Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
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SSzszT -zs.zz called, until he started to school. The school teacher asked him his name, and being very bashful he had answered her in a very low tone. Three times he repeated it and when the young teacher finally understood, she looked at him tho-ghtfully for a moment, then wrote sle name down.
 But his s-hoolmates would have none of 1t: and three days later had re- chtistened this snub-nosed red-cheeked hoy. And his name was Barndoor. Even the teacher called him by that name finally, though his mother and grandmother made special calls at the schoolhouse to argue the matter. Byron Theodore fought with some of the boys near his own size, but finally found cgs1t he must kneel to the in- evitable.
 When the subject of Bayndoor's mar l riage was brought up, there was a dis | turbance in the Lonsberry family. But finally, finding the young man So de- 1 termined, and that Grandmother Beck was upholding him, they gave in- There | was no objection. especially to Libby. Barndoor's youthfulness and lack of worldly goods were the stumbling ! blocks.
 l But Grandmother Beck assured her
 daughter and son-in- law that if nothing happened, BaEndoor would get older.
 And, as for the other objection, she
 produced a certain gray sock, which contained more than they had sup
 posed.
 She counted part of it out carefully and one fine day she went to Five Points, where she purchased good | cook stove and some kitchen uter-sils, a table and some chairs.
 They. ressurrected an old fashioned
 bed hung some curtains and Libby, ] with her own hands, scrubbed floors
 and woodwork until they were clean in deed. What if the floors were bare!
 They were clean and cool. And this
 was only spring. A carpet could be
 made before winter set in
 Then, one sunshiny day, between
 milking times, the "Baptis' minister came to the Lonsberry home and per
 formed a marriage ceremony. And
 every one was merry and gay, and a
 dinner was served in great style, a
 dinner which the "Baptis'" minister did
 not soon forget a. grandmother helped prepare it, and she had been known as the best cook in the country. Nor had
 she forgotten how, and, being happy and wishing to make others so, she fairly outdid herself that day.
 When the dinner was over Libby eX-
 changed her vnite dress for q dark calico one, and fell to washing dishes with vim. T-iere is little time to waste
 on a dairy farm. But she sang as she worked.
 Barndoor watched her fit about for a | time, then went to do the chores. He was happy, very happy. When he saw Libby run along the orchard , path to their own little nest, he was
 happier still. But there was something ! lacking. Weren't things little prosy
 Too matter of fact?
 It worried him and he ceased tC whistle and went about his work alb sent-mfndedIy. Finally his brow cleared he gave a whoop which scared a flocl
 of hens. clean out of their wits, thnev ? his hat high in the air, and went into . the shed.
 9 He drew the dairy wagon to th' . barnyard pump and scrubbed it thor oughly, inside and out. The nam' t 'CFerndaIe Dairy stood out in bold re { lief, and Barndoor eyed it admiringly- s The next morning he rose and hur . ried to the milking sheds; His fathe