The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-28
BY w. BATES ADAMS

u pun BUoC-liG Ndoil I DullI VII AAlCot
lines. / refer again to Abijah Long.
Dave air cert'nly er mos deter
mined cuss-allers wuz. 1 reckerlec'
n day when he waTn't no higher'n
er barl, ole mar Bowers called him
an he SEE ter him, SEE he, Dave, yew
jest go up ter tn ten-acre an bring
in tn bull calf, an don't yer be er
lettin' Of him get erway frum ye an
go er tearin' all over creation, neither
So Dave he went up ter tn ten-acre
an omitted tn bull calf, which wuz
erbCut seven month old an some able.
But when Dave tried ter lead him tn
calf sud'nly concluded he warn't no
chariot ter be drug eroun'; lowed eff
he Wuz goin' ter be er part er that cir
Gus he'd ruther be N er tn prancin'
steeds at tn head er tn procession. In
p~ersoonce er his idee he begun
pTancin' erOun' tn ten-acre an Dave
bein' on tn other end err tn rope
naterly follered. Fer er ways he man
aged ter keep er folin' of it, but
'twarn't long afore he wuz slidin'
erlong on his stummick, an bump'n'
erioug on his back. Now an then he
plOwed through er bed er nettles an
moved down er bunch er thistle. but
more pertic'ler an frequent he ruined
over stumps an stuns; tn %ten-acre
warn't no croquet ground.
But Dave he hanged on ter tn rope
regardless.
"Bimeby tn calf gifts sorter tired err
tn ten-acre an tn bars bein' handy
he pranced inter tn orchard an Dave
sampled tn bark that wuz Onto most
every tree thar. He jolted tn Bald
wins an Jared tn King apples; he
scraPed acquaintance with tn Green
ms an butted tn Sleeps Noses, an
he didn't no ways neglect tn Golden
Pippins-it wuz rough sleddin'.
But he still kept er holt er tn rope
when tn calf got inter tn med
der lot TIL gOin' WuZ some easier. but
l reckon even thar it come some hoT
er Their comfort an stiddiness of er
funeral percession. When they come
ter tn medder brook tn calf ne
Jumped clean over, but Dave, fOllerin
quite immejit, somehow went clean in
ter it. He didn't stay into it long, but
he WaTT't pert'ClCr dusty when he come
out. Then tn calf reCkoned it wuz
time fer ter go home. which he did
most direc' by way er Their cabbage
patch an Their onion bed.
An when they got thar Dave still
had erholt er tn rope"
Dave found Matilda on the front
piazza and alone, and after the usual
inquiry concerning the health of Ma
tilda and Matilda's folk and the pass
ing of the latest news concerning the
new colt and the sick calf. he came
automatically to the business in hand.
Utilize" said he, I'm terrible wor-
ried eTbOut that sick calf. 1 done all
I know how, but seems like it don't
git no better; men folks amt no hand
fer nussin' things"
TiIie allowed that it might be so.
4 reckon, Tillie, eff that calf could
have er woman fuss'n' with it an nus
sim of it it would git well in no time
Ma might go over an look at it,"
suggested Title. "She's er master
hand at nussin' things"
L don't reckon your ma would do.
Yer see, TilIie, that calf is er terrible
sick calf an it's goin' ter take err heap
err time an nnssin' afOre it gifts well.
Your ma is er mighty busy woman an
she amt got no time fer SIGH er long
job.
Il wuz er thinkin', Tillie," he con-
tinued, how awful nice it would be
fer hat calf if you an me wuz ter
git married; you could jest be II a all
tn time an nuss it an
Dave Bowersl" exploded Matilda,
''you can jest take yer hat an go look
fer yer calf ISIS somewhat else. emmy
place outside that gate; 1 thought
mebbe you wuz er man, but yer amt
an l lest hate ye!" And then tears.
Dave was ~Gumfounded; the sick calf
had seemed to him a heaven-sent in
%spiratiOn.
COR, Lcrd!'' he groaned. I've gone
an dom it now. Say, Title, 1 didn't
mean nOthin', hOnest 1 didn't. Please
don't take on so. / don't want no calf
nuss-it's me wants er nuss-I mean
er wife-I want YOU. Tillie. Darn tn
calf, Tillie, You blame ole FOOL Not
you, Tillie-I mean I'm er blame ole
foo. On, Lord Amt yer goin' ter
stop cryin'. never?"
But Tillie cried all the harder. As
between slew poison n a weeping
woman any man would ch%eerfuIly
choose the former, and all the daugh-
tiers of Eve know it.
David pleaded and raved: he con-
signed the calf to a thousand deaths,
ell violent and no two alike; he
avowed his love until his brain grew
and his tongue became almost
paralyzed, and after a while Matilda
relented II closed h tear ducts n
trifle.
Yes" she finally admitted. II be-
lieve what you say Davtl 1 don't
reckon YOU hev had much experience
an srsbbe it wuz the bsxS sss knew
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