her fine clothes and

I'll EAVEN knows where he picked
her up, with her fine clothes and
her fine manners; nice farmers wife
truly!"
'.You think he's really married to her
Jane?"
''Married!-of course he is, Mrs. Bis.
sop. You don't suppose he'd bring any
lass about this place-his mother's;old
home-with lie upon his lips? Ny
brother Joe's Q born fool, but he's no
liar" and the speaker painted.
s'And she's book learnt, too, I hear
say" put in Mrs. Bissop, mildly.
Jane, who was not book learnt"
turned crimson. "Aye;> lis saidso.'
"She's well loolin' anyhow. Ny man
saw her Friday-and lisa week since
coming home from market, and he says
there'snever been comelier seen In the
parish for hundreds. Of years. -
Fine looks is as good as they goes.
She's my brothers wife, and oughtn't
to speak against her. But she's so
sleek, and so composed, and SO learna-
BILE, and 30 carrying, that take it she's
seen more Of the world than she ought.
She never got that straight look, and
all that high and mightiness, in any
decent family. No; take my word for
It. she's seen the world"
Lor', Janey! You don't mean to say
she lords it over you?"
"Over me? What are you thinking
about? There's no one in the county
could do that. Oh, no; my lady is as
soft as wax, and asks to be shown that,
and to be told this; and is mighty civil
spoken. All put on. Even Joe seems
bewildered at her, though tits easy to
zee he's ready to eat her. The great
ninny!"
''she amt said anything about your
going yet"
my what?"
Your leaving the farm? You know
shes missus now"
Not word I'd like to see her turn
me out" Jane snorted; but, privately,
she wondered why the young woman
didn't.
Don't zee really know where she
halls from?"
mo, don't; and moro than that,
t'other night made Joe so mad over
one thing and another that he owned
up and said he didn't know himself. It's
hard on decent farmer folk for nigh
on hundred years-to have to put up
with some rubbish"
Enough of that talk, Jane Heslop.
If you can't speak fair of our own
don't speak foul. Go; work with your
hands, woman, and give your tongue a
rest. Martha Bissop, you know my sis
ter, she wouldn't speak fair to her own
BARN. Let me tell you-my wife's as
honest woman as any of you. You can
make that known about the place.
The two women went off in different
directions without another word. They
lived in county where man still has
some little authority.
At the dairy door Joe Heelop brought
himself up, looked down on his shapely
limbs, clothed in well-made cords;
seemed pleased; pulled his coat to-
gether--wiped his face, and smoothed
his hair down with his hand.
Come in, Joseph; you're just in time
to help turn this lot of milk
A tall, straight girl, with her back
towards him, stood at a churn.
Go on with exactly the same move
ment, or the butter will never come, -
she said. as if repeating pleasing
lesson.
He went to her-slipped his hands
down to hers-imprisoning them on the
handle, and he looked at her with adol'-
s ing, GREATNESS admiration.
Joseph she said with curious in
Y tonation, as though she were not quite
used to the name; sit will be utterly
ruined. You've quite stopped it."
He made an awkward peck at her
which she avoided; and leaving him
there, she went over to the tap and be-
gan to scrub some molds. She was beau
tiful, and especially SO with the glow
and CLEAN of genial work upon her. A
graceful figure, shapely hands and
arms, well-cut features, large, calm.
I. wide-apart, gray eyes, aud glossy hair,
which hung in big knob at the back of
/ her head. She had not been at the tan
E-gy
for more than three minutes when she
left it, and came across to him, wiping
her hands, and kissed him tenderly OF:
\ the brow.
He let the handle go. and made an
other peck at her.
Y Joseph she said, solemnly, her ewes
laughing all the while, ''this will be a
epoilt lot Of butter. do wish / could
get hold Of some technical farming
y terms. really think we had bette.
Il not butter make together agar
Dor't oh! don't; leave off! Wait q mo
I h lnent, z and she went and fetched the
vet mold put them in a heap, jumped
Is pom the table near him and began t
NJ! w il,e them Il