Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-25

| yew an var chap what never came to
narthen. l want to hev a prarper on
nerstandin afoor gifts engaged. an
hain't got moo mother, wuss luck, an
thote as yew'd help me-"
"Ye get your onnerstandn talkin,"
| advised Sally. THAT fare strange to
me she should set her brother on to
We like that"
''D'ye think soo?" said Bob nervously.
"Hev We ever kissed herr" asked Sal
~ slyly.
"Blaame 1t. moo" Bob roared. "Bnt ]
should wholly like tew," he added
softly.
Take her out an kiss her, then, an
be done wit" said Sally, more expe-
rienced in woolng. But do We mind
We bain't sucked in
"What dye mane:" asked Bob
"They say as fish hawkers cry stink
In fish the loudest," answered Sally
sententiously, IAN har brother wholly
holler tew."
dye think soo?" muttered Bob,
alarmed at unconsidered possibilities.
But har eyes maak ye jump, they be
Sc bright. She's the prattiest gal We
ever see. Ill maak We bet ont" he
added by way Of self consolation.
II spooz,' he said after pause-"I
spooz yew 'ouldn't write for me an AK
har il she'd walk out wi me- bain't
got moo mother to dew it, wuss luck"
1t may be incidentally remarked that
BOD 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.
"Iew may take your oath O that"
answered Sally firmly in reply to Bob's
hint 'lf We got sucked y. ye'd lay II
all on me. Ie must hoe your own land
ie'd better tell her brother yen meet
her O Sunday"
Dye think soo?" said Bob and sub
seqnently acted OH 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.
"whecrs my elaine shut: W'hcers my
collar? VIII ye black my bcwts for
me: I'll gle ye tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall Il weer II flower? Dye
think she'll lik" to goo to chapel? How
dew look in my new cIothes:'
AT last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday meal.
She sat up for his return at night
lie came in about 10 and found his sis
ter alone. The others had gone to bed.
Ills face wore an expression of mingled
Indignation and shame.
well, how did 80 get on?" asked
Sally. Hey ye had your tea?''
~ doan't want moo tea" said Bob.
Les goo to he'd"
Good night. then" said Sally. know.
ing there was more to come. but max
ing pletense of turning out the lamp.
"Hlaame it," struck in Bob hoarsely.
she an har brother met nae ut Chef
bridge just as the Swan WIZ oopenn.
She said she wuZ dry, 500 | aXed her in
to hev 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 farden. Then afterwards Tom
left Us, an we walked to st. Mary's-on-
the-fern, an she said as we wuz tray
elers an walkin made har wholly dry.
500 we went into the Kings Head, an
she had tree moor glasses o. stout an Il
half o. mild fer me. Tha'ss fvepence
ha'p'ny, an tenpence is one and trep-
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 parsimonious.
Dye thing soo?" he said uneas!ly.
"Arter that" lie continued "we set un-
der the hedge for bit. an she aycd me
TO kiss har. 500 did but she skunk O.
bare 500 l didn't thinl; much ont Then
she KEEP a-scrowgin up ag'i me till she
went asletap. When she woke mp. we
walked to Turlham. an | 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
she had tree moor glasses O. stout an
half o. mild for me. Tha'ss tiyepence
hap 'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is