The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27
THE WOOING OF
SALLY ANN.
BY p. S. RIDSDALE.

NEARLY everybody in Brandy Patch
IN said Sally Ann was the prettiest
girl the Patch ever boosted. Then
she had taken the prize for being the
'handsomest lady" at the annual ball
of the Jovial Social club, and that dis
tinetion quite confirmed the opinion
of everybody" There were few
people, though, who did not come un-
der this very general classification.
They were some very envious young
women, and four rejected suitors,
and they didn't count. They could
not be good judges of beauty.
III would not be fair to Sally Ann to
say she had the least doubt on the
subject. She had not. She well knew
that she was very good looking and it
made her somewhat vain. Otherwise
she was n sensible girl.
Beauty has its drawbacks even in
Brandy Patch, and Sally Ann before
she was 20, had ample illuitration, as
many of the young men wanted to
marry her. Sally Ann had never con-
sidered the subject seriously and so
their Afternoons were a.rs.S,,. a.,
said no towel she could not remar,
Der how many. She huu,-
- vague idea that she would be mar
ried some time. She knew she could
not always live with her uncle, es-
pecially as his wife was Tar from
kind. but she had hitherto been undis-
turbed by the thought.
Now. however, she was 20, and heT
uncle one day said: Lass, you be-
ing big and strong and likely looking,
why don't you take one OF the lads Oh
the Patch for husband? Shure
you'll have no trouble"
He spoke kindly, but Sally Ann
knew that his advice was practically
a command. She must marry. she
accented the situation philosophically
and calmly sat down to think 1T over
She had plenty of material from
which to select husband. She wouio
count There was Jim Golden, Pa
DOORS. Tom Williams, Nick Martin
Harry Jones, Tim Murphy, and sh'
went on counting the eligible younl
men of the Patch, representing eacl
with n piece of coal, until, having
reached the end of the list, she hat
rs pieces on the board before her.
~ must marry one of them,
thought she, with decisive toss O
her head, shut which one?" Sail
Ann viewed the prospect with sigi
and then, being essentially practica
she set to work with a will. Con
mencinp Mt the right of the line, sh
picked up Billy Rice. Billy was quicl
iv discarded. He had red hair. Sail
Ann did not like red hair. Fred Smit
was too small. Harry Jones dram
too much whisky. Joe Moore had
wort ON his nose. Tom Edwards WI
a nice fellow, but he was only
driver boy. Sally Ann was ambition
She wanted miner, and Tom Join'
the rest.
II was long time before Sal
Ann reached the end of the iine' al
then she had a reserve row OF nVe, U
on whom she could not decide hastil
Tbese she took UP, and, after mu
cogitation, discarded two. BIZ II
terson would, she thought, have
bad temper when he grew old, and
fortune teller had prophesied III
Jimmy Hart would be killed in
mines. There were three left, |
Dooris. Tom Williams and Nick M
tin. Try as she might, Sally A
could not make up her mind rega
ing either of them. Each had faul
but none more than another; ea
made good pay, and each was &c
looking. :,
.Tt's got to be one of them" s
Sally Ann after several minutes
Election; "but blessed II l can
which. P'r'aps, though" she c
tinued, "none of 'em will have me
never thought Of that" AT len
she arose, decided, and put Tn
pieces of coal in her pocket.
keep all of them" said she, and
which1l have me-"
Now Sally AIMS assurance in ca
Iy selecting three Of the finest mel