Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-22

should wholly Ike tew." be added
softly.
Take her out an kiss her. then, an
be done wit" said Sally, more expe-
rienced in wooing. But do We mind
ye bain't sucked in"
What dye mane9' asked Bob.
'They say as fish hawkers cry stink
IN fish the loudest," answered Sally
sententiously, ian har brother wholly
boiler tew."
Dye think soo?" muttered Bob.
alarmed at unconsidered possibilities.
But lar eyes maak ye jump, they be
sc bright. She's the prattiest gal y
ever see. III maak We bet ont" lie
| added by way Of self consolation.
Il spooz," he said after a pause-.I
spooz yew 'ouldnt write for me an ak
| lar if she'd walk out wi me. l bain't
got moo mother to dew it, wuss luck
1t may be incidentally remarked that
Bob was % years Of age and, with his
brothers. was always lamenting the
want of a mother. That lady during
her life left the charge of her young
children altogether to Sally and neg
lected them and her home equally.
"Yew may take your oath O that"
answered Sally firmly in reply TO Bob's
hint. If We got sucked in, ye'd lay it
all on me. lie must hoe your own land.
Ye'd better tell her brother yen meet
her o sunday"
"D'ye think soo?" 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
fever of unrest. Sally" he called,
"wheer's my clane shut? Wheer's my
collar? VIII We black my bewts for
me? I'll gle We tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall a weer flower? Dye
think she'll like to goo to chapel? How
dew look in my new clothes 2"
At last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday meal.
She sat up for his return at night.
He came in about 10 and found his sis
ter alone. The others had gone TO bed.
His face Wore an expression of mingled
Indignation and shame.
'NVell, how did We get on?" asked
Sally. Hey We had your tea?'
Il doan't want moo tea" said Bob.
les goo to bed"
GOOD night, them said Sally, know
ing there was more to come, but max
ing a pretense of turning out the lamp.
"Blaame it, struck in Bob hoarsely.
"She an har brother met me at Chef
bridge just as the Swan wuz oopenir
She said she wuz dry. 500 l axed her in
to hey some'at Tree glasses O. stout
fer har an tree glasses O. aale fer har
brother l paid foor. tha'ss ninepence,
an glass o. mild bare fer me is ten
pence. an neither o. them offered to
paay 4 farden. Then afterwards Tom
left Us. an we walked to St. Mary son
theFern, an she said as we wuz trav-
elers an walkin made har wholly dry.
500 we went into the Kings Head an
she had tree moor glasses o. stout an
half o. mild fer me. Tha'ss fiyepence
hap'ny. an tenpence Is one aud t'rep-
pence ha'pny. She never paid fer
narthen."
WHY, Bob. Dor, you must ha' been a
fool" said Sally. chuckling inwardly.
For Bob is VIGOROUSLY parsimonious.
Dye thing soo?" he said uneasily.
carter that" he continued. I'VE set IN
der the hedge for bit, an she axed me
to kiss har. 500 l did. but she skunk O.
bare 500 l didn't think much ont. Then
she KEEP a-scrowgin up ag'in me till she
went asleeap. When she woke up, we
walked to Turlham, an l axed her if
| she'd like too goo to chapel. But she
said that wuz past 6, an she WIZ dry.
500 we went into the Queens Head, an
i she had tree moor glasses o stout an a
/ half o. mild for me- Tha'ss fivepence
/ ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is
! one an nine. COON hooam TO Chef
/ bridge that wuz gettin dark. but she
i wanted to set under the hedge ag'in.
i Howsomedever, l said the / ound was
+ damp, an she said as | wuz sorft
/ fewl an we'd best git on to the Swan
afore they shut. But I'd had enow ont
i an come hoOam. Thas's just like yew
/ be, mixin me up along of n wench what
+ cost me one an ninepence an would ha'
/ done moor if I'd ma let her. Now's the
time when / feeal | hain't got moo
i mother ! shan't gle yew var shillin
+ this weeak out o my money. | must
look arter myself same as yew dew,
livin hare. KEEP like a queean a-dewin
narthen. Nice dewin's / call it"'
And Bob Went up to bed grumblng
and cursing. while his sister laughed
silently down stairs.
Bob is still a bachelor. but he has an
other girl III his eye and wants Sally TO
test her quality before he commits
himself to another one and ninepenny
Sunday Black and White.
Respectfully Referred.