The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-17

on as tho they'd like to mix in. I'd al
could make injin cakes, and the way !
could slick 'em over with molasses and
put EN- away, wasn't nothin' to nobody:
somethin' nice. | was up to the hub in
love, and was goin' in for her like loco
Well. things went on. this way a spell.
till she thought she had me tight enough;
then she began to show of independent
like: I'd go to meetin'. and then there
she'd cum out she'd screak Off with an
other chap and leave me suckin' my fingers
at the door Yes and she kept Gpttn
cared nothin' about me no more-none
whatsomdever. ! got considerable riled
and thought I might as well come to the
So down went to have it out with her.
There was hui grist of fellers there;
then She got tailsinn' ali manner Of non,
sense said nothin to me, and darned little
of that. l tried to keep my dander down,
as though I'd had pse pin in my trousers
sweat as IL I'd been a-thrashin; my col
lar hung down jest as though 1t was hung
over my stock to dry. couldn't stand 1t,
so cleared out as soon as l could, for l
see it was no use tryin' to say nothin' to
her. l went straight to bed and thought
the matter over spell.
Thinks l, that gals. jest. a-tryin' me;
faint no use of her .playin' possum. III
take the kink out of her. If don't fetch
sage meat. I've hearn tell of a boy that
got to school late wonce, and the master
oS ana sleepy ss sys the T Soy ksp
so everlastin slippy, couldn't get along no
how; every, step l took forwards l went
t'other way" Now, that's jest my case.
I've been a-puttin' after that gal a, con-
siderable time; now thinks III go tother
slight her What's SAGE for the goose is
SAGE for. the gander,
Next Sunday n 81 sIicEed SEE myself e'e up, o and
due say when git my fixin's on | take
the coat-tail off of any specimen OF human
time off I puts to Ethan Dodge's. Pa:
thence Dodge was as nice a gal as you'll
see twixt here and and yonder any more than
Massey used to go to see her He was a
clever. Teller, but he was dreadful jellus.
Well. I went to meetin with Patience,
eyes on her till arter meetin'. She had a
Teller with her what had blazin' red
head and legs like pair of compasses.
a Thanksgivin' dinner. ! know'd who she
was thinkin' about, and it wasn't the chap
with the red head, nather. Well kept
boeing Patience about spell. and kept
my eye on Nance to see how the. cat was
jumpin'.
she did, and looked rather solemcoly.
She'd give her two eyes to kiss and make
up. kept it up til l like to got In a mess
goin' arter her for good, and got as proud
as a lame turkey.
One. day Eph. cum down to our place.
lookin' as wrathy as a malicious oscifer on
Look here. Seth Stokes" says he. jest
as loud. as a, clap of thunder. I'll be
"Holio!" says 1, whats broker"
why" says he. IT cum down to git sat
isfaction about Patience Dodge; here I've
been courtin her ever since last grass and
she was jest as good as mine till you got
goin' arter her, and now can't touch her
I'm I'm" goin IT to stand Et it, it., anu " van
YOU w tak About Sot safa
nothin' for you to get woolfy about. If the
gals taken a lilSin' to me, faint my fault
her fault. az and If We've taken a liRin' to one
another, faint your fault; but 1 amt so
almighty taken with her.you may have
W %rath hSr . %s 30 not hin na'" ~ " 81
Well. now. thinks |, it's my time to look
arter Nance. Next day down / went; and
saaire was WAS n She Sns said he want Cause,
says (makin' bleeve all the time). cause,
says l, our colts sprained his foot and
cum down to see il he won't lend me his
She sad she he better dswn SIT
heart felt dreadful queer all around the
edges. and arter a while says Are you
goin down to Bets Martins quiltin'?"
Said she didn't know for sartain. Are
you goin'?''
Sed I-reckoned / would
SEES she. II spose you'll take Patience
Dodge?"
/ said I mout, and then agin moutent.
SEES she. II hearn tell you're goin' to git
SEES I, st shouldn't wonder a bit; Pa
thence is a nice gal" says /.
Tell you what that brought the tears.
Ses l. Maybe she'll ak you to be brides
maid" and with that she riz right up and
/ swow her face looked jest as red as
billed beet.