Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
wit vs.. Wine.
BY JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.

Author "A Romulus in Kentucky"
1.-Two Girls in Blue" Etc.
Copyright. 1901: by Daily Story Pub Coz
Old John Tabor Of Bowie Creek sat
on his veranda, his huge legs spread
suggestive Of the prongs Of q black oak
tree. The Fuckers between his eyes
drew his brush-heap brows together.
His pretty daughter. Mollie, stood
at the rail OF the balusters, her apron
pressed to her eyes. A curtain Of
morning glory vines dropped from the
caves to the ground, one blossom Of
which touched the cheek of the young
girl with the soft lips of sympathy.
mo use in none O. your foolishness.
You amt got sense enough to know
what's good for ye. Jest to think ye're
wantin' to marry that school teacher,
Ed. Bronson. with his soft hans, gal
face and baby eyes, an turn yer con-
trary back on Tom Bradley. who could
split more rails In one day than that
ar Bronson could split in ten years.
You think you could live with him on
soft moonshine. idle breszes, kisses an
all that sort O. truck. forgittin' that
arter a few messes of that diet you'd
like to try round or two of Eaters,
pork and beans. soda biscuit and
strong coffee"
Pap" spoke the girl between con-
vulsive sobs, you can't make me mar
ry Tom. l can't do it; l won't do 1t.
tell YOU"
T., Y0ls m
dander clean up in my ha'r now! YOU
belong ter me until you're twenty-one,
an ! sorter allow, under the laws OF
the state O. Kentucky made an per-
vided fer SIGH cases as this. that III
do as please with my own property
Hcah me? I'll have no kicks an
bitches. When l stand you side an
side to be hitched up ter the matrA-
monial wagon, by CAD, sub. III nave
NO stallin'! Think I'm goin' to give
you to a little slender limitation OF
man with nuthin' but er edicatlon
(Which only makes people fools ana
idlers), while big, strong man WIN
two bosses, three cows an forty head
of sheep stands ready to foreclose on
We? Not much! You're mine. l say
till tomorry night, then | give We to
Tom Bradley. So hush your snubbin'
an 20 cit dinner in race horse time.
for l promised Bradley to go with him
TO town this evening to git the H.
cense."
AS soon as the old man had disap-
reared behind a wall OF dark green
~ no Mn11iQ
in frenzy of dispair and grief went
to the front door and gazed with eager.
blistering eyes up and down the road.
She wanted to see some one she could ny
to. to whom she could reveal her peril,
and beg for a rascuing hand. Not more
than minute had passed when two
men on horseback rode into view.
They were Richard Hardin. the
wealthiest young man in that section,
and his younger brother, Jerre.
"Mr. Hardin" screamed the girl as
the men rode opposite the house, get
down an come in mint"
Richard dismounted. handing his
bridle-reins to his brother.
When he entered the house the girl.
In spite of herself, broke into a cry
that convulsed her frame, and rem
dered her speechless for some time.
The sympathetic young bachelor gazed
upon her, wonder and pity in his face.
He had a vague idea, however, the
occasion of her grief. When she had
mastered herself she briefly related
her troubles, and begged him to save
her.
The young man sat for moment,