The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-06
AN FASTENER IN KANSAS.

AN EAsTERNER IN KANSAS.
One o the best things evolved from
the Kansas harvest hand situation ap
peared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
It is as follows:
The Diary Of tiaymaker.
Arrived in Kansas with the othes
boys safe and sound after our long
ride. Surrounded by mob Of farmers
as soon as we landed engaged with
a husky Individual named Sugden. He
has beard like Esmeraldes goat. It
was the beard that caught me. The
farms here are immense, but the seen
cry is distressingly monotonous. ~ B.
There is no scenery. Sugden lives in
roomy farm house With most OF the
fittings Of ilization--including a very
pretty daughter
= have found out that the old man IS
rich. can't just remember how many
bushels Of corn and wheat and tons Of
hay he totals up. but it's enough to
make your eyes bulge.
Took my first lesson in Kansas
field sports. pitching hay is little
different from pitching a base ball
and | don't find that throwing the
hammer, or tossing the shot, helps me
hereto any marked extent. But Para
Sugden likes the looks Of my muscles,
and I'm glad I've kept myself in con
dition.
To-day the old man wanted to send
a message to the house-we were a
/ full mile away on what he calls his
south section-and said I'd go. Back
today?' laughs the foreman. don't
like the foreman-he has an exagger-
ated idea of his ability as a humorist.
Beck in eleven minutes, said. Hon
est?' cried the old man and he pulled
out his big silver watch. nodded and
was off on a stesdy lopc. Luckily the
shoes | had on were moderately light
and the road was new and sprlngy
When I reached the house there sat
the pretty girl ON the porch in a big
easy chair With another easy chair
beside her And there was a little
table with a pitcher and glasses-
lemonade, ! guess called out my
message as l whiriedabout and started
back What's your hurry?' she cried
in such pretty voice. l was never so
tempted But plugged ahead at my
old racing gait, and there was the
farmer and the foreman and all the
hands standing at the roadside waiting
for me Ten seconds to spare. called
the old man as he snapped his big
watch.
I'm beginning to like the work. and
I'm cure the old man favors me. The
daughter is remarkably pretty. ri
bet she's bright, too
We're getting acquainted met
her this morning wellesley. she
said. Harvard said l. sing?' said
she Yep, said l. Porch said she
Sure said l.
I'VE had a charming time on the
porch last evening She had the piano
and its a very good plano-drawn
up to one of the long windows and sat
outside and played sang all the
college songs knew-and some
scarcely knew-and the old man him
sell came Gus and applauded 'Tomor-
row night agein9 / whispered. II
you like she answered, but aren't
you very tired after the haying?
laughed. This rests me, I answered
Besides ! believe In making hay while
tho sun shines guess she knew
what J meant-altheugh it wasn't
very clear.
Il know I'm going to like Kansas
Her name is sadie-and she let's me
call her by il,
Sadie has said that could ask her
fatherand she didn't seem the least
bit worried when she said IL.
Il have asked him. He stroked his
beard and said Bat we don't know
anything about YOU. told him II
would write at ,mee for a recommen-
dalton He said he noticed that when
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