Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-09-27
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PEOPLE.

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Emanuel gulped. He felt that II
was incumbent upon him to say some
thing-something to show his friend
that his kindness was not unappre.
ciated.
$50 was yours, Lem" he said,
softly.
Don't you b'live It," said Lemuel
with sudden gruffness. Mines vile
snake, Man. But never mind; l know
how you meant it. Good night"
Good night" said Emanuel. and
went lettering home.
He sat late that night spelling out
laboriously the advertisements in Gu
pid's Dart, but found none that salts
fed him-none excepting the one
chosen by Lemuel. None of the 9TH
ers appealed to him. Most of them
were impossible. They laid down con-
ditions to which he was quite unable
to conform. They insisted unrea-
sonably that the gentleman have
wealth or good looks or. brilliancy OF
mind. The few exceptions insisted
that the gentleman be willing to work
hard in return for the affection of an
honest, earnest heart. This was not
impossible, but it was unpleasant.
Emanuel shuddered at the suggestion.
Time after time his finger returned
to the advertisement of the 'lady who
was called pretty by her friends and
who was possessed of $780," She
yearned for an honest man-no dude,
and Emanuel's heart was drawn to
her. 1t panied him to think that
Lemuel had chosen her first. Lemuel
had treated him with great consider
alton. 1t was not entirely right for
him to covet Lemuels choice, but he
could not help it. Finally he went to
sleep.
In the morning he returned the pa
per to Lemuel, but his eyes fell be-
fore those of his friend and he talked
mostly in monosyllables.
Find one?" inquired Lemuel, with
o wink.
"No"
"Ain't you gOin' to get oneP"
"Can't."
"Why?"
Saint none to suit"
"Sho, now Well, I'll tell you; I
couldn't find none either, but the one
/ picked out. Still, 1 done the best 1
could for you, Man."
"Uh-huh."
"And I've been fggerin' some. 1
reckon I'll tell her she's got to take
me quick if she wants me. cause
there's a great demand for me. /
amt goin' to sign my name to tie
letter. 1 don't want to get into no
breach O. promise suit. Course, the
lady's probably all right, but there's
nothing like bein' on the safe side"
"Uh-huh"
$50 I'm Just goin' to have young
Spriggs write me down as a gentle
man who's honest as daylight and
who amt no dude. I'm goin' to have
him tell her bout my bein' a prop'ty
owner and all that and explain that
/ don't give no name cause | want
to be dead sure she's square. reckon
she'll be reasonable if she means
business"
"Yeah." Emanuel shifted uneasily
from one foot to the other. Guess
your heads level Hope you have
luck, Lem"
Thanks" said Lemuel. "I'm goin'
down to see young Spriggs now"
He turned into the shanty to get
his hat, and Emanuel spring-halted
away down the road to attend to a
little business matter of his own.
The friends, for some reason, did
not see each other again for a week.
At the end of that time Lemuel APP
peared at the shanty of Emanuel. His
face was flushed by excitement He
held letter in his hand.
give got her, Man." he called. "I've
got her!"
Emanuel quickly slowed letter
into his trousers pocket.
"Have, hey?" said he.
"Yeah. Got this to-day through
the office of Cupid's Dart. She says
for me to come up, to Tunkerton-
lives up to Tunkerton, Man, where 1
growed up-the first O. next month.
She says to come by the Milwaukee
road, SOS she'll know I'm comm
when she hears the train whistle.
She tells me how to find the house
where she's stayin'. She says she
knows I'm a good business man cause
I'm so cautious. She says she dotes-
whatever that is-on good business
men. Congrat late me, old fellerp
swat till you get her." said Eman-
uel, dryly.
When Lemuel had gone he drew
the letter from his pocket and spelled
it over carefully A friend had read
it to him that afternoon, and he was
able to follow it with something APP
preaching accuracy. He had done lit
tie else but study it since its re-
CENT. 1t was frou a young lady at
Iunkerton. 1t told him that she be-
lieved he was precisely she sort OF a
man she wanted. 1t told him to come
to Tunkerton on the first day OF the
next month over the st. Paul road,
30 that she would know he was COM
ing when she heard the train whistle,
and gave him careful directions for
finding the house where she was stay
ing.
81 s'pose," thought Emanuel, that
she wants to compare us and take
her pick. 1t pears we've both struck
her pretty favor'ble. Well, / reckon
arising to look at himself in cracked
mirror-"that 1 can hold my own,
and more, too, with Lem"
On the last day of the month Lem
uel came over to say good-by. de
found Emanuel washing his neck.
"Goin', are you?" said Emanuel.
"Well, good luck to you"
"Thanks," said Emanuel. 81 wish
you was goin' to get a wife-some
oxvaaf nraof ,,ra m love cherish and