The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-23
Tie SI33,,y Of On AtIGll Form.
By OLIVE soHRE1NBR.
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On the day preceding Tant Sannie's
wedding Gregory Rose sat in the blaz-
ing sun on the stone wall behind his
daub and waffle house. 1t was warm,
but he was intently watching small
buggy that was being recklessly driven
over the bushes in the direction of the
farmhouse. Gregory never stirred till
it had vanished. Then, finding the
stones hot, he slipped down and walk
ed into the house. He kicked the little
pail that lay in the doorway and sent
it into one corner. That did him good.
Then he sat down on the box and be-
gan cutting letters out Of piece of
newspaper. Finding that the snip
pings Uttered the floor, he picked them
up and began scribbkng on his blotting
paper. He tried the effect of different
initials before the name Rose-G. Rose,
e. Rose, L. Rose, T.. Rose, L. L. L. L.
Rose. When he had covered the sheet,
he looked at it discontentedly little
while, then suddenly began to write a
letter:
Beloved Sister1t is long while since last
wrote to you, but have had no time. This is
the first morning have been at home since 1
don't know when. En- always expects me- to go
down to the farmhouse in the morning, but
didn't feel as though could stand, the ride to
day.
l have much news for you.
Tant' Sannie, Ems Boer stepmother, is to be
married tomorrow. She is gone to town TODAY
and the wedding feast is to be at her brothers
farm. EN- and are going to ride on horse
back, but hg cousin is going to ride in the
buggy with that German. / don't think I've
written to you since she came back from school.
don't think you would like her at ALL Je-
NINA; there's something so proud about her.
She thinks just because she's handsome there's
nobody good enough to talk to her and just as if
there had nobody else but her been to boarding
school before
They going to have grand affair tomor.
row. All the Beers about coming, and they
are going to dance all night, but don't think
shall dance at all, for, Ems cousin says
these Boer dances are low things. am sure
only danced at the last to please En-. don't
know why she is fond Of dancing. EN- talked of
our being married on the same day as Tant' San
ME, but said it would be nicer for her il she
waited till the shearing over and took her
down to see YOU l suppose she will have to live
with us-Em' cousin, mean-as she has not any,
thing in the world but poor $50. don't like her
at all, Jemima, and don't think you would She's
got such queer ways. She's always driving about
in gig with that low German and don't think
it's at all the thing for woman to be going
about with she's not engaged to, do you?
If it was me, now. of course, who am a kind of
connection, it would be different. The way she
treats me, considering that ! am SO soon to be
her cousin, is not at all nice. took down my
album the other day with your likenesses in it,
and told her she could look at it and put it
down close to her, but she just said, THANK you'
and never touched it. as much as to say,
What are your relatives to me7
She gets the widest horses in that buggy and
horrid snappish little cur belonging to the
German sitting in front, and then she drives out
alone don't think it's at all proper for a
woman to drive out alone wouldn't allow it if
she was my sister. The other morning-I don't
know how it happened-I was going in the way
| from which she coming, and that little
| beast-they call him Doss-began to bark when
| he me-he always does, the little wretch
| and the horses began to spring and kicked the
| splash board all to pieces. 1t was sight to
| sec, Jemma She has got the littlest hands
| ever saw. could hold them both in one Of
| mine and not know that I'd got anything, except
that they were soft, but she held those horses
| in as though they were made of iron. When /
| wanted to help her, she said: mo, thank you; l
can manage them myself. l've got pair of bits
that would break their jaws if used them well,''
| and she laughed and drove away. It's so un-
| womanly.
| Tell father my hire Of the ground will not be
| out for six months, and before that En- and I
| will be married. My pair OF pir,is is breeding
now, but ] haven't been down to see them for
three days. don't seem to about anything
| any more. don't know what it is; Pm not
well. If go into town Saturday, will let
the doctor examine me. But perhaps she'll go in
| herself It's very strange thing, Jemima, but
she never will send her letters to post by me.
II ask her. she has none, and the very next day
she goes in and posts them herself. You mustn't
say anything about it, Jemima, but twice Pye
brought her letters from the post in gentle
mans hand, and Pm sure they were both from
the same person, because I noticed every little
mark, even the dotting-cf the is. OF course it's
nothing to me, but for Ems sake can't help
feeling interest in her, however much may
Ing. pity the man who narries her. ! wouldn't
be him for anything. II had wife with pride,
| I'd make her give it up, sharp. l don't believe
| in a man who can't make woman obey him.
| Now Em-Im very fond Of her, as you know
| but II tell her to put on certain dress, that
| dress she puts on; and II tell her to sit on a
| certain seat, that seat she sts and II I tell
her not to speak to certain individual she does
| not speak to him. II a man lets woman do
| what he doesn't like, he's muf.
| Give my love to mother and the children. The
"veld' here is looking pretty good, and the sheep
| are better since washed them. Tell father the
| dip he recommended is very good.
| En- sends her love to you. She is making me
come wooden shirts, but they don't fit me so
| nicely as those mother made me. Write soon to
| your loving brother, GREGORY.
| P. S.-She drove past just now. sitting
on the kraal wall right before her eyes, and she
| never even bowed. G. N. r.