Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-10
to her agin. DO you think It would
be right for her to give in. Abe?n

would yop advise me to write to
her to kinder smile and be ready to
make up whenever he was ready?.
Yes. I think / would. Yes. that
would be my private advice. | amt
advisin you officially, remember. I'm
representa- the United States through
the postofiice department, and If the
American eagle seems to roost on the
brim of my hat and the stars and
stripes to cover me from head to foot
I'm no more stuck up over it than an
other would be. Officially don't even
know your name. but as a private citi-
zen who used to work in a sawmill It's
my opinion that you'd better write to
Sarah and tell her to get ready to eat
humble pie
| WAL, III do as you say about Il.
know you wouldn't tell me to If you
didn't think it was best. Yes, I'll do il
Abe, but don't you mention a word.
not word I've taken you into my
/ confidence and asked your advice. and
you mustn't even whisper It around
You'll probably have another letter for
me this week, and I'll read 1t to you.
Yes. I'll keep you posted right along as
to which gives in first, but we amt to
say nothing to NOBODY else till it's all
| over"
At Farmer Taylors the old man was
at the gate with a glass of cider and a
fried cake. and we had scarcely said
good morning when he began.
Say, Abe, want to ask you a
straight question and git straight an
swer. / wouldn't ask it of nobody else
in this world, but you and Mckinley
and Roosevelt and the United States
are friends of mine. You know my
daughter Viola, of course?''
"Of course"
WAL, now, between men you and
the gatepost Teller has got struck ON
| her. He's windmill agent. and there
is no end to the style he filings on. He
don't seem to care as much for SIS as
do for 10 cents. and he says If he ever
gifts married he'll take his wife to Ma
cry falls and New York and all round
He's only an agent OF the windmill
company now, but he expects to own
the hull bizness III less'n five years
He's struck on Viola. and Viola Is
struck on him, and | want to ask you
what you think about it,"
why. it seems to be all right" T
said.
yes, 1t seems that way. but Is
windmill man to be trusted. Abe? Is
he straight up and down, like a light
min rod man or tin peddler? II hos
worth 5000 in cash, as he says he is,
and his gold watch and diamond pin
are all right, amt goin TO stand in
Viola's way, but il he's only BLOWN
around it's my duty to hump him ogt-
Did you ever meet with windmill
| man, Aibe?"
mot that / remembers
'Tve heard that they went good deal
on wind. same as their mills but this
Teller seems to talk bizness. Up to this
time he hasn't asked tho gal TO marry
| him. He's only squoze her hand and
praised her good looks and flung out
| hints, but itll come within a week. You
| can see the love shinin right out of his
n L. Oh ha
and when a Teller gifts that way he's go-
| in to lay his heart at a gals feet purity
| soon II It was your daughter. Abe.
would you let her go ahead with her
dream OF bliss?'
II think I would. until he proposes
anyhow. When he asks her 10 be hia
wife, you'll have opportunity to ask him
questions and find out about him.
but I don't believe / will. You don't
know what way Viola's got She's
snppy and snappy and thinks she knows
IT all. Only yesterday she was tellin mo
that she was runnin this love bizness
and that | needn't trouble to interfere.
don't believe she'll let me ask him gin
gle question. Would you box her ears
and put your foot DOWN.
Hardly. You might give her your
opinion and let It go at that, II you 90
to opposln the match. they may run
away. Things generally work out all
right. See you ag'in tomorrow
"By thunder Abe" he said, as he
reached up 10 shake hands. I'm goln' TO
do Jest as you say about itl You repre-
sent the American eagle and tho great
United States. and you've got head on
you. Yes, sir, I'll let that dream OF bliss
keep right along without interference. and
| IL Viola makes any mistake about II she
can't blame me. / was tellln' her an hour
ago that II windnills bobbed around az
cry which way windmill husband would
probably do the same, and I'm done talk
in. Let em squeeze and love and sit mar
RED and III keep right on hoein corn
and cuttin' three tons Of grass 10 this
acre. Much obleeged. Abe. You've lifted
a big load of my mind and kinder set
| tied me down. and next week when I XIII
a sheep you'll come in for hull hind
| quarter"