Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-04-07

rising sun showed glittering in tho
brambies. blackbefries and luscious
dewberries half an long Us ones thumb
melting ripe to keep that very morn
ing's appointment. To go blackberry.
| ing late In the day was not to 60 black
berrying at all. but to hot and weary
search of rifled fields.
When the party trailed homeward
with heaped baskets they could see
along the ridge of the Sangamon
tents and camps Of farmers who had
come long distances to mill. Each man
was obliged to wait his turn to have
his grain ground. It was like fair.
Quot pitching, wrestling matches,
races and trading filed up the idle time.
Insensibly the season changed. Su-
mac leaves began to burn around scar
let fruit yelled in white, the oaks were
family tinted, and the first September
days had come.
Antywine's reading lessons at the
stone ended, for Lincoln was taking
up surveying and going out to distant
parts of the country, and Antywine was
to go with him as his chain-bearer.
Il put the book in my bundle" said
the. Canadian while he and Peggy were
bidding each other farewell at the
stone. "Sieur Abe will help me-"
Peggy's hand and feet became cold.
She felt as II autumn were driving the
the blood back upon her heart
"Viane Rutledge told at school the
other day that you are the best-lookinS
young man in New Salem"
Antywine expanded with satisfac-
ton. He always carried his chin up,
so that people called him high
headed.
81 am tall"
Don't you think viane Rutledge is
a pretty girl. Antywine?"
"Yes."
"Shes the prettiest girl that goes to
school. isn't she?"
yes"
Tears sprang into Peggy's eyes; she
winked them back, ashamed Of being
grieved.
But viane Rutledge is not good
reader" she honestly declared.
me, am not good reader, either"
observed Antywine.
>"You don't want to put yourself
alongside of viane Rutledge as a poor
reader" spoke Peggy, sharply-"do
your"
II don't know" returned Antywine,
with a teasing winsomeness specially
his own. He smiled on the landscape
and lifted his chin higher, look OF
concern replacing the smile.
why you cry. sweetheart"
my foot's tired" said Peggy, drying
her tears.
"You been trying to walk without
the crutch?'
"A little"
"Then carry you up to the house."
Il don't want you to. II Mahala
Cameron's brother was here he could
help you make a saddle and carry me.
He takes hold of hands with one OF
the Clary boys, and they lift me up
on the saddle and run with me when
we play Indian"
He have no business" exclaimed
Antywine, full of Indignation. They
will fall and hurt you!"
20, no, they won't. He is nice boy,
and has such red cheeks"
me, If / have those red cheeks /
strip the skin off my facet" said Anty-
wine, disguised. You like those red
cheeks, eh?"
well, l think they are about as
pretty as Viane Rutledge"
"viane Rutledge," spoke Antywine,
sincerely, "she not have that charm
like you, and those manners"
do you think am learning man
ners?"
"You have improve every day."
"Antywine, I've got the best apple
in my pocket! Don't you want bite
of it,
Ibid those Cameron boy give you
that applet"
NO
"You have it, then, from that Grove
Teller, who is behaved so bad the
master whip him?"
mo. Mahala gave it to me-"
"Then l will take some bite"
Peggy drew forth the apple and they
ate 1t together, feeling that their differ
ences were reconciled. 1t was their
parting meal, for food eaten at Sally's
board had no such taste as this.
Shickshack said nothing about Anty-
wines first serious undertaking of
civilized work. The boy until that
time had been nothing but a hunter.
Perhaps the Indian pondered on the
white mans influence. He set himself
to bring in plenty Of venison to dry
for winter, and an abundance of buck
skin to tan. His cabin was as good as
any in New Salem,
Shickshack held land in his reserva-
ton, as all his tribe held 1t, without
cultivating or improving an acre except
patches of maize and pumpkins. He
could not understand the white mans
greed for real estate when the prairies
were so free 10 all. The product Of his
labor consisted of peltries. These he
exchanged for the necessaries of simple
living.
Shickshack was not unmindful of
the change in his adopted child. He
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