Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-17

'Irlyt ELL, We see, IL was sOfleF ILllb
M wayne needed that hack
H bad" Jim Polk Day said,
nodding his head after the
manner OF an oracle toward his three
mounted neighbors. Miss Sarah, she's
done been tellin' me so all the
year. Jim Polk Day. says she, you
may talk tell the cows come home an
tell folks you've no need ter take the
bankrupt law, but sho's you're knee
high ter er grasshopper they'll say be-
hind your back: Man wouldn't go
round with his family a-horseback, ev-
cry beast toteln' double an tribble, eff
he could help It. Must be Jim Polk
Day can't afford nothin' else"
II never let on ter her that | minded
whut she said. | told her: oh, yes;
I'll git you er hack! I'm wore plum ter
err FRAGILE totem babies on er pillow !
been at 1t now twenty years-eben.'
An so-an' so-thar ye air. An thar's
the hack"
He had begun with something of Ju-
dicIal calm. He ended almost abjectly
apologize "The hack" roomy, leath-
or curtained vehicle, drawn by a span
Of spanking grays, had halted in the
middle of the road ten yards behind.
Jim Folks eldest son, Andrew jack
son, drove 1t. He was fifteen and call
ed Attacks for short. Notwithstanding
there We're still plenty of mudholes in
the big road, the hack had come from
town, d matter of twelve miles, with
out getting single splash upon Its
shiny wheels. Attacks looked down ut
them with grin OF shamcfaced pride.
Silently, in uncouth boyish fashion he
loved his mother and his blooming elder
sisters. He wanted them to be daz-
zled and delighted by sight Of the new
equlpage without spot or blemish.
Joe Poole, the neighborhood wag,
scrambled from his saddle to the seat
beside A-.Incks and began jumping up
and down. The new springs rebound
ed so strongly he pretended to catch
his breath as he said, "Lordy, but she's
or bouncer an or jouncerW
"Shet up, Joel Them springs amt
mare mite too strong. Riccolect Miss
Sarah weighs some herself. Then
thar's or whole passed. er children ter
nll up cracks an crevices''- Gray Woo
ten began.
mot ter name the pullets, eh,
Teenyr Joe interrupted, with wicked
look ut the youngest OF the three, who
had said nothing. Teeny flushed to the
roots of his fair hair. That made Joe
laugh more than ever. Holding his
sides, he scattered down from the hack
and leaned against his horse as he ran
on IN pretended aside: Boys don't you
believe mare word Jim Polk says erbout
totem babies on pliers an that sort o
thing. We all know he's done got so
used ter that 1t gives him er crick In
his off shoulder ter ride long without
one. But sence his two Oldest has
growcd up the pruttiest big gals In the
county, nobody CANT blame him fer
wantin' ter keep 'em right under Me
ole hens wings"
Miss Sarah's husband laughed easily
"You go pesterln her chicks an you'A
find out" he said. "She's got mighty
feelln' heart, Miss Sarah has, fer any
thing little an weakly"
"Ho. no, hol Then you're 'lected
Teeny Weaklyr Joe roared through
gale of laughing. "Lordy, but don't
wish l wus you'll"
you'll wish you were somebody
else'n yourself in short Of you don't
lemme lone" Teeny retorted, his face
an apoplectlc crimson. He stood six
feet two In stocking and was the best
shot and wrestler In the county. The
ridiculous contrast between his name
and himself made him specially sensl-
tive. Joe, who was understood and
something tlabby. automatically shift
ed ground.
81 never meant no harm by tcllln' the
gospel TRUTH" he said. You all know
II Is the truth. But eff had old man
Anderson's passed. I'd never spend one
Ave cents fer nothln' ter haul 'em
round In"
"Andersons gals air sinful ugly"
Gray admitted judiclally,
"An' sinfuller many" Joe added.
give full grown an the two twins
fairly rryln' size. Teeny, you been
keepln the path hot ter Andersons
ever sence Christmas. Tell us, now
It's all between frlends-N mich air ye
settin' up TOT Virginia Tennessee, Car
olina-Texas or Kansas NebraskaW
"None of EN-" Tecuy said, squaring
his shoulders impatiently. For a year
past he had been fathoms deep In love
with Rowena Day, Jim Folks second
daughter.
Tceny had made no condolences, but
Joe knew pretty we'll how the land lay.
He had further Il shrewd idea rs to
Teeny's plans for the June meeting
which lay three weeks ahead His
eyes twinkled with merry malice as he
retorted; "Lemme tell 20 before fer
get promised EN- last night you
an med take EN- ter June meetin'."
jim Polk smiled. then frowned slight
ly, cleared his throat and said: Much
as we all hugh ut EN-, boys, them An
derson gals is kinder pltlful. | know
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