The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-02
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BY JANfES NOEL pHNsoN.

By JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.
Copyright. 1909. by Daily story Pub. Co.,
have hseu spending bit Of the
tOrrid season with my friend Judge
Thomas Marshall Blackenham Of Ty.
CART Greek. Kentucky.
After dinner to-day the Judge led the
way to the broad veranda. The Judge
poncerousiy seated himself in a shrek.
ing rustic rocking-chair, threw his
tat right leg across the left, pushed
backward and rested a chunky fist
lthat held the handle of palm leaf
on the center of his protuberant girth.
Soon through the heated silence
came the imperious voice Of hrs.
1lackenham:
do all that over again, my lady! I
cav you s0use plate in the water.
turn II over o time or two, give it
clap and q swipe with the drying rag
and dismiss It. Do it all over again. .
That's tough on Lille, hot as it is.
but there is no help for it," spoke the
Judge In smiling sympathy; .'her
mother would never abate one jot or
title Of her stringent housewifery ex-
actions"
what wonderfully lucky man you
are, judge" said, with the frank
freedom Of intimacy. I'm your wife
the beautiful and practical ha~e met in
Harmonious union. How could you,
with your careless habits, ever win
woman OF such punctilious precise
hess?"
The Judge rolled his sunset face over
toward me. He affected Indignation.
what do you mean, sun? While prob
ably am no prize beauty now, I was
the Lochinvar OF this state. was the
glass Of gallantry. the beau ideal, the
tossing blossom OF Kentucky chilvalry.
sub! Twas her was a lucky woman,
sub: yes. sub. though at one time. sub,
she didn't have the prcpah apprecia-
ton OF 1t, probably"
"She was the reverse Of practical.
too, when she was young. sub. She
bad gone to sc 90 at Lexington q few
terms, and when she returned her lit
tie brown head fairly swarmcd with
romantic ideas. dishrag in her
white hands then would have seemed
qefilement. Though rich in all the al
mring grace of manner and physical
attributes of perfect femi1inity. she
seemed to possess no inclination for
the sterrer Sex. We young fellows in
fine community Who aspired to hold
Heads on level with hers were great
y nonplused at her frigid bearing. We
couldn't believe she was a born man.
Aater. Her glowing lips. her pink
mantled cheeks. her sparkling blue
eyes. her form filling all the rules Of
perfect symmetry, her step light as IL
she trod an unpalpable substance. all
eonspired to resent such . charge.
But she gave scant attention to US,
tell you.
tom Baker bought span Of f1ne
bay horses and buggy to macth.
Every day be would dash by her house.
his grand steeds shifting the hard road
with rapid. ringing hoofs. his buggy
Fheels richly humming. the black tip
Watching and throwing sunlight at
Rvery motion. Twas all vanity and
texation. She scarcely gave his snowy
equipage q glance. or If she did deiyn
look II was to wonder why a young
man Of his lean means should incur so
much expense to advertise himself
fool. He soon sold his rig at half
price and left for Frankfort. where DO
q now q popular saloonkeeper.
Nit Tu: ner DO ct suit e.; - YES
On q credit-worth seventy-ive dol
lars. The next Sunday when he
thought she was badly in need OF his
company home. she told him Ter ps
gas all the company she required He
Is now restaurant kee2e- Chicaeo.
John Do Laney, knowing h,r to be
church member. thought the short
cut to her heart was the ministerial
path. Accordingly he went to Cincin-
natl. and for six months gorged his
mind on theology. He retu ned with
2 smooth face. an affectedly meek. bur
Eithal. SUPERIOR cler.cai smile. long
tailed. black coat and a nicely gotten
up parson voice. He made an appoint
ament to preach. but 10 thor~' the
6ouee was damned by curious
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