The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-24
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The Way the Gss::.ss:s Was Played
In the Kentucky Blue
Grass Region
BY GEORGE LINCOLN.
Copyright. 1901. bu George Lsaoo.n.

hablted girl mount her pony is no
uncommon sight on bright morn
ing in Kentucky. yet a certain lank
farmer stood watching this particu.
lar douple as they started gayly on
their morning ride. He even shaded
his eyes to watch them till they
were mere speck on the horizon.
Then he walked around the long.
low 1armhouses till he came to the
open pantry window where his wife
was cooking.
Mating time is about here, Sa-
rah," he said, with jerk of his
thumb toward the roadway.
Sarah deftly trimmed a pie be-
fore she assented.
"What do you suppose her folks
will say?" continued the man.
The pie came to the pantry shelf
with bang, and the woman faced
her husband fercely.
'Don't you think our icy is good
enough for any girl living?" she de-
mandcd. Besides, llr. Upton was
a struggling young lawyer once hnu-
self. l don't think he'll interfere
at all, and if my Robert is as good a
husband as my man has been these
80 years they will be very happy"
The old man leaned through the
window and kissed his faded Sa-
rah very tenderiy. sHeIl have q
good wife if she is anything like
you" he returned as his wife pushed
him laughingly out and said, 'sWhat
can you expect of young folks if old
ones go on spooning after 80 years
of married life ?"
John. and Sarah had given years
of toll toward Robert Aliens educa-
ton. He had now been graduated
from Harvard college and completed
his law school course, and was at
home on a last vacation before GO
ing into Lawyer Upton's Office to
commence practice. By his side
was Lawyer Upton's youngest
daughter Ruth. She and an older
sister had returned home with Rob-
ert under the chaperonage of a
maiden aunt, who was OF her way
farther south.
The mothers of these young peo-
pie had been close friends in their
school days, and even after mar
riage took one to the north to be-
come rich mans wife and left the
other at home a poor farmers wife
the friendship still kept warm. Mrs.
Upton took Robert into her family
during his school and college days,
and SO the children had grown up
Intimately.
"Whyare you so late every morn
ing, Ruth ?"7 Robert was saying as
they ascended the hill. EefYou never
used to be slow about dressing. We
get started 20 minutes after the
others every day."
sNow, Bob, don'tfscold, |" rejoiped
Ruth. "You know you like this
smart: canter with me better than
moping along the road the way
Harry Downs and Mary do. There
they are now poking as usual" And
she Indicated a young couple with
her riding whip and then brought it
down sharply on her pony's flank
and tore down the hill at breakneck
speed.
The couple were soon overtaken,
and as Ruth passed the young man
she touched his horse slyly, and
they galoped off together, leaving
Rob to pull up by her sister,
Mary Uptcn was rs years old;
Ruth was 22. They were unmis-
takably sisters, yet very different in
many ways. Mary's eyes were quiet,
straightforward eyes, shaded by long
lashes that gave them dreamy
look; Ruth's very lashes curled, and
her eyes danced and twinkled, fash.
ed anger or melted with tenderness,
exactly as her heart dictated. Mary's
nose was straight and a triAe too
sharp; Ruth's was an unpistakable
pug: Their mouths and chins were
alike-small, but frni.
The fourth member Of the party
was Harry Downs,a son Of a wealthy
planter. He was a blond giant, 80
years old and in love--with all wo-
men. Just now he fancied he would
Like to marry. one Of the Upton
girls; he didn't mind which, so he
gave his devotion: to either one that
seemed most likely to appreciate it.
AS he galloped away with Ruth he
drawled good naturedly, 'sMah horse
seems to be going rather more rap
idly than asked him, but I advise
him to respect your wishes, as I try
to mahself."
The whole party now cantered
gayly along, running little i'm
promptu races, laughing, singing
and enjoying themselves as only
healthy young animals can. They
came after awhile to small wood