Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-06-11

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Copyright. 1906, bg Hopes SprGgus
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Miss Minnie Stacy. twenty years old.
had come out from the city to stay
win lII5EAbfie BA{Fh lht,SSpdtRs Dfbr
4 Sn9fhTftf 49FiRe4l1 lPfhS A 4ur-
ried trip TO England. 1t was the last bf
IlFIS9paryE IahIll HFfts Ras snow on the
FHHfd- II IHIUHB Il
The next farm to Aunt James was
the Rossiter place, and Mrs. Rossiter
ayas Hiso q widoS.z A+lhred imam uamee
EsIimt Williams plowed.5 plHiaeti4 and
,respnd7bon her,itWheB Jian heard that
city girl was stopping with Aunt
Jane he went over ito see ,bersfor, ihin N
iself.p Lie didn't stop 10 put:on. a.aclean
shirt to greassl and lamDblaak. ibis
shoes. He entered the house iInfithati
familiar way farmers have among
.tlqmselYesr and. when introduced to-
the visitor he, held out a hand as big as.
washboard and shook her small one
vlg0roilSlR-il 5=o-s afNazu
How are ye? Nice winter weather
were having" be ssqid7r.4 ,.si.s4 >.
The young lady of wealth. and social
standing tried to squelch him, but Jim
drew up his chair qpd spoke, Of spring
calves and kicking .GPys. ln A. WAY
meant to be highly entertalnlng He,
refused to be spuPb5ed, and he wouldn't
take a hint 4,
When the subject Of music was re-
ferred to be volunteered to sing a bali
lad or two, and when 10 O'clock came
he took his hat, held out his hand again.
and departed after! saying: O." Z F- o
GU swell. Minnie I don't iktio}w when
I've spent more interesting evening.
and it's all owing to you. Pm not one
of tiese7 Stuck DIP chaps. ff-rh jest plain
Jim Williams, and you'll find me d.
yard wide and 'aiisw0olreE itlRfee rms
run ia quite frequently and cheer YOU,
up" al
Miss Minnie, had many Criticisms to
make after the caller bad left apd as
serted II he came again he would get
setback to last him ali his life
Aunt Jane tried to soothe her ''On..
you mustn't mind our wayy titshete lns
the country iAs'Jim hhs' failen inssove
with you at first sight he Will 81
''W-h-astrl exclaimed sthe horri1edli
girl Ia,
Why couldn't YOU tel that be had
fallen in love with your, -
"Of course not! How dare he do such
a thingr' 81
81 don't see why you make such al
fuss bSer7 Il! If you don'r want to,I
MARI" him you cam say sos>When hsi
asks yeu.m t.ai D. Dna la.-.LAnt ~
When--IIml- M
got to thinking things over - .In
Williams" he, soliloquized. I'm, as
stout as a bull and have an appetite
like a horse I'm twenty --seevsen years
old and have 5000 in the bank. There |
amt no -iies on mt. Ahd7rm n good,
huff match for any gal that lives I'hll
In 1--we HyithA,MiHnie, Stacy T., tlohJ
know what sert iofna farmers wife |
she'd make. but I'm willing to take my |
chances. Wen take In, Niagara falls |
on our wedding trip, and il she wants 4
candy at 90 cents box she shall have !
It. IN give her a week TO sort O. get /
acquainted, and then til pop the dues
TOM dil. a.rl .I 5.sl nl=a"il
ut was nh settled in his mind when
he turned, overland went, to rsIeeh, and /
he saw no clouds on the horizon, as he
aIwoke in the morning, Thereafter, for
nine or ten nights he was o regular 7
caller at Aunt James house. II he saw4
Minnie he tiled to Interest her in \
snakes. mud turtles. frogs and other
OF farm lire and kdvshe In
teresting statistics Of how much hay ],
cow would. consume in, the winter
When Minnlee stuck 30 her room and
refused to come down he had Greehl
ing apples and other messages for her
and Continued to grow more deeply in
love. About the 1st or March the ma
pie sugar season opened! "1He fhaklng
Of the sngbT wis pHrt OF Jim's Spring
work. and from the first % sap he
sent the city girl some maple WAX. on
q clean. white maple CHIP. III Jst.nst T
The snow disappeared the spring
birds began to appear and the ground
vas getting dry underfoot when Min
tic sthrted out One afterhoon FOR a,
walk She Wandered over a field and
nto a piece of woods. hoping to End
he FIRST spring fOwerj and Of d sudden
ihe felt chills sweep over her aud ,Ithe ]
grew dark, 4 blizzard had
stolen upon the country as, softly as n
hicf IN the night. In her sudden alarmi
he Girl became turned around She
vas hurryfug Through tie woods whe en-, h
he Wind rose the slr inlled with snb w,
and she clutehetl the branch Ofiabuish
nd shrieked her alarm. iif- 90. Ions II,
She kept up Der shrieks for half. an
our and then sank down in q collapse. u
ihe DID not realize what was ,happenl @
NJ when Jim Williams came feeling
Us way through the storm, took her in j.