The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-03-01

OATS mighty trueV exclaimed
Aaron, mighty true, Sister Tinsley;
dare is one ting wot you wants, and dat
as fust-rate husban'."
Tain'ta husban'' . said Aunt Belinda,
sits q heow''
"A keow!'' exclaimed Aaron, twisting
himself toward her as he spoke. He
had not looked at her during his for
mer remarks, directing his quickly
moving eyes over. the distant land
scape, but now he looked seuarely at
her, honestly surprised. ~.
'SYes," said Aunt Belinda, ''wot
wants is a keow. Use bin a long time
widout one an don wan to be wild
out one no longer; so eff l was ever to
git anudder husban' I'd git one as
would fust guy me a keow. dom
wan no husban', but eff l cahn't git
keow widout no husban' I'll take him
along wild de keow. OATS de way it
STAINS, Brudder Aaron"
With his face little longer than be-
fore Aaron resumed his survey of the
landscape.
"Wot kim O. keow you wants, Sister
Tinsley?" he asked.
2 II don't keer bout de kim nor de
breed" said Belinda, "sos she's toll
bile fresh an Civ bout three gallon o
milk. Dom vans no scrawny gallon
keow wild no more butter in de milk
dan bucket O. w'itewash. Has you
got keow, Brudder Aaron?"
Aaron folded his arms, knitted his
brows and turned his glance upon the
ground
"When You vans yer lzeow?" said he.
"Soon's kin git her, answered Be-
linda. Use bin a long time widout one,
an wants ter have some buttermill<
dis week."
Suddenly light flashed into the
countenance of the contemplative
Aaron and he looked up.
Ibid You ever see my ittP' place
over tn udder side of de erik, Sister
Tinsley?'
The widow shook her head.
Aaron looked satisfied. We'll, den,"
said he, "Ise got some l1eows dar, two
good keows, one Ald'ney an one brack
an wife. Cahn't say much for de
Ald'ney; she amt fresh Would fust-
rate brack an white keow suit yer,
Sister Tnsley?''
Dat d suit me tip top" answered
Belinda. <'When kin yer fotch her?''
"Fotch her emmy time," said he; ode
sooner de better. Fotch her ter-day."
''All right, Brudder Aaron" said she.
''you come long wild yer keow dis
evenin' fore supper; min dat, fore
supper, 'cas I wants de milk"
After a few remarks about his inten-
| fiorc In 49, lo
plan he proposed Aaron departed, as
serting that he must lose no time, for
the little place he owned was three or
four miles away.
Aunt Belinda smiled to herself when
he left. ''De place you ownsr' she
said, aloud. II reclons all de Ian you
owns could be got inter a flower pot"
1t was nearly sunset, when. looking
toward the road that ran at the bot
tom of the little hill on which her
house stood, Belinda saw the tall form
of Aaron, driving black and white
cow before him. He had discarded his
high silk hat for a straw one, but other
wise he was attired as in the morning.
Nov. den!' he exclaimed, ten min
utes afterward, "wot yer tinll of dat
lSeow, Sister Tinsley? OATS a mon
strous fin keow wot fotches yer:'
Aunt Belinda looked approvingly at
the animal "Hcw mucl. milk do she
guv?" she asked.
"'Bout three gallon, 'jes' like cream.
"Whar you buy her, Brudder Aaron"
"Didn' buy her, he answered. 81
done raise her. Had dat keow when
she We're littl' cah'f. Lemmc go put
her in de shed. Den we kin talk more
bout de bisness Of de mornin'.''
s'S'pose you milks her fust. Bruddel
Aaron, I'll go fotch a pail. It's bout
mill1in' time, an wants ter tas' he1
milk"
lnvoluntar1ly Aaron glanced up an6
down the road, and then he said
Dunno bout mill1in' in my hes
brooches, Sister Tinsley."
"Oh, you kin be keerful," said she
IAN wants ter tas' her milk" and she
7 went into the house for pail.
Aaron was not Il very rapid mixer
, but in the course of time he finished
! and brought the pail to Belinda.
Oats not much MILK said she
| looks like yer keow done guy mos
her milk in de mornin'.''
t "Dat's so" said Aaron, ''jes' wait ii
t mornin' and yer sees de milk
> "All right" said Aunt Belinda, ''yo,
kin tuck her to de shed an tic her up.
. When Aaron came back he wanted
/ to sit down and talk matrimony, bu
y Belinda would have none of it.
'*I'se busy now" said she, Else go
ter iron Ca 1T. Camps shirts. You come
t in de mornin', Brrldder Aaron, arte1
l brealfas' an den I'll talk bisness.:'
l "Got one job O milkin' out of yer
S anyway" said she to herself as he de
r parted.
S When Aaron was entirely out O.
r sight Aunt Belinda took the COW from
9 the shed and led her down to the OLE
! field and left her near the fence which
ran by the road side, where there wa
S some grass growing in among tn,
Q bushes in the fence corners.
Very soon Moses Lipscomb appeared
e upon the scene, dressed in his ordinar,
> clothes, furnished, torn and easy of fit