The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24

Napoleon was still seated the wash-bench when
Pilander of the house, but the Of bust
did not deign notice him Air A'ayo's media
absorbing. for h. had allowed his
pipe to out something ne did not do unless undor
severe strain. For time after Mt. Baxter
had gone. there scratching mis- chin and drawing
absent mindedy the dead pipe. THEN he got put
his hat and of toward the village He bur
RED little. too-an almost unbelievable action.
lie walked down the main street, past the post
Office. past Mr.. BaxteTs real estate Office past Web
Saunders billiard saloon, until he came to the road
which led the shore Down this he turned and
stopped by the side Of tie road. This
where Abjah Cotton lived and Abijah himself
opened The in answer 10 Napoloon's knock
All the gossip in town. beginning with Matilda Bus
teed and ending with Mrs Jerry Burgess were sorry
FOR Abah Cotton. They all said they didn't see how
Bic Cotton made ter earn q Twin. As Miss Bus
teod fee'ingly put it:
SIT more eetle putterin irons in the FIRE and
they don't none 'em uawthin. Ieetle
mite OF yster hero and eetle mite crarDry
bog there and don eotle bit Of barrel cooprn' this
time er year ard leete spcck Of seauopin and sea
"iamn'in that trte year: Beats how he keeps
the porehouse"
As Abibih, being cIcse-nouthed aIout his affairs
tit to eughten Miss Busted the lady JADE
far to be beat the her natural life.
Hello. Nap said Allah. welcoming his caIler
Come in md down What's The matter: If
anybody bat YOU I should think rcd rurnin'."
Mr.. Mayo too full Of tho Importance OF his
to notice the slIc1su.
Bile Gotten he said. soI,mnly. Il want ter ask
sunthin important t. u,irllin OF marryin
Nj Cotton vas surprised. lie sat down in a chair
rather suddenly and wnisted.
vel ] snum. Nsp," nc said. after Il pause ''Thlt's
what the lawyers would call Ieadu' question.
What yer drviu JtG'
&c Ca all I've got say continued Napoleon
wa=rue his forcfnScr solepluly il ser be.
ter brace W and ask her. Fhiander Baxter
IN ter tho house p7priu the question himself
Who? Philan- Get OUT
Hon.st Lords truth, Herd him myself Said
she was likely and worker. that he
wanted her teri he
What cid sho s7y?' auxiolslv asked Mr.. Cotton.
Finally decided tliuk ove9 and write him yes
no ter-uieht."
Well well. Well swan ter man Abijah was
talking himself rather than Napoleon .Philander
Faxter! TAilander-that mean. misery old Huu,ph
be sUuthr' la this Ucrcn there looks
Then, after a pause Say, Nap he asked what
made yer spose thinlln' OF MARVIN Melissy?'
Why" said Napoleon. slowly. you ben a-conin'
her OF and FER four FIVE year now and /
thought yer might be thiukin keopin comply.
Course amt had experience myself, bein bachelor
but
T SEE. see Four er five year" musingly; that
does a long time Mebbe have been leetle mite
yer come down and told me. Nap. ledge Yer didn't
toIer'bie driver"
'Twan't that declared Mayo. reddenng. Il
don't care how hard driver Work don'r
Jest thought yer oughter have chance.
that's all"
well, I'm much obleeged ter yer. Carlate III step
up aud Melissy minute Reckon youn
long"
And Mt. Cotton hurried out, leaving his visitor
fellow he pleased.