The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-19

was evidently IN no hurry TO reach MS
destination. for the nearer he ap-
preached to 1t the Stacker did his bri-
die hang. The colored woman, having
duly Inspected him. dashed into the
dwelling.
Here is another one." she cried. "a
widower. l see it by his hat
Good Lord!'' said Tant' Sannie. 'Tt's
the seventh I've had this month But
The men know where sheep and good
looks and money in the bank are to be
found" she added winking knowing
ly. How does he look? 2"
Nineteen. weak eyes. white hair. lit
tie round nose" said the maid.
Then it's he. then it's he" said
Tant' Sannie. triumphantly. Little
Piet Wander Walt. whose wife died
last 1nonth-two farms. 10000 sheep.
I've not seen him. but my sister-in-law
told me about him. and l dreamed
about him last night"
Here PETS black hat appeared in the
doorway, and the Boer woman drew
herself up in dignifed silence. extend
ed the tips of her fingers and motioned
seated himself. sticking his feet as far
UNDER 1t as they would go. and said
mildly:
my father is Big Piet Wander Walt"
Tant' Sannie said solemnly. YES"
Aunt" said the young man. start
ing up systematically. can l off sad
dle?'
Eyes"
He seized his hat and disappeared
with a rush through the door.
81 told you so! l knew itY' said
Tant' sannie. The dear Lqgd doesn't
send dreams for nothing. Didn't tell
you this morning that dreamed of
great beast like sheep. with red eyes,
and killed it? Wasn't the white wool
his hair, and the red eyes his weak
eyes, and my killing him meant mar
rage? Get supper ready quickly. The
sleeps inside and rooster cakes. We
shall sit up tonight"
To young Pet Wander Walt that sup
per was period of intense torture.
There was something overawing in
that assembly of English people. with
their incomprehensible speech and.
moreover, it was his first courtship.
His first wife had courted him, and
ten months of severe domestic rule had
not raised his spirit or courage. He
ate little and when he raised a morsel
to his lips glanced guiltily round to see
if he were not observed. He had put
Il I,
intention of sticking it out stiffly when
he raised coffee cup. Now the little
finger was curled miserably among its
fellows. 1t was small relief when the
meal was over and Tant' Sannie and
he repaired to the front room. Once
seated there, he set his knees close to.
gether, stood his black hat upon them
and wretchedly turned the brim up and
down. But supper had cheered Tant'
Sannie. who found it impossible longer
to maintain that decorous silence and
whose heart yearned over the youth.
II was related to your Aunt Selena
who died" said Tant' Sannie. My
mothers stepbrother's child was mar
ried to her fathers brothers step
nephew's niece"
Yes. aunt" said the young man. IL
knew we We're related"
ut was Der cousin" said Tant' San
ME, now fairly on the flow, who had
the cancer cut out of her breast by the
other doctor. who was not the right
doctor they sent for. but who did it
quite as we'll
Yes. aunt" said the young man.
I've heard about it often" said
Tant' Sannie. "And he was the son Of
the old doctor that they say died on
Christmas day, but don't know If
that's true. People do tell such awful
lies. Why should he die on Christmas
day more than any other day."
Eyes, aunt why?" said the young
man meekly.
did you ever have the toothache y"
asked Tant' sannie.
mo, aunt"
We'll they say that doctor-not the
son Of the old doctor that died on
Christmas day. the other that didn't
come when he was sent for-he gave
such good stuff for the toothache that
If you opened the bottle in the room
where any one was bad they got bet
ter directly. You could see 1t was good
stuff" said Tant' Sannie. "It tasted
horrid. That was real doctor! He
used to give bottle SO high" said the
Boer woman, raising her hand foot
from the table. "You could drink at
it for month and it wouldn't get
done, and the same medicine was good
for all sorts of sicknesses-croup mea-
sizes, jaundice, dropsy. Now you have
to buy a new kind for each sickness
The doctors aren't SO good as they
used to be-"
mo, aunt" said the young man, who
was trying to gain courage to stick out
his legs and clink his spurs together
He did so at last.
Tant' Sannie had noticed the spurs
before. but she thought 1t showed a
nice. manly spirit. and her heart warm
ed yet more to the youth.
did you ever have commissions when
you were baby?" asked Tant San
! ME.