The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-08

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ly yellow curls and put it in the letter
after Maud had sprinkled it with Berga.
mot hair oil. e.
dropped the letter into the post office
anu next morning, when l went for the
mail, | brought it to Uncle Jed.
VINO in nater's writin' to me on that
are pink envelope?" says he, putting on
his speeks and squirting at the letter.
sGo1l darn it! It's some of them pesky
h~orspittle women that want a donation,
r!else it's one of them club females that
wants me to vote for some old petticoat-
ed man for the legislator. Or mebbe
it's from some of them drafted hair re-
storef concerns that want me to try their
stuff for. bald heads! I'm a good mind
to put it right into the fire!"
Buthe didn't, He put it into his pocket
instead, and went off out to the wood
shed to read it alone. ?.
Maud and ], we skinned out after him,
n crept. up the stairs to the loft over
the shed, where the cracks is big and you
can look right down and see everything
that is going on.
"Gracious!' says Uncle Jed, as he sat
down on the saw horse, rugged his specks
firmly on his nose, and broke the seal
as If he expected the inside of the let
ter was full of dynamite, who can be
writing me a letter on such flnified pa
per? A motto at the top. too. Two
hearts stuck through with one arrer!
Highly respected and honored sir
Gee whillikins! If that don't beat the
Dutch! Pardon a humble and adoring
female'-wall, wall, I'll be jiggered!"
Here Uncle Jed got down to business
and read the letter through.
"a woman! and she wants me to take
her into my bosom. and meet her in Rob
inson's park. Wall, wall, Jehosephat
Jinks! | didn't suppose there was any
woman that thought of me that way.
Young and confiding, and gold %uncount-
ed Ell? POUNDS, why don't she count
it? Will l meet her? Well, | ruther
guess: Can't think who she is, unless
yes, I'll bet a cent that it's that rich city
boarder over to the Merrill house! I've
seen her lookin' at me when l drive up
with a load of cabbages. And she took
my picter with one of them blarsted
~crowdacks, too. Jenkins said so. Said
she wanted it for a specimen. Lordy! l
never thought she was in love with me.
Wall, Pm about tired of Twin with old
Higgins, and. being at his beck and call
day in and day out. Yes, lam. Gold I'M
counted, hey? I'll have a place of my
own, and a boss to drive, and a dog that
tho WOO IF hfc foil choJ1 ha r,irnI Voe
sir! Pm ruther a stylish looking man, OF
my age, and when I'm dressed up I can
hold my W with the best of EN-"
ooh, goodness" says Maud, examining
her handkerchief into her mouth, hold
me, Sam, or | shall exploded"
SSH" says l, well lose some of it If
we give way to our emotions"
Eyes" went on Uncle Jed, Cpl meet
her. and I'll do up that bosom business to
her satisfaction. Gracious! It's a long
spell since l Rugged a woman! I've most
forgot how it's done, but l guess I'll get
used to it with a little practice. I'll take
a double dose of %Stickney's Tonic Bit
tiers to brace me up"
Gee whizz!" says l to Maud, who'd
ever have thought that Uncle Jed would
have ketched on SC quick?"
Maud and I were in Robinson's park
by half past seven. We were awful
'fraid that Miss Virgins wouldn't show
up, but she was first on the ground.
Maud and I hid in a bunch of evergreens
close by the big elm. We could see real
well. She had the red rose in her
waist.
Pretty soon Uncle Jed appeared. He
had on his long-tailed surtout, and he
carried a cane and had his silk go-to-
meeting hat tilted back on his head. He
looked as clipper as a grasshopper.
Miss Virgins heard him coming. ooh,
Lordy!" says she, under her breath,
my fate at last! How shall I ever meet
him?"
And then she went slowly forward.
Isis that you, Mr.-Mr. J.?" says
she.
eyes. says Uncle Jed and is this
Miss-Miss W."
1T is says she, and then they both
stopped short and stared at each other.
ooh, my Lord of Love!" says Miss
Virgins, 'sit's-its-Jerry! Jerry Bent!
Oh, my soul and body!"
YES" says Uncle Jed; "and it's you.
Almiry! Almiry Virgins, by the jump
ing Judas!"
We'll. WE'LL says she.
wall, wall" says he.
Good gracious" whispered Maud, "Ill
bet ten cents that she's his old girl! Oh,t
Sam, amt we gone and done it,"
"Almiry," says Uncle Jed, 81 got a let
ter"
so did l." says Miss Virgins.
But I didn't write no letter." a
Uncle Jed.
Neither did I" says Miss Virgins.
"Jehosaphat!!" says Uncle Jed.
ooh, Lordyi" says Miss Virgins. as If
idea had struck her all Of a sudden;
"it's the first day of April, and some
body's been fooling us!"
mo, they anti" says Uncle Jed, with
emphasis. and he flung away his cane
and grabbed Miss Virgins round the
waist, and says he: Somebody's tried
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