Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-10
I'm HERE TO STAY"
so COLLEGE MAN WRITES FROM
KANSAS TO HIS CiiUM,
Amateu, rarm Han. Satisfied That
There Is Nothing wrong With the
SunfIower state-tie Lot Fallen in
Pleasant PiaSes,

Arrived in "a: sas With the other
boys safe ana : .UsiG after our long
ride. Surrounded " mob of farm
CTS as soon as We landed. | engaged
with husky individual named Su6-
zen. He has beard like Esmeralda's
goat. 1t was the beard that caught
ne. The farms here are immense, but
The scenery is distressingly monoto,
nous. n. B.-There is no scenery
Sugden lives in roomy farmhouse.
with most OF the fittings OF ciTiliza
tion-including very pretty daugh
Ter.
"! have found out that the old man
is rich. cans just remember how
many bushels of corn and wheat and
cons OF hay he totals up bu. It's
enough TO make your eyes bulge,
Took my first lesson Ia Kansas
field sports. Pitching hay is a little
different from pitching baseball, and
don't find that throwing the hammer
or tossing the shot helps me here to
ally marked extent But Papa Sug
den likes the looks OF my muscles, and
I'm glad I've kept myself in cond.
ton
"To-day the Old man wanted to send
3 message to the house-We were a
full mile away on what he calls his
south section-and | said I'd go Back
tO-day?' laughs the foreman. | don't
like the foreman-he has an exagger
ated idea OF his ability as humorist.
Back in eleven minutes said Hon
est" cried the old man, and he pulled
out his big silver watch. l nodded
and was OFF On steady lope. Luck
iiy the shoes had on we're moderate.
ly light and the road was new and
sprlngy. When | reached the house
there sat the pretty girl on the porch
in big easy chair, with another
easy chair beside her. And there was
a little table with pitcher and
glasses-lemonade, | guess. called
out my message as | whirled abou.
and started back. What's your hur.
ry?' she cried in such a pretty voice.
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 road
side 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 sure the old man favors me. The
daughter is remarkably pretty. III
bet she's bright, too.
Were getting acquainted. l met
her this NOR ming. Wellesley! she
said. Harvard, said l. 'Sing?' said
she. Yes, said l Porch said she
Sure said l.
Eve had 6 charming time on the
porch last evening. She had the pi-
ano-and it's a very good piano
drawn up to one OF the long winds and
sat outside and played. | sang all
the college songs I knew-and some
scarcely knew-and the old man him
self came out and applauded. To
morrow night again?' / whispered. II
you like she answered. But aren't
you very tired after the haying? l
laughed. This rests me- l answered.
Besides, l believe in making hay
while the sun shines l guess she
knew what meant although it was.
at very clear.
Il know I'm goins to like Kansas
Her name is Sadie-and she lets me
cali her by it.
Sadie has said that I could ask her
father-and she didn't teen the least
bit worried when she said it.
Il have asked him. He stroked his
beard and said, But We don't know
anything about you l told him
would write at once for a recommen.
dation. He said he noticed that when
! said I'd run the two miles in eleven
minutes, did it, and he guessed il
said was all right ! could prove it
and, anyhow. Sadie always had her
own way So we shook hands. He's
Q fine old man.
"Th ere's nothing the matter with
Kansas. I'm here to stay."-Cleveland