River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-07-26

suspect, a tremendous trafflc or DoyS
come afther her.
But it's little encouragement they
got from Liza Jane; she considered
coortin a ridiculous waste of time
that pair of tomfools, only, might
engage in; an as for marryin' the
most Of the lads that presented them
selves, she said she wouldn't make
dishclouts of them, to wipe a pot.
This, l say, she thought of most OF
the neighbor boys, but not of all.
There was one, Andy McClarnin, or
Bab's Andy, as he was better known,
by raison, as his fathers name was
Bah Anyway, this Bab's Andy
was no eyesore to Liza Jane, for
he had a fine farm that fed five
milch-cows, an give him ten head Of
stock TO sell off every harvest; his
father, poor man, was five years dead.
An Liza Jane Bohunnan saw that,
all things considered, she couldn't
get, an wouldn't ask for, better or
q warmer sittin'-down than Bab's
iAndy's. An accordin'ly she made up
her mind that she'd marry Bab's Andy
in case the boy was anyways mid
dim willin'
At the tail-end o. four years coort-
ship Liza Jane begun to be not too
plaised with proceedings. An fair
good raison, too, the poor girl had.
Mother" says she Of night when
both herself an her mother was sit
tin over the kitchen fire, 81 have let
him fool round me for long enough.
l mean," goes on she, Ito have him,
once an for all, make up his mind on
this matter whether he wants to
make a wife of me or mott mean
that he'll make it up, or I'll make it
up for him purity quick"
Brave woman We are, Liza Jane,
says the mother. says she.
AN on next Sunday night, too, he'll
make his decision"
"The jewel ye are, Liza janet"
An when, on the next Sunday night,
poor Andy, poor sowl, come ploddin'
to Liza James, it's little he suspected
the thraps that was laid down for him
to walk into.
"Are We all alone?" says he
my mother an Them" says she,
went one road an another, to see the
neighbors, an left me to myself"
Which," says Bab's Andy, says he,
was noways kindly Of them tor'st
ye."
Which" says Liza Jane, says she,
calm, an lookin steady into the fire,
was very, very good of them"
Good of them!" says Andy, says
he.
'TWas very, very good of them" says
she, "considerin' that they knew l
needed a quate hour to myself to dis
cuss in me mind very serious mat
term fact, l may say, an exthraor-
binary serious matter"
Babs Andy he was all taken aback,
an the face on him got lengthy at
onct, an he says. ooh! beg yer par
don, Liza Jane"
AN extraordinary serious matter
as / was sayin'," she went on, as cool
an calm, IAN one that wants good
deal Of elaboration; an one, more
over, that I'm MORTAL glad to have ye
here, to talk it over with ye.'
"Oh!" says Bab's Andy, says he,
settlin' himself to hear it, an lookin
pleased that he was to be consulted.
For" says she, Its such a matter
that there's only one man in the worP
could talk it over with-an' that's
you"
I'm proud" says Andy. I'm
proud to know it, Liza Jane"
For better, for worse" says she,
playin' a thrunp-card, "for richer. for
poorer, for good or for Ill"
Poor Andy, It seemed like dhraim
to him that he'd heard something like
them words somewhere or other afore,
but it puzzled him for minute to
mind what it was about. So he gave
it up, an remarked, Just so, Liza
Jane. Indeed, so?"
An then says she, For richer,
sayed, for poorer, for good or for i'll,
from this time henceforrid." Then
she waited a wee bit, to give him an
other chance-though if she'd waited
durin' the nine lives Of a cat it would
never get into Andy's skull. Andy
McClarnin," she says, don't We see
what I'm dhrivin' at?"
Poor Andy looked confused an
ashamed of himself, an says he:
Faith, an l don't, then, Liza, know
from Adam down what ye're dhrivin'
at, at all"
Il don't doubt it." says Liza Jane,
sevairly. We'll, will We understand
me when / say that I'm thinkin' had
best marry an settle down"
Troth. that was plain enough for
palin-post to understand. So it's very
little wondher that Bab's Andy did.
Marry" says she, AN settle down."
perfectly cool an calm. an never
seemin' to see Andy's raptures at all.
"An'," says she, Il was waitin', very
anxious, to have your opinion on it.
AN my opinion" says he, with his
head hangin', lis that though ye've
done many wise things in your life.
We never done anything wiser; an
for-for-myself-"
"Thanky, Andy" says she, snappin'
him up afore she'd let him go any
further. AN it was about time I'd
think of settlin', if I'm ever goin' to
settle"
Yes" says Andy.
An seem that have hundred
pounds at me back"
Eyes" says ANDY.
"A hundred pounds" says she, mot
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