Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-16

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an Mis- Calkins was with Lafayette
Cook when he took a notion o. beauin'
Sadie Calkins. l lOok to see Carrie
Wilson comm inter town ridin' on the
hounds of a lumber wager an totin'
her WI wood for the cool stove inside
of a e a or two. l like to see a Teller
sweat afore he gifts the gal he wants,
b'gosh."
Most of 'em do, an then they find
u it wus some other kline they want
ed" said the storekeeper feelingly.
eff 1srul Calkins booted LATE Cook
he's got more spunk n / give him credit
fer" said Parsons. "Isrul amt knee
high to a pint err cider an Lafe's right
smart of a man."
Il didn't say he booted him." said
Hancock. II wouldn't undertake ter
boot Lafe m'self-not unless i got mad
enough. When I git mad enough I'll do
most anythin'. No, Isrul ;lidn't make
no breaks O. that sort. Him an Mis-
Calkins was both as pleasant as a bas-
ket O. chips. 1t a Come right in,
LATE. Set down an make y'self to
home. Sadie, take a dish an go down
cellar In bring up some o. them eatin'
apples
Flows Your nav a-gittin' along
with her termatter kethcup, Lafe?' Mis-
Calkins nd ask him.
Then Sadie'd come up with the ap-
pies an the OF folks 'ud gas about
Lone Walkers corn an the Hereford
bull Cal Ripley had shipped IL from
the Smithers stock farm an the new
schoolma'am at deestriek 2 am the
county bridge over Little Ta-kio an all
the news there was a-goin' an LATED
set there an say 'Yes'm,' an Nom an
low mabbe it WIS so or mabbe it
wusn't an couldn't skarsly git a look at
Sadie, let be a word with her, an she
wus one O the quiet, shy hind same's
LATE was an hadn't got nothin' ter say
neither.
Long erbout 8 o'clock OF Isrul'd
stretch out his arms an say, 'Ho-yo-o,
hum, ha! Gosh. but the nights is git
tin short! You, Sadie, you'd better be
climbin' fer bed. o won't be SO pesky
ankshus ter git out Of it N the morn
in. Hayuh him.
..Sadie'd climb. In after a while
Lated git up and reckon he'd have to
be goin'.
ut went on that way for the best
part of a year. LATE wasn't well
enough acquainted with the gal SOS he
could say anythin' much more'n howdy
when he did git a chance to see her by
accident, she bein' shy an him bein'
shy. When they started up the lycer-
yerm in the winter he did get up spunk
enough ter say he'd like ter take Sadie.
That's real clever of you, Lafe,'
says the OF woman. She'll be real
tickled to go-won't you, Sadiel'
"sYes'm,' says Sadie, hangin' her
head.
~ would, too says the OF lady.
.Isrul never did banker after such
doin's, but there hain't nothin' ter pre-
rent him stayin' to home. Bring the
surrey. LATE, if you'd jest as soon
go there wasn't no way out of it
that LATE could see but ter take the OF
lady along. too. That sorter d~iscour-
aged him an although it came on good
sieighing later he didn't dare to ask
Sadie ter go out with him IN his cutter
fer fear Mrs. Calkins nd want to come
too, an he'd halter set on her-iap an
drive. Fin'ly him an Sadie come to an
understandin'. That wus the mex sum
mer. after he'd walked the OF woman
all about the grounds at the county fair
tryin' to tire her put. She hung on as
long as she could IN hen b seen
Sadie WIS PUN dead on her feet an
she lowed she'd set With the gal till