The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-09-13


sleepy good eyes lacked the twinkle
orbs She was attired in bright
green print. wore brass rings In her
ears and glass beads round her neck
and was sucking the tip of her large
finger as she looked at the pigs.
"who Is IL that has Gomez asked
Bonaparte when he stood drinking his
coffee in the front room.
why. my niece. to be sure" said
Tant Sannie. the Hottentot maid
translating. shes the only daughter
OF my only brother Paul, and she's
come 70 visit me. She'll be a nice
mouthful 10 the man that can get
her" added Tant' Sannie. Her IA
theirs got $1,000 In the green wagon
box under his bed and farm and
5000 sheep and God Almighty knows
how many goats and horses. They
milk ten cows in midwinter. and the
young men are after her like dies about
a bowl or milk. She says she means to
get married Ia four months. but she
doesn't yet know 10 whom. IL was
so with me when was young" said
Tant Sannie I've sat up with the
young men four and five nights a
week. and they will come riding again
as soon as ever they know that the
times up that the Englishman made
me agree not to marry in"
The Boer woman smirked compla-
Gently
where are you going TOT" asked
rant Sannie presently, seeing that Bo-
naparte rose.
"Ial I'm just going to the kraals.
I'll be in to supper" said Bonnparte.
Nevertheless when he reached his
own door he stopped and turned In
there soon after he stood before the
little glass arrayed In his best white
shirt with the little tucks and shaving
himself He had on his very best trou-
sers and had heavily oiled the little
fringe az the back OF his head, which
however. refused 70 become darker
But what distressed him most was his
nose. II was very red lie rubbed his
/ finger and thumb on the wall aud put
a little whtewash ON H.. but. finding Il
rather made matters worse. lie rubbed
II on again Then he looked carefully
| into his own eyes. They certainly were
little pulled down NJ the outer cor
ners. which gave them tie appearance
| of looking CrOsswisc. but then they
were nice blue. So he put on his best
coat. took up his stick and went out TO
supper. feeling on the whole well salts.
fed.
Aunt" said Trana 20 Tant Sannio
when that night they lay together In
! the great wooden bed. why does the
Englshman sigh so when he looks ut
meY"
Ella" said Tant' Sanuie. who was
! half asleep. but suddenly started, wide
awake. ITS because he thinks you
look like me. | tell you. Trana," said
Tant' Sannie. 1.-The man is mad with
love OF me- | told him the other night
couldn't marry till EN- was IL or
Ia lose all the sheep her father left
me- And he talked about Jacob work.
ing seven years and seven years again
for his wife. and of course he meant
me-" said Tant' Sannie pompousiy.
"But he won't get me 80 easily tx hp
thinks He'll have to ask moro than
once"
"Ohw said Trana. who was q lump.
lsh girl and not much given to talking.
but presently she added. aunt. why
does the Englishman always knock
against person when he passes
thcmT'
That's because you are always in
the way" said Tant' Sannie.
But. aunt" said Trana presently. Il
think he is very ugly"
"Phughl'' said rant' Sannie. cts
only because we're not accustomed 70
such noses In this country. In his coun
try. ne says all the people have sucl
noses. and the rcddcr your nose is the
higher YOU are. He's Of the family OF
the Queen Victoria. you know" said
lTant' Sannie. Weakening up with hen
subject. "and he doesn't think any
thing Of governors and church elders
and such people. They are nothing Il
him. When his aunt with the dropsy
dies, he'll have money enough to buy
all the farms IN this district"
"Oh" said Trana, That certainly
made a difference.
yes" said Tant' Sannle, "and he's
only fl, though you'd take him TO b'
60. and lac told me last night the rea
reason of his badness
Tant Sannie then proceeded 20 relate
how, ut IS years Of age. Bonapart'
had courtcd fair young lady; how
deadly rival, Jealous OF hiss yerdan
locks, his golden flowing hair. had
with n damnablc and lnsinuatng de
ception, made him a present or a 20
OF pomatum; how, applying II In III
evening. on rising In the morning Ia
found his pillow strewn with the gold
en- locks and. looking into the glass
beheld the shining and smooth expans
which henceforth he must bear. TIL
few remaining hairs were turned TO
silyery Wilderness, and the young lad.
marrIcd his rival