River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29

per-" Bob explained. "Not saam's
as yew an var chap what never came
to narthen. 1 want to hev a prarpeT
onnerstandin' afoor 1 gifts engaged,
an hain't got moo mother, wusz
luck, an thote as yew'd help me-"
you get your onnerstandin' talk
in" advised Sally. "That fare
strange to me she should set her
brother on to you like that"
Dye think soo?" said Bob, ner-
vously.
"Hev you ever kissed her?" asked
Sally, slyly.
"Blaame it, MOOT" Bob roared.
"But l should wholly like tew," he
added, softly.
Take her out an kiss her then an
be done wit" said Sally, more expe-
rienced in wooing. But do you mind
you bain't sucked in"
what dye mane?" asked Bob.
"They say as fsh-hawkers cry
stinkin' fish the loudest," answered
sally, SentenIlouSly. An har
brother wholly holler tew.'
Dye think soo?' suffered Bob,
alarmed at unconsidered possibih-
ties. But har eyes maak We jump
they be SO bright. She's the prattiest
gal We ever see. I'll maak We bet
ont" he added, by way of self-conso-
lation.
i spooz," he said, after a pause, 81
spooze yew 'ouldn't write for me an
az her if she'd walk out wi me.
bain't got moo mother to dew it, wuss
luck"
1t may be incidentally remarked
that Bob was % years of age, and,
with his brothers, was always la
menting the want of a mother That
lady, during her life, left the charge
of her young children altogether to
Sally, and neglected them and her
home equally.
"Yew may take your oath o. that"
answered Sally, firmly, in reply to
Bob's hint. IF We got sucked in you'd
lay it all onto me. You must hoe your
own land. You'd better tell her broth
er you'll meet her O. Sunday"
"D'ye think soo?" said Bob, and SUBJ
sequently acted on her advice.
When Bob had finished the milking
on Sunday morning and arranged for
an evening substitute he grew into
a fever of unrest. sally" he called,
"wheer's my clane shut? Wheer's
my collar? viii We black my bewts
for me? I'll give we tuppence. Come
an tie my tie. Shall weer a flower?
Dye think she'll like to goo to chap
ell? How dew a look in my new
clothes?"
At last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday dinner.
| She sat up for his return at night.
He came in about ten and found his
sister alone; the others had gone to
| bed. His face wore an expression OF
mingled indignation and shame.
well, how did We get on?" asked
Sally. "Hev You had your tea?"
Il doan't want moo tea," said Bob;
Tess goo to bed?"
Good night, then" said Sally,
knowing there was more to come,
but making pretense of turning out
the lamp.
BLAINE it," struck in Bob, hoarse-
| ly, "she an har brother met me at
Chetbridge just as the Swan wuz
oopenin'. She said she wuz dry, 500 /
axed her In to hev some'at. Tree
| glasses o stout for har and tree
! glasses O. aale fer har brother. /
paid fooI-thass ninepence-an' a
| glass o. mild baare fer me is ten
pence; and neither O. them offered to
paay farden. Then afterwards
Tom left us, an we walked to St.
Mary 's-on-the-Fern, an she said as
we wuz travellers, an walkin' made
har wholly dry. 500 we went into
the Kings Head, an she had tree
moor glasses O. stout. an half o.
mild fer me. Tha'ss fivepence-
ha'p'ny, and tenpence is one and
t'reppence-ha'p'ny. She never paid
fer narthen."
"Why, Bob, Dor, you must ha' been
fool,' said Sally, chuckling inward
". For Bob is VIGOROUSLY parsimo-
NOUS.
Dye think 5000" he said, uneasily.
"Arter that" Ia continued, 1--WE set
under the hedgc for a bit, an she
aXed me to kiss ner. 500 a did, but
she stunll O baars 500 a didn't think
much ont. Then sie KEEP a scro,vg-
in up agin me till she went asleeap.
| When she woke OF we walked to
Turlham an | axed her if she'd like
too goo to chapel. But she said that
wuz past six an she wuz dry: 500
we went into the Queens Head an
she had tree moor glasses O. stout
an half o. mild for me. Tha'ss five
| pence-ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence-
ha'p'ny is one an pine Gooin' hooam
TO Chetbridga that wuz gettin' dark;
but she wanted to set under the
hedge agin. Howsomedever, said
the ground was camp, an she said as
| was a sort fewl, an we'd best git
on to the Swan atore they, shut. But
I'd had enow ont an coome hooam.
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