Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
with you an didn't want no roy
nuther."

with you an didn't want no row
nuther."
The horses stopped to drink at a
clear stream Of water which ran across
the road on u bed of brown pebbles.
The brides were too tight to allow
them to lower their heads, so Alan
went out on the heavy tongue between
the pair and unfastened the reins.
When he had regained his seat, he told
the old man In detail all that had hap
pened at the dance ut the hotel, ending
with the advice he bad received from
Rayburn Miller.
II don't know about that" Abner
said. Maybe Miller could call halt
like that an go on like nothin' had hap
pened. l don't say he could nur
couldn't; but It's fool advice. You
mought miss It. an regret 1t to yore
dyin' day"
Alan looked ut him In some surprise,
He had hardly expected just that stand
on the part of a confirmed old bachelor
like his uncle. The old mans glance
swept dreamily over the green fields
on either side Of the road across which
the red rays of the setting sun were
streaming. Then he took a deep breath
and lowered the relns till they rested
on the backs of the horses.
my boy" he began, 'T'm good
mind to tell you some'n' that hain't
mentioned fer mighty nigh forty yeer.
l don't believe anything but my in
trust in that town gal an you would
make me bring 1t up. Huh! Ray Mil
Ter says you kin pass er over Jest as
ef you'd never seed FER, does he7 An
go on an pick an choose agin. Huh.
wasn't as old as you are by FIVE yeer
when the one I'm talkin' about passed
away, Jest week after me an herd
come to a understanding. I've seed
women. women. women. sence seed
'er corpse that day amongst all that
pile o wild flowers that old an young
fetched from the woods whar me an
'er used to walk, but eff 1 live to be as
old as that thar hill I'll never forget
my feelin'. I kin see 'er right now as
plain as did then, an sometimes my
heart aches as bad. 1 reckon you
know now why never got married.
Folks has poked lots o. fun ut me,
an I tuck it US 1t was intended. but a
lots o. times what they said made me
suffer simply awful. They've picked
out this un an that un, from spring
CHICKENS to hays o all ages, shapes an
sizes. but the very thought o. givin'
anybody her place made me sick. Thar
never was but one fer me. may be a
fool, but believe I was intended fer
her. Shucks! Sech skip abouts as
Miller may talk sech bosh as that, but
It's beca'se the Lord never give 'em the
glory o. the other thing.
1T larnt me the truth about the aft
er life. know thnr's time to come,
an a blessed one, ur the Lord never
would a give me that taste of It.
She's som'er's out O. harms way, an
when me N her meet I'll not. have q
wrinkle an I'll be able to walk as spry
an. hopeful us did when she was
heer. Thar ort to be punishment re-
served fer hard headed fools that sep
arate loyin' young folks beca'se one
ur tother hain't Jest so many dollars
tied i'm rag. Don't You listen to Mil
Ter. don't say you ort to plunge right
in an make the old man mad, but don't
give up. Eff she's what think she is,
an she sees you amt a-goin' to run
after no fresh face, she'll stick to you
like the bark on II tree. The whit won't
hurt nuther one Of you either. Ny
wait amt a-hurtin' me an yore'n won't
you Inever seed young woman