New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-03

one young lady She saw his confu-
Sion and elplessness, and she pitied
him and broke the painful situation By
asking:
Did You come here to see Mr.. Shell
don about hogs or sheep or am thing ?''
N-no, marm,' : stammered Zeb as
he reached out and pulled the top of
sa weed. He hadn't intended to say
/ "marm,' but it had come out that way
Maybe you are a relative or some
thing r" continued the boarder.
! sl8-no, marm,', q came the reply
Iagatn, with a determinat ton to$skick
himself all over the road for repeating
the unfortunate word. 3s5s .l
] Then ensued painful pause. The
boarder rocked to and fro and looked.
over Zeb's head, and Zeb shifted his
weight from one, foot to the other and
tried his best to get rid Of his hands.
/ He finally drew long breath, straight
ened up and said: .s,
tt hope you'll love Sheldon's Cor
ners.''
Eyes, / hope 50, she replied.
| '.Good night = .5.5.
"Good night 81 b Sts5
| With that he turned and plodded
homeward, and as he plodded he kick
ed himself and called himself all sorts
Of names for his stupidity The mother.
Ianxiously awaited his arrival. When
he told her what had occurred, she re-
piled: ,#.;5 81
Now, Zebby, you needn't feel a bit
bad. That girl saw how bashful AM
/ modest you was, an she'll like you all
the better for it. T. II bet a gander
against a chicken that you made an
Impression
After thinking matters over for
awhile Zeb almost concluded that he
had, and he began to feel better II he
had made an impression, then he must
follow it up, as was always done in
novels. He got an idea for a fol
lower before he slept, and next morn
ing before breakfast he was at the
Sheldon kitchen door with a bouquet
OF hollyhocks for the summer boarder
Zeb's romance had begun.
He did not appear at Sheldon's that
evening, as one Of the cows was miss
Ing, but next day, seeing the summer
boarder in the orchard, he made an ex-
cuse to cross it and come face to face
with her again. She bowed little
coldly instead Of extending both hands
and expressing her delight over the
holly hocks, half of which were pink
and half white, and he almost lost his
wits again. When no words would
come, he climbed an apple tree, shook
down about a bushe1 Of hard, green
apples for her, and though he realized
that he had burst one suspender in de-
scending he managed to lift his hat
and back away without falling down.
/ "Zebby,' said his mother when he
told her about it, ''you did just right.
There wasn't any use in sayin' any
thing. You acted shy an coy, an
that was better than a rod of talk. s.
know girls better'n you do, an you
needn't worry. I believe I'd like to
have you marry this girl
Il believe I'd like to-" he replied as
he sauntered away to think things
over. AS he was going over the case
in his mind it occurred to him that he
was somewhat handicapped by being
engaged to Laura Lattimer. He would
remove the handicap at once, and be-
fore he slept he sat down and wrote
a letter that did the business.
The next morning a bouquet Of pinks
awaited the summer boarder at Shell
don's, and that evening Zeb called with
q grim determination to express the
hope that she was enjoying herself.
She did not appear on the porch, how
ever, and after talking with Farmer
Sheldon for an hour about the crops
ne went home. He was looking and
feeling glum, but his mother said:
'zebby, you don't understand girls.
She didn't come out because she is GOV
an shy. like you, an perhaps Mrs.
Sheldon had been jokin' her You just
keep right on as you are doin'."
/ He kept on. Every morning he sent
a bouquet gathered with his own
hands, and every evening he called.
Sometimes the summer boarder sat on
the porch with Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon,
but the only remark she ever made to
him was to ask If there were any
bears in the neighborhood. He accept
ed his mothers rosy views and fell in
love. Also for six nights in succession
he played the accordion in front Of
4 Sheldon's.
Three weeks had passed, and he was
making up his mind to press things a
little more, when Mrs. Sheldon in
formed him as he handed in a bouquet
Of peppermint and forgetmenots com
bined that the summer boarder had
left There was no message for him
no farewell. Mrs. Sheldon even had
the cruelty to say that his name had
never even been mentioned by the de
parted boarder and that the hollyhock
bouquets were supposed to have come
from her own garden.
zeb turned away with chill at his
heart. When he reached home, his
mother tried to say something consol-
ing, but he froze her with a look and