News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-01-11
AT JUN e
III til N G
By Martha
Observation-Disclosures
Copyright, 1901, bu, s. S. Mcclure Co.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1auuGI Vi an OIdClS lOWdIu LIS IAACc
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 shos 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 totem double an tribble, eff
he could help it. Must be Jim Polk
DAY can't afford nothin else."'
81 never let on ter her that l minded
whit she said. l told her: ooh, yes;
XII git you er hack! I'm wore plum ter
er FRAGILE totem babies on err pillow.
been at it now twenty years-eben.'
An so-an' so-thar ye air. An thar's
the hack"
He had begun with something of jul
dicial calm. He ended almost abjectly
apologize. "The hack" roomy, leath-
er 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 it. He was fifteen and call
ed Attacks for short. Notwithstanding
there were still plenty of mudholes in
the big road the hack had come from
town, a matter of twelve miles, with
out getting a single splash upon its
shiny wheels. Attacks looked down at
them with q grin of shamefaced 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
sQuipage without spot or blemish.
Joe Poole, the neighborhood wag,
scrambled from his saddle to the seat
beside Attacks 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 er jouncer!'
"Shet up, Joe. Them springs amt
mare mite too strong. RiccOlect Miss
Sarah weighs some herself Then
thar's err whole passed. er children ter
ILL up cracks an crevices"- Gray Woo
ten began.
Not ter name the pullets, eh,
Peeny 2" Joe interrupted, with Il wicked
look at 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
totein' babies on pliers an that sort O
thing We ali know he's done got so
ased ter that it gives him err crick in
his off shoulder ter ride long without
one But sence his two oldest has
growed up, the prutticst big gals in the
county. nobody CANT blame him fer
wantin ter keep em right under the
ole hens Wings
Miss Sarah's husband laughed easily
You go pesterin' her chicks an you Il
and out" he said. She's got mighty
feelin' heart. Miss Sarah has, fer any
ching little an weakly"
~Ho, no, no! Then you're 'lected
Teeny Weakly" Joe roared through a
gale of laughing. "Lordy, but doa't |
wish | WIS YOU"
you'll wish you were somebody
Ase'n yourself in short EFF you don't
femme lone" Tecuy retorteI. his face
an apoplectic 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 sensi-
tive Joe, who was understood and
something fahby, automatically shift
ed ground.
Il never meant no harm by tellin' the
gospel truth" he said. You all know
it is the truth. But eff l had old man
Anderson's passed Id never spend one
Ave cents fer nothin' ter hau! EN-
FOUND in"
"Anderson's gals air Sinful ugly"
Gray admitted iudicially.
An sinfullor many" Joe added
give full grown an the two twins
Early fryin' size. Teeny, you been
keepin' the path hot ter An2crson's
ever sence Christmas. Tell us, ngw-
its all between friends-which air We
Bettin' up to? Nirginia-Tennessee. Car.
Slina-TeXas err kansas-Nebraska? 2"
None of EN-" Teeny said. squaring
his shoulders impatiently. For "a year
past he had been fathoms deep in love
with Rowena Day. Jim Folks second
daughter.
Teeny had made no condolences, but
Joe knew pretty well how the land lay.
He had further shrewd idea as to
Teeny's plans for the June meeting,
which lay three weeks ahead His
eyes twinkled with merry malice as he
retorted: "Lemme tell We before l fer
get. | promised EN- last night you
an med take 'em ter June meetin'."
Jim Polk smiled. then frOwned slight
.. cleared his throat and said: Much
as we all laugh at EN-, boys. them An
derson gals is kinder pitiful. | know
they hate ter 90 two on er horse. Now.
June meet,n day thar'l be three good
horses an sidesaddles doin' nothin'
ap at my house. You, Joe an Teeny.
come by an git 'em for the AndersOns
'7thout sayin' er word. Try, too, ter git
three-four more boys, so the whole
gang can have er beau apiece
"Lordy! Jim Polk, you must wanter
start err revival right thar in the big