Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06
Ollie, from nothin', fur amt just to

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leave me so none-and if | was hired
l could mebbe go moren / kin so.
They anyhow kin have off In the even
ings still-hired girls in town kin"
You needn't mind me, Ollie Hen
FASTENED to reassure her; you just go
if you want"
But Ollie shook ser head. Il thought
at it. but | couldn't make my mind
up to leave you. Hen"
Hen locted miserable.
cor if i didn't hire out thought at
going to factory. In a factory you
kin set all the time-and if there's one
thing love to do it's settn'. And pop
he has cross if ever he sees me settin'.
To be sure Sally Schnabel she dis
heartened me fur hirin' out. She
hired there fur While in town at
such boardin' house where there
was twenty two corners and goers and
She says she had to work wonderful
hard. She says at home on the farm
she had only six to cook and wash fur
and twenty-five towards siX-thats
difference, too-ain't?"
Yes, anyhow Hen duly acqui-
esced.
And Sally she sayed them towners
they wanted a hired girl to be fool
fur 'em-to run In a room when they
rung bell like as If she was dog
and to hand 'em things round the table
instead of dom their own stretchin'.
Them ways l wouldn't take to so
good
II guess" Hen agreed.
"And Sally she sayed the missus
wouldn't leave her have her reg'lar
comp'ny come and set up with her
she tole Sally she didn't want no
strange man comm to her house.
And Sally she tole her pretty quick,
He amt no strange man. she says.
L wouldn't go with no strange man.
He's my reg'lar.comp'ny. Now, think,
Hen. Accusin' Sally of trayelin' with
a strange man.
''To think anyhow said Hen.
"But body could go to the rooft
garden now and agin If you was hired
in town. Oncet Abe he took me to
such a theater play at the rooft Garden
and if it wasn't grand yet! A man
come on the stage named Mr.. Meet
gomery He was the VILLAIN. Now,
if he wasn't somepin fierce! Honest to
goodness, Hen, lie was the worst man
ever seem
.'Now!" exclaimed Hen with forced
sympathy.
But, then. to be sure, if I was in
town stayin' me and you us we
couldn't keep coinpny Sunday even
ings."
Hens gloom deepened to despair.
"Ain't. Hen?' Ollie tried to rouse
him to some ardor.
The fact was the girl was weary of
her bondage to her fathers mercenari-
ness and longed for the freedom from
it that marriage would give her, espe-
ciaily marriage with one so well fixed
as Hen Mucklehenny, and she was hop
ing by this suggestion of going to town
to stir her lover into some alarm at
the, thought of losing her and thus
pl@cipitate their betrothal and mar
riage. True, he had been coming to
see her only few months, but where
was the use of indefinite delay?
"Ain't, Hen. it would be some lone
some fur you if went OFF," she urged.
Again Hen squirmed in his chair, but
he made no answer.
But I'm thinkin' at goin,' Ollie
threatened. 'How would you put in
your Sunday nights with me off, HenY
'I'd come and set up with-with Eu
NICE he blurted out. ''if her and Abe
wasn't keepin' comp'ny."
Ollie turned and stared at him stu
pidly
"But that would give her false hopes.
She'd think you meant it fur really.
And l just tole you you amt got no
need TO make so polite to her fur my
sake"
at would be fur my own sake, OIL
lie," Hen stammered.
But Ollie did not grasp his meaning.
"To anyhow hear about me and see
my folks-ain't?' she said, thus inter
preting his words. "Yes, well, but
She doubtfully shook her head at such
a questionable manner Of counting her.
would the folks leave you go to
town to work somepin,'' Hen asked.
unable to keep touch Of hope out Of
his tone.
81 just would take and up and go"'
declared Ollie. '1've got my age and
kin go if | want. But to be sure my
bein' of age amt no use to me when
I'm livin' with pop. To be sure when
I'm living off of himsI must do all
where he says
Must Abe, too?" Hen asked, with
unexpected and irritating irrelevance.
eff Abe must, too?' she repeated his
question. "Well, anybody would know
that his bein' male that way he
wouldn't be tied down like a female,
fur all he has to obey to pop a good
Bit
Don't your pop and nom uphold to
his keepin' comply with-with Eu
nice"-Hen dragged the question out
in an agony OF embarrassment ike |
what you sayed awhile back-that him
and her would be settin' out on the
back porch if your NON didn't jaw?"
"Was that SO interestin' to you,
HEM Ollie asked bit wonderingly.
"Well, it would stand to reason they
wouldn't want Abe to throw hisself
away on no bound girl where couldn't
bring him no aussteuer and Abe SO
well fixed as he'll be and could marry
near any girl in the township"
"But what's Abe's views?' Hen in