The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

These, coupled with the attentions
of the three young men, drove Sally
Ann almost to despair.
At last Nick Martin brought ma
tiers 10 a crisis and asked Sally Ann
TO marry him. She. in the depths OF
her indecision. answered, Il want to
marry one of you, but | can't make up
my mind which to take"
Nick left the house that night, decn
in thought and impressed with what
he thought a great idea. The next day
when the shifts changed al the mines.
he called Dooris and Williams to him.
and explained the situation.
"Now," he said. this is my idea.
We be's all of a size about. and we'se
all want the girl" Then he proposed
his plan. 'That'll settle il, and there
won't be no more fuss about it; what
dye say?"
at do be a good plan, indeed. lad"
said Tom Williams, "and I'll be with
you. There do be no use waiting.
neither, so I'll be ready tomorrow
after work, back Of the old Katydid."
"What dye say, me laddie buckle"
cried Martin to DOORS.
"Wcll. you fellers can do what ya
want" was the answer. "but ! amt
goin' to make fool of myself like
that"
"Oh, golly, MY"
'Listen to him. viii YEP"
These cXclamntiCns Of contempt
greeted his decision, and Martin con-
jirved, "WaN. You're cut of it, then;
she won't have nothin to do with you
after she hears we're afraid"
1t was not until late the next morn
ing that Sally Ann heard about it,
for the men had made no secret Of
their intentionl and as their plan was
universally applauded by the people
and everybody was anxious for the
appointed time.
The place selected, back Of the old
Katydid breaker. was a quiet spot on
the mountain Just above brandy
Patch, and there Sally Ann. eager TO
see the affair, and rather proud that
she was the sole cause of such an
unusual proceeding, made her wa
early in the afternoon with the inten-
ton of finding a spot from which she
could see everything and not be seen.
The old breaker offered an excellent
place of conCealment and up its rick
ETY. and blackcned steps she climbed
and carefully making her way past
the rusty crushers, and by the long
abandoned shutes, reached a window
about 50 feet above the ground. which
commanded a view of the mountain
back OF the breaker
II was shortly after six when VII
liams and Martin with their friends
arrived and joined the crowd which
had already assembled Preparations
were quickly made. \ hollow square
was formed by the people, two blocks
Of wood We're placed in opposite cor
ners and a pail of water near each
man. Sally Ann from her vantage
point viewed all these proceeding
with extreme interest
Then Williams and Martin. who hal
been taken TO the old boiler house.
appeared. Each was stripped TO til"
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