Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-11-29

should wholly Ike tew." he nddet
SOFTLY.
Take her out IN kiss her, then. an
be done Wit" said Sally, more expe.
rienced In woolng. But do ye mind
sc bain't sucked In"
what dye mane?" asked Bob.
They say as fish hawkers cry stink.
In Gsh the loudest." answered Sally
sententiously, ian har brother wholly
boiler tew."
Dye think sOof" muttered Bob.
alarmed at unconsidered possibilities.
But har eyes mank ye jump. they be
Sc bright. Shes the prattiest gal ye
ever see. III maak sc n bet ont" he
added by way Of self consolation.
Il spooz," he said after a pause-"T
spooz yew 'ouldn't write for me an AK
har II she'd walk out wi me. | baln't
got moo mother to dew It, wuss luck"
II may be incidentally remarked that
Bob was % years OF age and. with his
brothers. vas always lamenting the
want OF a mother. That lady during
her life left the charge Of her young
children altogether to Sally and neg
lecIcd them and her home equally.
"Yew may take your oath o. that"
answered Sally firmly IN reply to Bob's
hint. III ye got sucked in, ye'd lay II
all on me. We must hoe your own land.
Ye'd better tell her brother yen meet
her o. Sunday"
Dye think soo7' said Bob and sub
Sequently acted on her advice.
When Bob had finished the milking
on Sunday morning and arranged for
an evening substitute, he grew into n
fever Of unrest sally" he called,
"wheer's my clane shut7 Wheer's my
collar? VIII ye black my bewts for
me1 Ill gle ye tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall a weer n fiower2 Dye
think she'll like to goo TO chapel? How
dew | look In my new clothesT'
At last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday meal.
She sat up for his return at night.
He anne In about 10 and found his Sis
ter alone. The others had gone to bed.
His face wore mn expression of mingled
Inauguration ana shame.
well. how did We get onT' asked
Sally. "IIey ye had your tea?"
II doan't var moo tea" said Bob.
Les goo to bed"
Good night, then" said Sally, know
ing there was more to come. but max
ing a pretense OF turning out the lamp.
"Blaame III" struck in Bob hoarsely.
"She an hAr brother met me at Chef
bridge just as the Swan wuz oopenin.
She said she wuz dry. 500 l axed her in
to hev some'at. Tree glasses O. stout
fer har an tree glasses o. anle fer har
brother l paid floor, tha'ss ninepence,
an a glass o. mild bare fer me Is ten
pence, IN neither o. them offered to
paay q farden. Then afterwards Tom
left Us. an we walked TO st. Mary's-on-
the-Fern. an she said as we wuz tray
elers IN walkln made hRr wholly dry.
500 we went into the Kings Head. an
she had tree moor glasses o. stout an a
half o. mild fer me. Tha'ss fivepence
hR'p'ny. an tenpence Is one and t'rep-
pence ha'p'ny. She never paid fer
narthen."
why, Bob. Dor. you must ha' been a
fool" said Sally. chuckling inwardly.
For Bob is VIGOROUSLY parslmonious.
Dye thing sooT' he said uneasily.
"Arter that." he continued. I'VE set I'M
der the hedge for a bit. an she axed me
to kiss har. 500 l did, but she stunk o.
bare 500 I didn't think much ont. Then
she KEEP a-scrowgln up ag'ln me till she
went asleeap. When she woke UP, we
walked to Turiham. an / axed her IL
she'd like too goo to chapel. But she
said that wuz past Q. an she wuE dry.
500 We went into the Queens Head, an
she had tree glasses O. stout an a
half O. mild for me. Tha'ss fvepence
ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is
n an nine. GOOln hooam to Chef
bridge that wuz Rettin dark. but she
wanted to set under the hedge ag'in.
Howsomedever. l said the ground was
damp, an she said as | wuz a sorft
fewl. an we'd best git on to the Swan
afore they shut. But I'D had enow ont
an come hooam. Thas's just like yew
be, mixin me up along Of a wench what
cost me one an nlnepence an would ha'
done moo II I'd ha' let her. Now's the
time when l feeal / hain't got moo
mother. l shan't gle view var shillln
this weak out O. my money. l must
look arter myself same as yew dew,
Twin hare. KEEP like a queean a-dewin
narthen. Nice dewin's l call it,"
And Bob went up to bed grumbllng
and cursing, while his sister laughed
silently down stairs.
Bob Is still a bachelor. but he has an
other girl In bis eye and wants Sally to
test her quality before he commits
himself to another D and nInepenny
Sunday.-Black and White.
Respectfully Referred.
AS The Green Bag has II. Chief JUS