Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-05
"I'M HERE TO STAY"
50 COLLEGE MAN WRITES FROM
KANSAS TO HIS chUM.
Amateur Farm Hand Satisfied That
There IL Nothing Wrong With the
Sunfiower State-His Lot Fallen In
Pleasant Places.


Boys safe and sound after our long
ride. Surrounded by mob Of farm
ers as soon as we landed. I engaged
with husky individual named Sua-
.:e1. He has beard like Esmeralda's
goat. 1t was the beard that caught
me. 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 civiliza
tion-including a very pretty daugh
ter
Il have found out that the old man
is rich. / can't just remember how
many bushels of corn and wheat and
tons of hay he totals up, b.. it's
enough to make your eyes bulge.
Took my first lesson in 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
any marked extent But Papa Sug
den likes the looks Of my muscles, and
I'm glad I've kept myself in eord:
ton.
To-day the old man wanted to send
a. message to the house-we were
full mile away on what he calls his
south section-and | said I'd go. Bach
to-day? laughs the foreman. | don't
like the fOreman-he has an eXag.er
ated idea of his ability as a humorist
Back in eleven minutes, said. Her.
est?' cried the old man, and he pulled
out his big silver watch. l nodded
and was off on steady lope. Luck
lily the shoes | had on were moderate
ly light and the road was new and
sprlngy. When l reached the house
there sat the pretty girl on the porch
in big easy chair, with another
easy chair beside her. And there was
little table with pitcher and
glasses-lemonade, I guess. l called
out my message as l whirled aboHa
and started back. What's your hur
ry?' she cried in such pretty voice
I 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, Cdll0u Tue OlU mdH aS Q0
snapped his big watch.
I'm beginning to like tho work and
I'm sure the old man favors me. The
daughter is remarkably pretty. I'll
bet she's bright, too.
We're getting acquainted. met
her this NOR ming. 'Wellesley!' she
said. Harvard said l. 'Sing?' said
she. Yes said Porch. said she
Sure said l.
I'VE had charming time on the
porch last evening. She had the pi.
ano-and it's very good piano
drawn up to one Of the long winds and
sat outside and played. l sang all
the college songs I knew--and some I
scarcely knew-and the old man him
self came out and applauded. To
morrow night again? l whispered. IL
you like, she answered. But aren't
you very tired after the haying?' l
laughed. This rests me- answered.
Besides, { believe in making hay
while tho sun Shines l guess she
knew what l meant although 1t was.
n't very clear.
II know I'm going to like Kansas
Her name is Sadie-and she lets ma
call her by it.
Sadie has said that could ask her
father-and she didn't seem the least
bit worried when she said it.
Il have asked him. He strehed his
beard and said, But we don't know
anything about you l told him !
would write at once for recommen>
dation. He said he noticed that when
I said I'd run the two miles in eleven
minutes, l did it, and he guessed II l
said was all right l could prove it
and, anyhow. Sadie always had her
own way. So we shook hands. He's
q fine old man.
There's nothing the matter with
Kansas. I'm here to stay."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.