The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-08
FARMER SAM NULL
LONGS For A WIFE


to live alone. and lie returned 10
Shelbyyile to dHell ANA 20 find a
| suitable mate
He advertised far a wife, Offering
To share with the right party his
broad acres in shelby and Rush coan'
Ties, aud the houses he owns in Day
ton and other Ohio cities. lie sup
posed thai there would be no appli.
cants for at least week, and he
was even prepared to linger In sus.
pense month No wonder, then, he
was surprised when he received at
Dayton, O., where he had gone the
following telegram from close
friend in Shelbyville who was looking
after his matrimonial interests
Come home, Sam; good prospects
in sight
1t was enough to surprise and
elate any wife hunter. He telegraphed
back that he would come the first OF
the. week
Sam Null wears chin whiskers and
carries a bank account that Is well up
In figures. Admitting that he is &C,
he adds in the same breath; but
I'm as frisky as yearling colt. boys,
I've never been sick day in my
life, and III live 80 years if l live a
day" He wears tailor-made clothes
and an Alpine hat that has a fancy
band on it, His friends in Shelby
county tell him he is foxy And he
likes it,
Perhaps it isn't just the proper ca
per to be advertising for a wife" he
said the other day when he put the
advertisement in the local paper, but
what else can | do? I'm busy man
and | haven't got the time to be run
ming around over the country beg
ging first this woman and then that
to marry me- Besides, I'm not up o.,
this new fandangIed counting that you
read about in the Sunday papers
Take a man like myself who has
worked hard all his life and has been
faithful to one woman, and its out Of
the question I'd make d pretty mess
of it, wouldn't /? I'll try the news
papers every time | know there are
plenty OF widows and old maids right
here in Shelby county who would have
me ii they only knew that | was on
the hunt for a wife
Thereupon he left the newspaper Of
fee and prepared for brief visit in
Dayton O.
Mr. Null hadn't been oui ul The city
IN hour before Miss Bette Hopper
appeared at the newspaper Office in
answer TO the advertisement and Of
'ered herself as a candidate for the
legree OF Mrs. Null"
Her hair was parted in the middle |
and pasted down In her ears she /
wore earrings about the Size OF wal
luts Around her neck was a string /
IF massive beads Her carefully /
PRESSED black dress was battoned up I
he back and she wore congress" /
shoes. Altogether she impressed one I
Is being a nice lady who had had far
more experience with homework than /
With society She puckered mp her
mouth when she talked and smiled. I
when she was silent
I'm not a poor lone woman" she /
aid; Il have property that makes me
good living. But ! want to get nlSr.
led. If Sam Null really wants a good
wife who can cook him meals what
viii make his mouth water and Sow
uttons on his clothes, tell him I'm
he woman he's looking for"
Mr. Mulls confidential friend and
adviser was Immediately
snt Tor. He talked with Miss Hopper |
lie was almost cruel, he was so out
poken
Married or single?" he began.
Single but had a chance once It
'as in the summer OF 1880 that my in
ended sickencd and died He was a
lost noble
Never mind that, Miss Hopper;
our age"
Here she fumbled. but quickly re.
overed.
Between As and So"
Your parents livine?"
no. mamma'died in 1850, Just a
loEth before my betrothed"
How old was she when she died?"
In her seventy seventh year
Mull's friend gave a low whistle.
hen he took out a pencil and did
Jme quick figuring
She was about 50 years old when
on were born, eh?'
Miss Hopper nodded
I'm lay your case before Mr. Null ,
lst as soon as he comes back from
ayton. III do all can for you
Il wish yen would. said Miss Hop
Pr. arising to go There was real
lrnestness in her voice.
A Faithful Fire Horse. 9