Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-07
PICKLED ONIONS.
" Susan Archer Weiss.

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|pc O. pickles." said Uncle Ly-
Hing his shuck-bottomed chair
lainst the blue-painted wains-
crossing one knee over the
hid | ever tell you gals what
h to me along O. a jar O. pick
ns?7
bright pairs of eyes turned
n. and three eager voices i'm
lin to tell the story.
twas when l was bout the
lyman there-nigh upon Il
. Id Jest come down to be clerk
Steye'S new store at Thre-
TX. Bein' -loOkin' and ex-
dressed, and considerably Of a
ban inter the bargain, I cut
n bigger 'mongst the Pine-Fork
Ind before I'd been thar two
bad GOT inter the good graces
o the gals. and set the coun-
ks mad as painted Injuns.
thar was one gal O. the lot
took my eye from the fust-a
Durty, enticin' little creeter as
ed, with big, brown eyes, and
h-up cherry mouth, and the
little figger, round and plump
fridge.
the boys was in love with her,
didn't seem to keer overmuch
of EN-; and the idee struck me
would he a good thing to cut
put and show what | could do
en such Il shy, skittish little
as Kitty Kinsey.
e fuSt time | had a chance-I
er twas at Miss Miller's quilt
II SOt up to her, and danced
most o the time, and tuck
supper, and caught her every
BInd-man'S Buff, and ended
Pm home with her through the
Ods in the moonlight and
her hand.
eemcd pleased enough; and so
on for Il week or two, and I
see the eyes grow brighter
cheeks redder whenever I
SIGHT. But at last people be-
talk, and wonder when the
was a-c0min' off. And as /
ne fuSt idee O gettin' married
time, and Kitty's big brother
expected home shortly, I be-
mink Id better get out O. the
\ good time.
little Kitty! I remember how
. her big brown eyes looked
afsked LOUSY Parker, right
u lace, for the pleasure o.
er TO Miss Clarke's tea party
Fnln' She didn't say a word.
/" any yeXation; but at the
= was mighty quiet-like, and l
leel powerful mean and low
qua then, all of a suddint, she
70 make up her mind to let me
Me began laughin' and talkin'
''A Dattron, just as 1 was
"'JI LOUSY Parker, and fat
sell poor little thing, that I
see through it.
NaFK' he WAS that pert and
WIN her Seemin' to like him
'u'l a chucked him out O. the
@ua Al last went up and told
NS race, that l would claim
eether.
wy sad, in Il demure sort O.
HIeobe we'd danced it SO
'IVr tIlat we'd got tired and
a change.
a r'I she walked off with Mark.
n 'ual Teller a-grinnin' to him
door. '''e' 'ei oacA
S sa'S atore that party was
pr ,e 4 mighty diskivJy. 1
koap /" my own surprise, tnat /
h, ~ IN love with Kitty Kin
Nj. whether she was as much
r,r,, u'e Us / had all aloLg fan.
an N" so easy to diskiver;; for
pbh, wi sorts o tantalizia' airs,
n ~ IN me- and carried en- with
b., 'el'cFS, till, what between
i n nu9 jealousy o them, 1 was
a. ",1'' as 4 hornet.
thu 1'ge weeks went On in this
farnr. my best to get back into
ar 81 ""' she seemed nightly
i h !" ME ana my doin's, and
len' n. take her round to
Il r rarl.es and prayer meet.
oopr "s What folks called q
ApnI. ''fmer, hut to my idee
10 NJ M. aga his clo'es not te
as, ny ny oity-cut; so | knew nj
with 't u, couldn't rally have
ahn, uIm, only Jest a little
drOrno.ap G !, and LOUSY Parker.
Eat IL ppg ~. LOUSY and let her 90
That ! N,''y' but she was thai
and xbo never could git a hold
etfs,oinos@ ep me dancin' round
bspr q I to do somethin' des
eres.n her to the pint. Nes
slep was goin' past hel
elen r S%w her a settin' at the
spd o' "naer, lookin' might,
Su's'' but as purity as 8