Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Sadie Calkins. look to see Carrie
Wilson comm inter town ridin' on the
hounds of lumber wagon an totin'
her own wood for the cook stove inside
Of year or two. like to see Teller
sweat afore he gifts the gal he wants,
b'gosh."
Most of 'em do, an then they find
out It wus some other kind they want
ed" said the storekeeper feelingly.
If lsrul Calkins booted LATE Cook
he's got more spunk n give him credit
fer said Parsons. "Isrul amt knee
high to q pint er cider an Lafe's right
.smartsoRA MANI ss4 s,-'.'
didn't say he booted him.. said
&, Hancock. Il wouldn't undertake ter
boot LATE mself-not unless got mad
enough. When git mad enough I'll do
most anythin,. No. 1srul iidn't make
no breaks o. that sort. Him an Mis-
Calklns was both as pleasant as bias.
'fet o chips 1t was. Come right In,
Lafe. Set down an make y'seif to
home. Sadie, take a dish an go down
cellar an bring up some O. them eatIn'
apples
How's your nav a-gittin' along
with her termatter kethcup, LafeY Mis-
Calkins 'ud ask him.
.'Then .Sadie'd come up With the ap.
pies an the OIL folks 'ud gas about
Ionic Walkers corn an the Hereford
bull Cal Ripley had shipped In from
the Smithers stock farm an the new
schoolma'am at deestrick an the
county bridge over Little TarkIo an all
the news there was a-goln' an LATED
set there an say .Yes'm.' an .No'm,, an
low mabbe it wus so or mabbe 1t
wusn't an couldn't skarsly GIT look at
Sadie, let. be word with her, an she
wus one q the quiet, shy Kind same's
LATE was an hadn't got nothln' ter say
neither.
Long erbout 0 o'clock G" Isrurd
stretch out his arms an say, 'Ho.yo-o.
hum, ha! Gosh, but the nights is eit-
TIM short! You, Sadie. you'd better be
cllmbin' fer bed. You won't be SO pesky
ankshus ter git out of 1t IN the morn.
in. Hayuh him!'
.Sadie'd climb. an after a while
LATED git up and reckon he'd have to
be goin'.
at went on that way for the best
part of 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-
yermsin 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 OIL woman. She'll be real
tickled to go-won't you, SadieY
".Yes'm,' says Sadie. hangln' her
head.
81 would, too says the OF lady.
fIsrul never did banker after such
doin's, but there hain't nothin' ter pre-
vent him stayin' to home Bring the
surrey, Lafe, If you'd Jest as soon.'
$50 there wasn't no way out of 1t
that LATE could see but ter take the OF
lady along, too. That sorter disconr-
aged him an although it came on good
slelghing later he didn't dare to ask
Sadie ter 60 out with him in his cutter
Z fer fear Mrs. Calkins nd want to come
too, an he'd halter set on her lap 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 out. She hung on as
long as she could an then she seen
Sadie wus plum dead on her feet an
she lowed she'd set with the gal till
she got rested up. Just the same that
wus all the good 1t done him."
How'd they come to an understand
In, then?' asled Parsons.
Hancock stopped with his knife half
way through shaving of the single
and eyed his interrogation with supreme
contempt. Well" he went on, 1.-THE
mex time he got chance to say word
to her he says: 'Hain't never goin' ter
git ter see you. Sadie?'
why, you see me all the time she
says.
4'But I want to see you alone. says
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